Last night was class 2 of my wing chun. The class was 6 + sifu. I was mated with the 2 fellows who had 7 years and 10 years experience. It was awkward for quite a few minutes of the second phase of lesson. As we were paired off, facing each other; one would be …
Category: Martial Arts

I’m too sore for the 1st day of class
But since there's no schedule, first will yet be first. Sunday's activities wrecked my hamstrings in a great way. It's tough to even pull off a mild forward bend (I still mean deeper-in than palms flat on floor). ...even my neck muscles are tight. It must, mostly, be from the sprints. Told dude at work …

Holy Lightning Batman
The lightning struck within a quarter mile just as I opened this blog post to type the title. I'm in the old white truck amidst a raging thunderstorm, parked in front of the Dixie Crystals Sugar Refinery (I think). A small patch of white cloud ahead, but there went seven more bolts of electricity. ... …
Fix the Fix
I am supposed to be quitting tobacco this weekend. I am not excited about this. I am very anxious over the proposal, but I need to do this. ... I have the valium ready. This is a long weekend. But I want to do my normal activities and I know that isn't possible while either …
BattleSticks_REV1
This idea is the plan for build 2. The first ones were under-engineered. ... Add rope through axis of tube to connect the end plugs and keep tension on each. ...