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Mortal Kombat and the Man Who Gave Sub-Zero a Soul

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Mortal Kombat’s Joe Taslim (aka Sub-Zero) is one of the hottest martial artists on screen right now. It’s been a decade since his breakout film The Raid took the world by storm, and Taslim has consistently delivered high-octane action with dashing panache ever since. As movie martial arts masters go, few others are on Taslim’s level. While most action stars have some martial arts training in their bag of tricks, Taslim is more invested than most.

Prior to The Raid, Taslim was a professional Judo athlete and a member of Indonesia’s National Judo team from 1997 to 2009. He won gold medals at the Southeast Asia Judo Championships and the Indonesian National Games. No other actor can boast a competitive record like this. What’s more, Taslim is also trained in Wushu and Taekwondo, and he picked up Pencak Silat for The Raid, so his combative range goes far beyond Judo throws and falls.

The Raid was a game-changer for the martial arts genre. It placed Indonesia firmly on the map when it comes to action films, delivering relentlessly unflinching action and intensely complex fight choreography, held together with a threadbare plot. If martial arts movies are compared to porn films, The Raid was hardcore. The film spawned a sequel which picked up the action right where it left off in the original. In addition to Taslim, the franchise also introduced a stable of Indonesian action stars to Hollywood including Iko Uwais (Mile 22 and the upcoming Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins) and Yayan Ruhian (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Wick: Chapter 3).

Taslim moved on to Hollywood too. Two years after The Raid, he landed the role of Jah in Fast & Furious 6, followed by an appearance in Star Trek Beyond. But he never abandoned his country and continued to deliver films made in Indonesia specifically for that market. Most notable was The Night Comes For Us, which reunited Taslim with Uwais. Although an Indonesian production, The Night Comes For Us gained worldwide exposure after it was picked up by Netflix. He also starred as the villain in the South Korean film, The Swordsman, and became more recognizable to Western audiences audiences by playing the conflicted Tong hitman Li Yong in the Bruce Lee inspired series, Warrior.

Now Taslim is at the forefront of another predominantly Asian cast for the new Hollywood feature film, Mortal Kombat. And he is donning yet another villain mask as Sub-Zero.

“Sub-Zero is just an amazingly powerful, iconic character,” says director Simon McQuoid. McQuoid’s film explores the inbuilt rivalry between Sub-Zero and Scorpion coming out of the original video games. The connection between Sub-Zero (real name: Bi-Han) and Scorpion delves deep into Mortal Kombat lore, and within the film, McQuoid says this is symbolized by a bloody kunai (ninja ring dagger) which plays a critical role throughout the film.

“Blood is such a [vital] ingredient in Mortal Kombat,” explains McQuoid, “but we wanted to make it feel more than just blood splurts. We wanted it to have a blood line and lineage meaning to blood as well. We liked the idea that we could tell an emotional version of that blood story.” Just like the fighting game, Mortal Kombat is evenly split between good guys and bad guys, but ultimately Sub-Zero becomes the standout villain in the film.

“Once we got Joe,” beams McQuoid, “then we knew he was going to be a pretty kick-ass character because Joe’s so fantastic.”

Den of Geek had a video chat with Joe Taslim while he was home in Indonesia.

Den of Geek: Was the Mortal Kombat video game popular in Indonesia?

Yeah, I think it was 1995 when the first one released. I was actually not in the capital. I was born on the small island in South Sumatra, in Palembang, that’s my home city. So, I remember when the game came out and people talked about the game because it’s unusual because it was so violent. And it’s still violent now. So it was popular until now. But unfortunately, MK11 got banned because Indonesia is very sensitive of the violence level in that game where it’s just like funny now. The censorship here is like, “Oh, this is too much for Indonesia, so probably not.” So a lot of people played the game by downloading it. They know how to do it.

Did you play?

I played MK11, MKXL, yeah.

What challenged you the most about taking on Sub-Zero?

Well, the fans know Sub-Zero is badass, kick-ass, so much swagger, and a lot of attitude. But as an actor, the challenge for me to be in his shoes is to give him more soul, to give more heart, to make this character live. The fight is a visual. People enjoy the fight. But to bring people to feel inside the fight is something else, it means that you got to give more. You got to give the intention. You got to give a story, without delivering any lines, that people can see. Is he losing? Or does he know he’s going to die? Or is he very confident?

Jet Li did an amazing job in his movies to deliver those attitudes—the story of the fight. So I learned from him and I learned from The Raid, The Night Comes for Us, and I just bring everything to Mortal Kombat. There’s a lot of stories in that final fight. You can see the character is just dynamic—what he’s feeling, the way he fights, he’s just getting slower and slower. He’s just catching his breath.

So that’s the most important thing in fights, in my opinion. Because a lot of people think a fight scene needs to be badass, kick-ass. That’s number two. But number one is you got to be inside the shoes and know what’s going on inside this character first. Then when you visualize the fight, it makes sense.

How was it working with the mask?

Ooh. Well, it took me a while to adapt because it’s a heavy costume. And the mask, kind of like, well I have the mask. [Taslim holds up his Sub-Zero mask]

Ooh.

Well, the awkward thing about the mask, because when you move, the mask doesn’t move because it was a solid mask. So it was quite technical. If I have to move really fast, sometimes my face moves with like a delay. You see the mask kind of follow in slow-mo. We did a lot with this—put a lot of straps here just to make when I move really fast, so the mask could follow. A lot of technical stuff happened in the process, but yeah, it was a fun journey to just discover the best look, the best fit for the mask, the costume for me to be able to fight the best.

How was your experience fighting with all those special effects?

I think this is my first [movie] that involved the supernatural. The superpower stuff in previous movies, it was like a man versus a man or a man versus five men. But in this one, a lot of imagination is involved for sure. I’m glad I’m a gamer myself. I played a lot. I’m used to being a daydreamer. I’m still daydreaming until now. I have this mind that I like to have fun with. So during the shooting [when] it’s involving something they’re going to add in post, they ask me just to imagine, which I love imagining things.

I had so much fun just imagining the sword and creating the icicle—the ice sword—because it wasn’t there. Everything is in post. So I was just like, “Sure, believe that it’s there. It’s there.” You don’t see it, but I know it’s there. When the camera captured that moment, and if I believe in it, then I think everybody’s going to believe in it as well.

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I really loved your role in The Swordsman. And I got to be honest with you, because I’ve been following you, and I was surprised that I didn’t recognize you for quite a long time in this film.

Really?

It wasn’t until I recognized your eyebrows. You’re playing a lot of villains now. Do you like playing villains?

I was a good guy in The Raid and The Night Comes for Us, but yeah. Playing villains is interesting. Because as an actor, you know when you play a villain role, almost there’s no limitation because there’s no rules. [There’s no] you cannot do this, you cannot do that, because you’re the protagonist. “You have to speak this way because you cannot be evil when you speak—you’ve got to be polite.”

When you play a villain, there’s so much freedom. In The Swordsman, I remember I had so much freedom. And the director, he was just like, “What do you think about the role?” I say, “I don’t want to sound like this. I’m going to change my voice.” I’m going to do that because he’s a nomad and he’s from Qing dynasty. He’s Manchurian, and their language is like almost from the throat. I want to deliver that. I want people to see that genetically, when people speak through the throat, they’re going to sound different.

So all those freedoms that you have as an actor, and the director gave you the freedom to do those stuff, it’s a blessing. Because it’s just so easy for the director to just say “no,” and now you’re in trouble. And you’re just a puppet. “Do this, go there from there. And don’t smile. Don’t do anything.” That’s the nightmare for an actor to work in that condition.

How was it for Mortal Kombat? Were you given a lot of leeway with Sub-Zero?

A lot! Simon [McQuoid], he’s amazing. With almost everything, we’re on the same page. I came up to him almost every morning because we stayed in the same hotel, and he’s actually on the same floor with me. So before, I bothered him a lot. And I know he was busy. I need to ask something. I want to do this. I want to do that. I want to have this layer of him when he’s doing this, he’s doing that. So he was like, “Do that. I love it. It’s brilliant. We’re on the same page.” So it reached the point, I think half of the movie, he just looked at me, I just looked at him. Sometimes we just looked at each other, and we understand we’re on the same page. It was a beautiful relationship with him.

Do you feel that you captured Sub-Zero in a way that you wanted to represent him? Was he a character that you played when you played the game?

Probably different because in a game, people probably like more Kuai Liang, the brother. I think the Mortal Kombat 11, it’s more about Kuai Liang [the original Sub-Zero’s brother], and Bi-Han’s already a new cyborg. But I’m happy with what I saw. I’m happy that this anti-hero character, even though it’s a very thin layer here and there, but I gave it on screen. I gave [a lot to] Bi-Han/Sub-Zero. And probably people don’t know, but there are a lot of layers that I gave to this character. People need to see the pain of him. In the beginning of the fight, when he’s inside the house, for me, I look at this boy and it reminds me of my brother, Kuai Liang. That’s why I smile at him.

And then I just realized that my destiny for this family is to wipe them all. So those small thin layers here and there that I gave in this character, it’s there. They didn’t cut it. Everything is there. I’m so happy that I know when people watch it the second time, they will probably pick up a little bit of that here and there.

I remember Jax—Mehcad [Brooks]—said “You’re a bad guy. You killed a boy. But somehow I feel you. Somehow, I feel so weird, but I feel empathy for your character.” And then I was like, “Okay, that’s it. That’s the goal. That’s what I wanted to do.” Because Sub-Zero/Bi-Han is a dark character. But tragic things happened to him when he was a kid. He got abducted. It’s by force, to become an assassin, to be part of Lin Kuei assassins, because he didn’t choose that path.

It was destiny [that chose to put him on] that path. And then for him, well, while a lot of people probably look for the light, he is just the kind of person to say, “It’s too late. I’m just going to be who I am.”

Mortal Kombat premieres in theaters and on HBO Max on April 23, 2021

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27 NSFs to be granted recognition: Sports Ministry in its affidavit to Delhi HC | More sports News

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NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has decided to grant recognition to 27 national sports federations, according to an affidavit it has filed before the Delhi High Court. Prominent among the 27 federations include badminton, weightlifting, wrestling, hockey, swimming, cycling, shooting, table tennis, squash, basketball, football and kabaddi. According to the affidavit, 13 NSFs, including athletics, boxing and golf, have been told to hold elections of their office bearers before the end of this year. “We have submitted an affidavit before the HC informing about our decision,” a source in the sports ministry told PTI on the condition of anonymity. Last month, the Supreme Court had given the go-ahead to the sports ministry on the grant of recognition to the NSFs. The apex court had said the ministry is not required to seek the nod of the Delhi High Court before granting recognition to the NSFs. The ministry had appealed against a high court order which had prohibited it from taking decision on granting recognition to NSFs without its prior approval. A total of 57 NSFs were rendered de-recognised because of the HC order. The ministry was required to intimate the courts before taking any action on the matter. Because of their de-recognised status, NSFs have not been able to manage their day-to-day affairs. The Delhi High Court order on prohibition of recognition came on June 24. It subsequently turned down the ministry’s petition seeking modification of its February 7 order which had barred the centre and the IOA from taking any decision regarding the NSFs without informing it. The sports ministry and the IOA then decided to approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Delhi High Court order. NSFs given recognition are:Indian Weightlifting Federation, Wrestling Federation of India, Hockey India, Indian Pencak Silat Federation, Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India, Fencing Association of India, Swimming Federation of India, Cycling Federation of India, Wushu Association of India, Kudo International Federation of India, Judo Federation of India, National Rifle Association of India, Atya Patya Federation of India, Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association, Roller Skating Federation of India, Table Tennis Federation of India, Tennis Koit Federation of India, Tug of War Federation of India, Squash Racket Federation of India, Rowing Federation of India, Basketball Federation of India, Kho Kho Federation of India, All India Football Federation, Ten Pin Bowling, Badminton Association of India, Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India, Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India. NSFs told to hold elections by December are: Athletics Federation of India, Boxing Federation of India, Indian Golf Union, Softball Association of India, Shooting Ball Federation of India, Body Builders Federation, Mallakhamb Federation of India, Billiard and Snooker Federation of India, Roll Ball Federation of India, Bridge Federation of India, Cycle Polo Federation of India, Amateur Baseball Federation of India, School Games Federation of India.

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Augments

Left eye: Cybernetic eye implant that gives Liv the ability to see in near zero light with her left eye. It can also pick up on high temperatures from living or mechanical forms. It also provides Liv with an advanced targeting system similar to but superior to V.A.T.S.

Right arm, left arm and shoulders: Cybernetic arm prosthesics and partial reconstruction that works like a regular arm in regards of mobility. It is made of a metal alloy and gives her enhanced, or superhuman, durabilty and strength. Each forearm is also equipped with a retractable blade that can be drawn both from the wrist and elbow.

Right leg, left leg and pelvis: Cybernetic leg prosthesis and partial pelvis reconstruction that works like a regular pair of legs in regards of mobility. It is made of a metal alloy and gives her enhanced, or superhuman, durability and strength, as well as damage resistance from falls.

Brain; Neural Interface Enhancement: To get all of her new hardware to work, they had to insert several implants in her brain, and among them is a high-grade pain inhibitor. She was also given additional memory to replace the brain tissue that was damaged. Other implants were made to enhance the abilities she already had, such as perception, endurance, strength and agility, and they increase her metabolism to that of four times of a normal human.

Metal Infused Skeleton: To make sure her skeleton can support the extra weight of her metal proshtetics, as well as the extra wear and tear, the rest of Liv’s skeleton has been inflused with indestructible metals.

Due to a combination of skill and augments, Liv has agility, strength, speed, endurance, and reaction time superior to any Olympic athlete who ever competed. The augments have enhanced all of her bodily functions to the peak of human efficiency. Notably, her body eliminates the excessive build-up of fatigue-producing poisons in her muscles, granting her phenomenal endurance, and tolerance to substances.

With input from her cybernetic eye and the extensive augmentation done to her brain, Liv is capable of running internal systems checks; calculating the distance of objects relative to herself or between other objects; targeting with lethal accuracy at a minimal effort; making detailed kinetic studies of trajectories; sampling and analyzing the atmosphere, weather patterns and wind velocity; analyzing human emotional states (in order to assess possible hostility and how best to respond); calculating and analyzing data.

Liv has mastered the martial art of American-style boxing and Judo, as well as Silat, and has combined these disciplines with her own unique hand-to-hand style of combat. She engages in a daily regimen of rigorous exercise (including aerobics and stretches, weight lifting, gymnastics, and simulated combat) to keep herself in peek condition.

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trevorarms-blog · 8 years ago

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Daredevil vs Deadshot

Daredevil

Name: Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock

Height: 6ft

Weight: 200lbs

Martial Skill: Though he has no superhuman physical attributes beyond an enhanced sense of balance, Daredevil is a master of martial arts and hand to hand combat, as well as being a highly skilled acrobat, and at peak human physical and mental condition. Having been trained by Stick, his typical moves are unique blends of the martial arts of Ninjutsu, Aiki Jūjutsu, Jujitsu, Kung Fu, Silat, Capoeira, Judo, Aikido, Wrestling, and Stick Fighting combined with American-style Boxing while making full use of his gymnastics capabilities. 5,560 points.

Senses: Although the character is blind, his remaining four senses function with superhuman accuracy and sensitivity, giving him abilities far beyond the limits of a sighted person. Few characters know that the hero cannot see. Daredevil developed a radar sense, which is similar to echolocation. Writer/co-creator Stan Lee said that he was worried that blind people would be offended at how far he exaggerated the way a blind person's remaining senses are enhanced, but that his fears were assuaged by letters from organizations such as The Lighthouse for the Blind which said that blind people greatly enjoyed having Daredevil comics read to them. The Beyonder once restored Daredevil's eyesight, but, suspecting a trick on Beyonder's part, Daredevil immediately insisted that his blindness be restored. Beyonder reluctantly agreed. When Frank Miller expanded most of Daredevil's abilities, he attempted to make them "extraordinary enough to be exciting, but not on par with Superman", noting Superman's distinctly unbelievable powers. When Miller joined the title in 1979, the first thing he did to the character was "revamp" his radar sense and made it less distinct and more believable; he wanted Daredevil to have the "proximity" sense that some martial artists claim to have. Due to the character's sensitive sense of touch, Daredevil can read by passing his fingers over the letters on a page though laminated pages prevent him from reading the ink. Daredevil has commonly used his superhuman hearing to serve as a polygraph for interrogation by listening for changes in a person's heartbeat. This ability can be fooled if the other person's heart is not beating at a natural rate, such as if they have an artificial pacemaker. Just as Daredevil's other senses are stronger, they are also sensitive; his main weakness is his vulnerability to powerful sounds or odors that can temporarily weaken his radar sense. This weakness is often used to immobilize Daredevil. Alternately, the lack of taste or smell of certain substances can be used against him, as in one instance of a hallucinogenic drug designed so that Daredevil could not tell he was drugged. His senses are highly acute, capable of sensing the minor atmospheric disturbance created moments before a teleporting character appears. While his radar sense mostly compensates for his blindness, it has certain limitations. He cannot perceive color without touch, and he can only read printed matter if the ink is raised enough for his sense of touch. Most photographs, televisions, and computer screens are blank to him. However, the radar sense has shown on numerous occasions the ability to see through walls and fabrics. The radar sense also grants him an omnidirectional field of vision. These two latter abilities are the most notable advantages the radar has over normal vision. 18,744 points

Weapons: Daredevil's signature weapon is his specially designed baton, which he created. Disguised as a blind man's cane in civilian garb, it is a multi-purpose weapon and tool that contains 30 feet of aircraft-control cable connected to a case-hardened steel grappling hook. Internal mechanisms allow the cable to be neatly wound and unwound, while a powerful spring launches the grapnel. The handle can be straightened for use when throwing. The club can be split into two parts, one of which is a fighting baton, the other of which ends in a curved hook. 14,472 points.

Other Skills: In his civilian identity, Murdock is a skilled and respected New York attorney. He is a skilled detective, tracker, and interrogation expert, as well as being an expert marksman. 1,400

Deadshot

Name: Floyd Lawton

Height: 6ft 1in

Weight: 202lbs

Marksmanship: Deadshot has no superhuman powers, but is the top marksman in the DC Universe, possessing superhuman-like precision, and regularly boasting to "never miss" his target. The character once shot an apple off of Captain Boomerang's head with his eyes closed. He also intentionally grazed the skull of Enchantress while she was flying, since he was asked to take her down non-lethally. 409,802 points.

Weaponry: Deadshot has access to a vast array of weaponry, most notably his sniper rifle, and twin machine guns mounted on each arm. 8,474 point.

Other Skills: Deadshot is an expert athlete and hand-to-hand combatant. Deadshot is allegedly bilingual, and learned to speak Russian as a youth, and also claims to have been a Card-carrying Communist. 1,431 points.

Winner

Deadshot has only ever missed a shot once, when shooting at Batman...Daredevil is no Batman, no matter how much he wants to be. Daredevil would be shot in only a couple of milliseconds because Deadshot’s fast draw and near 100% accuracy. Deadshot has a 95.2% chance of victory because maybe Daredevil gets away but Deadshot always hunts down his targets and he always kills them as long as there is money waiting for him.

Next time we will be looking at Black Canary.

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14 SEA Games outdoor events rescheduled due to typhoon

#PHnews: 14 SEA Games outdoor events rescheduled due to typhoon

MANILA -- In response to the government’s “cancelation protocol”, the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) on Monday revised the schedules of at least 14 outdoor sports competitions of the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games due to Typhoon Tisoy.

In a media advisory on Tuesday, the Phisgoc named the affected sports namely beach volleyball, canoe/kayak/traditional boat races, muay, pencak silat, sailing/windsurfing, triathlon/duathlon, modern pentathlon, surfing, sepak takraw, underwater hockey, skateboard, polo, shooting, and petangue.

Meanwhile, the technical officials of the wakeboarding, golf, and aquatics have yet to decide whether to postpone their competitions to a later date.

“As of today (Dec. 3), at 11 a.m., we would like to inform the public of some changes in the schedules of sports competitions of the 30th SEA Games due to the landfall of Typhoon Tisoy in the country,” the Phisgoc statement read.

“We are prepared to take the necessary precautionary measures to secure the safety of all of our guests and athletes. Trust that we have storm-proofed the Games, with several alternate plans queued to ensure that this biennial meet doesn’t go beyond its scheduled finish on December 11,” it added.

In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Phisgoc chief operating officer Ramon Suzara said three football matches set to be held Tuesday night be left to the discretion of the technical officials.

“As of now, football is okay. There is no cancellation. As long as there are no thunderstorms, football can play even with the rains and also as long as the field is not flooded,” he said.

Meanwhile, Suzara said the Phisgoc accommodation department is ready to assist foreign participants if their flights going back home will be canceled due to the typhoon.

“The bulk of the athletes are from Indonesia who will be leaving tonight,” he said, referring to the competitors in wushu, kurash, cycling and 3x3 basketball who have already competed in their respective events.

He also assured arriving foreign athletes who will be affected by the cancellation of flights that their games will not be forfeited.

“They will not be forfeited because the technical delegates are aware of this weather condition,” Suzara said.

Suazara reiterated there is no need to extend the SEA Games beyond the December 11, saying all contingencies measures have been done to adjust the schedules of the games.

“If there is a need to play until midnight like what was being done in the Olympic Games, we can do it. But definitely, there is no extension,” he said.

During the 44th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday night, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Ricardo Jalad said all events in the SEA Games will follow a “cancellation protocol” to brace for the impact of Tisoy (international name Kammuri).

Citing Jalad, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said: “Outdoor activities shall be suspended when Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) No. 1 is raised while all games shall be suspended when TCWS No. 2 is hoisted” to ensure the safety of athletes and supporters".

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed Albay, Camarines Norte, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Romblon, the southern portion of Quezon, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Cavite, Batangas and Laguna under Signal No. 3. Metro Manila, as well as Tarlac and Pampanga, are now under Signal No. 2.

The SEA Games are being held in Metro Manila; Subic, Zambales; New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac; and, other parts of Southern and Central Luzon.

The Philippines is hosting the SEA Games for the fourth time. It also hosted the 1981, 1991 and 2005 editions of the biennial multi-sport event involving 11 participating countries -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

The host country opened its bid to duplicate its 2005 SEA Games overall title on a high note, winning 41 of the 89 gold medals after two days of action. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "14 SEA Games outdoor events rescheduled due to typhoon." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087762 (accessed December 04, 2019 at 12:39AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "14 SEA Games outdoor events rescheduled due to typhoon." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087762 (archived).

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Sun is up, Schooling is in for Asian Games

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Sun is up, Schooling is in for Asian Games

Jakarta: It’s lucky for Sun Yang that he has born with such enormous shoulders.

His 6-foot-7 frame not only helps him churn through the water, but it also helps him carry a heavy burden that only a handful of elite athletes in the world experience.

As China’s greatest swimmer, the expectation on Sun to win is intense. After all, he’s racing for a country of more than a billion people.

With three Olympic gold medals and nine world titles already, he’s already achieved great heights in his sport and earned the financial security that comes from global sporting success.

He might easily have slipped into retirement, but either he won’t or can’t.

Sun’s immediate focus is the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia, where swimming competition begins Sunday. It doesn’t have the same kudos as the Olympics or the world championships but for Sun, it’s just as important.

As it is for Joseph Schooling, who is competing amid huge expectations from his nation — albeit a smaller one than Sun’s.

The Singapore swimmer announced his arrival on the world stage when he won the 100-meter butterfly gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games, then two years later he beat Michael Phelps for the Olympic title.

Schooling has entered six events in Jakarta, including the 50 and 100-metre butterfly, 50 freestyle, and three relays.

Like Sun in China, Schooling has inspired a whole new generation of wannabe Olympians.

He also has been rewarded for it financially after signing a string of endorsement deals when he turned pro following his last appearance for the University of Texas in the NCAA competition, but is driven by loftier goals to keep on swimming.

“The Asian Games is huge. I’d say it’s up there with the world championships, and a bit under the Olympics,” Schooling said. “It’s always a stage where I’m comfortable competing on.

“Rio obviously changed my life but I like to live in the present even though you can’t forget all the steps you’ve taken to get to where you are, and I want to swim until 2024.”

While Sun and Schooling are the headline acts in the Asian Games pool, there’s plenty of talent in a stacked China roster and a Japan squad led by Rio Olympic 400-metre medley champion Kosuke Hagino.

Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Balandin was almost unheard of when he won the 200-metre breaststroke at the last Asian Games in 2014, but has a high profile now after winning the gold in Rio.

Sun treats the Asian Games as seriously any other major international competition, and so has set himself a gruelling schedule.

Over the six days of swimming, he will compete in five races, attempting to win every freestyle event from the 200 to 1,500, as well as the 4×200-metre relay.

He has won world titles at 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 but never at the same competition and the odds are stacked against him. But he’s making an attempt nonetheless. And, as his coach Denis Cotterill says, it’s just tough luck if he loses.

“It’ll be harder at next year’s worlds so he’ll just have to suck it up,” Cotterill said.

After winning the 200 at the 2016 Olympics, Sun had almost given up on the 1,500, in which he holds the world record, primarily because of the extra training it demands.

He lost some condition but has been working harder to get it back and the Asian Games will be his chance to see whether he has a future in the event.

“The first race is always a bit struggle but he’s got enough races to work his way into form,” Cotterill said. “We’ve just had the Europeans (championships) and the Pan Pacs, so everyone in the world is posting their times. This is the final puzzle in the world of swimming where everyone gets the opportunity to post their times and see where you stand one year before the world champs.”

— Location: Jakarta and Palembang in Sumatra

— Sports: 40, including 32 of the 33 that will be staged at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (with the exception of surfing). There will be others that are popular in Asia such as wushu, a Chinese martial art, and sepak takraw, which is similar to volleyball but played with the feet.

— Special appearance: pencak silat, a traditional Indonesian martial art, will make its Asian Games debut at Jakarta-Palembang 2018. Other sports being contested for the first time include jet-skiing, paragliding and bridge.

— Demonstration sports: eSports and canoe polo

— Participants: About 18,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries including Palestine, East Timor and North Korea. There will be joint North and South Korean teams in three sports: canoeing, rowing and women’s basketball.

— Security: Some 40,000 troops and police officers. Security is in focus after Indonesia suffered its deadliest terror attack in more than a decade in May.

— Event history: The first Asiad was held in Delhi in 1951 and featured athletics, swimming, diving, water polo, basketball, cycling, football and weightlifting. Jakarta has hosted the Games once before, in 1962, when there were fewer than 1,500 athletes and 13 sports.

— AFP

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It seems to be a tough task for Vietnamese sport to achieve the set target of securing three gold medals at the upcoming Asian Games (Asiad) in Indonesia. Nonetheless, the performances and the achievements of Vietnamese athletes in the first six months of the year are sparking a belief in the dream coming true.

Cyclist Nguyen Thi That finishes third at the one-day women’s GP Sofie Goos 2018 in Belgium

Impressive accomplishments According to statistics, Vietnamese sport has collected a total of 172 gold, 114 silver and 88 bronze medals in the first half of 2018, including 16 golds, 21 silvers and 21 bronzes at the world level; 54 golds, 39 silvers and 43 bronzes at the Asian level; 80 golds, 47 silvers and 18 bronzes at the Southeast Asian level; and 22 golds, seven silvers and six bronzes in other international competitions. Some of those gold medals reflect the athlete’s significant progress in terms of quality, such as the World Cup gold medals won by gymnasts Le Thanh Tung and Dinh Phuong Thanh, long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao’s supreme finish at the Asian Indoor Gymnastics Championships, the gold medal for Nguyen Thi That at the Asian Cycling Championships, and taekwondo artist Tran Tien Khoa with one gold and one silver medal at the Asian championships. Notably, some young athletes have performed impressively, including the Asian gold medalist Vu Thi Ngoc Ha (track and field), the world youth champion Ho Thi Kim Ngan (taekwondo), and 14-year-old weightlifter Do Tu Tung, who smashed all the three gold medals of the 50kg weight category, breaking the world junior record and being voted the most valuable athlete at the Asian Junior and Youth Championships. So far, Vietnamese sport has booked six places in the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, with Ho Thi Kim Ngan (taekwondo), Pham Nhu Phuong and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (gymnastics), Nguyen Hai Dang and Vu Thi Anh Thu (badminton), and a yet-to-be-decided weightlifter. These exceptional results give home fans the belief that Vietnamese sport will have a successful Asiad in Indonesia this August. Besides, positive signals have also come from the achievement indicators of the country’s popular athletes, such as swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan and shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh. Most recently, in mid-July, Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That finished in third place at the one-day women’s GP Sofie Goos 2018 in Belgium, which added 25 bonus points to her international rating and lifted her to 34th position in the International Cycling Union (UCI)’s rankings, making That the highest ranked Asian in the world. A target of three gold medals assigned to 11 teams According to Vuong Bich Thang, General Director of the Department for Sports and Physical Training, in order to realise the target of winning three Asiad gold medals in 2018, the leaders of the sport sector have assigned the medal-winning tasks to 11 national teams, including track and field, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics, shooting, sepak takraw, cycling, fencing, and some martial arts, such as pencak silat, karate, and taekwondo. Thang said that “Vietnamese athletes are quite capable of competing for Asiad medals, even gold medals. Although it is not easy to fulfill the set target, what’s important for managers now is to focus the best resources on key athletes.” Sharing the same viewpoint, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien, emphasised that “with the 2018 Asiad coming very close, it is necessary for the national sport training centres to strengthen their management and ensure the needed conditions, in terms of infrastructure, equipment, and healthcare, for athletes.” Remembering the 17th Asiad four years ago, Vietnamese sport won a total of 36 medals, including 10 silvers, 25 bronzes and only one gold medal, which belonged to Hanoi’s wushu artist Duong Thuy Vi (Taolu event). This statistics show the tough competition in the Asiad arena, and the difficulty for Vietnam’s three-gold outlook in this year’s Games to come true. In order to complete the set tasks, Vietnamese sport will place expectations on changing the colour of medals, with hopes pinned on the 2014 Asiad medalists who are still in good form at present, namely cyclist Nguyen Thi That (silver medal), weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan (silver medal), long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao (silver medal). As for martial arts, the chance for gold medals remains for Vietnamese fighters, but it still depends on many factors, including the unknowns from the Chinese, Japanese and Republic of Korea opponents. Whatever the result, Vietnamese sport has made a long-term preparation process for the continent’s largest sporting arena, and is reaping positive rewards with such a continuous investment process. With the 2018 Asiad only a month away, what’s important is that focus be put on completing the competition techniques and tactics for athletes and avoiding unexpected injuries. Particularly, psychological therapies need to be taken to help athletes to stabilise their mentalities before G hour.

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Best of the Best: Bill Wallace Picks the Top 10 Karate Fighters of the 20th Century

In the early 1980s, I was asked to name the top 10 karate fighters of the 20th century.

Here’s my list again — for the benefit of all the martial artists who never saw it when it ran and for those who are too young to have lived through those early years of martial arts in America.

No. 1 on my list of top 10 karate fighters was Joe Lewis. I picked him because I have never met anybody who said he enjoyed sparring with Joe Lewis. I sparred with him several times and learned a lot, but I didn’t enjoy it — it hurt!

Joe Lewis (Black Belt photo)

Joe Lewis was very quick, and he knew where to hit you. In my estimation, he was probably the best because he was always in great physical condition, he was strong and powerful, he didn’t mind getting hit and he liked to hit you.

My No. 2 choice was Chuck Norris. When I started in karate in 1966, Norris was the epitome of the karate man. I saw him on TV doing jump spinning back kicks and different combinations, and he was my hero then. I saw Chuck Norris fight several times, and if he’s not No. 1, he’s definitely No. 2.

Chuck Norris, left (Black Belt photo)

Mike Stone was my No. 3 choice. I never saw Stone fight; I’m just going by what other people have told me. He was mean and aggressive, and the word “lose” was not in his vocabulary. His attitude was, “If we’re going to fight, we’re going to fight hard.”

Mike Stone’s fights weren’t pretty, from what I understand. He was a winner, and when he beat you, you knew he’d won.

Mike Stone (Black Belt photo)

My No. 4 choice was Ron Marchini. I fought him in 1970. He was a very good counter puncher, a good technician and a good all-around karate fighter. In 1969 he was voted the top competitor on the mainland team in the Mainland vs. Hawaii series, and he deserved that honor.

My No. 5 choice was Tonny Tulleners. I never saw him fight, but I met him several years ago. He’s a tall, rough-and-tumble guy. I watched him “spar” with his students, if that’s what you want to call it — he beat on them. Tulleners had a fantastic reverse punch, great timing, great distancing and good movement. He made me believe everything I’d heard about him.

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No. 6 was Skipper Mullins. I fought him once in Dallas. That was enough. I won that fight, but he was the one I fashioned my kicks after. He was the first one I saw throw a roundhouse kick with his forward leg and be effective with it.

My No. 7 pick was Mike Warren. He was one of the best fighters the United States ever produced. He had all the agility in the world, all the speed and all the confidence. At one Battle of Atlanta tournament, Warren beat everybody. He beat me, Darnell Garcia and a bunch of guys. He was a superb athlete and a phenomenal kicker. We fought four times; he won twice and I won twice.

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Frank Smith was No. 8 on my list. I never saw him fight, but from what a lot of respectable fighters tell me, he was one bad dude: a great technician and a strong fighter. Because of politics, Frank Smith, Mike Warren and Tonny Tulleners rarely fought in open tournaments, and they didn’t get the credit and recognition due them.

No. 9 was Howard Jackson. He and I did spar, and we were good friends. Jackson was a superb technician — greased lightning, very fast. His competitive career was cut short by a knee injury.

Can you imagine being the No. 1 fighter in the entire country, being at the top of your career, walking into a ring to fight at a small tournament in Denver, taking a step, slipping on a cup and tearing your knee up? That’s exactly what happened to Howard Jackson, and it ruined his career — a real shame.

Howard Jackson (Black Belt photo)

The No. 10 person on my list of greats was … me. I don’t know why I should be listed here, except that I was very lucky. I liked to kick, and I liked to fight. I guess I enjoyed that one-on-one confrontation.

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Every time I fought, I never thought about losing. I felt the way Mike Stone did: If we’re going to spar, let’s spar. But if we’re calling points, then there’s going to be a winner and a loser — and I’m going to be the winner.

Bill Wallace (right, with referee Jay T. Will) (Black Belt photo)

There are some guys I was forced to leave off the list when I made it. Anthony “Mafia” Holloway and Kevin Thompson were probably two of the best fighters around. And another guy who should definitely have been listed is Benny Urquidez because he was a superb point fighter before he got into full-contact karate. He was one of the best because he was willing to fight by any rules.

As I look over this list now, I see something in common. There are about six of us here — Joe Lewis, Chuck Norris, Mike Stone, Tonny Tulleners, Frank Smith and me — who hated to lose. I remember losing at point tournaments, and people would say, “Come on, Bill, let’s go to the party.” And I’d say, “I ain’t going to no bleeping party! I’m mad!” None of those guys would have said, “Oh, it’s only a point tournament.”

I was a perfectionist. I wanted to win every time. And I wanted every technique I threw to score. If I beat you 15-1 and still missed three or four kicks, I was upset. I wanted to be perfect. The guys on this list were like that.

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Best of the Best: Bill Wallace Picks the Top 10 Karate Fighters of the 20th Century

In the early 1980s, I was asked to name the top 10 karate fighters of the 20th century.

Here’s my list again — for the benefit of all the martial artists who never saw it when it ran and for those who are too young to have lived through those early years of martial arts in America.

Joe Lewis (Black Belt photo)

Chuck Norris, left (Black Belt photo)

Mike Stone’s fights weren’t pretty, from what I understand. He was a winner, and when he beat you, you knew he’d won.

Mike Stone (Black Belt photo)

No. 9 was Howard Jackson. He and I did spar, and we were good friends. Jackson was a superb technician — greased lightning, very fast. His competitive career was cut short by a knee injury.

Howard Jackson (Black Belt photo)

Bill Wallace (right, with referee Jay T. Will) (Black Belt photo)

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Best of the Best: Bill Wallace Picks the Top 10 Karate Fighters of the 20th Century

In the early 1980s, I was asked to name the top 10 karate fighters of the 20th century.

Here’s my list again — for the benefit of all the martial artists who never saw it when it ran and for those who are too young to have lived through those early years of martial arts in America.

Joe Lewis (Black Belt photo)

Chuck Norris, left (Black Belt photo)

Mike Stone’s fights weren’t pretty, from what I understand. He was a winner, and when he beat you, you knew he’d won.

Mike Stone (Black Belt photo)

No. 9 was Howard Jackson. He and I did spar, and we were good friends. Jackson was a superb technician — greased lightning, very fast. His competitive career was cut short by a knee injury.

Howard Jackson (Black Belt photo)

Bill Wallace (right, with referee Jay T. Will) (Black Belt photo)

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