Martial Arts News Roundup: ‘FKA Twigs Martial Arts Series, Dojo Seeking Essential Status, and Karate Instructor Charged as Sex Offender’

FKA Twigs Martial Arts Series

Singer and actress FKA Twigs is creating a tv show that documents the relationship between black people and Chinese martial arts. Her song ‘Sad Day,’ which featured sword fighting, was the inspiration for the show. FX Networks will air the series, but a release date is yet to be determined.

Jackie Buntan beats Wondergirl Fairtex

One Championship newcomer, Jackie Buntan, defeated Thailand’s Wondergirl Fairtex, even dropping her in the first twenty seconds of the fight. Fairtex, a two-time world champion, was stunned by a left hook and never fully recovered, and Jackie took the win by unanimous decision. The Filipina-American has trained Muay Thai since she was a child, but this fight was her first professional bout.

Karate Instructor Charged as Sex Offender

David Williams, a former karate instructor, has been charged as a sex offender in Pittstown…