NJPW’s Kazuchika Okada and Minoru Suzuki
Legendary Japanese pro wrestler Minoru Suzuki recently celebrated his 50th birthday and he did so in spectacular fashion.
Normally cast as an intimidating heel, Suzuki used his birthday to host The Great Pirate Festival, a free two-day wrestling event in his hometown of Yokohama.
To read more about Suzuki’s great gesture and his history, check out Sarah’s story at Asian World Of Martial Arts by clicking here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Part of Sarah’s work for Asian World Of Martial Arts is putting together valuable learner articles.
Here are some of her recent ones:
Karate Or Kickboxing, Which Is Better For You?
How To Deal With Jealousy In Martial Arts And Competition
How Martial Arts Can Improve Your Golf Game
Training And Eating Right Before Competition
5 Reasons To Wear A Mouth Guard In Martial Arts
Filed under Culture, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
In episode 11 of the Polaris Podcast we focused on two albums that recently received Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize hall of fame designation — The Band’s The Band and Gordon Lightfoot’s Lightfoot!.
This episode featured expert analysis of these albums from music historian Rob Bowman and author Nick Jennings as well as some bonus insights from Travis Good of The Sadies.
This and other Polaris Podcast episodes can be found on iTunes, Google Play or Spotify.
Alternately, you can listen to it right here:
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Westworld star Hiroyuki Sanada
Westworld star Hiroyuki Sanada recently opened up about the great advice he received from his mentor Sonny Chiba.
It’s most basic element was to treat his career like a marathon, not a sprint. With his current Westworld success that appears to have been good advice.
Sarah wrote about this for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read it click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Michael Bisping
Elite martial arts fighter Michael Bisping has announced his retirement.
Though the UFC fighter is known superficially for his loud mouth and many high-profile fights, his path towards retirement was an interesting and deeply self-reflective one.
Sarah wrote about why in a piece for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read it click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
