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Recently, an SFU team, consisting of three students, have won the popular votes for User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) design award at the 2017 Vancouver User Experience Awards. This award showcases a critical approach to an important social issue: women representation in sports. Kosuke Futsukaichi, a member of the group, has made a great contribution to…
When you think of martial arts, you may think of karate or taekwondo but you may not have heard of Systema. As a holistic martial art, Systema does not focus on teaching specific skills or techniques but is comprised of principles and concepts to strengthen the spirit as well as the body. Systema is a…
From 1914 to 1941, the Vancouver Asahi, a baseball team composed of Japanese-Canadian immigrants, thrilled Vancouverites with their unique playing style, teamwork and sportsmanship. They were the only ethnic baseball team to play in the Vancouver senior leagues and won ten city championships in their 27-year history. When World War II broke out, the team…
As the FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to an end, Burnaby locals can look forward to another world-class sporting event right in their own backyard as pro cyclists take to the city streets July 16 for this year’s Giro di Burnaby. The proliferation of cycling clubs, races, tours and other biking events now includes everything…
B.C. Place is at full capacity – 52, 193 spectators – and there’s an overwhelming colour theme: a sea of red, white and blue visible from every corner of the stadium. Yet in one of the upper-bowl sections, a small but energetic crowd of green-clad, drumming fans are making their voices heard. Welcome to the…
Hockey wins in the face-off between language barriers and cultural adaption.
When you think of team sports in Vancouver, beach volleyball, hockey and baseball might spring to mind.
On March 4, You Can Play celebrated the first anniversary of its campaign to promote equality and respect for all athletes regardless of sexual orientation.
As director for the Chinese Cultural Centre in the 1970s, Larry Chu searched for a way to represent the Chinese community at Expo ’86 and the Vancouver Centennial.
In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, two participants grapple ferociously on the floor, desperately trying to gain a chokehold or apply a joint-lock that causes enough pain to force their opponent to submit.
Grouse Mountain’s Skyride spits out its human cargo of about one hundred skiers and snowboarders, excited about the 27 centimeters of freshly fallen snow. Snow and wind blow into their faces as they exit the tram and fasten their skis.
For everyone who believes in new years resolutions, one that almost always makes the top of the list is to get in shape. For those considering a new workout routine, it’s important to consider that popular choices of physical activity in the city such as yoga, tai chi and gym workouts, offer different benefits for the body.
When Mestre Eclilson de Jesus arrived in Vancouver in 1990, he had very little money, and very little English. But he had an ambition: to share the art of capoeira. [Read more]
