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Best And Worst Of Olympic Judo

The worst in Olympic judo

The worst in Olympic judo

There were some magnificent highs and some ugly lows at this the Olympics this year in the sport of Judo.

Sarah wrote about this mirror on humanity for Fightland.

To read about it click here.

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Muhammad Dali, Boxing’s Innovative Artist

Project Phosphorescence

Project Phosphorescence

Former amateur boxer and current boxing coach and artist Bart van Polanen Petel has been experimenting with ways of turning his love of the sweet science into sweet art.

Nicknamed “Muhammad Dali,” his recent Project Phosphorescence converted punch combinations into a swirling light show that illustrated the fascinating punch trajectories of famous fighters.

Sarah interviewed him in a feature for Fightland.

To read it click here.

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Nick Delpopolo’s Olympic Redemption

Nick Delpopolo

Nick Delpopolo

To martial arts followers on the snarky side, Nick Delpopolo is an American judo fighter whose career was derailed when he accidentally ate a pot brownie.

At this year’s Olympics he was more of a redemption story than a punchline, finishing seventh overall in his weight class.

Sarah wrote about his conundrum in an article for Fightland.

To read it click here.

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TIFF 2016: Birth Of The Dragon Explores Bruce Lee

Birth Of The Dragon

Birth Of The Dragon

One of the films Sarah saw at TIFF 2016 was Birth Of The Dragon, the origins biopic about Bruce Lee.

Sarah wrote about the film for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

To read what she thought about it click here.

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Alex Caceres’ First Fight

Alex Caceres

Alex Caceres

Alex Caceres first came to most people’s attention as the guy nicknamed “Bruce Leroy” on The Ultimate Fighter.

Long before that, he tried to imitate Bruce Lee to learn how to fight.

He spoke to Sarah about this in a piece for Fightland.

To read it click here.

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