Men's Health Australia

FISTS OF FURY

BECAUSE FIT IS THE NEW RICH

SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANNA PUNCH SOMEONE

When the pandemic closed my martial-arts gym, I was left with a growing sense of aggression. My search for an outlet led me to find out a few things I didn’t expect

THE SECOND WEEK of March 2020 was the last time I had a chance to hit someone.

I remember agonising over what I then thought was a tough choice: go to Elements Athletics, my Brooklyn mixed-martial-arts gym, for my weekly Muay Thai training session – the one socially acceptable activity that allows me to act on my aggressive streak – or take the evening off.

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