One thing I want to do with this blog is profile individuals in combat sports that typify the scholarly warrior. This is a distinctly old school character, often going unnoticed in modern society. I’m talking about the gentlemen dualist, the educated samurai class, the men that once made boxing the sport of gentlemen.

Today’s society often contrasts intellectuals with thugs. Tough men are stereotyped as uneducated thugs, while the highly educated are often cast as weaklings. But as you’ll see from my new blog feature, this distinction doesn’t often hold true.

I want to profile my first Nerdcore Warrior by pointing you to a very interesting fellow by the name of Steve, author of Lawyerboxer.com. Steve has a Law degree, was a former IT manager/analyst and is currently a writer, prolific web publisher, businessman and serious amateur boxer. I can’t think of a better way to cover Steve than sending my readers to this excellent post, Pledging the Fistic Fraternity: A Brief Boxing Story.