Martial Arts
Three Wrong Anthems in Nagoya: A System Failure Dressed as an Accident
Tragedy in Hidalgo: Referee Dies After Martinete Move, Wrestler Hijo de Fishman Under Investigation
The Crack in Vietnam's Martial Arts Map: Sanda, MMA, and the System Problem
Chau Ngoc Tuyet Sang and the First Virtual Martial Art at the 2026 Asian Games: When Victory Is Measured by a Health Bar
Singapore's first women's epee team medal: reading the result through the ruleset, the top seeding and the overtime touchIn the overtime of the quarter-final, Singapore beat Uzbekistan 42-41. That...
Team Kata at Asiad 20: When Five Flags Rose at the Same Time in ToyohashiIn Toyohashi, on a late-year afternoon, five flags rose at the same time. Not...
Vietnam Karate and the 5-0 Verdict at the Asiad: A Victory That Doesn't ShoutThe Toyohashi arena was packed with Japanese spectators that day. On the...
Two Score Sheets, 5-0 and 0-5: Vietnam's Karate at Asiad 20 and a Mirror Worth FacingAt the Toyohashi arena in Japan, Vietnam's three-woman kata team — Nguyễn Thị...
Vietnam Team Kata and the 5-0/0-5 Double: When Judges Stay Silent, Data Still SpeaksI count every stride to find the one who doesn't want to run. This time,...
Team Kata Gold in Toyohashi: The 5-0 Scorecard and What Lies Behind the PodiumBefore the three Vietnamese athletes stepped onto the tatami at Toyohashi...
Duong Thuy Vi and the 0.133-Point Gap: A Bronze Decided in the Judges' Grey ZoneBefore the scoreboard lit up, I sat a few metres from the floor and heard my...
PFL CEO John Martin Resigns Two Months After Merger: MVP Takes ControlThere is a small detail in John Martin's resignation statement that made me...
5-0 in All Three Rounds: Vietnam's Women's Team Kata and an Asiad Gold That Needs No ArgumentThree young women walked onto the floor for the third time in a single day. S...
Vietnam wins historic ASIAD gold thanks to karate: A leap up the Asian rankings, top 3 in Southeast AsiaOn an October evening in Nagoya, Japan, the sharp cry of three Vietnamese wom...
Not a Single Information Point: A Blank Combat-Sports File and Three Scoring Systems Read Against Each OtherIn Bangkok, late at night, a file lands on the machine with exactly one tag...
