Thanks to Georgette for pointing this guy’s blog out. It’s interesting and really, really funny. Have you ever wondered how a jitsuka would do a benchpress? What about craziness you can do with a 25 lb plate, a 10 lbs mini ball, a 14.5 lb kettle ball and, I kid you not, a 25 lb [...]
Archive of posts filed under the blogging category.
Couple of thing I’m trying to understand
Two things to throw out to the group. The first is a concern and the second is a genuine point of confusion. A couple days ago, I posted about how chasing rank can cause problems. Actually, the gist of the article was that worrying about rank at all can really be problematic. Well, yesterday, I [...]
This is fun?
Georgette’s recent posts have really got me thinking again. Ranks and promotions. Skill, anxiety and self doubt. Goals and expectations, too. I’ve written probably 5 or 6 comments on her blog that I haven’t submitted. I write them out, then think about them, then delete them, and not because I don’t have a reaction or [...]
New Old Friends
I raced home from work to pick up the baby and called my other kids on my way back so that they would be waiting for me when I got home. They took the baby inside and I was outta there, fifteen minutes to get to my chiropractic appointment. Sidebar here: it’s GREAT having older [...]
Quick Update
I’m looking forward to going to class tonight, and as you may or may not see (depending upon whether you’re reading this via the RSS feed or actually on the website), I’m settling into my new virtual home here on WordPress. There are some details here and there that need to be fixed up. For [...]
Blog Highlights 2 and Blogroll Update
This is a combination post. Last week, I highlighted five blogs that I really enjoy. This week, I thought I’d put the spotlight on a few more blogs I like that you might not know about. I also want to point out that I’ve reorganized my blogroll a little. My blogroll is linked directly to [...]
Blog Highlight: Grappling with Life
I don’t know whether anyone’s noticed, but off to the side of my blog is an area called, “Articles that caught my eye.” I’m not the most interesting blog around… by a long shot. I read tons of blogs and try to flag some of the ones that I would like to share by highlighting [...]
Fightworks Podcast BJJ Blog of the Year
Yes, it’s that time again. Caleb at the Fightworks Podcast has announced that they’re accepting nominations for the BJJ Blog of the Year 2008 Contest. He’s put together quite a list of prizes for first and second place. Check this out: First Place: A highly sought-after Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi from Padilla & Sons, to be [...]
The Great BJJ Debate
Gi or No Gi? The other day, I got an email from Hazmat asking about whether I’d like to post my thoughts on the subject of Gi vs No Gi. The email went something like this (paraphrasing): “Steve, You seem to wear that gi a lot. You’re ugly and your mama dresses you funny. Hazmat.” [...]
Neat RSS Feed Features
On a non-BJJ training note, along the left bar of my blog is a header: “What I’m Reading Now.” I have been using Google Reader for a while to organize my RSS feeds. Since Caleb, at the Fightworks Podcast, shared his list of BJJ blogs, I’ve been in hog heaven reading everyone’s training stories. One [...]
