By Jordan Newmark | 2 March 2019
Olson has fought limitations, violations, and expectations. Olson has challenged the status quo, shattered stereotypes, and kicked convention to the curb. Olson’s story is one of triumph over troubles, some of the darkest one can imagine, and she’s using her life to inspire others. There’s just so much more to [...]
By Chris Davis | 8 February 2019
Every martial artist is looking to turn that corner where the ‘martial’ binds with the ‘art’ to become who we are rather than what we do. It becomes a part of how we move, speak to people, feel the world around us, and shake hands. We are automatically more vigilant, [...]
By Adriaan Odendaal | 4 February 2019
Griffin Horse Archery takes students and visitors on a unique training experience set in the Overberg region, one of the country’s most scenic areas. This farm-based training center boasts of world-class facilities, with fair weather and lookout points overlooking the ocean. Hungarian Horse Archery in the Overberg Region Griffin Horse [...]
By Chris Davis | 2 February 2019
Action movie stuntmen and women are elite athletes. The dangers they endure, especially on a martial arts movie set, rival and surpass the risks of any extreme athlete across any sport. Yet, these people love their life and are comparatively safer than most athletes! So what does it take for [...]
By Carlos Alberto Romay | 1 February 2019
The key to a high-performance sport is the mentality, more than physicality. Paula Pareto’s general training method is based on specific circuits of judo, a few minutes and very explosive. After winning the Olympic gold, in Rio 2016, “La Peque” sought to give priority to her career, especially to the [...]
By Marty Mulcahey | 25 January 2019
An intelligently structured nutritional plan is the foundation of any athlete's success; so, when an elite champion tries something new it raises questions. That was the case with two-division world titleholder Tim Bradley, famous for defeating a prime Manny Pacquiao in 2012 putting an end to the legendary boxers seven-year [...]
By Jordan Newmark | 16 January 2019
For some martial artists, their truth isn’t only on display when they throw their fists and feet. It can be seen in what they wear, it can be heard in what they sing, and it lives in everything they create. Case in Point, UFC Featherweight Fighter Andre “Touchy” Fili “I [...]
By Jordan Newmark | 2 January 2019
Let’s say, Bruce Lee was to martial arts what Elvis Presley was to rock n’ roll then the Johnny Cash of throwing fists and feet was, no doubt, Sonny Chiba. Since 1974, he has been known the world over as Shinichi or Sonny Chiba ever since he seized our collective [...]
By Lemar Morgan | 9 December 2018
Inspired by the Roman Empire's Gladiators and what they ate at the time, James 'Lighting' Wilks, a seasoned martial artist and former UFC champion, was astonished by what he discovered. What had initially started out as just intrigue soon became a journey of revelation, which would eventually pave the way [...]
By Nicholas Vrchoticky | 1 December 2018
Sparring, wrestling, and martial arts seem far removed from the quiet farm life. Yet, these pastimes seem tame when compared to men and women who routinely operate machines large enough to swallow houses, easily throw around 50 lb. hay bales, and out stubborn 1,500 lb. or more beasts. You can [...]
By Adriaan Odendaal | 28 November 2018
When young Malawians made The Town Monger, an independently-produced African Kung Fu film, it used Kung Fu to say something significant about their own lives, community, and the challenges they face in their country. Walk the vendor-lined streets of Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city, and you will find a rack of [...]
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