Meditations: a martial art teacher’s thoughts.

  • T-Shirts

    T-Shirts

    Found a really snazzy little project on Facebook today. I decided that we’re going to do it. First, take a look at these links: How to Stencil with Bleach Book Nerd Striped T-Shirt How to Bleach Your Clothes Get the idea? There are several ways that we could do this. We could all start with…

  • Fasting Update

    Fasting Update

    I won’t say that a two-day fast was super easy, but it was MUCH easier than I thought it would be. So much so that I seriously considered going longer. Day one, I was hungry in the afternoon and evening. Day two, I was almost not hungry at all. Once in the afternoon and once…

  • Time to Experiment

    Time to Experiment

    More than three weeks of eating clean and no weight lost. I am happy that my body composition appears to have changed. The casual observer (which I hope you all are) would not notice, but it seems to me that my subcutaneous fat (below the skin) is increasing and the abdominal fat is decreasing. This…

  • Americanized

    Americanized

    Have you ever hear someone use the word “Americanized” as an insult? Maybe not directly, but in an insulting way? I have, and it’s getting harder for me to keep quiet about it when it happens. Here’s why. When someone laments the “Americanization” of something, they are speaking from a culturally conservative point of view.…

  • Bulletproof Coffee – Updated

    Bulletproof Coffee – Updated

    Bulletproof Coffee…have your heard of this? I heard about it listening to The Fat Burning Man Show, a paleo podcast. He had a guest on that is into bio-hacking, or getting the most that we can from our bodies. Evidently, this guy made a bundle of cash when he was only 26 and spent a…

  • Back to Paleo

    So, last week I returned to being serious about my Paleo lifestyle. I eased up over the holidays. Actually, from the end of summer on through the end of the year, I was fairly sloppy with my diet. Not eating hamburgers and swilling coke, but having pizza multiple times per week and not being too…

  • Fifty Shades of Goals

    Nothing titillating here. Just the title. Sorry. This time of year, I usually write something about goal setting, Black Belt Mind, etc. This year though I wanted to do something completely different. I want to be very open and honest and share some of my goals with you. As an exercise, I want to share…

  • December, 2012

    No fancy graphics or photos this month. I’m ridiculously busy right now and find that my computer time is becoming less and less. Please take the time to read through the newsletter. Click on the “Read More” links to read the whole story. If you have problems with it, please let me know.

  • Please Support my Movember Campaign

    Please support me in my role as a moustache merchant for Movember and help me to make a difference to the state of men’s health. Men’s health is a cause I am passionate about and I’m committed to make a difference by helping to raise vital funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. I…

  • Christmas Shopping

    Several people have asked me about purchasing items from Gaya Won for Christmas presents. There is plenty of time to do that if we get started now. Go to http://www.KukSoolWon.com and click on the link to Gaya Won. You can either buy online from them, or I can sell you anything that they have in…

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