Martial Arts
One Touch of Sudden Death, Ten Touches of Reality: Reading Singapore's Fencing Bronze from Nagoya
A Question Left Lying on the Canvas: Barcelos, the Slam, Three Scorecards and the Uneven Clock of Fighter Safety
Blade, Ledger and 42–41: How Singapore's Fencing Bronze Took Its First Step on Asia's Ladder
Martial ArtsA Question Left Lying on the Canvas: Barcelos, the Slam, Three Scorecards and the Uneven Clock of Fighter SafetyHerb Dean's Hand, the Stretcher, and an Unfinished Sentence Herb Dean raised...
Martial ArtsBlade, Ledger and 42–41: How Singapore's Fencing Bronze Took Its First Step on Asia's LadderIt was two in the morning in Chattogram, the window open, the laptop streamin...
Martial ArtsOne Touch of Sudden Death, Ten Touches of Reality: Reading Singapore's Fencing Bronze from NagoyaI did not watch it live. The quarter-final result surfaced on my screen at...
Martial Arts42–41: One Touch, Three Games of Blocked Doors, and Singapore Fencing's New LedgerI count the seconds because every athlete is somebody. In June 2026, a week...
Martial Arts42–41: The Single Touch That Wrote Singapore's Épée HistoryOn strip three at the Aichi Sky Expo, they were counting the medal ribbons ba...
Martial Arts42–41: The Touch That Broke a Three-Games Wall — How Singapore's Épée Squad Reached BronzeIt was nearly one in the morning in a Colombo flat. The stream froze for a...