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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Astrongbrewwould'vefixedmyjetlag-induceddoldrumbutitwashardtofind
onceIlandedinPEK.ThedarkliquidUnitedAirlinesservedmid-airin4ozpaper
cupsseemedtopackmorecaffeinethananythingintheshops.TheCoffetelI
stayedatmadenofreshcoffee.AStarbucksstoreherewasstillgoodforsitting
downtohaveachatoracoupleofhoursofreadingbutitsstiffpricingturned
thepenny-pinchingmassesaway.Asaresult,theycutdripc...[
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1.ProgressIstartedtoseeoptionsatmostpositionsandspentlesstimedecidingandresistingandmoretimemoving.Mybodysensedthesettingandmovedonitsown,asifhavingadialoguewithitself:-Seatbeltfromside?He'stryingtotakemyback.Readytoslipoutthemomenthesitsback.-Kimuragrip?Turnmybodytoputweightonthatarm.-Anarmcuppingmysideonturtle?Trapitandroll!...Igavemoretroubletomyopponents,evensomehigherbelts.Strengthandweig...[
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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...[
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AndreasaskedhowIfeltnowthatthekidhadflownthenest."Sureweareall
adjustingbutIhavejiu-jitsu.Ihaveyouguys!"andImeantit.It'sgoodto
comebacktothemat.
It'snotliketwodecadesagowhenonceaweek,Icalledmydadontheother
sideoftheglobe.TimandItexteachotherdailyandIwritehimlongemails.
Ofcourse,therearethingstofretaboutifIwanttobutIkeepmyworriesin
check.
Jul31...[
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Sunday,Ifollowedthisrecipeandmademyfirstmayowith2eggyolks,1cupof
lightand1/8cupofextravirginoliveoil(inthatorder),2tspofDijon
mustard,and1tbspofdistilledvinegar.Itwas,astheauthorsaid,adoddle.
Inthebeginning,aquarteroflightoliveoilin,itfeltliquidy.Asmoreoil
wasadded,themixturestayedthesameconsistency,andtowardtheend,however,
itactuallythickened.
Theresultwasbutteryandy...[
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Wearenotinthebusinessofmartialarts.Weareinthebusinessofselling
confidence.--HelioGracie
TowardtheendofJune,finallythebugsseemedtoretreat.Irelaxedandrolled
easy,recoveredwell,andcouldsensemyprogress.Thatsecondstripe,IfeltI
haveearnedit.Sailinghomeonmye-bikeafterthenoonclassundertheclear
skyandwarmsun,Ifeltsoblessedandsometimessangoutloud:Halelujah!
Alightbulbwentonandsudde...[
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Ientertheturtlepositionalotandthetrap-and-roll(akaPeterson'sroll)is
oneofmygo-tomovesfromthere.Ithasbecomeovertimesecondnaturewhenever
Isensemyopponent'sarmonthefarside.OnceItrapthatarm,rarelytheycan
counter.Ithasgivenmemanyvictoriesonthemat.
Inthepastfewmonths,however,peopleinmygym(especiallyRichard)were
gettinggoodattakingmybackjustasIstartedtheroll.Itwasnotagood
fe...[
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