Why men fight, and article by Scott Atkinson hosted by The Guardian: September 2017
John Kavanagh reveals the first message Conor Mcgregor told him about Floyd Mayweather fight: August 2017
Why Bruce Lee’s Legacy Should Inspire Us to Revolutionize — and Modernize — American Political Discourse: June 2017
Aliveness as epistemology makes an academic, peer-reviewed debut, courtesy of Peter Boghossian: Feb 1st 2017
What is Aliveness in Grappling & how to benefit from it: March, 1st 2016
Conor McGregor and the Origin of the perfect knockout: The background of SBG, and its current UFC champion McGregor – including Matt Thornton, and his coach, John Kavanagh – March 2016
One’s thoughts can’t be profound unless they’re true. | Richard Dawkins Foundation – Dec 2015
Philosophical Roots of SBG: Matt Thornton and the Message of Aliveness Article by Zero Xero Matt featured in the Art of Living Blog. –Feb 2015
Self-Defense and the Law A Round table Interview Matt on the subject of self defense on Sam Harris’ blog. –Aug 2013
Losing Faith: an Interview with Peter Boghossian and Matt Thornton – May 2012
Matt Thornton in Portland monthly -Dec 2012
Best Ass-Kicking Pioneer In case you missed it, the Willamette Week listed Matt Thornton as one of the Best of Portland. Specifically…. Willamette Week Best of Portland Article – 2011
Interview with Matt covering his beginnings and overall entries into martial arts and his philosophies. May 2009
Fighters Only Magazine: September 2005 Page 1 Page 2
A record of magazine articles and prints covering Matt Thornton from an assortment of martial art magazines covering 2004 and 2005.Sept. 2004 MAI Illustrated and June 2005 MAI Illustrated
Matt Thornton has spent the last decade bringing the message of Alive training to the martial arts world. Recently his travels took him to Reykjavik, Iceland. MMA.IS caught up with him, attended his seminar and (barely)lived to tell the tale. Riding the bus on my way to the seminar it started to hit home. This was it. My first class under a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Aug. 2004
Mini Interview with Matt Thornton following his recent UK visit (2003) by Carl Fisher CF: So you’ve just completed another successful tour of the UK, you must be getting to like it over here by now? MT: I always enjoy visiting the UK. CF: How did you get involved in the UK scene initially?Spring 2003
Matt Thornton article from FIGHTMAG magazine. The first thing I noticed when I met Matt Thornton was his height – all 6′ 9″. He strides from one end of the gym to the other in only a few steps. Coming into the room, the slightest reflex-like dip allows him to pass through the doorway with the ease and comfort of a man half his size. Dec. 2002
Interview with Straight Blast Gym pioneer MATT THORNTON Submitted by: Carl Fisher, Posted On 10/13/2002 September 30th 2002, Pontefract, UK. Back in the UK again Matt, how are you liking it?Sept. 2002
Interview conducted by Luis Gutierrez Lately you have answered much of the debate on BJJ’s part in the SBG curriculum using the term’s vehicle and delivery system. Care to elaborate on them? The debates stemmed from you stating that BJJ was indeed the best existing platform from which to develop a complete ground game. Dec. 2001
The following interview has been compiled from magazine interviews, seminar questions, and responses to e-mail. It was organized and put into a Q&A format along with interview questions given by Derrick Cox on 5/15/01 specifically for this website. May 2001
Matt answers email questions and prints forum debates. Q & A 2000 Part 1 2000 Part 2
The following interview with Matt Thornton was conducted September 8th 1999 by Derrick Cox for use in an upcoming video series. –Sept. 1999 (I.)