For two years I studied and practiced Kendo when I was in my teens. I was diligent and worked hard at it. I really enjoyed Kendo. Every once and a while the president of the Rocky Mountain Kendo Federation would come out and we would test. Each time it would take months to get test results. We never received a certificate or any thing other then word of mouth about… Continue reading | 30 Comments
As I continue to explore The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi I find things I want to share related to BJJ.
"’Mountain and sea’ means that is is… Continue reading | 1 Comment
I purchased Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt Requirements: Gateway to the Advanced Game by Roy Dean
Its summer and its hotter then Hades here in Utah. I don’t train in an optimally controlled environment. I needed something lighter then my heavy Atama Mundial. My Koral MKM was more a medium weight but not light enough. I decided to try a Vulkan… Continue reading | 15 Comments
For the "Magic Moment" this week Chris shared with us a sweet Arm Bar that works well in confined, compact, or smaller spaces. I especially like how it gives you control of your opponent even before you put the arm bar on. I tried to use it on Blake… Continue reading | 2 Comments
Its a concept we are all familiar with. How can you understand happiness or joy if you don’t know pain or misery? I was inspired by Georgette’s post "I Cried This Morning" and Ben’s post "A Ass Kicking in the Right Direction" today. … Continue reading | 2 Comments
I recently blogged about the Tomoe-Nage in my post "De La Riva to Tomoe Nage Sweep". I’ve been reading about it in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu: Revolutionizing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and watching video of it on YouTube.com. It has some similarities to what we call the… Continue reading | 2 Comments
