JohnDanaherWisdom(viaProfessorKievonFeb18).(DanaherisanativeEnglishspeakerandmakestypos.)
OneofthecentralinsightsofJiujitsu-fightthemwithyourlegs!Oneof
thecentraltacticalmessagesofJiuJitsuisthis-wheneverpossible-
faceyouropponentandgrapplehimwithyourlegs.Thisisparticularly
importantwhenunderneathopponentbecauseifyouknowwhatyou’redoingthe
strengthofyourlegscanmakeupfortheus...[
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-marceln.Ahairstylecharacterizedbydeepregularwavesmadebyaheated
curlingiron.v.tr.&intr.
-onthemarch:Advancingsteadily;progressing:Technologyisonthemarch.
-stealamarchon:Togetaheadof,especiallybyquietenterprise.
-march2n.1.Theborderorboundaryofacountryoranareaofland;a
frontier.2.Atractoflandborderingontwocountriesandclaimedbyboth.
intr.v.Tohaveacommonboundary:Engla...[
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-managedcaren.Anyarrangementforhealthcareinwhichanorganization,suchasanHMO,anothertypeofdoctor-hospitalnetwork,oraninsurancecompany,actsanintermediatebetweenthepersonseekingcareandthephysician.-managedcompetitionn.Atheoryofhealthcaredeliveryservicesthatholdsthatthequalityandefficiencyofsuchserviceswouldimproveif,inamarketcontrolledbythefederalgovernment,independentgroupshadtocompeteforhealthcareco...[
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-majoraxisn.Thelongerofthetwolinesaboutwhichanellipseis
symmetrical;theaxisthatpassesthroughbothfocusesofanellipse.
-majoritarianadj.Basedonmajorityrule:"anaivelyuncomplicatedpremiseof
simplemajoritariandemocracy"(SaturdayReview).n.Apersonwhoisan
advocateofmajoritarianism.
UsageNote:Majorityisoftenprecededbygreat(butnotbygreater)in
expressingemphaticallythesense...[
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MasterRicksonGracietaughtinavideotheideaofflowinjiu-jitsutraining,
whichisthebestI'veseensofarandI'vetranscribedbelow.(Neitherofusis
anativeEnglishspeaker.Wedoourbest.)
Attheendoftheday,whatyouwantisyoueducateyourreflexestorespond
accordingly.Soit'snostrategy,nomental,whenyoufight.It'sjustflow.
Inorderforyoutoflow,youhavetobecomfortablewith,e.g.,fromthe
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AmildcolddraggedonafterChristmasfortwoweeksduringwhichIhadlittle
appetiteandrecordrainfallmadeeverythinglookbleak.ByNewYear'sEve,I
hadlost5lbsbutwasmuchrelievedthatmystrengthcamebackintimeforthe
seminaronJan12023,whichkickedofftheopeningofanewgyminOakland
headedbyourbrownbeltchampion.
RightafterIwaspromotedinNov,amateadvisedthatItrainwiththehigher
belts."Stripedw...[
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Overtheweekend,Inailedthenameofwhathitme:gumboil.Mygumactedup
againattheupperbackontherightsideandgavemeafever,chills,andbody
achesFridaynight.Ihadtoskipjiu-jitsuonSatandonlygotwellonSunday
afterIpushedmythumbintotheswellandsqueezedoutthepus.
ItremindedmeofamoreseriousattackoneandahalfyearsagoafterwhichI
sworetobettermydentalhygieneandtorinsemouthwithsoda-waterrecommended
bya...[
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-macrobioticsn.Thetheoryorpracticeofpromotingwell-beingandlongevity,principallybymeansofadietconsistingchieflyofwholegrainsandbeans.macrobioticadj.-macrocytosisn.Thepresenceofmacrocytesintheblood.-macronn.1.Adiacriticalmarkplacedaboveavoweltoindicatealongsoundorphoneticvalueinpronunciation.-maculatetr.v.Tospot,blemish,orpollute.adj.-MADabbr.mutualassureddestruction-MADDabbr.mothersagainstdrunkdriv...[
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-lunarscapen.1.Apictureorotherrepresentationofthemoon'ssurface.2.A
landscapereminiscentofthemoon'ssurface:Thesandstoneformations
transformedthelandintoabarrenlunarscape.
-lunateorlunatedadj.Shapedlikeacrescent.
-luncheonmeatn.Processed,prepackagedmeat,oftenmoldedintoaloafand
servedslicedforuseinsandwichesorsalads.AClunch-meat.
-lunkern.InformalSomething,especi...[
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-lowblown.1.SportsAnillegalblowinboxingthatlandsbelowthe
exponent'swaist.2.Anunscrupulousattack;aninsult.
-lowcomedyn.Comedycharacterizedbyslapstick,burlesque,andhorseplay.
-lowdownn.SlangThewholetruth:gaveusthelowdownonwhathappenedatthe
party.
-low-downorlowdownadj.1.Despicable;base:alow-downcoward.2a.Gloomy;
depressed.b.Earthy;funky:alow-downblues;thelow-downsou...[
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