Edith Garrud
One of the great assets the suffragette movement had in the early 1900s was a female jiu-jitsu instructor by the name of Edith Garrud.
Garrud’s contribution to the movement was to teach suffragettes practical self-defense tips in the face of hostile, violent men.
Sarah wrote about Garrud for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Photos, Shameless Promotion
Cher
Controversial mixed martial arts fighter Nick Diaz was recently suspended from fighting for five years by the Nevada State Athletic Comission because he smoked pot.
This sentence, especially relative to not nearly so severe sentences the Commission hands out for using performance enhancers, is one of the great injustices in the sports world right now.
So great is its offense that even pop star Cher has weighed in on the scandal. She’s pro-Diaz.
Read the full story Sarah wrote about it at Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
Captain Marvel
Ronda Rousey is regarded as one of the biggest badasses on the planet, so it’s not all that surprising the professional fighter/occasional movie star is interested in playing the role of Captain Marvel, one of the Marvel comic universe’s biggest badasses.
Marvel, for their part, have noticed Rousey’s campaigning for the role.
Sarah wrote about what one Marvel exec said about Rousey potentially playing Captain Marvel.
To read the full story head over to Fightland here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Emma Peel
Sarah’s going through another ’60s spy TV phase.
This means related creative output such as “Emma Peel, Television’s First Karate Kicking Heroine, Turns 50.”
She wrote this story for Fightland, which you can read in full by going here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Relationships, Television
There are some profoundly humourless/satire detector disabled humans in the mixed martial arts world.
I mention this mostly to preface a story did for Fightland called “Should Breast Size Be Factored Into MMA Weightclasses?”
This topic is… ludicrous. But some people took it as serious business.
To read what all the fuss was about check out the full story.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 