PinnedJoshua SteinNew Brand, Same Great FlavorSo, I decided a little while ago that I wanted to do more writing about the martial arts as I understand them. I wrote a whole entry on it…Jun 1Jun 1
PinnedJoshua SteinPhilosophy and Fight Sports: Project OverviewI’m starting a series of articles on the history, philosophy, and politics of martial arts and fight sports. If you’re interested, tune in.Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
Joshua SteinGrappling with Goals; why submission grappling and MMA are divergingThere’s enormous variation across grappling styles. Even as grappling styles converge around similar core ideas and techniques, differences…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Joshua SteinHow to Pick a Fight; or “Ducks and Chickens”It’s a dirty, four letter word that ends in “uck.”Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Joshua SteinFight Sports and Organized Crime; the money laundering bitSuppose you’re a mob boss. You have a set of illicit enterprises. Those illicit businesses bring in money you want to launder…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Joshua SteinWhen Davids Slay Goliaths, and the beauty of grapplingMy favorite fighter is a 5’9 professional wrestler with a mullet.Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 2023
Joshua SteinMartial Arts and Nations’ PrideXu Xiaodong is a curiosity in martial arts. Millions of people have seen his fights, but Xu has never fought in a major MMA promotion.Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023
Joshua SteinWhat’s a Jew to Do? Jewish-Christian dialogue todayJewish-Christian interfaith dialogue is failing to curb rising Christian antisemitism. I think we should keep doing it anyway.Dec 29, 20221Dec 29, 20221
Joshua SteinMaking white supremacists, a case studyRod Dreher is currently a senior editor at The American Conservative (what I refer to throughout as AmConMag). He has written variously for…Aug 8, 20211Aug 8, 20211
Joshua SteininArc DigitalFix the InternetReactionary and viable proposals for a huge problemAug 30, 20201Aug 30, 20201