Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2025-01-06 14:29:40)
Asuddenjumpinvolumefromthesecondfloorjarredhiscultivatedserenityand
BilllookedupfromhisworkonthisquietSaturdaymorning.Inhisearly50s,
theChinesetransplantoftwodozenyearsdevotedaportionofhisdaytocopying
aheftyAmericanEnglishdictionary,awaybywhichhesoughttobetterhimselfand
allyahungerforknowledge.
``KaraisforeverOK!''blastedthewooferupstairs.
Herecalledrightawaythebl...[阅读全文]
(2024-12-30 16:43:44)
Overthreeandahalfyears,itfeltthesporthadbrokeneverypartofmybody
andmiraculouslynaturepiecedthembacktogether,withnopermanentdamages.As
aresult,Ihadindeedbecomestronger,inmostparts.
Nov28open-matwasatreat,butthemomentIsteppedoutofthegym,Ifelt
painintheupperbackribcageasiftheinhalinglungballoonedtopushfrom
theinsideintosomethingbroken.Whatwentwrongandwhy?Ihadnoclue,but
whatfollo...[阅读全文]
(2024-11-30 14:33:44)
Whentheouteredgeofmyleftearbulgedayearago,Ididn'tpaymuchattention.Stickingstitchingneedlesthroughtheskinandsqueezingdrainedsomebeforetherestfirmedup.NowthatIhadtolivewithit,itwasafeatherinmycap,Iconvincedmyself,thatshowedmydedicationtothegruelingart.EarlyNov,thesufferingofmyleftearbuiltuptoanotherswelling,atthetopthistime.SomeBJJplayerssaidtheyjustwenttotheirfriendlyneighborhoodpharmacy,showed...[阅读全文]
(2024-11-29 10:37:06)
ItstartedwithadeadliftonThuNov7.200lbsshouldn'tbetoohard,I
thoughtasIloadedtwopairsof45lbsontothebaratthecornerofthegym
beforethejiu-jitsuclass.Afterall,myrecordwasnear300lbsatmylast
employer'sgymthreeyearsago.
Thatassumptionturnedouttobethecauseofinjury.Istruggledtohoistthe
weightupatthecostofpoorposture.Thelower-backpainfeltslightand
familiar.Ifinishedtheclassthatda...[阅读全文]
(2024-10-31 10:20:57)
1.CloseGuardAttacks
Machinetaughtguardattacksincludingbreakingpostureandthereversekimura
asacountertodefenseagainstarm-dragtooneside.Inthelatter,thebottom
guyhastheleveragetopushthearmnicelyunderthearmpitforanoverhook.He
thenmovedontoomoplataorbelly-downarmbar.Ialsorememberedthetriangle
well.
Everslysuccessullyblockedmysitoutfromturtle.HeknewwhatIwastodowhen
Ihadoneleg...[阅读全文]
(2024-10-25 11:29:16)
Meaning:
TheLatinphrasequodmenutritmedestruittranslatesto"thatwhich
nourishesmedestroysme".Itsuggeststhattheforcesofnourishmentand
destructionareessentiallythesame,andthatonecanbesustainedand
diminishedbythesameforce.
-google
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IsawthephraseinHarryMount's"CarpeDiem:PutALittleLatini...[阅读全文]
(2024-10-06 13:38:56)
On2019Thanksgiving,Imadetheplantoreadonepageadayandfinishthe 2006pagesoftheAmericanHeritageDictionary4thed.aroundMay22,2025. Asoftoday,Oct6,2024,Iamleftwith229daysand280pages. Tofinishontime,Ineedtoread280/229=1.22pagesaday. At1.5ppd,however,itwouldtakeanother186daysandI'dbedonebyearlyApr. Theysay90liisthemidwayforonewhotravels100orthemarathonstartsat mile20.Theme...[阅读全文]
(2024-10-01 15:41:34)
Beingtrustedisbetterthanbeingloved,Iheard.Itcertainlyfeltgreatwhen
DarrenaskedmetoopenthegymthatdayandlaterwhenIwasaskedtowritea
yelpreview.Ifeltapartofthecommunity!
1.SumiGaeshiandKesaGatami
Wetrainedsumigaeshi,thesweepagainstthesingle-legtakedown.Thiswaswhat
Vdidtomeafewweeksbackwithmyheadinthewrongposition!Myneckfeltit
whenheflippedmewhichmadeitsuchagoodlesson.Ilookeditupa...[阅读全文]
(2024-09-29 12:04:39)
ImissedPelt'svisitatthelocallibrarythissummerandafterwards,kept
hearingaboutherbook.NowthatI'vefinishedit,IwishIhadreaditearlier
andmettheauthor.
A30-ishscrewedupyoungmaninModestoCaliforniahadallbutgivenupwhenhis
aunt,whoraisedhim,handedhimabagofhisabsentjunkiemom'smemorabilia.A
fewphotosandagranduationringsparkedhisfantasyoftracingdownhis
likelyfather,nowaSea...[阅读全文]
(2024-09-05 14:14:10)
Inthenewgym,Ieasilyconversewithpeopleandbehavewithdignityand
respectandaccordingtomyrankandage.Everyonereciprocatesasanequaland
thesenseoffreedomfeltintoxicatingforme,animmigrantstrugglingforso
manyyearstoadapttoAmerica.
1.Compete?
RarelyinthefirstthreeyearsdidIfeelsoobsessedasthepastfewweeks
withjiu-jitsu.(BythetimeIreceivedthefirststripeonmybluebelt(month
33),IevenfeltIh...[阅读全文]
