Martial Arts News Roundup: ‘Swordplay in Schools, Cat Zingano Receives Brown Belt, and GSP Serves as Karate Sensei’

Lion Fight 64 viewers witnessed something exceptional last Friday night. Steve Walker finished opponent Brian Collette in under a minute with a tornado kick to the head. The American pulled off the rarely seen technique after a series of kicks and used a fake to disguise the kick. The tornado kick is extremely hard to pull off, and if it misses can cause severe problems if the attacker lands the wrong way; for this reason, few fighters will take the risk. The Muay Thai promotion streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Fighting legend Georges St Pierre (GSP) will appear on the latest Karate Combat season as the ‘Season Sensei,’ offering guidance, analysis, and insights to competitors. GSP, an unbeaten UFC champion, began his martial arts journey with karate, becoming a second Dan black belt aged 12. The world’s top karate fighters will battle it out amidst virtual worlds, with feudal Japan being the theme this year, and the show is still in production but is scheduled for completion in April.