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 ›

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5 Ridiculously Insane NFL Jukes That Time Forgot
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)
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)
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
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 ›
Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt Progressive Guard (Pass)
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)
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 ›
Here Comes The Purple (Uh-oh!)
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 ›
DODGE BALL
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 ›