Star Wars
The debate is over. The nerds have won.
That’s because lightsaber fighting — the central combat form of the Star Wars franchise — is now being taught as a legit martial art.
Sarah wrote about this phenomenon for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Culture, Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Bruce Lee
A Bruce Lee-inspired movie called Birth Of The Dragon has been filming in Vancouver and it promises an interesting new spin on the martial arts hero’s legacy.
Sarah explained what that was in a post for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Monster Truck-approved Stoney Creek Sabres hockey club
Southern Ontario boogie rockers Monster Truck did a good thing this year.
The heshers decided to sponsor a peewee house league girls’ hockey team.
The strangeness (and, oddly, coolness) of this whole scenario was not lost on me.
So I interviewed band guitarist Jeremy Wilderman about it for Samaritan Mag.
To read the full interview about why the band decided to do this click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner, the guy who plays Hawkeye in the Avengers movies, is going to play undefeated boxer Rocky Marciano in a new film.
This is the first authorized biopic ever made about the late fighter.
Sarah wrote about why this is important for Fightland.
Click here to read the full story.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
A boxing glove wreath
Everyone knows ninjas are notoriously difficult to buy for.
Their throwing stars need to be the right weight, their footwear needs to be that perfect combination of utilitarian and cool, their swords need to have a certain taper…
It’s a good thing Sarah has these secretive people covered as she wrote up a very related gift guide over at Asian World Of Martial Arts.
You can read about it by clicking here.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 