This is one of those posts that I'm not sure I should even write. There's been a lot of those as of late. In fact, if you were to dive into the drafts of KataNerd you would find 30 ideas just sitting in digital limbo. Some of them just a title and then meaningless splashes …
Ever since college, there's been this idea that I've just been STUCK on, and this is my 12,825th attempt to express it.
New Happening! Most notable, I'm now three decades old.
Competition, Driving, Cameras, Vomit, and Coffee. What better way to spend the weekend?
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 …
Welcome to how I essentially do EVERYTHING. This past Friday I spent my morning waking up to a strange smell in the apartment and taking a look out the window only to see emergency vehicles screeching to a halt in front of the building I live in. A few moments later firemen start chopping down …
So, you've decided to start competing. Congratulations! It's actually a huge step, and one that speaks volumes about your confidence, and in your willingness to go out and try something completely new, and a little odd. I have been competing since I was 9 years old. And a solid 95% of that competition had been …
Check out the article on the 2017 AKA Warrior Cup!
It's been an insane few weeks. And it will only get more chaotic and more intense as I move forward. In fact, this is the season of chaotic and intense. The last six months have moved past in a blur, but one that seemingly contained an endless number of events. So, let's take a look: …
I have going back to basics on the brain. A few months ago I wrote a post on the importance of fundamentals. How very key it is to make sure the basics of the activity are solid before one starts to pile on everything else. At the time, I was nursing a few chronic injuries …
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