Elvis
The late Elvis Presley had a not-so-secret obsession with martial arts.
A lot of that had to do with The King’s relationship to kenpo master Ed Parker.
Sarah explored a bit of this in a post for Asian World of Martial Arts.
To read about it click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
Emma Teo
Not all elite fighting happens in the UFC.
Sarah’s feature series on emerging martial artists for Asian World Of Martial Arts continued with fighter Emma Teo.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Dada 5000
One of the marquee matchups on the Bellator 149 card this past weekend was a brawl between actual street fighters Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000.
The fight was more trainwreck than martial art with Dada 5000 collapsing due to exhaustion in an elaborate spin out of physical comedy that nearly became tragic when his heart temporarily stopped.
Sarah, ever mindful of the clear connections between early 20th century art movements and idealized martial arts suggested that this fight was to MMA what Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain was to art almost a century ago.
To read her masterwork on the subject head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Art, Jock Stuff
Kieran Tamondong
Not all elite fighting happens in the UFC.
Sarah spoke to emerging fighter Kieran Tamondong for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
The Rock
Fans of punch-kick button mashing took note that the EA UFC 2 video game was released recently.
The game was filled with current UFC stars as playable characters as well as classic fighters like Mike Tyson.
Those weren’t enough for Sarah, though. In an article for Fightland she listed off some of the other people who should have been in the game.
To read who they were, click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
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