Martial Arts
Ten With Short Hair, Four Teams in a Blank Column: Vietnam's Kata Ledger
The Blade Is a Metronome Too: Singapore's 42–41 on the Aichi-Nagoya Épée Piste
5-0, But the Story Isn't on the Scoreboard: Vietnam's Kata at Asiad 20 and the Structural Audit of a Judged Sport
The Record Book Nobody Writes Down
Singapore Fencing's Historic Medal: The Structural Message Behind Épée Team Bronze at the Asian Games
5-0, But the Story Isn't on the Scoreboard: Vietnam's Kata at Asiad 20 and the Structural Audit of a Judged SportFive judges. Three matches. Fifteen cards. One name. In the women's team kata...
Ten With Short Hair, Four Teams in a Blank Column: Vietnam's Kata LedgerThe sheet of paper I carried out of the Hangzhou gymnasium in October 2026 wa...
The Record Book Nobody Writes DownMay 2026, a hotel ballroom in Dhaka. The main event of "The Ultimate Glory" i...
Singapore Fencing's Historic Medal: The Structural Message Behind Épée Team Bronze at the Asian GamesSingapore Fencing's Historic Medal: The Structural Message Behind Épée Team...
Entering the Tier Is Not Taking the Tier: Auditing Singapore's Asian Games Épée BronzeThe Real Receipt Isn't 42–41. It's 35–45. On my laptop the semifinal scoreboa...
The Beat of the Blade: From 42–41 to 35–45Hook Two minutes past two in the morning, Osaka. The laptop is open on the...
The Blade Is a Metronome Too: Singapore's 42–41 on the Aichi-Nagoya Épée PisteThe Blade Is a Metronome Too: Singapore's 42–41 on the Aichi-Nagoya Épée Pist...
Ten With Short Hair, Four Teams in a Blank Column: Vietnam's Kata LedgerThe sheet of paper I carried out of the Hangzhou gymnasium in October 2026 wa...
The Record Book Nobody Writes DownMay 2026, a hotel ballroom in Dhaka. The main event of "The Ultimate Glory" i...
Singapore Fencing's Historic Medal: The Structural Message Behind Épée Team Bronze at the Asian GamesSingapore Fencing's Historic Medal: The Structural Message Behind Épée Team...
Entering the Tier Is Not Taking the Tier: Auditing Singapore's Asian Games Épée BronzeThe Real Receipt Isn't 42–41. It's 35–45. On my laptop the semifinal scoreboa...
The Beat of the Blade: From 42–41 to 35–45Hook Two minutes past two in the morning, Osaka. The laptop is open on the...
The Blade Is a Metronome Too: Singapore's 42–41 on the Aichi-Nagoya Épée PisteThe Blade Is a Metronome Too: Singapore's 42–41 on the Aichi-Nagoya Épée Pist...