Playing The Game
There’s a not so secret world where people play the video game Street Fighter professionally.
There’s also a world where there’s a documentary film about these digital athletes called Playing The Game.
During the 2017 edition of the Hot Docs film festival Sarah spoke to the film’s director Takao Gotsu about this world.
To read the story head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Culture, Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Habitat For Humanity’s Home Is The Key campaign.
At a time when housing costs are rising dramatically and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the average family to simply live, Habitat For Humanity’s latest Home Is The Key campaign is creating awareness about how incredibly valuable safe, secure lodgings can be to families.
In April I spoke to Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford about this for Samaritanmag.
To read the full story click here.
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Martial arts helps self-esteem.
When you think about it, it’s obvious, but there’s growing reason to believe that pursuing martial arts helps one’s self-esteem.
Sarah cited the example of martial artist/pop star Demi Lovato’s recent interviews discussing how these pursuits have helped her in a story for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read the story click here.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tagaq on the Polaris Podcast
Polaris Music Prize winners Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tagaq teamed up awhile ago to create the song “You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)” together.
The pair talked about the song as well as a number of other issues in episode five of the Polaris Podcast, which I had a hand in helping put together.
The song was recorded in fall 2016 at Orange Lounge in Toronto with producer Jon Levine (Nelly Furtado, K’naan, Drake). It was mixed by Howie Beck (Feist, Hannah Georgas, Jason Collett).
The song was inspired by champion dogsled racer George Attla, who competed in the first-ever Iditarod dog sled race in 1973 and was the subject of the 1979 film, Spirit Of The Wind.
To listen click on the player below.
Filed under Culture, Music, Shameless Promotion
Chris Brown
Chris Brown, the enemy of all right-thinking Rihanna fans around the world, recently released a song called “Jiu Jitsu.”
From a martial arts standpoint this song is… problematic.
Sarah explained why in a post for Fightland.
To read it click here.
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I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 