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Boxing Manga “Buyuden” Discontinued

While I weep quietly in my little corner of the world, I’m thinking only one in a hundred people who saw the title of this post have any idea what Buyuden even is. It is, in my opinion, one of … Continue reading

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Traveling Taiwan: Language (Part 1 of 24)

Recently I was able to serve as somewhat of a tour guide to some American friends who were interested in visiting a country in Asia, specifically Taiwan. Out of quite a lot of options, Taiwan came out as the top … Continue reading

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In Search of Asian American Female MMA Fighters: Jenny Liou

I was just scrolling down the blog Women’s MMA Today a few weeks ago and saw Jenny Liou’s name in her first pro-fight. Curious, I decided to search her up on YouTube and found this amateur fight of her from … Continue reading

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Tiger Muay Thai Training GSP: Georges St-Pierre

Lately I’ve been adding a little Muay Thai as part of my work out routine, having a blast with it, and a friend shared this muay thai Youtube with me about trainers from Thailand who came to train UFC Welterweight … Continue reading

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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Chado Tea Room (Part 6 of 6)

One of the favorite stops for pretty affordable afternoon tea in LA is the Chado Tea room. They have multiple tea rooms, but I personally enjoy the one downtown in the Japanese American National Museum the best because it has … Continue reading

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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: The Huntington Library (Part 5 of 6)

The Huntington Library is known for its iconic Japanese tea room, but there’s actually no tea served in that tea room–it’s really just for show. However, there are two other ways in which you can enjoy tea at this lovely … Continue reading

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Miriam Nakamoto Back in Training Already!

#CantStopWontStop @InvictaFights @LionFight @AMR_Group @MiriamKnee pic.twitter.com/wZQtZYZQoz — Miriam Nakamoto (@MiriamNakamoto) December 14, 2013 I had no idea what an ACL was until I learned that muay thai and MMA fighter Miriam Nakamoto had torn hers in the InvictaFC Inaugural Bantamweight … Continue reading

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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: 85C (Part 4 of 6)

The two guys in the video are coffee drinkers and tried the coffees, but since I’m the tea drinker, I was SERIOUSLY addicted at one point to their ice sea salt jasmine green tea and the ice sea salt mountain … Continue reading

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Miriam Nakamoto’s InvictaFC7 Inaugural Bantam Weight Championship Fight

This past Saturday December 7th, 2013, professional MMA fighter Miriam Nakamoto took on Lauren Murphy for the InvictaFC7 inaugural bantam weight championship belt. In this five round championship bout, Nakamoto not only looked like she bulked up on strength more … Continue reading

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Dim Sum Diet Wrecker

For the past few months, I’ve been on a 1200 calorie baseline diet, which means I try to keep my daily calorie net intake at 1200, just enough to keep myself alive while maintaining a 500 calorie deficit. On days … Continue reading

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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Boba Shops (Part 3 of 6)

Okay, there are like a million boba shops all over the place in LA. Sometimes the most random shops will sell boba milk tea, so you literally can get it anywhere. Most boba specialty shops are really purchase-and-go places. They … Continue reading

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Soothing Anime Music For Your Tea Time

Suffering from Attack on Titan season end withdrawals, I was searching through Youtube for that show’s soundtrack music to listen to while working, and I stumbled upon these piano versions of the songs that were just absolutely enchanting. I get … Continue reading

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