Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2021-09-15 09:04:37)
InaworldfullofjabNazisandmaskKarens,Icapitulated.Mondaymorning,I
receivedtheseconddoseoftheModernavaccine."Itwillfeelworsethanthe
first."warnedthepetiteAsiannursematter-of-factlyattheWalk-inCarein
northSanJose.
ThepainontheleftshoulderkeptspreadingandIsneezedacoupleoftimesby
theafternoon.ButImanagedtotrainJiu-Jitsuandrollwiththreeguysinthe
evening.
Therealass...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-10 09:27:05)
Inthefirstweeksofhigh-school,Timjoinedclubs,madenewfriends,
discoveredthegardenandthegym,acedhisclasses,androdethetrainback
homeeveryday.Itwasgorgeousweatheranddespitetheheatofearly
Septemberafternoons,Ioftentooka10minwalktothetrainstationtomeet
him.Intwoyears,hehadsurpassedmeinbothheightandweight.Watchinghim
inadarkT-shirtandshortblackhairlumberinglikeabearacrossthe
platformonth...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-04 15:19:00)
ThiswasthefirstyearIpaidalotofattentiontomybackyardgarden.There
wereonlyafewpotsofherbsandvegetablesbuttheyhadprovideddailya
healthydistractionfrommydesk-boundroutines.
TheheirloomtomatoseedssavedfromlastyearandburiedinthepotsearlyFeb
quicklybrokeoutandturnedintosaplings.ThesoilwasrichandalthoughI
usednofertilizers,theplantsgrewtallandstrong.ByMaytheyboretwo
dozensoffruitsafe...[阅读全文]
(2021-08-29 22:46:08)
TheChinesetermforJiuJitsu,柔术,isoftentranslatedto"thegentleart,"
stressingtechniqueandleverageoverstrength.Indeed,whenHelioGracieinthe
1930sstartedtoadaptwhataJapaneseJudokataughtthefamily,hewasthe
leastathleticamongthebrothers.Thestyleheeventuallycreatedwasforthe
weaktodefendthemselvesagainstthestrong,atenetforeverringingtrue.
Somethereforethinkoneshouldapproachthear...[阅读全文]
(2021-08-21 08:53:41)
Sincestartingtoreadadictionarylate2019,Ihavehadlittletimeforany
otherreading.OutofthefourbooksborrowedearlyJune(includingone
re-read),Ihaven'tevenfinishedone.Overthelastweekend,however,I
purusedtwiceRicksonGracie'snewbook"Breathe:ALifeInFlow"andIalso
listenedtotheaudioversion.
Amatter-of-factbiographyinabout250pages,itwasaneasyread.Quiteafew
stories(most...[阅读全文]
(2021-08-15 21:43:31)
Themoredownsouthhespedonthefreeway,themorelostBillbecame.Bythetime
herealizedthathehadpassedBrokawRdlongago,hewasalreadyoutofthecity.
HetriedaGPSoncewhendrivinguptotheSFbayareafromSanDiego14years
ago.PassingLA,theleft-mostlaneledhimtosomedesertedhoodsdowntown.
UngratefultotheGarminthatfinallyguidedhimout,heinsteadblameditall
ontechandthefalsesenseofsecurityitgave.Nevermindhehims...[阅读全文]
(2021-08-09 10:24:41)
DuringmybriefsicknessafteronemonthoftotalimmersioninBJJ,Ithought
aboutdiet.
Sincemid-2016,Ihavebeenpracticing"theWarrior'sDiet"(byOriHofmekler),
aformofintermittentfasting.Iskipbreakfastandlunchandonlyhaveabig
dinnerattheendoftheday.HungeroftenstrikesintheafternoonandI'dhave
onesnackofnutsorfish.IthasworkedformeinthatIhavekeptmaking
progressinweight-liftingw...[阅读全文]
(2021-07-31 09:22:06)
InJuly,IstartedtotakefiveclassesaweekattheBJJgym.Foramonth,I
wasconsumedbytheart,trainingintheeveningandwatchinginstructionvideos
andtakingnotesduringtheday.IamgladtosaythatIhavesurvivedand
learnedalot,notjustthemovesbutaboutmyownbody.
Myneckandshouldersareadaptingtothenewactivity.Theneckpaincameasa
shockthefirstweek,lastedfortwomoreweeks,andhassincerecovered.The
sorenesswasg...[阅读全文]
(2021-07-27 13:31:31)
Oneemailbroughtexcitementamidthedoldrumsinaplaguedsummermorning.
Tim'spiecewonanawardandhe'sinvitedtoarecitalattheCarnegieHall.Mom
waselatedoutright:itwasonevictoryinalongpathofenvisionedvictories
towardthepeakofsuccessinlife.Timcouldn'thelpit,either,foraslightly
differentreason:after20monthsofbeingcoopedup,hegetstoseetheNYC!
Dad,thefuturelessmiddle-agedsemi-depressedkil...[阅读全文]
(2021-07-25 18:17:46)
IlearnedthismoveinthesectioninmylibrarywhereHenryshowedescapesfrom
halfadozencommonchokes.Insidetheopponent'sguard,thePush-and-Pull(PnP)
chokewastaughtasawaytocounterhiscross-collarchoke(CCC).Byitself,it
couldbeusedtoopentheguard.
Toexecute,Igrabmyopponent'slapelafewinchesfromhischinwiththe
chokinghand_over_hissame-sidearm,wrapthecollararoundhisneck,and
push.Myotherha...[阅读全文]
