Martial Arts
Martial ArtsThe Big Arithmetic Behind Short Hair: Vietnam's Two Team Kata Golds and the Numbers Federations Never Publish2026-09-24March 2026, the NSC gymnasium in Dhaka. A canvas chair, a microphone in one...
Martial Arts5-0 in Kata Is Not a Knockout: The Ledger Behind Vietnam's Karate Gold Nobody Published2026-09-24Toyohashi's tatami lit up with 5-0. Five judges, five hands in the same...
Martial ArtsVietnam vs China: Kung Fu Heritage at Stake in Sanda 56kg Final2026-09-24In a remote martial arts hall in Kuala Lumpur in 2026, I first saw a sanda...
Martial ArtsZero Point One Three Three: The Gap Between Three Asian Games Medals That Still Breathes2026-09-24At the Mat's Edge At two in the morning in Dhaka I watched the women's wushu...
Martial ArtsSanda 56kg Final: China's Sixth Gold Ledger and Vietnam's One Throw2026-09-24There are seven rows in my notebook. The left column holds one weight class —...
5-0 in Kata Is Not a Knockout: The Ledger Behind Vietnam's Karate Gold Nobody PublishedToyohashi's tatami lit up with 5-0. Five judges, five hands in the same...
Vietnam vs China: Kung Fu Heritage at Stake in Sanda 56kg FinalIn a remote martial arts hall in Kuala Lumpur in 2026, I first saw a sanda...
Zero Point One Three Three: The Gap Between Three Asian Games Medals That Still BreathesAt the Mat's Edge At two in the morning in Dhaka I watched the women's wushu...
Sanda 56kg Final: China's Sixth Gold Ledger and Vietnam's One ThrowThere are seven rows in my notebook. The left column holds one weight class —...
Empty Leitai, Heavy History: Testing China's Sanda Monopoly in the 56kg FinalThe sound of a body landing on a leitai is a distinct one. A boxing ring has...
Zero–Five, Five–Zero, 4–1: Why Vietnam's Asiad Bronze Is a Portfolio Signal, Not a RevolutionThe hall is silent. There is no crowd pressed against the ropes, no roar...
The Big Arithmetic Behind Short Hair: Vietnam's Two Team Kata Golds and the Numbers Federations Never PublishMarch 2026, the NSC gymnasium in Dhaka. A canvas chair, a microphone in one...