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Friday, 2:30PMThe elevator doors open up to a street already bustling with traffic. I throw my bags in my Uber hoping I won’t get hit in the bicycle lane. I try to cha..
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Thursday, noonThis time when I walk into the gym, the mat is alive with all different ranks: white to black belt and everything in between. The energy is electric. Before..
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Thursday, 6:30AMI wake up to what seems to be a garbage truck outside, and then some sounds of shouting. Hey Arnold! was pretty spot-on when describing a New York Cit..
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Tuesday, 10:45 PM“Not our problem. Call the airline,” said a man with an Indian accent on the other line. My eyes follow the blades on the ceiling fan as they rotate ..
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Kuba “The Accountant” Kaszuba is a professional MMA fighter and Certified Public Accountant. Originally from Olsztyn, Poland, he now lives in Jacksonville, Florida and trains at Elevate MMA. Kaszuba i..
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Trey “The Truth” Waters is preparing for the biggest opportunity of his fighting career. Slated as the co-main event on Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 6, Week 7, Waters gives us his thoughts on..
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Kuba “The Accountant” Kaszuba is a professional MMA fighter and Certified Public Accountant. Originally from Olsztyn, Poland, he now lives in Jacksonville, Florida and trains at Elevate MMA. Kaszuba i..
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My husband pushes his
smart phone in my face while we wait for our flight departing Osaka. The vivid
glow on my tired eyes is enough to blur out the screen.“See? There! ..
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"Should
a gym – Brazilian based or not – still follow the unwritten law of the
mat?"“When I went to prison
and came out, it was like another stripe being added to my sho..
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The pandemic of 2020/2021 brought with it the necessity for sacrifice, patience and courage. With no false humility, becoming a trusted operator in the United States mil..
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Part 4There are moments in the night that hold long, belonging to no one but the individual experiencing it as no words can explain the feeling. Standing in the tunnel w..
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Part 3I flew back up to New York and quickly remembered, amateur or not, sparring is a far cry from a live cage fight. The night schedule made it impossible to find an o..