FORGOTTEN PROPHETS

A pulled muscle is a torn muscle. I knew that, but I looked it up again to make sure. I must have done some real damage, because it's b...

If my ego is engaged, so what? I say it's about a skill, but part of not being beaten -- and not a small part -- is ego. Rolled with a...

I tweaked my shoulder this morning rolling with a vicious brown belt. That same one, with the pointy knees. I'm still reluctant, but I...

I took it easy this week, re cf. The fella I train with is out of town, and that's enough of an excuse. But he's invited virtua...

I find that not being the beginner makes a difference. I'm new, but I'm old, if you get my meaning. So while I make a big phony sh...

I just got my supplements organized again. It's been a year. When I stopped rolling I just didn't need them. The demand on my b...

A bjj black belt that I've rolled with a few times over this past Year of My Indolence decided that I should be a purple belt, and yest...

Yeah, so I rolled a bit tonight. What a workout. Really shows how soft I am on myself, with my other workouts. Cuz when you roll you can...

This, bumped up from Jan 22 07: ----- Felt sort of tired, Saturday. Rolled seven times in six days, and not lightly. Kind of creaky when I g...

All I need is an hour and a half, and I'm fine. Is that too much to ask? I don't see how it could be, given that this is a sport, ...

I was just going to ignore it, but what’s my blog for, if not to vent? I did embarrass myself today, with a petty bit of badinage between ...

I return to the power of my grip, and how hard it is for me to let go of what I’ve taken hold of ... taken captive. I have nothing but resp...

But that's not really what I meant to say. Sometimes I have to go with an image. Speaking as the artist, I'm disappointed. Not th...

I would have gotten back to you sooner, but I was pretty tired, and busy Sunday. Which was, by the way, April Fools Day, and I didn't wa...

TR is another one of my heroes. By force of will he created out of the sickly body of a boy, a strong and vigorous and courageous man. How...

It’s not that I’m not what I appear to be. It’s that I’m more than I show. I was talking with my son tonight, and I was saying that love is ...

am I depressed? I've pretty much finished a project, doing one of the things that I do really well, and the next phase requires that I d...

I'd only slept a few hours Friturday, so it wasn't hard getting to sleep early Satunday night. Popped awake at 3 a.m. though, and br...

I'm thinking of entering a big famous competition at the end of March. In fact I've pretty much decided. Feeling strong, my game is ...