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"a classic triangle hold with his legs"

Grace versus Brute Force: MMA in Taiwan

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

Grace versus brute force. Strikers fighting grapplers. Pit bulls against alligators.

Destinations: Taiwan
Topics: Martial Arts | Photography | Performing Arts | Sports
Antonio Graceffo (left) learns the Khmer martial art of Bokator under the watchful eyes of Master San Kim Saen in Phnom Penh.

Learning History and Culture Through Martial Arts

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

David Calleja talks with Antonio Graceffo, host of Martial Arts Odyssey, and leading Filipino kuntaw instructor, Grandmaster Frank Ayococho.

Destinations: Burma | Taiwan | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Vietnam | Philippines
Topics: Culture | Martial Arts | People | Sports | Traditions
Detail of a Taiwanese 500 dollar bill.

In Taiwan, baseball is the beautiful game - and cultural glue

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579]

Taiwan is serious about its favourite game - baseball

Destinations: Taiwan
Topics: Sports
Baseball Stadium

Baseball in Taiwan

Matt Crawford - mcrawford [307]

Attending a baseball game in Taiwan reveals similarities with, and differences from, its American counterpart.

Destinations: Kaohsiung | Taichung | Taiwan | Tainan | Taipei | Hsinchu | Taitung
Topics: Sports
Cover- Iron Monkey

Martial Arts Reviews- Iron Monkey

Will Raus - wraus [1,715]

Iron Monkey is, if nothing else, an action-packed Chinese Robin Hood adventure...

Destinations: Taiwan | China | Hong Kong
Topics: Martial Arts | Performing Arts | Sports
Sails in the heat

Wind Warriors of The Pescadores

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

An archipelago on the Taiwanese Strait may prove to be the ultimate training ground for international windsurfers, and they don't even have to dodge bullets anymore.

Destinations: Taiwan
Topics: Beaches & Resorts | Sports
Power Slide off the Taiwan Coast

Riding the Waves Taiwan Style

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

"Surfing" is not a choice listed on the "reason for visit" section of the disembarkation card handed out on Taiwan-bound flights. Despite the obvious fact that Taiwan straddles the Tropic of Cancer in...

Destinations: Taiwan | Dasi
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Beaches & Resorts | Sports
Special thanks to David Hartung for the photo.

Late Night Taipei Smackdown

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

"In this corner, from New York, USA, weighing 60 kilograms...Joshua!" It was a hot August night in Taipei, and I was about to be beaten up in public, perhaps severely. Standing across the ring, if you...

Destinations: Taiwan | Taipei
Topics: Sports
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