Learning Discipline and Trust Through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

By Liani MK

September 2023 FEATURE
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JESSEN ONG'S wedding day was celebrated with vows, music and love.He did not know it then as he cycled to his bride’s house as an excited 26-year-old, but that day would also unfold as the prologue to another story—one of combat.It was during his wedding that Jessen met a martial arts coach who invited him to train. “From there, I was hooked on the martial arts world,” Jessen recalls with a smile.This seemingly casual decision led him to compete seriously...

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Liani MK

is an independent writer, journalist and artist whose works span areas of language, film, culture, indigeneity and migration in Southeast Asia.

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