Martial Arts
42–41 and 35–45: The Two Faces of Singapore's Fencing Bronze
From 42–41 to 35–45: The Question Singapore's Épée Bronze Left Behind
42–41, Then 35–45: The Two Truths Singapore's Swords Tell Together
42–41: The Frame That Gave Singapore Its History, and the Frame That Hides the Arithmetic
42–41 Is Where the History Lives; 35–45 Is Where the Real Ledger Sits
42–41 and 35–45: The Two Faces of Singapore's Fencing BronzeThe first entry in my notebook that night was a number, not a description. 42...
42–41: The Frame That Gave Singapore Its History, and the Frame That Hides the ArithmeticThe last stop on the line from Nagoya toward Tokoname is Aichi Sky Expo. The...
From 42–41 to 35–45: The Question Singapore's Épée Bronze Left BehindTwo numbers sat side by side on the same page of my notebook, and I could not...
42–41 Is Where the History Lives; 35–45 Is Where the Real Ledger Sits42–41. When that number settled onto the scoreboard at the Aichi Sky Expo...
42–41, Then 35–45: The Two Truths Singapore's Swords Tell TogetherIt was nearly midnight. On a table in a Singapore heartland flat, a laptop...
Singapore Women's Épée Team Bronze: The Structure and Asian Gap Behind a 42–41 OvertimeSingapore's women's épée team won a historic Asian Games bronze at Aichi-Nago...
42–41: The Single Touch That Rewrote Singapore's Fencing HistoryI rewatched the moment until the crowd noise stopped mattering. On the pistes...
Two Lights in Épée: Singapore's First Bronze and the Ten-Touch DistanceIn épée, two lights can come on at the same time. Of fencing's three weapons,...