The story of David and Goliath is thousands of years old, but in 1504 it was retold through a sculpture by Michelangelo that has persisted through today: A young man stares across the battlefield trusting that the tool in his hand will prevail over an opponent of greater size and strength. The fight itself is not the story Michelangelo tells - it is about the psychological tension within David’s facial expression; stoic, and his resolute intention. He is compelled to defend his people in the way Royce was chosen to defend the integrity of his family’s martial art.
MMA Squared, Mixed Martial Art History: Royce Gracie & Michelangelo’s David
