Tony Burton in Rocky
Tony Burton, the actor who played Tony “Duke” Evers, Sylvester Stallone’s frequent coach in six of the Rocky films, died recently.
Sarah wrote an obituary about him for Fightland.
To read it click here.
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Considering Ronda Rousey’s Suicidal Thoughts
Ronda Rousey
At her lowest immediately after losing the women’s bantamweight UFC title belt, former champ Ronda Rousey considered suicide.
When she explained these feelings on The Ellen Show it breached brave new territory for professional athletes — their mental health.
In the immediate aftermath of Rousey’s revelation it became clear rather quickly there are a lot of people who aren’t yet prepared to address the mental well-being of athletes.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Robert Downey Jr., Wing Chun And Addiction
Robert Downey Jr.
Anyone old enough to remember him pre-Iron Man knows actor Robert Downey Jr. had a troubled past.
For Downey, the routine, focus and discipline of the martial art wing chun helped him battle his addiction issues.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Gina Carano Doesn’t Need MMA
Gina Carano
There was a period in the fighting world where Gina Carano was a big deal.
Like, almost as big a deal as Ronda Rousey.
But then she went to Hollywood to be in films and hasn’t really looked back.
The martial arts world, for its part, needs to learn to deal with it.
Sarah wrote about why for Fightland. To read the full story click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Dada 5000, An Artful Urinal And Bellator 149
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
Risky Fuel 