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Martial artists honouring Bruce Lee teacher on their love of wing chun
More than 100 martial artists from around the world gathered in Hong Kong at an event dedicated to Wong Shun-leung, student of Ip Man.
15 Jan 2025 - 7:27PM
Wrestling
Sumo makes historic return to London’s Royal Albert Hall after 34 years
6 Dec 2024 - 1:06AM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Taekwondo star Abu Taleb goes from fighting boys to making Saudi Olympic history
17 Jul 2024 - 10:17AM
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Wellness
Tone up, work out, drop off: how regular exercise puts end to insomnia
Trail running and taking up martial arts reduced insomnia and anxiety for Hong Kong corporate communications worker Michelle Sum. Regular exercise was also shown to reduce insomnia in a recent study.
20 Apr 2024 - 4:36AM
Running and taking up martial arts got rid of the insomnia and anxiety affecting Hong Kong corporate communications worker Michelle Sum (in white). Photo: Michell Sum
Jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter carries Hong Kong hopes at Pan American Championship
Rodrigo Caporal is targeting gold at this month’s championship, then will have a tilt at global domination, joined by fighters from his Hong Kong gym.
4 Mar 2024 - 7:07PM
American cinema
What killed Bruce Lee? 4 leading theories advanced after his death 50 years ago
Bruce Lee’s death in 1973 was put down to brain swelling, but there was always doubt as to what exactly killed the martial arts actor. We recall four leading theories advanced in the years since he died.
21 Jul 2023 - 5:44PM
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Hong Kong Sports Institute
Hong Kong’s wushu athletes target medal glory at World Games
City has sent 4 athletes to compete in the martial art, with teen Michelle Yeung taking part in her first adult event.
12 Jul 2022 - 7:10PM
Michelle Yeung looks forward to her maiden senior competition at the World Games in Alabama. Photo: Handout
Asian Games 2023
Covid-19 forces Hong Kong wushu athletes to compete online for Asian Games spots
Hong Kong Sports Institute goes into lockdown, trapping officials outside complex and forcing them to stage virtual selection competition ahead of September’s event in Hangzhou.
10 Mar 2022 - 6:48PM
Martial arts
Why Mongolians dominate sumo, Japan’s national sport
The emergence of Mongolian wrestlers, with new techniques, skills and philosophy, and a dearth of home-grown talent, has created a new era for the sport.
18 Dec 2021 - 1:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Being a stunt double for Bruce Lee made Jackie Chan want to be a star
Martial arts star Jackie Chan, in a previously unpublished 1997 Post interview, reveals how seeing himself in Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury made him realise ‘I wanted to be a star myself’.
3 Oct 2021 - 5:15AM
Wellness
Why athletes wear out their hips in midlife, and the benefits of surgery
Playing sport intensively, especially as a teenager or young adult, causes excessive wear on the hips and can trigger osteoarthritis, which may require hip resurfacing.
18 Sep 2021 - 5:59AM
Britain’s Andy Murray in action at the recent US Open. Hip resurfacing allowed him to return to the professional tennis tour and play without pain. Photo: AFP
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How Brazilian martial art capoeira changed Eddy Murphy’s life
The Brazilian capoeira master, whose real name is Edilson Almeida, tells Ed Peters about growing up poor in São Paulo, teaching the martial art in China and the life lessons he’s learned.
24 Jul 2021 - 5:15PM
Martial arts
BKFC 17: refugee Kakar stuns Chris Sarro in 33 seconds on US debut
The 29-year-old says it was his last chance to make an impact after waiting seven years in a refugee camp before arriving in the US in June 2020.
3 May 2021 - 10:14PM
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MMA
Why Indian-Hongkonger Lulla ‘couldn’t imagine life without fighting’
The 22-year-old Rehaan Lulla, who overpowered his opponent in a KF1 Muay Thai event in Tai Po, trains through university studies, a pandemic and a lack of attention in the local combat sports scene.
24 Apr 2021 - 11:49AM
Anti-Asian racism
US karate champ Kokumai told to ‘go home’ in anti-Asian rant
Japanese-American, who will represent Team USA at Tokyo 2020, racially abused as she trained in California park.
22 Apr 2021 - 3:59PM
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US Olympian Sakura Kokumai performs during a press event ay CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity
‘I always felt different’: actors, model talk about growing up Eurasian
From Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding to model turned Muay Thai fighter Mia Kang, Eurasian celebrities struggled with bullying and their identity in childhood, but now find themselves celebrated for their diversity.
17 Mar 2021 - 12:15PM
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Muay Thai
‘Muay Thai is all I’ve ever done’ – McGowan’s Singaporean crossroads
From Luton Town to Bangkok, the 25-year-old Dan McGowan describes the harsh realities of an all-or-nothing Muay Thai fighter as he starts as Evolve MMA coach.
6 Mar 2021 - 6:33PM
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Martial arts
Chinese-born teen black belt Gundrum is ‘perfect storm’ for jiu-jitsu
‘The Silent Assassin’ trains under Eddie Bravo’s 10th Planet system and has already beaten multiple world champions.
25 Jan 2021 - 8:00AM
Chinese-born Grace Gundrum became the youngest American female to receive a jiu-jitsu black belt in July 2020. Photo: Handout
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee at 80: the martial arts legend and his legacy
Bruce Lee would have turned 80 on Friday had he lived. We gauge the influence of the jeet kune do fighting technique the martial arts superstar developed, with its ‘be water’ philosophy.
26 Nov 2020 - 6:02PM
Wellness
Tai chi meets yoga for chronic pain and healing class
Vietnamese-born, Austria-raised Ella Tham has created a fusion between a traditional martial art and a traditional fitness discipline.
15 Nov 2020 - 10:39PM
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Martial arts
He’s trained 9 daughters to box, but theirs isn’t a fair fight
Muay Thai enthusiast Nopparit Yoohanngoh’s 16 children all learned the martial art at his outdoor gym – including his daughters, who face an uphill fight in a sport rooted in tradition.
2 Aug 2020 - 12:48PM
MMA
Danaher disciple Degle ready for BJJ revolution in Singapore
BJJ expert Robert Degle, who will lead Danaher Death Squad’s first programme in Asia, talks meeting legendary black belt coach and applying philosophy studies to his grappling.
24 Apr 2020 - 11:33AM
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Robert Degle wants to change the way Brazilian jiu-jitsu is coached in Asia. Photo: Handout
Singapore
Singapore’s jiu-jitsu world champ fights for mental health
Constance Lien, Singapore’s only jiu-jitsu world champion, wants to use her teenage experiences with an eating disorder to help others.
13 Mar 2020 - 3:00PM
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MMA
‘Hong Kong Shaun’ earns BJJ black belt after US triumph
Shaun Kiatvongcharoen earns black belt after eight years and demands more testing for performance-enhancing drugs in future BJJ competitions.
4 Mar 2020 - 11:39AM
Southeast Asian Games 2019
Malaysian fans rage after SEA Games knockout
‘SEAGames2019Fail’ hashtag trending on Twitter after Dines Dunaan awarded controversial win over Faizul Nasir.
4 Dec 2019 - 1:00PM
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