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(2025-02-07 20:39:39)
Towardthemiddleofthemonth,newsbrokethatMs.IvankaTrump'sfamilyhadbeenonthejiu-jitsujourney.InanNDTVpodcastshetoldwhatwaswell-knowninthetribe:``It'salmostlikeamovingmeditationbecausethemovementsaresomicro,''thebluebeltsaid.``It'slikethree-dimensionalchess.''``It'sfun,''shecontinued,addingthatthepractice``combinesphysicalmovementsandphilosophyinanamazingway....[閱讀全文]
(2025-02-05 14:25:46)
Ineededthelesson,theymusthavedecided,andasaresult,whatwasdismissed
asa``lingeringcough''fedonitselfovernightand,likeasubplotofacrime
novel,tookoverthesecondhalfofthesaga.Overeveryfiveorsixminutes,
thephlegmgatheredtothepointwhereIhadtocoughhardtoresetitslevel.I
didn'tminditmuchexceptfortwothings.
First,itsrhythmkilledsleep.Unlessextremelydrowsy,Icouldnotenterthe
l...[閱讀全文]
(2025-01-31 10:35:46)
Unlikemany,Irecordpainfulexperiencesastheytendtoteachbetterandby
narratingsuffering,Ihopetounderstandbetter.Ihaveturnedmyattention
fromtheglossytothemattesideoflife,andleavethethrills,theglories,
thecovetedhappiness,infleeting,totakecareofthemselves.
TowardtheendofJan,IthoughtI'dsurvivedthefluseason,especiallyafter
thewife'sCovidandtheboy'stwo-weekboutofheadacheandco...[閱讀全文]
(2025-01-06 14:29:40)
Asuddenjumpinvolumefromthesecondfloorjarredhiscultivatedserenityand
BilllookedupfromhisworkonthisquietSaturdaymorning.Inhisearly50s,
theChinesetransplantoftwodozenyearsdevotedaportionofhisdaytocopying
aheftyAmericanEnglishdictionary,awaybywhichhesoughttobetterhimselfand
allyahungerforknowledge.
``KaraisforeverOK!''blastedthewooferupstairs.
Herecalledrightawaythebl...[閱讀全文]
(2024-12-30 16:43:44)
Overthreeandahalfyears,itfeltthesporthadbrokeneverypartofmybody
andmiraculouslynaturepiecedthembacktogether,withnopermanentdamages.As
aresult,Ihadindeedbecomestronger,inmostparts.
Nov28open-matwasatreat,butthemomentIsteppedoutofthegym,Ifelt
painintheupperbackribcageasiftheinhalinglungballoonedtopushfrom
theinsideintosomethingbroken.Whatwentwrongandwhy?Ihadnoclue,but
whatfollo...[閱讀全文]
(2024-11-30 14:33:44)
Whentheouteredgeofmyleftearbulgedayearago,Ididn'tpaymuchattention.Stickingstitchingneedlesthroughtheskinandsqueezingdrainedsomebeforetherestfirmedup.NowthatIhadtolivewithit,itwasafeatherinmycap,Iconvincedmyself,thatshowedmydedicationtothegruelingart.EarlyNov,thesufferingofmyleftearbuiltuptoanotherswelling,atthetopthistime.SomeBJJplayerssaidtheyjustwenttotheirfriendlyneighborhoodpharmacy,showed...[閱讀全文]
(2024-11-29 10:37:06)
ItstartedwithadeadliftonThuNov7.200lbsshouldn'tbetoohard,I
thoughtasIloadedtwopairsof45lbsontothebaratthecornerofthegym
beforethejiu-jitsuclass.Afterall,myrecordwasnear300lbsatmylast
employer'sgymthreeyearsago.
Thatassumptionturnedouttobethecauseofinjury.Istruggledtohoistthe
weightupatthecostofpoorposture.Thelower-backpainfeltslightand
familiar.Ifinishedtheclassthatda...[閱讀全文]
(2024-10-31 10:20:57)
1.CloseGuardAttacks
Machinetaughtguardattacksincludingbreakingpostureandthereversekimura
asacountertodefenseagainstarm-dragtooneside.Inthelatter,thebottom
guyhastheleveragetopushthearmnicelyunderthearmpitforanoverhook.He
thenmovedontoomoplataorbelly-downarmbar.Ialsorememberedthetriangle
well.
Everslysuccessullyblockedmysitoutfromturtle.HeknewwhatIwastodowhen
Ihadoneleg...[閱讀全文]
(2024-10-25 11:29:16)
Meaning:
TheLatinphrasequodmenutritmedestruittranslatesto"thatwhich
nourishesmedestroysme".Itsuggeststhattheforcesofnourishmentand
destructionareessentiallythesame,andthatonecanbesustainedand
diminishedbythesameforce.
-google
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IsawthephraseinHarryMount's"CarpeDiem:PutALittleLatini...[閱讀全文]
(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...[閱讀全文]
