You cannot fully enjoy a culture until you dabble in or learn about its martial arts if that culture has them available. From Karate in Japan to Kung Fu in China, most martial arts are thought to be of Asian origin but that is not always the case. A growing and popular martial art can be found in Brazil known as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. While Jiu Jitsu or Judo originated in Japan and was meant more for fighting and hand to hand combat, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is more focused on grappling and submission in terms of being victorious.

Mark Twain obviously went to some pretty exotic places as a writer, but the American legend never forgot how his humble beginnings shaped his entire life. “All the me in me is from that tiny little town in Missouri," once said the sage. For his part, Bruce Fabricant knows the feeling. The unleashing just took longer for Fabricant to commit to paper. So now on his fourth Mount Vernon based book, he hopes his hometown feels as good about reading the latest offering as he did writing it.

If you’ve seen the someone in absolute sync with the waves on a surfboard and looking like they were on top of the world, well that’s because they certainly were! If the sight has inspired you, then you must be interested in learning how to surf as well. Here are a few basic things you’ll need to know before you actually begin the sport.

If 2020 had gone to plan, the UK would currently be in the middle of the Wimbledon tennis fortnight, with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic probably still in the running to defend his title and secure a sixth championship crown.

The global governing body for cricket is the International Cricket Council (ICC). Cricket is one of the world's most popular sports with an estimated 2.5 billion fans. The global governing body for cricket is the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC governs and administers the game and works with its 105 members to grow the sport. Cricket is a bat and ball sport that involves two competing sides of 11 players each.

Last week, on 24 June, it was the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final when Francois Piennar inspired a nation by leading South Africa to their first World Cup triumph on home soil, earning great praise for his leadership from South African president Nelson Mandela.

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Constant sweating inside a player's helmet could become a serious hindrance during the game, especially when the cut-throat competition is in progress.

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Here is a fantasy cricket prediction exclusive insight for the day for you. For the very first time the English cricket board has come on record to share a highlighting point. As per a few spokespersons of the England & Wales Cricket Board or ECB have come out in the open and admitted that a systematic racism exists across all the related institutions and various sectors of the country. Also throwing a light on cricket not being immune to the idea of scourge as it commits itself of bringing in a whirlwind of changes for making this game more inclusive. The topic of racism recently came out of the gallows. With the hash tag ‘Black Lives Matter’ now becoming the core talking point. This spreading across far and wide in the length and breadth of the world. Initially erupting after the brutal killing of Afro-American George Flloyd by a native white police officer in the state of Minneapolis. As per the statement released by the board it shared the following details. “We have heard carefully to those who have spoken out in recent weeks about their experiences of being black in cricket, the sport and the society. We admire them all for being vocal on this crucial topic.” the ECB said.