Before the time of talk shows that survive solely on their ability to produce orchestrated fights, there were real talk shows. Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno – the types of late-night interviews with celebrities that fans would get something from. We… Read More ›
Judo, or the “gentle way” is a martial art based on leverage and off-centering your opponent’s balance in order to perform a takedown and submit them. A form of Judo was used by the Samurai with the theory being… Read More ›
Nothing is worse than knowing that you’re wrong. I take that back – getting stabbed is probably worse than knowing you’re wrong, but that’s probably why you get stabbed in the first place. Regardless, I try to learn something new every… Read More ›
Having been injured lately, I’ve been off the mat quite a bit. Because of that, I’ve also been watching more and getting more questions – most of them about different guards and what they look like and physics behind them. … Read More ›
Kids say the darndest things. They can also give you a very hard time in the event you ever want some legitimate information from them. Knowing this, I asked my 7-year old son questions about life and I DEMANDED knowledgeable answers…I… Read More ›
If you go to youtube and type in “awesome jiu jitsu match”, you’re going to find a lot of good ones and a lot of backyard matches that are horrible. Look long enough though, and you’ll find some great ones. … Read More ›
Famous people say things…things that stick with you. Some are insanely good and motivating where some are bathroom-wall material. Either way, looked at in the correct light you can apply them to different aspects of your life which will allow… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
