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Update
Published on 2010-04-08 12:27:42
I know I said I would try and post more, and I will, but it’s been sort of hectic lately. For starters, Shawn moved to Louisville, KY. Yeah, it’s a mystery to me too. Things seem to be working out well for him there. He’s met a guy named Carl Meeks, who appears to be [...]
Getting My Head Straight
Published on 2010-01-25 14:02:17
So, for the first time in years, I got sick. Repeatedly. First I got a cold around New Years and then just when I was feeling better, viola, swine flu. My advice? Don’t get it. It sucks, bad. The pain in my back was worse than a toothache! I was totally out of commission for [...]
Getting My Butt Kicked
Published on 2009-12-13 13:12:07
Everybody’s schedule has been wonky with the holidays coming up, but I managed to make it uptown to spar with the kickboxers. Only one other guy showed up. His name is Andre and I was happy to see him, cause he’s about my size (they have weight classes for a reason). Well, after squaring off, [...]
More Links
Published on 2009-12-04 14:59:53
Attentive persons may notice that I have added an ‘Other Links’ section, which includes a ‘Videos’ link. Right now, that consists of our Youtube page with a bunch of ‘Favorites’. I plan on uploading videos as soon as I figure out how to do so with my phone. It might take a while. In the [...]
Michael’s Answer
Published on 2009-12-04 14:17:34
Sorry I haven’t posted much. Got real sick around Thanksgiving. Feeling better now, just real weak. Been doing alot more qigong than usual, hopefully it will help. I’m just going to post the letters here. Hello Michael, Your recent comments have hit a bit of a nerve with me, though I couldn’t say why exactly. [...]
Three Straight Answers
Published on 2009-11-23 16:03:22
With the exception of my teacher, I have in 10 years of practice, gotten exactly three straight answers from taiji teachers. After the storm, I met several teachers around the country. Most didn’t know what they were doing or why. Some had skill, but couldn’t/wouldn’t communicate it, the rest just gave circular answers that rarely [...]
Schedule Change (yet again)
Published on 2009-11-23 15:20:54
As it stands now, classes are everyday at 8am. Wednesday will be the sword form and we can do push hands any day enough people show up. Hopefully we won’t have to change things around for at least a little while.
Kickboxing 2
Published on 2009-10-25 13:47:01
Went again to the gym uptown. Only one person showed up (besides me). It was a girl named Amanda. She’s been training mma for a while. She was the one who got in most of the best shots last week. I’ll be honest, I did have a hard time hitting her cause she’s a girl. [...]
Kickboxing
Published on 2009-10-17 12:48:19
Went last night (Friday), to the kickboxing class. They invited me to come and spar with them. I’ve written before about the dangers of practing solely with others who do the same art. FWIW, I think that obviously, doing taiji with others who do taiji (hopefully good ones) is the only way to develop high [...]
The Equal Importance of the Heart and Spine
Published on 2009-10-16 14:43:27
I came across this phrase in one of ZMC’s books. He was obviously coming from the point of view of a chinese doctor, yet it struck me a totally different way. The concepts aren’t entirely foreign to western thought. Boxers especially, talk a great deal about ‘heart’ and ‘having heart’. The connotation is one of [...]