Just typing it is oddly terrifying: “Korean Taekwondo Diplomacy Foundation.” That’s GOT to be a front for a super villain.

Fight Network had a treat this week when the Korean Taekwondo Diplomacy Foundation came in to the FN studios for a demonstration with Master Tommy Chang from Black Belt World.

This video is ridiculously short (we only get a peek at a few stunts, and it’s over within 30 seconds), but it should be enough to send you crossing the street if the KTDF strolls by. We get to see a guy pull off the IRL version of Ken and Ryu’s hurricane kick, they finish off with a running backflip kick through a board THROUGH THE HEAVENS, and right in the middle is a weird blindfolded thing where it looks like a dude’s murdering a candy apple. Okay!

Here’s the clip, via Middle Easy. DIE, APPLE.

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When I was in high school, our basketball games and assemblies began with our principal delivering a dry speech about school spirit and sportsmanship, followed by our sub-par cheerleaders making vague “woo” gestures while a bunch of gangly jerks tried to dribble from the entrance to center-court without losing it or hurting themselves. In Florida, high school basketball games begin with TRAMPOLINE DUNKS OVER FIRE. Because Florida.

This clip (by way of Prep Rally, by way of MaxPreps) features Monsignor Edward Pace High School kicking off a consequence-free regular-season game by asking somebody to propel themselves through a pillar of flame. It’s the exact kind of thing that inspires and leads a team to … a 9-20 record?

Who knows? Maybe they spent their athletic budget on a trampoline and a flame thrower. Maybe their coach is just a crazy dude with a book of matches. That seems like the escalation of a joke, but nope, it’s Florida. If the team ran out after this engulfed in flame like in that one ‘Wax’ video I wouldn’t be surprised.

After a few weeks of writing about shows me and three other people in the world like (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Boy Meets World, et al.), we decided to dedicate a Sports On TV column to a show the entire UPROXX network loves — ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,’ FX’s delightfully cruel comedy that has its own page of recaps and commenter badges on the UPROXX mothership.

The show’s use of Philadelphia is at least as comprehensive as ‘The Wire’s’ use of Baltimore, and all of the important Philly area teams and icons have made an appearance on the show … the Eagles, the Flyers, the Phillies, the Phillie Phanatic. ‘It’s Always Sunny’ also launched the worldwide popularity of GREEN MAN, who you may know as “that a-hole in the morphsuit at any sporting event.” It’s an important thing they’re doing, so we’re here to talk about it.

Things we have to apologize for in advance: crude language, situations meant for mature audiences and getting the “Flipadelphia” song stuck in your head again.

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When I was in college, I bought a 1987 Ford Bronco that was possibly the biggest death trap that I’ve ever driven. The suspension was shot to crap, but of course I didn’t bother getting it taken care of, because that costs money and so does booze – you do the math. One day I was driving down a four-lane road at about 45 mph and I nailed the curb and got up on two wheels for a pretty terrifying few seconds. And none of that pussy crap matters because over in India, they’re riding cars and motorcycles around something called the Well of Death.

Also known as the Mauth Ka Kuan, the Well of Death is a giant circular vertical wall – or well, if you’re unfamiliar with what that is – built from really crappy wood and metal that is apparently somehow strong enough for psychotic daredevils to drive on in circles at ridiculous speeds. I assume the high speeds are to keep them from falling to their deaths. But it might also be to avoid packs of stray dogs. Who knows?

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One week ago today, director Devin Graham and his friends set out with one goal – they wanted to host the largest dodgeball game in the history of the world. 3,975 people and 750 balls later, their goal was not only accomplished, but thanks to that fateful evening at Thanksgiving Point in Utah, they created one hell of a video as well. And it also bears pointing out that 3,975 is just the number of people who signed waivers. Graham claims that many more people arrived at the field, jumping fences just to get in on the action. Oh Mexicans, how they love dodgeball.

But pointless stereotypes aside, Graham’s dodgeball game is just the tip of an incredible video iceberg. Over at his blog, “Adventures of Devin and other short stories,” Graham uses his talents as a director and video editor to deliver some awesome athletic feats. Seriously, I want to be friends with these people. Mainly because of the girls they hang out with, but also because the videos are cool.

After the jump, I’ve put together the best of Graham’s adventures.

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