Alvin Ang is the co-writer of Choke Clinch Crank Combat, Singapore’s first coffee table book that celebrates stories of our combat community. He is a writer, mixed-martial artist, and entrepreneur based out of Singapore. He’s best known for his stint on the hit reality TV show The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, and for his novel, National Service: Confessions of a Chao Keng Soldier.

Amanda is a female professional boxer with an undefeated record of 7-0 and the current title belt holder of the WBC Asia Featherweight Champion.

Andrea is the founder and author of Choke Clinch Crank Combat.

CCCC is the brain child of seven passionate individuals who believe in celebrating the voices of our combat community. Featuring the untold stories of 25 fighters in Singapore, CCCC is the first publication in South East Asia to represent the combat sports community.

Why choose to fight as a hobby or even a career despite the high stakes, especially in pragmatic Singapore? CCCC explores the journey these fighters take.

Jed Foo was born with aniridia, a condition in which both his irises are missing and his retinas not fully formed. Despite his visual impairment, Jed delved into martial arts. He is trained in Muay Thai and is a BJJ purple belt fighting out of Pineapple MMA. Off the mats, Jed is also a mental toughness coach for youths.

Royston Wee is a professional MMA fighter who made history by becoming the first and only Singaporean who fought in the most prestigious MMA promotion in the world, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a dedicated martial artist who is constantly honing his skills as a fighter. Starting off in 2008, he is now a well-rounded fighter who has experience in Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA. Royston is well known as an athlete and a coach.