I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ What makes these so funny to me are the comments from the people IN the photos. We have all been there… but it makes it no less hilarious.
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Claustrophobia and Grappling
A few weeks ago, I got Stephan Kesting’s newsletter in my inbox. Reading it was surreal. It was like he’d interviewed me and my issues with claustrophobia. I highly recommend it. Hell, if you don’t subscribe to Stephan’s Grappling Tips, you should. Seriously. Do that now, then come back and finish reading this. Stephan is [...]
I Survived the New Year and All I Got Was This Lousy Shirt
Christmas was awesome, but… there were a few snags. For some reason, someone gets sick in our house for Christmas. Every year. Sometimes it’s only one person, and sometimes, such as this year, it makes a run through the entire house. Christmas morning we awoke to the sounds of my oldest puking loudly in the [...]
Giva Santana
Giva is one of my instructor’s instructors (if that makes sense) and I one of the highest ranked Lotus Club black belts who lives in the USA. He runs a school down in California, and is one of the nicest guys around. I was so excited to run across these videos. He’s attacking the entire [...]
NZ Grappler Paralyzed at a Competition
http://bjj-australia.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-mat-battles-are-real.html I’m sure that everyone who reads this blog knows how relatively safe BJJ is, but accidents are a possibility. Please take a few moments to read John Will’s blog post and consider donating a few bucks to help one of our own out in a time of real need. We are all careful. We [...]
Back to class… finally
I went to class last night and rolled light. My back was a little more sore after class than before, but not too bad. It was so good to see everyone and felt really good to get back out there. I didn’t go into class with any kind of agenda other than to take it [...]
Class Friday and Miscellany
Class on Friday was much better than Wednesday. I think overall, I’m just starting to get nervous about the upcoming tournament and am dwelling more on every mistake than I normally would. Douglas, over at Razorback Jiu Jitsu, sent me a gi he’s had made. It’s a gold weave top, with very little added flair. [...]
In further news
First off, congrats to Josh, who won in his professional debut with a submission: armbar in the second round. He dominated the fight and, in spite of my obvious bias, he truly looked like he was in a different league than his opponent. Josh dominated the standup, but it was clear that his opponent would [...]
Good Luck, Josh!
Tonight, a friend and training partner makes his professional MMA debut at a local event. Counterstrike, put on by Alliance Fights, is being held at Showare Arena in Kent, WA. I’m really not feeling well, but have tickets and if I’m not dying, I’ll do everything I can to be there tonight. The painkillers I’m [...]
Tonight, I think it’s an Applebee’s Night
I think that’s just the thing for me. They’re all over the place. We have one just down the road. Applebee’s. Guys like Tyler Florence pitch their new dishes, and I’ll admit, on the commercials, their food does look good. But we never have good luck there. The food always tastes like it came out [...]
