martial
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"MMA is my final transition in my combat sports career. I think my success will encourage more athletes to be brave and try mixed martial arts in China," said Cong.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
His martial instinct was further encouraged by his tutor Aristotle’s regard for Homer’s epics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He also said his lifelong training in martial arts helped equip him to step in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
True, there have been moments in the nation’s martial past when social progress and military resistance sat in uneasy tension.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
“He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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