October 18, 2024
In 2014 the day before he turned 81 years old, Willie Nelson received his fifth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art GongKwon Yusul.
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Olympics: Martial Arts
Fighting sports were among the first contests to be included in the ancient Olympic Games. Only footraces predated wrestling, which was introduced in 708 BCE, and boxing made its debut as an event 20 years later. In 648 BCE pankration, an ancient precursor to modern mixed martial arts, became an
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