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A Team Meet-up
(2021-08-15 21:43:31)
Themoredownsouthhespedonthefreeway,themorelostBillbecame.Bythetime herealizedthathehadpassedBrokawRdlongago,hewasalreadyoutofthecity. HetriedaGPSoncewhendrivinguptotheSFbayareafromSanDiego14years ago.PassingLA,theleft-mostlaneledhimtosomedesertedhoodsdowntown. UngratefultotheGarminthatfinallyguidedhimout,heinsteadblameditall ontechandthefalsesenseofsecurityitgave.Nevermindhehims...[阅读全文]
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Rethink Diet (BJJ Week 5)
(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]
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Sick for Three, No, Five Days (BJJ One Month)
(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]
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Blessed they that have not seen.
(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]
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I lived WuXia with the Push-and-Pull.
(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]
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I need a stronger neck! (BJJ Week 3)
(2021-07-24 09:11:26)
Threeweeksago,IfeltpreparedtotakeonBJJ.48yearold,Ifeltmystrength andendurancewereattheirpeaks.Ifnotnow,when?Thefirstthreeweekshave notbeeneasy,however.Mypoorneck,whichhasreceivedlittleattentionfromme aslongasIhavelived,allofasuddenisexposedtoattacksineveryway. Intraining,wedonotpunchorkickbutsubmitanopponentmainlyusingchokes andjointlocks.WhenIamcaughtinatriangle,forexample,theg...[阅读全文]
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BJJ Week 2
(2021-07-17 09:43:55)
ItwasashortweekasIonlysparredthreedaysoutoffive(AlthoughIshowed upeveryday).IwascaughtinadeepguillotineonWedandhasbeenrecovering since.Weightliftingorrunninghadnotpreparedmefordefendingchokeholdsand thereforeneckandshoulderpainmightbecomearecurringthemeuntiladaptation tothenewmovementsiscomplete.Ihavestarteddailydrillstobuilduptheneck. Ihavemetmorepeopleonthemat,includingWeiqith...[阅读全文]
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Back in BJJ (First Week)
(2021-07-10 13:11:41)
Inoneweek,I'vemetandchattedwithmorepeoplethaninthepastyearanda half,peoplestrong,knowledgeable,andofgreatcharacter.Eric,aslender Asianandtheheadcoach,welcomedmeandtaughtmepersonallyaninvaluable lessonononeprincipleofattack.Hedidn'thesitateinpointingoutthatwe hadtobesmarterasweweremostlikelytofacebiggeropponents.CoachGene, astockywhiteguy,answeredmyquestionswithsuccinctanddet...[阅读全文]
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It is not the critic who counts. --Teddy Roosevelt
(2021-07-07 12:50:19)
Itisnotthecriticwhocounts;notthemanwhopointsouthowthestrongmanstumbled,orwherethedoerofdeedscouldhavedonebetter.Thecreditbelongstothemanwhoisactuallyinthearena;whosefaceismarredbydustandsweatandblood;whostrivesvaliantly;whoerrsandcomesshortagainandagain;whoknowsthegreatenthusiasms,thegreatdevotions,andspendshimselfinaworthycause;whoatthebestknowsintheendthetriumphofhighachievement;andwhoattheworst...[阅读全文]
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Forced To Lead
(2021-07-04 20:20:01)
VaccinatedforCovid,TimreturnedtoBJJandjoinedtheadultsearlyJune. Overthepastyearandahalf,theteenagerhadreached5'7"andputonabout 40lbs.Theheadcoachaskedjokingly"Whatdidyoufeedhim?""Youmeanwhat hefedonbehindmyback?"Irepliedwithresignation.WhileTimwasonthe mat,Iwouldoftenreadandwriteonmylaptopinthecar. ButsoonInoticedalackofpassion.Trainingwiththeadults,...[阅读全文]
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