ThemanageremailedFridayafternoonaboutmyfeaturenot
workingundercertainworkload.Itwastheeveofthebeta
releaseofoursoftwareproduct.Thiswasanemergencybut
hecouldn'tcallasInevergavehimmyphonenumber;-)It
wasalmost9:00pmwhenIsawhisemail.Wedebuggedonline
foraboutthreehoursandItoldthemIhadtogotobed.
Thesedays,sleephasbecometheNo.1priorityasIlearn
moreeverydayfromMatthewWal...[
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Iembracedthestormandgotmyselffiredatthelastgig.
Thatmightbeoneofthebestthingstohappentoaguylike
me.(SteveJobswasfiredandhelikedthat,too.)Ilearnt
alotfromthatexperienceandbouncedbackstrong.Through
it,Icouldseehowfateplayedahandinmy"career."It
wasagoodstorywhichImightwritedownlater.
Atthecurrentjob,Ihadtherareopportunitytoborrowa
gemfromthepast,whicheveryoneseeme...[
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Thisyear'sbirthdaygiftIgavemyselfwasaBodyweight
coursefromStrongFirst.Igotupataround5:30am,did
breathingexercises,hoppedintothecar,andheadedeast.
Itwasa2.5-hourdrivetoSonoraatthefootoftheSierra.
Asforthetripitself,Ididn'tknowwhattoexpectasI
nevervisitedthetownorthenearbyYosemite.
PastI-5,bothsidesofHWY120lookedtypicalofCalifornia
centralvalley.Farms,mostlyalmonds...[
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TimwasbackfromatriptoBeijing.
HecouldgotothesameBJJgymwherehewasthe
bigdog.Butthatwastheproblem:therewerenostrong
opponentsinthekidsclass.Togrow,Timwouldneed
constantandmeaningfulwinsaswellasdefeats.Through
wordofmouth,welearntaboutthisotherschoolinanindustrial
neighborhoodandpaidafewvisits.
FirstthingInoticedwasthereseemedtobetentimesmore
kids.Thatwasgoodbecauseofmo...[
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Asmentionedinapreviouspost,Irecentlyspentalotof
timewatchingvideoseriesmadebyEast-NorthernChinese
farmers.Theirpeacefulandcontentlifestyleandharmonious
relationshipsintight-knitfamiliestriggerredalongingin
me.Ioncelivedasimilarlife.Iknewthattheremustbe
morethanwhatmettheeyebutthepullwasverystrong.
Overtime,however,Inoticedsomethingunbearable,i.e.,a
remarkablelackofcurios...[
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Forthepasttwomonths,Ihavestruggledwithrecoveryfrom
grapplingandhaven'tdonemuchweight-lifting.Ihaveswung
the40kgacoupleoftimesaweekbutnotdonefull
Simple&Sinistersessions.Specifically,Ihavedoneonly
four,swingingthe40kgandgettingupwiththe32kg,onMay
4,May18,Jun20,andJun27.IcanstillmeettheSimple
standardsbutgetting-uphasbecometough.
OntheBJJfront,myleftshoudergr...[
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Earlierthisyear,mywifestartedtowatchvideosfrom
ruralNortheastChina.Iwastolerantbutnotinterestedin
thebeginning.Ihadtheprejudicethatalmosteverythingon
thescreen,especiallyfictionalstuffmadeaboutthings
fromthegloriousChinesedynasties,weretotalBSandtried
extrahardtobantheminmyhouse.
Butovertime,Iwasattractedandevenaddictedtoafewof
them.Thesevideoswerenotmadebyprofessionalsb...[
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ThisaspectofJiu-Jitsuisgenerictomanysports:it
demandshealthandfitnessforthosewhoareserious.For
thissimplereason,Irecentlygotovertwooldhabits,
coffeeandalcohol.ImeanIhavestartedtobeableto
controlthem(forthesakeofmysport),nottheotherway.
Aboutmygoodoldfriend,coffee,Ionlygotserioussince
MemorialDay2018,fourweeksaftersparring,andfoundout
thatcoffee-every-dayelevatedmyheart-r...[
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IlovetheBJJgym.Everyoneisstrongandtechnically
betterthanme.Yettheyarehumbleandwillingtoshare
theirknowledge.Thecoach,assistantcoachesandtraining
partnersgooutoftheirwaytohelp.AsItrainmoreoften
andwiththesamegroupofguysthesedays,theyare
becomingatribeforme.
Unlikeme,Timdominatedinthekidsclass.Itwasnotabout
talentortechniquebutage.Hewastheoldestandhada
longerattent...[
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Thiswasoneofthebest.Icouldpassguardoncegetting
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys.
EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[
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