Competition, Driving, Cameras, Vomit, and Coffee. What better way to spend the weekend?
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Silence and Tournaments
I was at the gym the other day, and part of the gym process is making sure I lock all of my stuff up in a locker. I used to not do this because I lived in weird little towns where no-one locked ANYTHING. Including their houses. However, my wife informed me I should probably start …
Rough Terrain Ahead.
I've been driving a lot lately. Something like 160 miles a day. Which comes out to around, depending on how often I need to be at the dojo between 650 and 900 miles a week. And that's not counting any other adventures I take (training in Naperville, visiting either set of parents, exploring the Rennaisance Fair, …
Karate, Travel, and Unmitigated Ridiculousness
A few days ago (I'm already lying, it was yesterday.) I did a post on the U.S. Open and covered the rules of NASKA, the general goals I have in life, and all sorts of other wholesome, wonderful, very boring bits of information that I tried to package with funny pictures and a few attempts …
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U.S. Open: Turning the Page
Ready for it? This is a long one. This past weekend was the U.S. Open. It's an event that many martial artists, including me, prepare for all year. Last year it went...ok. It wasn't great - it wasn't bad. It was just an experience that gave me material to write a few a few blog …
Musical Chairs, But With Life Things.
I've been playing grad school musical chairs these past few weeks. I had a realization that the grant writing class I had signed up for was, while helpful, not particularly what I wanted to do with my summer. It was also requiring huge amounts of my time and effort, and I wasn't able to do things …
Enter Stage Right: Mr. Hobbles
Some of you may remember the Behemoth of my yesteryear. There is a trend that I've been following for the last few years. I seem to throw out my back or experience some other type of relatively minor injury that puts me out of commission for a week or so. This usually leads to some serious …
Dojo Questions: What if I’m Not Good at Karate?
I have a hard truth for you. At some point, everyone, including the great Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, was horrible at martial arts. No one has ever been born knowing how to do a perfect front kick. Nor do children at play naturally fall into front stances and punch from their core. In fact, …
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New News! (Of the whole bunch of work getting done variety)
I got the article on the AmeriKick Internationals wrapped and done, thanks to some great editors and more than a little coffee. The event itself was great, and I had a whole lot of fun. If you don't remember, check out this article. But, please check out the article on SportMartialArts.com. They're doing a whole …
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AmeriKick Internationals: Progress and Change.
Last weekend I dropped my wife off at the airport so she could begin her adventure to Ecuador for the month. It was one of those periods of both excitement and sadness, which culminated in a happy dance and ended with a long hug. We made it awkward for everyone else at the airport. Then, she …
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