fighting sports
The Boxing Career Of Nazi Defector and Waffen-SS Recruit Eric Pleasants
Though Eric Pleasants was seemingly an unlikely recruit to the fascist British Free Corps, he nonetheless served under the banner of Hitler’s political crack troops. He also boxed for them, using his expertise from back home.
The Art of the Hockey Fight
Hockey fights look nothing like sanctioned bouts, but is there some common ground between the goon and the warrior.
The German Language of Fighting
In the Middle Ages the German ‘Masters of Defence’ developed new approaches to swordsmanship and wrestling that culminated in the creation of a new language.
The Fall of Rome, the End of Fighting Sports
In the 1,000-year reign of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Rome, fighting sports became trivial in the face of constant warfare.
French Sumo Wrestling Has Very Little to Do with Japanese Sumo Wrestling
Professional sumotoris weigh about 330 pounds. Here, no one even gets to 200 pounds. These guys don't dream of becoming professional sumo wrestlers either—they work in bookstores or in IT services.