Martial Arts
Jimmie Rivera, the 6:46 knockout, and the 13cm that could not save Meyer at BKFC 95
50.4 kg and 15 Minutes: How a Judo Scale Eliminated an Athlete Before the Opening Whistle
A Broken Funding System and the Olympic Question Facing Pakistani Wrestling
Pakistan's Olympic Wrestling: When the Mat Depends on an Unsigned Budget
Decoding Vietnam's women's team kata gold: When all five judges looked the same way
Combat Sports' Transfer Window: Contracts, Weight Cuts and Betting Data
Eight Empty Columns: What a Combat Sports Report Taught Me About the Limits of This Craft2:47 AM, Incheon. I opened the report file and what hit me was eight columns,...
Abdul's Two Disqualifications in Three Months: The Off-Beat Punches and the Price of Amateur BoxingIn July 2026, at an arena in Glasgow during the Commonwealth Games, Abdul sto...
Three Real Names in a Wuxia Novel: The Measure of Distortion and the Cost of Not VerifyingIn 2026, on the road up Mount Hua, a group of people in Taoist robes blocked ...
Jimmie Rivera, the 6:46 knockout, and the 13cm that could not save Meyer at BKFC 95The 46th second of the fourth round. Meyer fell face-first. His body did not...
Jena Bishop and the Inaugural Belt: When a Single 10-8 Round Nearly Erased a ChampionJena Bishop entered the cage as the challenger and left with the first belt i...
16-0 and Cut: UFC Valued Farid Basharat by Something Other Than WinsOn Thursday, confirmation came that Farid Basharat is leaving the UFC. His...
50.4 kg and 15 Minutes: How a Judo Scale Eliminated an Athlete Before the Opening WhistleI do not remember that morning because of a match. There was no match to...
The Empty Chair in Mineral de la Reforma: When a 75-Year-Old Referee Took a Head-DropThe Empty Chair in Mineral de la Reforma: When a 75-Year-Old Referee Took a...
The Death of a 75-Year-Old Referee in Hidalgo: When a Washed-Up Wrestler Is Charged, But the System Is the Real KillerSummer 2026, I said something that made everyone laugh. Now they call me for...
Vietnamese Martial Arts: The Data Gap and an Unclosed EcosystemOn a Saturday night at an arena in Da Nang, a martial arts bout comes to an...
Locker Room Grit: When Khanh Hoa Learned to Win With What Nobody SeesIn Khatoco Khanh Hoa's last five V.League matches, there is a statistic that...
A Broken Funding System and the Olympic Question Facing Pakistani WrestlingIn a small neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore, the morning begins with t...
Pakistan's Olympic Wrestling: When the Mat Depends on an Unsigned BudgetA mud-wrestling bout in the Punjab region ends with the roar of the crowd and...
Decoding Vietnam's women's team kata gold: When all five judges looked the same wayIn the waiting area before the final, Vietnam's women's team kata room fell s...
The Data Void in Vietnamese Martial Arts: When Every Verdict Becomes a GuessPeople often ask me, a Japanese man who has lived in Vietnam for over fifteen...
Referee El Búho and the Martinete: The Safety Vacuum of Independent Lucha LibreThe video runs less than thirty seconds, yet it was long enough to split at...
Dana White's Personal Assistant and the 1:57 Knockout: Inside a UFC ContractThe camera at UFC Apex has a blind spot. It does not cut to the smallest deta...
Sal Everett and the Knockout at Second 117: A Win Inside the Cage, a Question Outside ItThe clock stopped at the 117th second. Sal Everett drove Ozzy Martin against...
Sal Everett, Dana White's assistant, and the 1:57 KO: a UFC contract written by fists or by identity?I sat in front of the screen at 3 a.m. Saigon time, my pace-tracking sheet...
When Data Is Empty: Notes From A Training Session Without A BallWhen Data Is Empty: Notes From A Training Session Without A Ball Chengdu...
Abdul's Two Disqualifications in Three Months: The Off-Beat Punches and the Price of Amateur BoxingIn July 2026, at an arena in Glasgow during the Commonwealth Games, Abdul sto...
Three Real Names in a Wuxia Novel: The Measure of Distortion and the Cost of Not VerifyingIn 2026, on the road up Mount Hua, a group of people in Taoist robes blocked ...
Jimmie Rivera, the 6:46 knockout, and the 13cm that could not save Meyer at BKFC 95The 46th second of the fourth round. Meyer fell face-first. His body did not...
Jena Bishop and the Inaugural Belt: When a Single 10-8 Round Nearly Erased a ChampionJena Bishop entered the cage as the challenger and left with the first belt i...
16-0 and Cut: UFC Valued Farid Basharat by Something Other Than WinsOn Thursday, confirmation came that Farid Basharat is leaving the UFC. His...
50.4 kg and 15 Minutes: How a Judo Scale Eliminated an Athlete Before the Opening WhistleI do not remember that morning because of a match. There was no match to...
The Empty Chair in Mineral de la Reforma: When a 75-Year-Old Referee Took a Head-DropThe Empty Chair in Mineral de la Reforma: When a 75-Year-Old Referee Took a...
The Death of a 75-Year-Old Referee in Hidalgo: When a Washed-Up Wrestler Is Charged, But the System Is the Real KillerSummer 2026, I said something that made everyone laugh. Now they call me for...
Vietnamese Martial Arts: The Data Gap and an Unclosed EcosystemOn a Saturday night at an arena in Da Nang, a martial arts bout comes to an...
Locker Room Grit: When Khanh Hoa Learned to Win With What Nobody SeesIn Khatoco Khanh Hoa's last five V.League matches, there is a statistic that...
A Broken Funding System and the Olympic Question Facing Pakistani WrestlingIn a small neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore, the morning begins with t...
Pakistan's Olympic Wrestling: When the Mat Depends on an Unsigned BudgetA mud-wrestling bout in the Punjab region ends with the roar of the crowd and...
Decoding Vietnam's women's team kata gold: When all five judges looked the same wayIn the waiting area before the final, Vietnam's women's team kata room fell s...
The Data Void in Vietnamese Martial Arts: When Every Verdict Becomes a GuessPeople often ask me, a Japanese man who has lived in Vietnam for over fifteen...
Referee El Búho and the Martinete: The Safety Vacuum of Independent Lucha LibreThe video runs less than thirty seconds, yet it was long enough to split at...
Dana White's Personal Assistant and the 1:57 Knockout: Inside a UFC ContractThe camera at UFC Apex has a blind spot. It does not cut to the smallest deta...
Sal Everett and the Knockout at Second 117: A Win Inside the Cage, a Question Outside ItThe clock stopped at the 117th second. Sal Everett drove Ozzy Martin against...
Sal Everett, Dana White's assistant, and the 1:57 KO: a UFC contract written by fists or by identity?I sat in front of the screen at 3 a.m. Saigon time, my pace-tracking sheet...
When Data Is Empty: Notes From A Training Session Without A BallWhen Data Is Empty: Notes From A Training Session Without A Ball Chengdu...
