Let me start with this confession – I’m not a millionaire. I’m not even a thousand-aire. My business makes money and no I haven’t seen any of it. Read on to see why. I eventually want to quit my day… Read More ›
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5 Crazy and Uncomfortable Talk Show Moments
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 ›
13 Serial Killer Quotes
There are some really, really, really bad people in the world. What is dumfounding is that sometimes you have a very strong desire to get into their heads just to see if you can figure out what made them go… Read More ›
5 Martial Arts Videos That You Need To See (if you have 10 minutes to kill)
Ok, ok…”need” is a strong word. But if you haven’t seen Bruce Lee actually spar or a muay thai fighter kick someone in the nuts on the invitation of the kickee, well then “need” is the appropriate word. If you… Read More ›
10 Devastating Judo Throws
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 ›
7 BJJ Tips To Calm Your First-Tournament Nerves
Your first jiu jitsu tournament can run you rampant with confusion, stress, and andrenaline. I have yet to see someone enter their first competition and get full of questions, cotton mouth and nerves. Here are some tips to help make… Read More ›
8 Martial Arts Fails That REALLY Fail
We’ve all seen the afro-ninja or the coconut failures on television. While funny as hell, they’re getting a little played out and I figured that I’d be able to find some not-so-viewed martial arts fails on the internet. Not surprisingly… Read More ›
5 Myths You Grew Up Believing That Are Wrong
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 ›
10 Awesome Explosions (MISSILES AND BOMBS!)
I came into work over the weekend and found out what the news had in store for me – a train explosion, a crashed airplane because of an explosion and a car that apparently pulled over to the side of… Read More ›
GAS: One Of The Cheapest Liquids You Buy (I’m not kidding)
I hate paying for gas. I especially hate paying for gas when I’m watching me actually pay for it. I sit there and pump my car full of its food and as the numbers flick by on the gas pump,… Read More ›
Guard From Anywhere
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 ›
The 4 Manliest World Records
The Guiness Book of World Records has long been the foremost authority on world records. I remember I had a copy of the book in the late 1980’s and it was near 800 pages long and filled with the kinds of… Read More ›
The World According To Jack (Who is 7)
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 ›
3 Very Awesome (and famous) Jiu Jitsu Matches
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 ›
20 Quotes To Brighten Your Day (or ruin it)
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 ›
5 Iconic Children’s Characters That Are Actually Criminals
There are certain ways to scare kids – trust me, I’m an expert. However, kids are dumber than you think…I mean, we all grew up and heard stories about Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and a variety of other shady… Read More ›
Favorite Pranks From The Marines
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 ›
Cats Being Jerks
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”
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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 Stages of Breaking Up (Plus Death!)
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
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 ›
5 Completely Insane and Ridiculous Self Defense Videos
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)
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 ›
