Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
THE great classical ballet Swan Lake is so well-known it has been re-invented or parodied many times - it even crops up in the smash-hit film Billy Elliot, which closes with Billy performing in Matthew Bourne's all-male version of the masterwork.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Kasia Boddy reviews A Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan
GromBlog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
We posted about Chess Boxing a couple of years ago and I'm pleased that Nikolai Sazhin, a 19yr old Russian, is the new Chess boxing champion of the world. Next week the Ju-Jitsu Freecell finals.
Global Features (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Free Skool Santa Cruz is a completely grassroots effort, a bunch of individuals deciding to act collectively and autonomously to create a skill-sharing network beyond institutional control. Classes are informal, egalitarian, and are held in homes, social spaces and parks. Some of the classes offered this summer include DIY Parenting Circle, Upper Campus Forest Walk, Revenge of the Grammas, Ju-Jitsu...
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
It was only last week that we posted a video of Josh Homme's expletive-laced onstage invective against a fan in Norway, and now Amy Winehouse has been filmed elbowing and punching a fan at the 2008 Glastonbury music festival last...
The Voyage (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
It's my birthday today. I'm another year older. I wonder when I'll start feeling a year wiser? I've not felt like writing recently, though much has happened. Lady and Thomas both earned new belts in Ju Jitsu, a great achievement. My brother's wife had a baby girl, they're all doing fantastically well and baby E. is (of course) utterly beautiful and privileged to be joining such a great family. Then...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Ten seconds after we met, Michael Bisping planted his fist firmly onto my mouth. He followed with a left to the ribs and a couple of shots on the chin, before going to work on my bleeding nose. Three minutes later, my face was spewing blood like a broken hosepipe.
Badger Blog Alliance (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Barack Obama, with ju-jitsu-like use of the race card : Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him. "It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy," Obama told a fundraiser in Jacksonville,...
Ronin Marketeer (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
It’s not Spy vs. Spy. It’s different. I’ve only been to one SEO Event, as it’s much easier (faster, cheaper…) to do my research online. Recently there’s been a lot of chatter about one of Danny Sullivan’s events that some felt went too far into Black Hat Territory. I found a response that said “Guess what [...]
Defamer (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Congratulations to Amanda Lucas, daughter of franchise-ruination-hastening Hollywood superproducer George Lucas, for having successfully completed her first public, mixed martial arts competitive...
HD BizBlog (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Josh Waitzkin, one of the world’s most recognizable chess personalities, gained popular fame as the subject of his father’s book turned movie “Searching for Bobby Fischer”. Josh stepped back from chess at 22, to explore his interest in Eastern Philosophy and Tai Chi Chuan. In 2004, Waitzkin became a world champion in Tai [...]
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Who knew that the 27 year-old daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas could fight? Amanda Lucas (above), who has been featured in three of daddy's Star Wars films, debuted her mixed martial art skills last night at the Princesses of Pain event at the Auckland Boxing Association Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. Bring the pain!!!!! Amanda fought [...]
/Film (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Amanda Lucas, the 27-year-old daughter of George Lucas, made her mixed martial arts debut in Auckland New Zealand last night under the stage name Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas. (...) Comment on this now or read more at slashfilm.com . Tags: Amanda Lucas , George Lucas
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Sankar in, Osuji out for Caribbean ChampionshipsKern De Freitas kdefreitas@trinidadexpress.com Thursday, May 29th 2008FIGHTERS SHAKE: Veteran Trinidad and Tobago taekwondoist Cheryl Ann Sankar, left, is greeted by Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Gary Hunt, a second-degree black belt in the art of ju-jitsu, at yesterday's launch of the ninth annual Caribbean Taekwondo Championships, at the Ministry's...
The Goat Rope (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Dojo practice in Japan, circa 1920, courtesy of wikipedia . The theme at Goat Rope lately is about applying principles from the martial arts to working and writing to achieve social change or social conservation. You'll also find links and comments about current events. In yesterday's post, I talked a little about ju jitsu, moral, political and Brazilian. Today's will pick up on the latter. I urge...
