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• Favorite Pranks From The Marines

  By nuclearchainsaw on May 7, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  If you’ve never been, the Marine Corps is a great (and simultaneously crappy) experience.  For example, any Marine will tell you that they’ve been “..all over the world and seen the same desert.”…see what I mean? The one great thing… Read More ›

• “The Art of War” …In Terms of Jiu Jitsu

  By nuclearchainsaw on May 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  For those that don’t know, The Art of War is a book by Sun Tzu that has endured many translations and is used as a reference in many countries for senior managers of companies.  The reason for this is that… Read More ›

• Cats Being Jerks

  By nuclearchainsaw on April 23, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  It’s my firm belief that if armageddon were to hit and the world catch on fire, there would be a ridge of cat-silhouettes lining the ridges of the mountains…safely watching it transform into ash – at which point they’d eat our… Read More ›

• If “Titanic” Met “Full Metal Jacket”

  By nuclearchainsaw on April 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  I think movies are either terribly boring or terribly exciting.  “Chick flicks” as they’re called fall into my terribly boring category, so I decided to do a little experiment. This is Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, the Senior Drill Instructor (and all… Read More ›

• 4 Incredible Facts You Want To Know (and how to make Pac-man sounds)

  By nuclearchainsaw on March 19, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  They say that you learn something new every day. That’s probably true unless you’re hungover for 30 straight hours.  But even then you’ll probably learn something new…like how you and tequila don’t mix, or how you can still wet your bed… Read More ›

• 5 Driving Habits That Piss Us All Off

  By nuclearchainsaw on March 4, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  Sometimes (most of the time), other people will make you angry.  Sometimes they’ll infuriate you, and yet SOMETIMESER, they’ll blow you through the roof with the stupid and inconsiderate things they do. All the time, however, this stuff will take place while… Read More ›

• 11 Things Your Jiu Jitsu Instructor Won’t Tell You

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 6, 2013 • ( 45 )

  

  
  

  Instructors are instructors…they’re professional, they teach, they’ll give you attention and hope for the best.  Jiu jitsu instructors are no different…they teach, they’ll give attention and like any other teacher, they’ll get frustrated at times.  We are after all, human. … Read More ›

• HONOR: Seppuku and the Samurai (witness accounts)

  By nuclearchainsaw on January 9, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

    Seppuku (maybe you’ve heard of its other form, Harai-kiri) is something you’ll probably never see. You’ve also probably heard that it was a Samurai’s way of “dying with honor” – that way being to die by stabbing himself in… Read More ›

• Best Reviews EVER (Kind of)

  By nuclearchainsaw on January 8, 2013 • ( 0 )

  
  

  I never ordered anything online until I gave it one shot, had a good experience then found out that they ask me to REVIEW MY EXPERIENCE.  Awesome.  I absolutely did review my experience for their world-known and extremely popular website.  Although my… Read More ›

• Advice From The Best Samurai Ever

  By nuclearchainsaw on January 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  When asking yourself, “Who is the greatest Samurai ever?” there is only one answer – Miyamoto Musashi, he is widely regarded as the best Samurai that has ever lived.   Not including any wars, he is believed to be undefeated in challenges… Read More ›

• 4 Completely Pathetic Attempts To Copy Awesome Shit

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 25, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Have you ever seen those cheap colas at the store? You know, “Mt. Dude” or “Dr. Pebbers”, something like that? That kind of pathetic attempt to jump on the bandwagon of success has a certain attractiveness to it. I’ve had… Read More ›

• 5 Things I’ve Learned About Life By Watching “Monsterquest”

  By nuclearchainsaw on November 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  If I could have a television play only two channels it would be the NFL network and the History channel – the latter strictly for Monsterquest.  Whether you believe in Bigfoot, Nessie, Ogo Pogo, King Kong, the Penis Monster (I… Read More ›

• 5 Stages of Breaking Up (Plus Death!)

  By nuclearchainsaw on October 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Besides being broken-up with quite often (but I don’t care, because fuck them), I have a friend that is coming into the age where he is realizing the difference between the sexes.  You know, how men are logical and women are… Read More ›

• Some Random Jiu Jitsu Tips For Your Game

  By nuclearchainsaw on September 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Jiu Jitsu borders steak and tits on my list of things that I think are awesome.  I’ve come to the reality that black belts won’t give away secrets that they’ve spent years discovering from thousands of hours of rolling.  They… Read More ›

• The 5 Scariest Jiu Jitsu Submissions

  By nuclearchainsaw on August 19, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  There are a lot of submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that are absolutely terrible…you know, when you’re the victim of the technique.  There are 5 in particular that scare the piss out of me when I’m caught in them and… Read More ›

• 5 Completely Insane and Ridiculous Self Defense Videos

  By nuclearchainsaw on August 6, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Stupid and ridiculous self-defense techniques have been around…well, since ever.  As long as there have been people who wanted credit for something they didn’t want to work at, we’ve had video demonstrations from “black belts” that are about as dangerous as a weathered box… Read More ›

• Top 4 Olympic Sports That You Hate To Watch (But Totally Do)

  By nuclearchainsaw on July 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  I love the Olympics.  The only thing I love more than the Olympics are Olympic failures.  Unfortunately, the double-edge sword is that in order to be an Olympian you have to be really really good at what you do, so… Read More ›

• Weak Point Training In Jiu Jitsu – It Isn’t That Bad

  By nuclearchainsaw on July 15, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Last Friday was the 13th.  It was also one of the best days of rolling I’ve had in a while…go figure. With school and work (and injuries) lately, my jitz time has really taken a back seat to that bastard… Read More ›

• 4 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About REALLY Famous Incidents (With Quotes!)

  By nuclearchainsaw on July 10, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  Many things in this world lose their details as time goes on.  Stories and legends get passed down over and over with the same ol’ rhetoric.  Over time details are lost, and so are the facts and the emotion behind the… Read More ›

• Top Hand Tricks That Everyone Learned As a Kid

  By nuclearchainsaw on June 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  The last time I heard of a trick with fingers, I was a very poor sport about what the other person was showing me.  I was naive and I was a sucker, because I thought they were going to show… Read More ›

• How To Beat A Stronger Opponent

  By nuclearchainsaw on May 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Everyone has heard that Jiu Jitsu is the art the levels the playing field between big and small people.  If you’re into BJJ, you’ve also heard an argument that’s something like, “Well, if you both know jiu jitsu, the advantage goes back to… Read More ›

• The Difference Between Blue Belt And Purple In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

  By nuclearchainsaw on May 16, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  There is a difference between blue and purple belts…a big one.  Being a fresh purple belt, I can’t tell you what it’s like to be a purple just yet, but I know what made me one…flow and confidence. As a… Read More ›

• Top 5 Badass Martial Arts Movie Stars From The 70’s And 80’s

  By nuclearchainsaw on May 15, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  
  

  For those in their 30’s, you’ll understand.  For those who are older, you’ll probably pay no mind, and for those younger than 30, well…prepare to be schooled on the most badass kung-fu / ninja / karate / Choo-choo and woo-woo… Read More ›

• 5 Crazy And Unsolved Mysteries In The Mountains

  By nuclearchainsaw on May 6, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  Unsolved mysteries are always pretty badass to read.  Unsolved mountain mysteries are even badasser.  The reason is that mountains are remote, and there’s always the dream that you’ll be up hiking one day and discover something that the world wrote… Read More ›

• 4 Things Made Awesomely Better By Hitting (Or Dropping) Them

  By nuclearchainsaw on April 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  No, “women” aren’t on this list, so stop being retarded. You’ve seen it a million times…you know, that “Why didn’t I think of that?!” deal…Some stumblebum will inevitably pick up and object to move it to sweep the floor and drop said… Read More ›

• Top 5 Items/Skills Necessary For Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse

  By nuclearchainsaw on April 15, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  As each day goes by, the chance of a zombie apocalypse seems more imminent.  Therefore, you need guidance, and movies don’t help because those aren’t real zombies.  A real zombie will fuck you up – real quiet-like.   I have made a… Read More ›

• My Critique of Insane Internet Pictures

  By nuclearchainsaw on April 9, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  I’ve decided to come up with a formula (verb – noun – noun) and type it into search engines.  I will take the most interesting photo from the fist page and analyze it…you know, like an art lover but with the… Read More ›

• Five Of The Greatest Movies Found In The $5 Bin

  By nuclearchainsaw on April 3, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  There is no need for television programs with the amount of movies out there.  But with blue-ray and new dvd prices, it’s borderline ridiculous to buy movies now that you can rent them for a buck through any box outside… Read More ›

• Top 5 Reasons Bigfoot Doesn’t Exist

  By nuclearchainsaw on March 18, 2012 • ( 32 )

  

  
  

  Everybody likes to believe in something – Wishes, fate, happy endings (of both the storybook and shady massage nature) and even Bigfoot.  It’s nice hope that something is real.  Don’t get me wrong, I love believing in Bigfoot as much as the… Read More ›

• The Finer Points And Tips For The Triangle Choke (Sankaku Jime)

  By nuclearchainsaw on March 14, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  The triangle is one of those chokes in Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that everyone loves…unless you’re caught in it and you try desperately to “answer the phone” before taking an ill-planned nap.  There are many reasons to love the… Read More ›

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