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HEAVY HITTER

Ignition Creative founder Martin Kistler needed a physical outlet. So a friend started schooling him in the sweet science
AT THE SOUND OF THE BELL Martin Kistler in action, during a heated sparring session with his trainer, Julian Chua.

MARTIN KISTLER GREW up in Switzerland idolizing his older brother, an international judo champion who competed in the ’92 Olympics. He inspired Kistler to practice judo every day, enter matches on weekends, and set himself up to go for the gold. Then, when he was just

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