Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2025-10-24 21:31:18)
Thu,Oct9,Itooktheexpressbustothecapitalandcaughtalocalat
LiuLiQiaotoPeople'sUinHaidianDistrict.Haulingabackpackandasports
duffelunderanumbrella,intherainandthehubbubofthenorth3rdRing,I
madearightturnoneblockearlierandendedupcheckinginanATourLight
insteadoftheplannedJamesJoyceCoffetel.Thegoodthingwasthatitwasonly
fiveminwalkfromtheBJJgymIfoundontheWeb.
TopBrotherChinaHQhid...[阅读全文]
(2025-10-23 10:21:27)
Inrecentyears,I'vefoundmyself,onceacomputerwhiz,losinginterestinthe
relentlessprogressintechandasaresult,neverhavemadetheeffortto
masterthebleeding-edgemagicofpayingwithasmartphone.Iamgettingolder
butageingmightnotfullyexplainmyapathyasphysically,Iammoreactive
thanmanyyouthwholiveintheirphones.IntheU.S.,creditcardsarepopular
enoughthatIdon'tfeelbyusingitIaloneholdbackciviliz...[阅读全文]
(2025-10-21 18:24:54)
Ibroughtwithmeonthetwo-weektriptoBeijing"TheBonfireoftheVanities"
byTomWolfe,recommendedonlineasoneofthebestsetinNYC,andfinishedit
onthelastday.
ThestorytellsthespectaculardownfallofShermanMcCoy,aWallStreetbond
traderandParkAvenueresident,afterhisMercedesroadsterhitablackyouth,
HenryLamb,inthesouthBronx.HisgolddiggermistressMariaRuskinwasdriving
butthepartiallicense...[阅读全文]
(2025-10-17 16:18:24)
Astrongbrewwould'vefixedmyjetlag-induceddoldrumbutitwashardtofind
onceIlandedinPEK.ThedarkliquidUnitedAirlinesservedmid-airin4ozpaper
cupsseemedtopackmorecaffeinethananythingintheshops.TheCoffetelI
stayedatmadenofreshcoffee.AStarbucksstoreherewasstillgoodforsitting
downtohaveachatoracoupleofhoursofreadingbutitsstiffpricingturned
thepenny-pinchingmassesaway.Asaresult,theycutdripc...[阅读全文]
(2025-09-30 14:02:14)
1.ProgressIstartedtoseeoptionsatmostpositionsandspentlesstimedecidingandresistingandmoretimemoving.Mybodysensedthesettingandmovedonitsown,asifhavingadialoguewithitself:-Seatbeltfromside?He'stryingtotakemyback.Readytoslipoutthemomenthesitsback.-Kimuragrip?Turnmybodytoputweightonthatarm.-Anarmcuppingmysideonturtle?Trapitandroll!...Igavemoretroubletomyopponents,evensomehigherbelts.Strengthandweig...[阅读全文]
(2025-09-22 14:32:41)
It'sbeenamonthsinceTimleftandIhavebeenexperimentingwithahigh-proteindietandvitaminD3.Weekly,mymealsusedtoinclude-pasta(intunasaucew/broccoli),-sandwich(tuna+avacado),-theKoreanjjigaewithrice,-mapodofuwithrice,-sausagewithbeans,and-mackerel(grilledw/whiteflourtortilla).Theywerenotbadbutmostwererelativelyhighincarbs.Weoftenhadshepherd'spie,too,incoolerdaysoftheyear.Ioccasionallyhadsteak.Trai...[阅读全文]
(2025-08-30 20:00:24)
AndreasaskedhowIfeltnowthatthekidhadflownthenest."Sureweareall adjustingbutIhavejiu-jitsu.Ihaveyouguys!"andImeantit.It'sgoodto comebacktothemat. It'snotliketwodecadesagowhenonceaweek,Icalledmydadontheother sideoftheglobe.TimandItexteachotherdailyandIwritehimlongemails. Ofcourse,therearethingstofretaboutifIwanttobutIkeepmyworriesin check. Jul31...[阅读全文]
(2025-08-19 08:37:36)
Sunday,Ifollowedthisrecipeandmademyfirstmayowith2eggyolks,1cupof lightand1/8cupofextravirginoliveoil(inthatorder),2tspofDijon mustard,and1tbspofdistilledvinegar.Itwas,astheauthorsaid,adoddle. Inthebeginning,aquarteroflightoliveoilin,itfeltliquidy.Asmoreoil wasadded,themixturestayedthesameconsistency,andtowardtheend,however, itactuallythickened. Theresultwasbutteryandy...[阅读全文]
(2025-08-01 08:40:31)
Wearenotinthebusinessofmartialarts.Weareinthebusinessofselling
confidence.--HelioGracie
TowardtheendofJune,finallythebugsseemedtoretreat.Irelaxedandrolled
easy,recoveredwell,andcouldsensemyprogress.Thatsecondstripe,IfeltI
haveearnedit.Sailinghomeonmye-bikeafterthenoonclassundertheclear
skyandwarmsun,Ifeltsoblessedandsometimessangoutloud:Halelujah!
Alightbulbwentonandsudde...[阅读全文]
(2025-07-09 14:06:35)
Ientertheturtlepositionalotandthetrap-and-roll(akaPeterson'sroll)is
oneofmygo-tomovesfromthere.Ithasbecomeovertimesecondnaturewhenever
Isensemyopponent'sarmonthefarside.OnceItrapthatarm,rarelytheycan
counter.Ithasgivenmemanyvictoriesonthemat.
Inthepastfewmonths,however,peopleinmygym(especiallyRichard)were
gettinggoodattakingmybackjustasIstartedtheroll.Itwasnotagood
fe...[阅读全文]
