Martial Arts
56kg Sanda: Vietnam's Throws vs China's Knockout Power, and the Case for an On-Chain Scorecard
UFC 331: Twelve Seconds of Silence, Twenty-Five Minutes of Ledger, and a Twenty-Four-Year-Old Question
What Was Inside 42–41: Singapore's Épée Bronze and Asia's Ten-Touch Wall
42–41: The Frame That Wrote Singapore's History — And the Frame That Exposed the Ceiling
Where the Record Travels Like an Autograph: South Asian Combat Sports' Invisible Ledger
Where the Record Travels Like an Autograph: South Asian Combat Sports' Invisible LedgerI went to Karama for the match and left with the crowd. In the summer of 2026...
56kg Sanda: Vietnam's Throws vs China's Knockout Power, and the Case for an On-Chain ScorecardThe 56kg sanda entry sheet for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, placed next...
UFC 331: Twelve Seconds of Silence, Twenty-Five Minutes of Ledger, and a Twenty-Four-Year-Old QuestionLast weekend, while watching the five rounds of Van versus Pantoja, I split a...
9.703 on the Sword, 9.710 on the Spear: A Twelve-Year Patience Counted Only by JudgesAichi-Nagoya, the wushu hall, the second routine. Before the announcer reads...
42–41: Singapore's First Team Fencing Medal and the Scoreline That Needs Verifying First42–41. My first reaction to those two digits on the scoring board was that...
What Was Inside 42–41: Singapore's Épée Bronze and Asia's Ten-Touch WallThe electronic board on piste eight at the Aichi Sky Expo read 42–41, and the...
42–41: The Frame That Wrote Singapore's History — And the Frame That Exposed the CeilingHook: The Number That Won't Sit On Paper My desk in Nagoya is a little over...