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Toward a Reconstruction of Gladiator Physicality
Gladiators as Athletes
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Lifting for Martial Arts
"Lightweight, baby!"
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Comparing Christian & Pagan Warrior Mindsets
Part 1 of 2.
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On the Sword
"A properly balanced sword is the most versatile weapon for close quarters ever devised… Its worst shortcoming is that it takes great skill, and…
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Finding Karate Again
A Retrospective [Part 1]
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Five Tenets of Martial Training
"The free man is a warrior" -Nietzsche
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Vikings, Samurai, MMA, and Magic
Warrior rituals across two cultures, with modern scientific parallels.
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Finding Karate Again [Pt. II]
A Path Forward
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Ponds, Pyramids & Pizza Hut
A few hundred feet away from the Great Pyramids at Giza, there is a Pizza Hut.
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Refinement Culture in Martial Arts [Part 1]
"The fixation with quantifiable success can lead to a collective flattening of the human experience"
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Fish Out of Water
The Failure & Recovery of US Submarine Action in the Pacific
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