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RZA’s Martial Arts History

RZA

RZA

The Man With The Iron Fists 2, a film shepherded by Wu-Tang Clan core member and lifelong martial artist RZA, was released earlier this week.

Sarah used this as an excuse to go back and take a look at RZA’s martial arts history for Fightland.

To read about the many ways RZA knows how to protect his neck, go here.

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Introducing Maryna Moroz

Maryna Moroz

Maryna Moroz

One of the big revelations of UFC Fight Night 64 was the emergence of Polish strawweight fighter Maryna Moroz after she handily defeated Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood.

Sarah wrote an introduction piece about Moroz for the readers of Fightland.

To read the story go here.

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David Lee Roth: King Of Karate Rock

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth is awesome.

Whether he’s getting hot for teacher, doing flying jump kicks off of drum kits or pursuing curious sidelines like becoming a paramedic, Diamond Dave is always where it’s at.

The Van Halen singer is also an avid martial artist.

Sarah wrote about this part of DLR’s life for Fightland. To read about it, go here.

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Considering Losing Isaiah 20 Years Later

Losing Isiah

Losing Isaiah

It’s been 20 years since the white-woman-adopts-black-baby pearl-clutcher film Losing Isaiah.

The cultural politics at work in the movie — and their uncomfortable reflection in the film industry — are still being reflected in what we see two decades later.

Sarah wrote about this white savior trope in an essay for Consequence Of Sound.

To read it, go here.

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Drinking Wine With Elias Theodorou

Elias Theodorou

Elias Theodorou

Elias Theodorou, the handsome UFC man-fighter who looks like he could be a secondary character in the 300 movies, recently hosted a media preview wine tasting and meat eating event for Carnivor in Toronto.

As absurd as that might sound, it was apparently kinda fun. (Free wine helps.)

Sarah wrote about it for Fightland. To read the story go here.

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