Martial Arts
Martial ArtsThe Ledger of One Touch: Singapore's First Épée Team Bronze and the 45-Touch Gap2026-09-26Aichi Sky Expo, the 2026 Asian Games. Women's team épée, quarter-final,...
Martial Arts42–41: One Overtime Touch and Singapore's Fencing Ledger2026-09-26The scoreboard read 42–41. Singapore's anchor, Elle Koh, had not yet lifted h...
Martial ArtsWhere 5-0 Is Not a Margin: Vietnam's First ASIAD 2026 Gold and the Unscored Arithmetic of Team Kata2026-09-26September 22, late afternoon. Sitting two hours from the host city, I was...
Martial ArtsThe Hidden Generation Under a 5-0 Vote: Vietnam's Karate Kata from Hangzhou to Hanoi2026-09-26I have developed a habit over eighteen years of sitting at my Osaka desk. Eve...
Martial ArtsSingapore's Épée Bronze: A Historic First Step, but the Champions' Ceiling Still Belongs to Korea2026-09-2642-41. The overtime touch had not finished—whether the blade from Elle Koh's...
Martial ArtsHistory in Blade Language: Singapore's First Asian Games Épée Team Bronze and the Real Lesson of Korea's Gap2026-09-26At the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, Singapore's women's épée fencing team...
Where 5-0 Is Not a Margin: Vietnam's First ASIAD 2026 Gold and the Unscored Arithmetic of Team KataSeptember 22, late afternoon. Sitting two hours from the host city, I was...
The Hidden Generation Under a 5-0 Vote: Vietnam's Karate Kata from Hangzhou to HanoiI have developed a habit over eighteen years of sitting at my Osaka desk. Eve...
Singapore's Épée Bronze: A Historic First Step, but the Champions' Ceiling Still Belongs to Korea42-41. The overtime touch had not finished—whether the blade from Elle Koh's...
The Ledger of One Touch: Singapore's First Épée Team Bronze and the 45-Touch GapAichi Sky Expo, the 2026 Asian Games. Women's team épée, quarter-final,...
History in Blade Language: Singapore's First Asian Games Épée Team Bronze and the Real Lesson of Korea's GapAt the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, Singapore's women's épée fencing team...
From Zero to Bronze, Still Ten Touches From Gold: The Arithmetic of Singapore's Épée TeamIt was ten past two in the morning in Seoul. On the laptop screen, Singapore'...
42–41: One Overtime Touch and Singapore's Fencing LedgerThe scoreboard read 42–41. Singapore's anchor, Elle Koh, had not yet lifted h...
42–41 Is the Story, 35–45 Is the Truth: The Ledger Behind Singapore's Épée BronzeAt the Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi-Nagoya, the touch that decided the women's tea...
42–41 in Nagoya: Singapore's Épée Bronze and a Filing Error in the Combat-Sports LedgerWhen the screen inside the Aichi Sky Expo fencing hall flashed 42–41, it was...