Martial Arts
Takajo Tomofumi and the 300,000 Yen: The Retirement Cliff of a Judoka Who Once Beat the World No. 12026-10-22On September 28, at an ATM in Higashi Ward, Kumamoto, a 34-year-old man...
The $382,928 Judgment and the Last Step-In of a Filipino Boxing Promoter2026-10-21In combat sports there is a decision called stepping in. Distance is the only...
Jung Su-jin, the Scale, and the Process Failure Inside Korean Judo2026-10-15Jung Su-jin, the Scale, and the Process Failure Inside Korean Judo Minute...
Deep Professional Analysis in Martial Arts: When Input Data Is Empty and the Consequences for Sports Assessment Workflows2026-10-15In the context of the increasingly professionalized sports and martial arts...
Singapore's Women's Epee Bronze at the Asian Games: Top Seed, a 42-41 Overtime Finish, and the Real Ceiling Test in the SemifinalAt three in the morning I sat in front of a screen with a paper tally sheet a...
Three Wrong Anthems at the 2026 Asian Para Games: An Operational Failure That Landed on Athletes Who Cannot Hear ItOn 19 October, at a venue in Nagoya, a male para taekwondo athlete in the 58k...
An Empty Risk Matrix Is Not a Clean Bill of HealthIncheon, 6:40 in the morning. An eight-layer analytical record sits on the...
Takajo Tomofumi and the 300,000 Yen: The Retirement Cliff of a Judoka Who Once Beat the World No. 1On September 28, at an ATM in Higashi Ward, Kumamoto, a 34-year-old man...
The $382,928 Judgment and the Last Step-In of a Filipino Boxing PromoterIn combat sports there is a decision called stepping in. Distance is the only...
Jena Bishop and the PFL Belt: 48-47, Three Scorecards, and the One Round That Nearly Rewrote HistoryWhen three judges raised scorecards reading 48-47, the arena understood they...
16-0 and Cut by the UFC: When a Perfect Record Becomes a LiabilityTwenty-nine years old. Sixteen fights undefeated. Seven straight wins inside...
Farid Basharat Cut by UFC Despite 16-0 Record: When Finishing Ability Decides EverythingIn the final moment before the last horn, Farid Basharat did not leap up to...
Farid Basharat undefeated at 16-0 but cut by UFC: The lesson of finish rateIn combat sports, there is a moment few people notice. When the referee raise...
Jung Su-jin's 100-Gram Weigh-In Failure: When the Notification Process Becomes the Blind SpotFifteen minutes. That was the entire window Jung Su-jin had, from the moment...
Jung Su-jin, the Scale, and the Process Failure Inside Korean JudoJung Su-jin, the Scale, and the Process Failure Inside Korean Judo Minute...
Deep Professional Analysis in Martial Arts: When Input Data Is Empty and the Consequences for Sports Assessment WorkflowsIn the context of the increasingly professionalized sports and martial arts...
The Five A.M. Count: Vietnamese Martial Arts Caught Between Three Unconnected RoadsDa Nang in October is not yet fully light. In a gym tucked deep inside a smal...
Nearly 90 Years of Vovinam: Vietnamese Martial Arts Seeking Its Place in the Modern ArenaA quiet training hall so still that I could hear the breathing of the match...
When the Stands Go Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis Pipeline and the Echo of AbsenceWhen the Stands Go Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis Pipeline and the Ec...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Missing Data Layer Behind the MedalsOn September 6, 2026, ONE Championship held its first event in Vietnam, at Ph...
Allen Submits Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Win Measured by Control TimeBrendan Allen did not win with his hands. He won with time. At Meta Apex, as...
The Martinete in Hidalgo: The Governance Gap of Independent Mexican Lucha LibreI keep a professional rule: no conclusions within 24 hours of an event. But...
Arman Tsarukyan's Opponent Revealed for RAF Abu Dhabi; Kennedy Blades vs. Bella Mir Title Match AddedArman Tsarukyan's Opponent Revealed for RAF Abu Dhabi; Kennedy Blades vs. Bel...
Sal Everett Knocks Out Ozzy Martin to Earn a UFC Contract: A Real Punch, Empty Data, and a Question About Internal PowerMinute 1:57 of the first round. Ozzy Martin retreats toward the cage fence,...
Sal Everett, Dana White's personal assistant, earns a UFC contract with a knockout at 1:57Night in Las Vegas, inside the cramped space of UFC Meta Apex, with no roar o...
Three Wrong Anthems at the 2026 Asian Para Games: An Operational Failure That Landed on Athletes Who Cannot Hear ItOn 19 October, at a venue in Nagoya, a male para taekwondo athlete in the 58k...
An Empty Risk Matrix Is Not a Clean Bill of HealthIncheon, 6:40 in the morning. An eight-layer analytical record sits on the...
Takajo Tomofumi and the 300,000 Yen: The Retirement Cliff of a Judoka Who Once Beat the World No. 1On September 28, at an ATM in Higashi Ward, Kumamoto, a 34-year-old man...
The $382,928 Judgment and the Last Step-In of a Filipino Boxing PromoterIn combat sports there is a decision called stepping in. Distance is the only...
Jena Bishop and the PFL Belt: 48-47, Three Scorecards, and the One Round That Nearly Rewrote HistoryWhen three judges raised scorecards reading 48-47, the arena understood they...
16-0 and Cut by the UFC: When a Perfect Record Becomes a LiabilityTwenty-nine years old. Sixteen fights undefeated. Seven straight wins inside...
Farid Basharat Cut by UFC Despite 16-0 Record: When Finishing Ability Decides EverythingIn the final moment before the last horn, Farid Basharat did not leap up to...
Farid Basharat undefeated at 16-0 but cut by UFC: The lesson of finish rateIn combat sports, there is a moment few people notice. When the referee raise...
Jung Su-jin's 100-Gram Weigh-In Failure: When the Notification Process Becomes the Blind SpotFifteen minutes. That was the entire window Jung Su-jin had, from the moment...
Jung Su-jin, the Scale, and the Process Failure Inside Korean JudoJung Su-jin, the Scale, and the Process Failure Inside Korean Judo Minute...
Deep Professional Analysis in Martial Arts: When Input Data Is Empty and the Consequences for Sports Assessment WorkflowsIn the context of the increasingly professionalized sports and martial arts...
The Five A.M. Count: Vietnamese Martial Arts Caught Between Three Unconnected RoadsDa Nang in October is not yet fully light. In a gym tucked deep inside a smal...
Nearly 90 Years of Vovinam: Vietnamese Martial Arts Seeking Its Place in the Modern ArenaA quiet training hall so still that I could hear the breathing of the match...
When the Stands Go Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis Pipeline and the Echo of AbsenceWhen the Stands Go Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis Pipeline and the Ec...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Missing Data Layer Behind the MedalsOn September 6, 2026, ONE Championship held its first event in Vietnam, at Ph...
Allen Submits Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Win Measured by Control TimeBrendan Allen did not win with his hands. He won with time. At Meta Apex, as...
The Martinete in Hidalgo: The Governance Gap of Independent Mexican Lucha LibreI keep a professional rule: no conclusions within 24 hours of an event. But...
Arman Tsarukyan's Opponent Revealed for RAF Abu Dhabi; Kennedy Blades vs. Bella Mir Title Match AddedArman Tsarukyan's Opponent Revealed for RAF Abu Dhabi; Kennedy Blades vs. Bel...
Sal Everett Knocks Out Ozzy Martin to Earn a UFC Contract: A Real Punch, Empty Data, and a Question About Internal PowerMinute 1:57 of the first round. Ozzy Martin retreats toward the cage fence,...
Sal Everett, Dana White's personal assistant, earns a UFC contract with a knockout at 1:57Night in Las Vegas, inside the cramped space of UFC Meta Apex, with no roar o...