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• Top 5 People That Have Made Other People Shit Their Pants

  By nuclearchainsaw on March 11, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  ….Okay…It can’t be verified whether or not someone really shat their pants unless you’re standing next to them.  Let’s be honest though, people shit their pants when A) You witness something unreal or B) You know you’re about to be in for… Read More ›

• Your Instructor Knows You Have To Lose

  By nuclearchainsaw on March 6, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  If you’ve ever heard the term “quicksand”, used in competition, you know what I’m talking about…you lose once, no big deal.  Lose again, you think it’s just a bad couple of months…lose again…uh-oh…something is wrong…then you think instead of react… Read More ›

• 5 Ridiculously Insane NFL Jukes That Time Forgot

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  I love football.  I also love big hits.  I also love that moment that a defensive back commits to the hit and misses his target completely, just like your darts when you get too drunk to play a nice game… Read More ›

• Top 5 Nintendo Games That Changed My Life (and YOURS)

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 26, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  
  

  My brothers and I saved for months when Nintendo first came on the scene.  I was 11 years old.  We all skimmed at lunch at school and would come home then throw all of our money into styrofoam cups on… Read More ›

• My Favorite Choke: The Okuri-Eri-Jime (Bow and Arrow to you Jiu Jitsu cats)

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Ok, so check this out, compliments of The Human Weapon: This is the Okuri-Eri-Jime.  It’s my favorite choke.  Note the grey guy with his left leg over the other grey guy’s waist.  Also note the expression on the grey guy’s face. … Read More ›

• Top 5 Tales of Survival Too Insane For You To Pull Off

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  There’s “surviving”, then there’s “SUURVIVINNNG”.  I’ve survived many things in my life, but it tops out at the time I was 14 and had a cavity for a week.  That shit sucked.  However, I will gladly take a slap in… Read More ›

• I Know Everything About You (The 5 Handshakes That Give It Away)

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 15, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  The dumbest thing you can do in war is give yourself away.  Give away your position, your intentions, your gun (duh)…you’re done.  It’s war, man.  So why on Earth would you give something away about yourself without the need to?… Read More ›

• Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt Progressive Guard (Pass)

  By nuclearchainsaw on February 6, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Ok, time is getting closer to my test…here is a demonstration of the Sylvio Behring Progressive guard system…or as they say in Swahili, “Some badass shit.” (Props to John Valentine, Don Newman and me (halfway through)). Ok ok, I jumped… Read More ›

• Uchi Mata Tips (Mistakes I Make)

  By nuclearchainsaw on January 15, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Yesterday I took 2nd in the Utah State Judo Championships.  I didn’t take first for one reason; I didn’t commit to my uchi-mata. Let me explain.  I took up Judo/Jiu-Jitsu nearly 3 years ago and finally have a wall nearing… Read More ›

• My Sun Crawls

  By nuclearchainsaw on January 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  My Sun Crawls The lights from our makeshift runway were pieces of shit, pure and simple, and by “runway” I mean a rare piece of paved road in northern Pakistan that itself was barely above the quality of tightly packed… Read More ›

• Here Comes The Purple (Uh-oh!)

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 24, 2011 • ( 0 )

  
  

  So here’s the formula: 1 year = 52 weeks/2 = 104 weeks/ 2.5 years = 130 130 weeks x 4 hours per week (4 hours being the bare minimum for sake of the formula) = 520 hours 520 hours…that’s my… Read More ›

• Things Break, Suck It Up

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 19, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  In the last two years and some change, here is a list of injuries that I’ve suffered during Judo randori and BJJ tournaments and rolling: Torn trapezius Fractured rib Torqued (sprained) neck x 2 (yes, my guillotine defense needs work)… Read More ›

• Pressure in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

  
  

  Pressure…not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when making a list of “Things I Enjoy Being Under”. Pressure is essential in Brazilian Jiu Jistu. At the time of this writing I’m a mid-level blue belt and am just… Read More ›

• Pressure in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  
  

  Pressure…not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when making a list of “Things I Enjoy Being Under”. Pressure is essential in Brazilian Jiu Jistu.  At the time of this writing I’m a mid-level blue belt and am just… Read More ›

• What it’s like to be choked (The Unlaxed Garrote)

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 5, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  I     The Unlaxed Garrote               A general rule we live by is that of the 100% of people that come in, 10% come back.  10% of those that come back stay, and 10% of those that stay… Read More ›

• D.B. Cooper, El Dorado, and Flight 19 SOLVED!

  By nuclearchainsaw on December 5, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Disentangled           I figure since my life is now mostly composed of figuring out how women’s minds work, I might as well solve these nagging mysteries and free up some processing space.           Few things mesmerize me.  Bigfoot captured… Read More ›

• DODGE BALL

  By nuclearchainsaw on October 24, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  Balls of Dodgery Growing up in the 80’s there were two choices for radio: Phil Collins or Genesis.  Unfortunately, both of those involved Phil Collins.  Television for me was Fraggle Rock at 5 p.m. and G.I. Joe at 5:30.  Other… Read More ›

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