Earlierthisyear,mywifestartedtowatchvideosfrom
ruralNortheastChina.Iwastolerantbutnotinterestedin
thebeginning.Ihadtheprejudicethatalmosteverythingon
thescreen,especiallyfictionalstuffmadeaboutthings
fromthegloriousChinesedynasties,weretotalBSandtried
extrahardtobantheminmyhouse.
Butovertime,Iwasattractedandevenaddictedtoafewof
them.Thesevideoswerenotmadebyprofessionalsb...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2018-06-24 13:29:05)
(2018-06-23 22:57:02)
ThisaspectofJiu-Jitsuisgenerictomanysports:it
demandshealthandfitnessforthosewhoareserious.For
thissimplereason,Irecentlygotovertwooldhabits,
coffeeandalcohol.ImeanIhavestartedtobeableto
controlthem(forthesakeofmysport),nottheotherway. Aboutmygoodoldfriend,coffee,Ionlygotserioussince
MemorialDay2018,fourweeksaftersparring,andfoundout
thatcoffee-every-dayelevatedmyheart-r...[阅读全文]
demandshealthandfitnessforthosewhoareserious.For
thissimplereason,Irecentlygotovertwooldhabits,
coffeeandalcohol.ImeanIhavestartedtobeableto
controlthem(forthesakeofmysport),nottheotherway. Aboutmygoodoldfriend,coffee,Ionlygotserioussince
MemorialDay2018,fourweeksaftersparring,andfoundout
thatcoffee-every-dayelevatedmyheart-r...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-16 18:42:06)
IlovetheBJJgym.Everyoneisstrongandtechnically
betterthanme.Yettheyarehumbleandwillingtoshare
theirknowledge.Thecoach,assistantcoachesandtraining
partnersgooutoftheirwaytohelp.AsItrainmoreoften
andwiththesamegroupofguysthesedays,theyare
becomingatribeforme. Unlikeme,Timdominatedinthekidsclass.Itwasnotabout
talentortechniquebutage.Hewastheoldestandhada
longerattent...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-16 18:34:04)
Thiswasoneofthebest.Icouldpassguardoncegetting
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys. EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[阅读全文]
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys. EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-09 21:57:22)
Themorningcoffee(firstaftertwoweeksofholdingback)
workeditsmagicandIfeltendlessenergyonthemat. Istartedtotrulyenjoygrappling.It'snoteasytoget
hurtand,whiletechnicallyfightingeachother,it'svery
rarethatonebearsillintentwhilesparring.IfItriedto
defendandtolearntechniquesinsteadofusingalotof
forcetodominate,it'snoteventiring. Istillgotswept,mounted,caughtinguard,...[阅读全文]
workeditsmagicandIfeltendlessenergyonthemat. Istartedtotrulyenjoygrappling.It'snoteasytoget
hurtand,whiletechnicallyfightingeachother,it'svery
rarethatonebearsillintentwhilesparring.IfItriedto
defendandtolearntechniquesinsteadofusingalotof
forcetodominate,it'snoteventiring. Istillgotswept,mounted,caughtinguard,...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-09 21:50:35)
InDec2014,IpostedonWXCthatIhada45/minresting
heartrate(rhr).Atthetime,Ijustshedded50+lbs,was
enjoyingfourrunsaweek,hadn'tstartedweight-lifting,
andhadcoffeeeveryday.Somylowheartrate,ifitwerea
problem,wasnotnewandtheseyearshavebeenthebest
formehealth-wise.IndeedIfeltdizzinessorcravingfor
sugarmuchlessandlessfrequentthanIusedto. Thursdaymorning,myrhrwentdownsignificant...[阅读全文]
heartrate(rhr).Atthetime,Ijustshedded50+lbs,was
enjoyingfourrunsaweek,hadn'tstartedweight-lifting,
andhadcoffeeeveryday.Somylowheartrate,ifitwerea
problem,wasnotnewandtheseyearshavebeenthebest
formehealth-wise.IndeedIfeltdizzinessorcravingfor
sugarmuchlessandlessfrequentthanIusedto. Thursdaymorning,myrhrwentdownsignificant...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-03 19:27:33)
SinceIstartedgrappling,recoveryhasbecomeachallenge.
AftergoinghardatitonaSat,Iwouldspendtheafternoon
andthenextdaygettingmyfocusandstrengthback.Iwould
hangaroundthehousedoingnothing.Mybodyfeltlike
burningwhichmadesleepingrestlesswhichinturndidn'thelp. IrememberedwhatMaxwellsaidandstartedtocountmy
restingheartrateeverymorning.Unexpectedly,itdropped
frommid-and-high50s...[阅读全文]
AftergoinghardatitonaSat,Iwouldspendtheafternoon
andthenextdaygettingmyfocusandstrengthback.Iwould
hangaroundthehousedoingnothing.Mybodyfeltlike
burningwhichmadesleepingrestlesswhichinturndidn'thelp. IrememberedwhatMaxwellsaidandstartedtocountmy
restingheartrateeverymorning.Unexpectedly,itdropped
frommid-and-high50s...[阅读全文]
(2018-05-27 10:28:47)
Allthroughlastweek,mybodywasonfirefromtraining.
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring. EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[阅读全文]
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring. EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[阅读全文]
(2018-05-19 08:01:59)
Iwatched"Jiu-jitsuvsTheWorld"anothertimeandby
chancewatchedthisvideo.Theguymustbeinhis50s
or60sandhere'spartofwhathesaid: WhatdoImeanby"AlotofJiu-jitsuwillchangeyour
life"?WhenIwasyounger,Ididn'tknowhowtofight.
Andyouknowboysbeingboys.Youknow.Andin
high-school,evenalittlebitafterwards,peopletend
toassertthemselveslike,bulliestendtokindofassert...[阅读全文]
chancewatchedthisvideo.Theguymustbeinhis50s
or60sandhere'spartofwhathesaid: WhatdoImeanby"AlotofJiu-jitsuwillchangeyour
life"?WhenIwasyounger,Ididn'tknowhowtofight.
Andyouknowboysbeingboys.Youknow.Andin
high-school,evenalittlebitafterwards,peopletend
toassertthemselveslike,bulliestendtokindofassert...[阅读全文]
(2018-05-15 10:13:25)
IwasluckyMondayeveningandgottotrainwithtwo
blackbelts,DandT.Ididn'tsleepverywellSundaynight
duetomusclesoreness.AlthoughIfeltgoodinthemorning
whenmyrestingheartratewas48/min,itwentupto60/min
beforetheclassintheevening. BecauseIaskedaquestionaboutchoking,Ddecidedonthespot,todaywouldbeacross-choke-focusclasswhichmeant,for
onething,Igotstrangledalot;-).Tlookedover70and
...[阅读全文]
blackbelts,DandT.Ididn'tsleepverywellSundaynight
duetomusclesoreness.AlthoughIfeltgoodinthemorning
whenmyrestingheartratewas48/min,itwentupto60/min
beforetheclassintheevening. BecauseIaskedaquestionaboutchoking,Ddecidedonthespot,todaywouldbeacross-choke-focusclasswhichmeant,for
onething,Igotstrangledalot;-).Tlookedover70and
...[阅读全文]
