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Toward a Reconstruction of Gladiator Physicality
Gladiators as Athletes
Jan 29, 2023 • 
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Lifting for Martial Arts
"Lightweight, baby!"
Feb 13, 2023 • 
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Comparing Christian & Pagan Warrior Mindsets
Part 1 of 2.
Aug 11, 2022 • 
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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…
Jan 27, 2023 • 
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Finding Karate Again
A Retrospective [Part 1]
Jul 6, 2023 • 
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Five Tenets of Martial Training
"The free man is a warrior" -Nietzsche
Jan 23, 2023 • 
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Vikings, Samurai, MMA, and Magic
Warrior rituals across two cultures, with modern scientific parallels.
Aug 8, 2022 • 
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Finding Karate Again [Pt. II]
A Path Forward
Jul 7, 2023 • 
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Ponds, Pyramids & Pizza Hut
A few hundred feet away from the Great Pyramids at Giza, there is a Pizza Hut.
Jul 21, 2022 • 
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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"
Apr 11, 2023 • 
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Fish Out of Water
The Failure & Recovery of US Submarine Action in the Pacific
Jul 26, 2022 • 
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