Martial Arts
Two Names Carrying a 28-Year Gold Drought: Decoding Vietnam Taekwondo's Asiad 2026 PlanThe 28th of September is circled in red on the Vietnam taekwondo team's...
The Global MMA Champion Map: When Two Belts With the Same Name Weigh 20 Pounds ApartOn a ONE Championship scale, a middleweight champion weighs 205 pounds. In th...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Injury Records Gap: When a Fighter's Body Has No HistoryThe weigh-in usually starts at eight in the morning. Twelve hours earlier, no...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Trap of Analyzing with a Foreign FrameworkOn Saturday night, at an arena in Ho Chi Minh City, when the referee raised t...
When the Medical Room Returns a Blank SheetWhen the Medical Room Returns a Blank Sheet The A4 sheet landed on my desk on...
Martial Arts Is Not One Sport: Eight Axes for Reading a Misnamed DisciplineIn July 2026, I filed the worst prediction of my young career from a small...
Southeast Asian Combat Sports: When the Data Stays Silent, the Risk RemainsIn the eleventh of my notebooks — the thickest one, its spine worn — there is...
Vietnam's Ring and Its Golden Scars: When Domestic Boxing Awakes After Years of SleepThat night, at the Military Region 7 Arena in Ho Chi Minh City, the final bel...
Eight Headings, Zero Facts: The Empty Frame in Combat-Sports DossiersOctober 2026. After a 0-4 defeat to Buriram United, I sat in a corner of the...
Inam Butt and the TUE Line: How an Eye Prescription Decided a Silver MedalInam Butt and the TUE Line: How an Eye Prescription Decided a Silver Medal On...
The Global MMA Champion Map: When Two Belts With the Same Name Weigh 20 Pounds ApartOn a ONE Championship scale, a middleweight champion weighs 205 pounds. In th...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Injury Records Gap: When a Fighter's Body Has No HistoryThe weigh-in usually starts at eight in the morning. Twelve hours earlier, no...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Trap of Analyzing with a Foreign FrameworkOn Saturday night, at an arena in Ho Chi Minh City, when the referee raised t...
When the Medical Room Returns a Blank SheetWhen the Medical Room Returns a Blank Sheet The A4 sheet landed on my desk on...
Martial Arts Is Not One Sport: Eight Axes for Reading a Misnamed DisciplineIn July 2026, I filed the worst prediction of my young career from a small...
Southeast Asian Combat Sports: When the Data Stays Silent, the Risk RemainsIn the eleventh of my notebooks — the thickest one, its spine worn — there is...
Vietnam's Ring and Its Golden Scars: When Domestic Boxing Awakes After Years of SleepThat night, at the Military Region 7 Arena in Ho Chi Minh City, the final bel...
Eight Headings, Zero Facts: The Empty Frame in Combat-Sports DossiersOctober 2026. After a 0-4 defeat to Buriram United, I sat in a corner of the...
Inam Butt and the TUE Line: How an Eye Prescription Decided a Silver MedalInam Butt and the TUE Line: How an Eye Prescription Decided a Silver Medal On...
