Karate, Travel, and a HAIRCUT!
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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 …
U.S. Open Adventures: Disappointments and Realizations
The US Open is Big. Like, really big. They seemed to have rented out the entire Coranado Plaza Hotel at Disney. Everywhere I walked, there were martial artists huddled in corners sleeping on bags, and meandering around with preocupied expressions on their faces. But, no one is running through form in the middle of the …
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3 Things No-One Tells You About Being on A Karate Team
For the last several years I've been on Team Revolution. It's been a great ride so far, and I just got done with the U.S. Open (more on that later!) And during the inevitable hurry up and wait for a really long time that seems to characterize all major events. I had some realizations about …
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1 Week: Pre-event Jitters
I have one week until the US Open. And it's pretty terrifying. I've been working, training, and generally trying to push myself into something resembling comeptition ready. But, there are still times where I'm absolutely convinced that what I'm doing is a bad idea, and that I'll have no idea what to do. But, past …
U.S. Open: Disney Adventures!
On the 8th and 9th of July I will be in Orlando, Florida for the 2016 U.S. Open. The super cool thing is it's on Disney Property. So, I will be doing all sorts of yelling and screaming to the tune of "It's a Small World" and maybe I'll even get to see Snow White! …
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