Drug Testing Hasn't Grown With a Sport
Mixed martial arts, a young and booming sport, has no national or international governing body and lacks a rigorous drug-testing policy. nytimes.com |
Judo: Japan kicked off judo's ruling board after 55 years (Straits Times)
TOKYO - JAPAN rued being kicked from the corridors of power in judo - a sport they gave to the world - after legendary Yasuhiro Yamashita suffered a rare political defeat. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Martial arts First martial arts academy opens (Nhân Dân)
Vietnam’s very first martial arts academy, the Bao Long Martial Arts School, will open its doors in the northern province of Ha Tay on October 20, reported the Vietnam News Agency. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Buddy system helps couple earn black belts (Mankato Free Press)
Three years ago, Bob and Audrey Winkler weren’t high on anyone’s list of likely tae kwon do candidates. Audrey had undergone a kidney transplant a few years earlier, and Bob was saddled with a bum knee and arthritic hip. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Mismatches in the Ring Draw Toughman Critics
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The roundhouse punch that caught Jerrid Duncan took with it his memory of the night. nytimes.com |