Tag: health
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Dipping My Toes in the Waters of Grappling Sports
I’m a bit of a walking contradiction when it comes to my MMA fandom. On the one hand, my favorite fighters (with a couple of exceptions) are strikers who aren’t known to go for takedowns. I get super hyped watching a fighter point to the center of the octagon, Max Holloway style, and roll my…
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Low Kicks and Life Lessons: Discovering Muay Thai in my Thirties
Wearing My Black Eye Like a Badge of Honor “What the hell happened to you?” asked a surprised teenage girl upon entering my 10th grade English classroom. She was referring to the freshly swollen, blackish-purple eye that I was sporting after a sparring session the previous Saturday. “I got in a fight,” I responded. After…
The Casual Combatants 