The Assassin
The new film The Assassin puts a clever, more artful spin on the concept of the wuxia-martial arts film courtesy of art house master Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Sarah reviewed this well-executed film for Fightland.
Read the full review over at Fightland by going here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Ronda Rousey
There have been (many) occasions when some of the less broadly minded readers of Sarah’s martial arts-meets-pop culture beat very simply don’t understand what she’s writing and why she’s writing it.
To help them out Sarah wrote a rather coded essay about the value of sports gossip for Fightland.
To read it click here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Garrett “G Money” Holeve
Garrett “G Money” Holeve, a martial artist with down syndrome, wanted to participate in a professional fight.
Some officiating bodies not so into a person’s self-determination didn’t want him to.
The result was a different sort of fight… for one’s rights.
Sarah wrote about what went down for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Prime Minister/fighter Justin Trudeau
Back in 2012 newly elected Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau scored a solid TKO victory in a boxing match versus Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau.
That match, posits one academic paper, transformed the image of Trudeau from dandy flop into a capable tough guy.
Sarah wrote about the rise of the punching prime minister for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Steve Seagal
Somewhere in the great book of tales about Steven Seagal (the man, the myth, the legend) there’s a chapter about how he broke James Bond/Sean Connery’s wrist.
But did he actually break Sean Connery’s wrist?
Fightland put Sarah on the case to investigate the truth.
Read the full story here.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 