This is part 3 of my story of my new martial arts journey. If you have not yet read “Part 1: Getting Started” or “Part 2: Things Fall Apart“, you should go back and read them before continuing. Once you’ve gotten caught up, please continue reading on how I’m now moving forward.
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A New Journey – Part 2: Things Fall Apart
This is part 2 in the story of my new martial arts journey. If you have not yet “Part 1: Getting Started“, you should go back and read it before continuing. Once you’ve finished reading part 1, continue on to read how Things Fall Apart.
A New Journey – Part 1: Getting Started
There have been a lot of changes going on in the household. As Wife and I look at them, they’re all very good things towards taking us individually closer to where we want to be and also as a group/family taking us where we want to be. Here I want to talk about one big change that I’m making in my life:
My martial arts study.
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Going back for more
That place I visited? Shortly I’ll be returning there, going back for more. I’ve got butterflies in my stomach. I’m excited, nervous, and looking forward to it. No idea what will happen, but I’m expecting it to be fun and enlightening.
If it goes as I’m hoping, I’ll be able to stop all of this mystery and reveal things.
Stay tuned….
Oh, I’m excited
Just got back from visiting a place. I liked what I saw. Going back on Wednesday for more.
Details coming….
David Bowie anyone? Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes.
Updated: No, I’m not going Ziggy Stardust or anything like that.
Photographic Scenario Progressions
Courtesy of SouthNarc, a set of PSP’s — Photographic Scenario Progressions. From the website:
PSP’s (Photographic Scenario Progressions), authored by SouthNarc, serve the purpose of illustrating overarching concepts and tactics employed in various conditions that approximate “real life” confrontations and problems. They are not merely meant to be used as static “step-by-steps,” but rather exemplify general principles that can be abstracted for a variety of encounters and situations.
You have to scroll down the page a bit to find them (they’re at the bottom). But while you’re on the page you can see where SouthNarc is teaching and what he teaches.
While you’re at it, check out his articles on hardware (knives) and software (your brain).
Been quiet
I know… I’ve been a bit quiet.
There are some things brewing. Need to focus on those and once the time is right, I’ll note it all here.
Old Inosanto videos
Ah, the joys of YouTube. Found 3 parts of an old Dan Inosanto video giving an introduction to Filipino martial arts drills.
Fancy dancing
You know…. I realized that I’m getting tired of fancy dancing.
Yeah… it’s not supposed to make any sense… yet. But some of you may be able to figure it out.
Hooray beer!
So apparently beer is better at rehydrating you than just plain water.
Professor Manuel Garzon, a member of Granada’s medical faculty, made the finding after tests on 25 students over several months. Researchers believe that it is the sugars, salts, and bubbles in a beer that may help people absorb fluids more quickly.
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Garzon said that the rehydration effection in those who were given [two half pints of Spanish lager] was “slightly better” than those who were given only water. He also believes that the carbon dioxide in beer helps quench thirst more quickly, and that beer’s carbohydrates replace calories lost during physical exertion.
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Based on the results of the study, researchers recommend moderate consumption of beer as a part of athletes’ diets. “Moderate consumption” for men is 500ml per day, and for women is 250ml per day.
Make some sense, but let’s not forget that alcohol is a diuretic; plus there’s that whole drunkenness thing. 🙂 So… non-alcoholic beer better for you post-workout? I see the line forming for future studies. 😀
Personally I’ll stick with water during my workouts, but I do like to have a glass of milk post-workout for the same basic reasons as the beer: it will rehydrate, there’s some sugars, and the milk has some protein; all good things to ingest post-workout. Heck, my old dojang was across from a McDonald’s. If after a couple hours of working out I was rather drained I’d sometimes pull through the drive-thru for a small french fries as the potassium in the potatoes, the salt on them, and the simple starches within were all good as a post-workout recharge. Maybe not part of some Olympic-athlete-level diet, but it works for me.
Frankly I think life is good if you enjoy a little of everything now and again — nothing in excess.
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