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Considering Ronda Rousey’s Suicidal Thoughts

Ronda Rousey

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.

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Robert Downey Jr., Wing Chun And Addiction

Robert Downey Jr.

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.

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Gina Carano Doesn’t Need MMA

Gina Carano

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.

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Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Is Serious Business

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies

The latest undead fightin’ flick Pride And Prejudice And Zombies may have a novel historical/classic lit twist to it, but the martial arts used in the film was deadly serious.

Sarah explained why in a blog post for Asian World of Martial Arts.

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Elvis And Ed Parker

Elvis

Elvis

The late Elvis Presley had a not-so-secret obsession with martial arts.

A lot of that had to do with The King’s relationship to kenpo master Ed Parker.

Sarah explored a bit of this in a post for Asian World of Martial Arts.

To read about it click here.

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