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(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]
(2025-07-05 18:25:39)
InJune,IreadthreeofJamesClavell's"AsianSaga".
IpickedupNobleHousefromthelibrary'sfreebooksshelfearlierthisyear,a
heftyvolumeandwhatIneededafterhalfadozenshortfictionanthologies.I
enjoyeditoverallandparticularlysomedialoguesbetweenCaseytheAmerican
businesswomanandthewriterPeterMarlowe,e.g.,
"WhatDOyouknowaboutme?"
"Lots."Againthefaint,easy...[阅读全文]
(2025-06-30 09:49:47)
I'dencourageeveryonetorunamarathon,fortheinvaluablelessonsitteaches. Onecandashfor100m,200m,400m,butnot26.2miles.Thatdistancechallenges notjustone'sendurancebutmoretheirattitudeandapproach.One'smind switchesfromobsessingwithwhat'swithoutlikethefinishlinetofocusingon theperfectionofeachstride,e.g.,tomakingthegaitmoreefficientorthelanding lesspainful.Andtheparadigm...[阅读全文]
(2025-06-19 12:38:51)
Lastmonth,ImadethecrushingdiscoverythatJiu-jitsudoesn'tshieldme
frombugs.Infact,itmightgivethemmorechances.IntoMay,Ihadtrainedfour
daysaweeksincerecoveringfromabackinjuryandthejoyhadn'tlasteda
month!Overall,sincefall2024,Ifellsickaboutfourtimes.
Comparethatrecordto2023whenIsailedthroughonewholeyearuntouched.Itmade
memissrunning.Ididnotrunin2023either,butsurewasmoreactive...[阅读全文]
(2025-06-04 10:21:14)
IfeltgreatonMay6.Iescapedeveryoneoftheir(JustinandCaptainMike)
north-southkimuraattemptswithatechniquelearnedfromHenry'svideos.Ilater
toldthemwhatIdidandtheyallhadanah-hamoment.IdidIminarifirston
Mikethecopandfinishedhimwithdouble-troubleandsecondontheCaptainMike
buthecrowdedmeandIcouldn'tfinishhim.
May5Machineshowedthesingle-legXguardincludingitsentryanditsmain
sweep...[阅读全文]
(2025-05-03 20:38:01)
杨慎
滚滚长江东逝水，浪花淘尽英雄。是非成败转头空。青山依旧在，几度夕阳红。
(2025-05-01 15:21:01)
DarrenpuncturedmyballoonwhenhesaidthatolderpeopleheldontowaterwhenIwastryingtoconvincemyselfthatmyweightgainwasallmuscle.Iendedupgettingmorestrictwithdiet.MyfriendAndreasgavemetwostrongrubberbands.Ihaven'tusedthemregularlyforstrengtheningmyhooksbuttheyhelpedmestreching.IcouldcomfortablyrestinAsiansquatnow.Startingmid-april,Ihurtmylowerbacktwice,firstwhentryingtoelevatemyopponenttodoahalf-guard...[阅读全文]
(2025-04-17 09:26:11)
APAD:Nomorecakesandale?
Meaning:
"Cakesandale"aresynonymouswiththegoodlife,like"beerandskittles."
Background:
Thewordcakeisoftenusedasasametaphorfor`agoodthing'-asin`take
thecake'forexample.Thefirstuseofcakesandalewiththatallusionis
Shakespeare'sTwelfthNight,1602:
SIRTOBYBELCH:
Outo'tune,sir:yelie.Artanymorethanasteward?Dostthouthink,...[阅读全文]
(2025-04-14 09:36:29)
2025QingMingfellonApr4andasmycousinwasvisiting,Iputtheannualfast
offtillthesecondweekendofthemonth.Ifirstfastedfor48hoursinApr2020,
soonaftermydadpassedaway.TheChinesegovernmentrevokedthe10yrvisafor
covidandIdidn'tgobacktoseehimoffandhavebeenfeelingguilty.
Ihavefastedeveryyearsinceandgotusedtothesecondpartofthedrill:
hungerpangsafter20hours,coldfeetandpoorsleepthesecondnight...[阅读全文]
(2025-04-01 15:46:50)
Unlikeotherendeavors,Jiu-jitsugivesmeavisceralfeartheconqueringof
whichinturnleavesmeinpeacewithselfandtheworld.Whenfacingabigger,
stronger,andyoungeropponent,Ineednotjuststrengthandexplosivepower,
butalsoendurance,cunning,andwillpower.Inotherwords,Ihavetofight
witheverythingIambestowed.Eachstep,Iamforcedtothinkofnothingbut
howtogettoabetterposition.Thisway,thearttransformsparal...[阅读全文]
