Ichilledoutathomeduringtheholidaysandrecoveredwell.Myneck,shoulders,
andlowerbackstoppedhurting.Myweight,however,inchedupandpeakedat161.4
lbsonTueDec30.IfastedonNewYear'seveandNewYear'sdayforabout46hrs,
weighed159.0lbsonJan2,andfeltreadyforBJJin2026.
Jan2.Darren'srecoveringshoulderwashurtagain.HewasagreatguyandI
feltsorryforhim."Howmuchdoesamanhavetogiveinor...[
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Dec1.Warminguponourownstartinghalf-guard,LinaandItradedmoves.Well,
itwasmostlyItriedwhatIwatchedthismorningandherperformingmagic.From
thebottom,shegotahookin,transitionedtox-guard(ormaybeitwasreverse
x),grabbedmyankle,andbear-trappedme.Itwastoocomplicatedforme.
IassumedHenry'sHGtopandhuggedherthighwithmyrightarmonceshe
insertedthehook.ButshefollowedwhenItriedtokickmyrightleg...[
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1.WildSwansbyJungChang(Memoir)
IlearnedabouttheChinabeforeIwasbornandcametounderstandthe
choicesmyfamilymade.
2.TheAmericanHeritageDictionary,4thEd.,
OnSatApr5,Ifinishedcopyingthetome,aftermorethanfiveyears,one
pageaday.
3.Downtown:MyManhattanbyPeteHamill(Memoir),
Ilovedthestoriesincludingthatofthefirstskyscraperontheislandand
learnedthewordknickerbockerhere.
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It'sbeenayearsinceIstartedstretchingregularlytowardasidesplit.I'm
notinahurryandprogresshasbeenslow.Iusedtoquitataround30minand
madenoheadwayformonths.Recently,however,IfeltIcouldtoleratemorepain
andstartedtostretchfor40min.IthinkPavelgavethatnumberinaTim
Ferrisspodcast.Sofar,I'veimprovedbyaboutthreeinchesinthespanfrom
heeltoheel(total63in).
Afterwards,Isometimesd...[
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1.Onebear-hugdefense(Nov.4)canbeusedattheturtleposition(Nov.26).
2.Justindidquiteafewtoe-holdonmewhileIwasinturtle(Nov11)andone
strategyformewastorecoverguard(Nov25).
3.Thehalf-guardbottomwithunderhookworkedevenwhenIwasflattenedout:
justnudgehisbuttwiththeleg/kneeandgetouttotaketheback.
4.Againstthebow-and-arrow,onemoretrick(scootupw/ohead-fighting)onthe
strongsideandtwomoreonthe...[
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FlyingbetweenSFOandPEK,Ihadfastedenroutesincemygreatturnaroundindietinmyearlyforties.Ihadrenouncedprocessedfoodandasmuchaspossible,preparedmyownmealsfromscratch.Ihadadoptedandthrivedononemealaday,usuallysupper,withasnackatnoon.Intheair,Iwouldsaynoeverytimetheservicetrolleyrattledby.Recentyears,however,mydietarydisciplinehasrelaxedasmyhabitsformed.Occasionally,Iwouldhaveaburgerorasliceofpizzabutthe...[
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I'vealwaystriedmybesttoescape,especiallyafterwatchingHenry.ThefactthatIoftensucceededgettingoutofchokesgavemeconfidenceandIevenletmyopponentsgettheirgrips.ItalsogavemethereputationthatIwastough.Myfirstcoachlaughedatmynottapping.AnothersaidI'dgrowabigneck.Thethird,aworldchampion,whengivingmethefirststripeonmybluebelt,saidIwasthetoughestonthemat.Lately,theBrazilianheadcoachatTopBrothersChina...[
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Thu,Oct9,Itooktheexpressbustothecapitalandcaughtalocalat
LiuLiQiaotoPeople'sUinHaidianDistrict.Haulingabackpackandasports
duffelunderanumbrella,intherainandthehubbubofthenorth3rdRing,I
madearightturnoneblockearlierandendedupcheckinginanATourLight
insteadoftheplannedJamesJoyceCoffetel.Thegoodthingwasthatitwasonly
fiveminwalkfromtheBJJgymIfoundontheWeb.
TopBrotherChinaHQhid...[
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Inrecentyears,I'vefoundmyself,onceacomputerwhiz,losinginterestinthe
relentlessprogressintechandasaresult,neverhavemadetheeffortto
masterthebleeding-edgemagicofpayingwithasmartphone.Iamgettingolder
butageingmightnotfullyexplainmyapathyasphysically,Iammoreactive
thanmanyyouthwholiveintheirphones.IntheU.S.,creditcardsarepopular
enoughthatIdon'tfeelbyusingitIaloneholdbackciviliz...[
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Ibroughtwithmeonthetwo-weektriptoBeijing"TheBonfireoftheVanities"
byTomWolfe,recommendedonlineasoneofthebestsetinNYC,andfinishedit
onthelastday.
ThestorytellsthespectaculardownfallofShermanMcCoy,aWallStreetbond
traderandParkAvenueresident,afterhisMercedesroadsterhitablackyouth,
HenryLamb,inthesouthBronx.HisgolddiggermistressMariaRuskinwasdriving
butthepartiallicense...[
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