The 27-year-old has become the first Saudi woman to qualify for the Olympics and is dreaming of bringing home the Gulf kingdom’s first gold medal.
Bruce Lee’s death in 1973 was put down to brain swelling, but there was always doubt as to what exactly killed the martial arts actor. We recall four leading theories advanced in the years since he died.
City has sent 4 athletes to compete in the martial art, with teen Michelle Yeung taking part in her first adult event.
Hong Kong Sports Institute goes into lockdown, trapping officials outside complex and forcing them to stage virtual selection competition ahead of September’s event in Hangzhou.
The emergence of Mongolian wrestlers, with new techniques, skills and philosophy, and a dearth of home-grown talent, has created a new era for the sport.
Martial arts star Jackie Chan, in a previously unpublished 1997 Post interview, reveals how seeing himself in Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury made him realise ‘I wanted to be a star myself’.
Playing sport intensively, especially as a teenager or young adult, causes excessive wear on the hips and can trigger osteoarthritis, which may require hip resurfacing.
The Brazilian capoeira master, whose real name is Edilson Almeida, tells Ed Peters about growing up poor in São Paulo, teaching the martial art in China and the life lessons he’s learned.
The 29-year-old says it was his last chance to make an impact after waiting seven years in a refugee camp before arriving in the US in June 2020.
The 22-year-old Rehaan Lulla, who overpowered his opponent in a KF1 Muay Thai event in Tai Po, trains through university studies, a pandemic and a lack of attention in the local combat sports scene.
Japanese-American, who will represent Team USA at Tokyo 2020, racially abused as she trained in California park.
From Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding to model turned Muay Thai fighter Mia Kang, Eurasian celebrities struggled with bullying and their identity in childhood, but now find themselves celebrated for their diversity.
From Luton Town to Bangkok, the 25-year-old Dan McGowan describes the harsh realities of an all-or-nothing Muay Thai fighter as he starts as Evolve MMA coach.
‘The Silent Assassin’ trains under Eddie Bravo’s 10th Planet system and has already beaten multiple world champions.
Bruce Lee would have turned 80 on Friday had he lived. We gauge the influence of the jeet kune do fighting technique the martial arts superstar developed, with its ‘be water’ philosophy.
Vietnamese-born, Austria-raised Ella Tham has created a fusion between a traditional martial art and a traditional fitness discipline.
Muay Thai enthusiast Nopparit Yoohanngoh’s 16 children all learned the martial art at his outdoor gym – including his daughters, who face an uphill fight in a sport rooted in tradition.
BJJ expert Robert Degle, who will lead Danaher Death Squad’s first programme in Asia, talks meeting legendary black belt coach and applying philosophy studies to his grappling.
Constance Lien, Singapore’s only jiu-jitsu world champion, wants to use her teenage experiences with an eating disorder to help others.
Shaun Kiatvongcharoen earns black belt after eight years and demands more testing for performance-enhancing drugs in future BJJ competitions.
‘SEAGames2019Fail’ hashtag trending on Twitter after Dines Dunaan awarded controversial win over Faizul Nasir.