From her model looks and natural poise, Arina Smolina could easily be mistaken for an international model. Picture shows Arina Smolina, 21, from Irkutsk, undated. The Siberian from the orphanage became the World Champion in the category of universal fight between women in Volgograd, Russia in November, 2022. (Arina Smolina/Newsflash)…
This 67-year-old Catholic nun has become a taekwondo world champion after scooping a gold medal for her martial arts skills. Sister Linda Sim - from Singapore - may be just 4ft 11ins tall but she told how the title made her feel "on top of the world." She told local…
A hapless shoplifter surrendered after he was battered senseless by the martial arts moves of a female off-licence cashier. The thief had been caught red-handed trying to make off with a bottle of booze from the store in Tianjin city, eastern China. But security CCTV shows that within seconds the…
This app taxi driver and martial arts lover has been found dead inside the locked boot of her car with a sock stuffed in her mouth after workers noticed a bad smell emanating from the vehicle. The lifeless body of Michelle Chinol, 39, who worked as an app taxi driver,…
A martial arts instructor in China has been jailed for six years after a seven-year-old boy fell into a coma during his class and died. The incident took place in the city of Xinmi in Henan province in central China in October 2019, and the coach has now been sentenced…