TheysayoutofahundredthatwalkintoaBJJdojo,onegetshisbluebelt. It'sunbelievableIcouldbetheone:I'vedonenothingspecial;Ijustshowup andtrainhard. [閱讀全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2022-11-18 20:20:19)
TheysayoutofahundredthatwalkintoaBJJdojo,onegetshisbluebelt. It'sunbelievableIcouldbetheone:I'vedonenothingspecial;Ijustshowup andtrainhard. [閱讀全文]
(2022-11-14 08:43:40)
Sundaymorning,afteronepageofthedicitonaryovercoffee,Iwatchedafew jiu-jitsuvideosandaround11:00am,decidedtogogroceryshopping.Wejustran outofextra-softtofuandithadbeenawhilesinceIlastbraisedmackerel.I crossedtheCaltraintrackatSanAntoniostationandonmytrustede-bikesped downCentralExpress. Afterafewrainyandcloudydayslastweek,aclearblueskylookedcheering. Themid-daysunwasbeaming...[閱讀全文]
(2022-11-13 10:32:04)
EarlyOctoberbroughtasombereveningwhenparentsthrongedtheschooltheater
foronehourofpaneldiscussiononsubstanceabuseandespeciallyfentanyl.Mr.
EdTernanwholostacollegesontoaninnocent-lookingpilldrovethemessage
home:asaparent,youhavetobeaware.Themeetingwaswell-timedasBilljust
finishedreadingabookonthehistoryofopium.
Itslowcostanddosagehavemadefentanylthekiller,Mr.Ternansaid.Unlike
...[閱讀全文]
(2022-11-06 16:03:27)
Injiu-jitsu,wedrilltocommitthemovestomusclememorysothatwhenthe timecomesreflexeskickinautomatically.Thenumberofrelativepositionsis mind-bogglingandatinychangecanmakeaworldofdifference.Therefore, theattacksanddefenseonlyperfectovertimeandpracticeisessential.In October,Ihaveprogressedinthepapercutterchoke(PCC)andtheupa. ThePCCisoneofmymaincross-sideattacksandIhavehadit...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-30 20:02:29)
IntothesecondhalfofOctober,ithascooleddownquiteabit.Mornings alreadyfeelchilly,thegingkocrownsareturninggolden,andeverywherethe motorsofleafblowersremindpeopleoftheseason. Saturday,Billtookabreakfromjiu-jitsuandrode20milestohisoldhouse inFremont.HetookTim'se-bike,agiftfrommomayearagowhichhadsince beengatheringdustinthehallway.Billhimselfwouldneverbuyatoylikethat butbe...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-20 09:51:16)
Thismonth,Ihaveshowedupfivetosixtimesaweek,stoppedfighting,and
feltclear-headedinmytraining.Ihaveanalyzedpositionsmoreandasa
result,mistakeshavetrulybecomelessons.Everyday,Ilookforwardtosparring
whereIhaveachancetoimprovemytechnique.
Onenight,IwascaughtbyStevefromthehalf-guardbottomwithakimura.I
revisitedthepositionandsuccessfullydefendedseveralsimilarattemptsfrom
othersinthe...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-16 20:57:12)
Myformulaforgreatnessinahumanbeingisamorfati:thatonewantsnothingtobedifferent,notforward,notbackward,notinalleternity.Notmerelybearwhatisnecessary,stilllessconcealit...butloveit.-Nietzsche[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-08 10:16:52)
Septemberwasanamazingmonthforme.Mytraininghasbecomemoretechnical,I
learntafewgreatmoves,newandoldinjurieshealedwell,andmyenergyseemed
tohavereachedanunprecedentedlevel.
AttheendofMarkandJay'sseminarearlyinthemonth,threeofmytraining
mates,amongwhomGelstartedalmostthesametimeasI,werepromotedto
bluebelt.Standinginline,Ithoughtnexttheyweregoingtocallmeandwas
scaredasIdidn'...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-01 19:04:19)
ThelastweekofSeptemberfeltenergetic.IliftedweightonSundayandtrained
jiu-jitsueveryday.Recoveryhadneverbeenbetter.Fridaywasopenmatwhere
addictspairedupandwentforfive-minuterounds.Istayedback,stillnot
feelinguptoonefullhourofnon-stoprolling.Ididitonceandhadtorest
thenextthreedays.Iworkedonafewbugs,walkedtwiceintheneighborhood,
readthedictionary,andcookedapotofjjigae.Towardtheendofthed...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-01 09:32:05)
Whenisamistakenotamistake?Inlanguageatleast,theanswertothis
questionis"Wheneveryoneadoptsit,"andonrareoccasions,"Whenit'sinthe
dictionary."
Thewordinternecinepresentsacaseinpoint.Today,itusuallyhasthemeaning
"relatingtointernalstruggle,"butinitsfirstrecordeduseinEnglish,in
1663,itmeant"foughttothedeath."Howitgotfromonesensetoanotherisa...[閱讀全文]
