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I’ve been hooked playing mass effect in to get me into the space grove for this. I’m current on the Expanse books.... and they are awesome. I can't wait to watch this! Pick up book 1: Leviathan Wakes and read along with the show.
I know, it’s sad.... But it’s hilarious watching this girl scare herself.
Karateka as Judoka for a day
So I was invited down to a local Judo club, and boy what a experience.
I was talking with the head instructor beforehand, and he invited me down to join a class. It was him and one other Judo Shodan, He told the class before hand that I held a Shodan in Goju ryu Karate, So the student running it could skip some basics, and not have to explain some stuff.
So, we started class with some stretches and calisthenics. Then we jumped right into break falls and rolls. a lot more then I'm used too. Class was then broken up and I watched the senior students with the instructor pointing out whats going on, and then giving me a try at it. Then the instructor and I talked some theory, and had some 1 on 1 time with him showing me some other throws and locks.
then I got to roll with a senior student, and that went well...
All in all a very fun time, Think I might stick with it for awhile.
real-life FPS by RealmPictures . It’s pretty cool.
Martial Arts Prob # 272. (Anonymous)
Karate is the one word explanation for all your injuries.
I built an indoor makiwara!
I have zero experience building anything and I managed to build this!
Now, the reason I built it this way was because I wanted mine to look nice and be usable indoors without scuffing the hardwood floors. Yes, I know the top part needs to be trimmed down a bit but that will come later.
Here’s what I started with:
All of these parts needed to be sanded down starting with the medium grit sandpaper and then fine grit sand paper. I used a small sanding board with a handle so my hands wouldn’t get tired. On the large piece of plywood I sanded in a circular motion so the little loose pieces would pop up and I would avoid getting splinters in my feet.
Now for staining:
This is the color from one coat of oil based mahogany color stain. If you need instructions on how to do this youtube is filled with videos. One thing not pictured in this photo are the box of gloves you will need so your hand won’t become a shade of reddish brown.
I only stained one side of the plywood because I was out of stain from that tiny container of stain. If you want a second coat of stain you will need two containers of stain.
Connecting the pieces:
I used two 1.5 inch screws for this to connect the 12 inch and 18 inch pieces.
I put a thin layer of gorilla glue on before attaching the planks as feet to the unstained side of the plywood. I used 1 inch screws for this and had to put a lot of screws on one end because these planks of wood are not perfectly flat.
I put little pats on the bottom of the wood so it can slide around easily and not scuff up the hard wood. They’re meant for the bottom of chair legs but they work just as well here.
The rope:
This is a nylon rope 25 feet in length and it wraps around twice. To hold it while I wrapped it around there are two nails on the back side and one nail at the other end of the rope on the front. To secure it I used one inch screws on each corner on the sides so my hand wouldn’t accidentally hit them.
It isn’t perfect but it is mine and I built it to what I wanted in a few days. If you have any questions just put it in my ask box.
Time for training!
That's awesome, nice work.
Houston Cottrell is the head instructor and owner of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Madison, in Madison, Mississippi. He is 16. And a blue belt.
I really don’t know how I feel about this... Even if he's a prodigy... 16 just seems way to young to be head of a club. Never mind the fact he’s only a blue belt, with two years experience in the art.
The Brutal Truth of Slow-mo
Many smart phones today have the ability to take video at super high frame rates. This is both a blessing and a curse for the modern karateka. On one hand it lets you analyze your techniques in a way you (or your instructor) have never been able to before. Of course on the other hand you have to sit and watch every little painful mistake you make (get your face palms ready).
In either case it looks really cool, so get out there and start filming.
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“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
I love this story.
I’m about to have a fun afternoon.
So my trainer’s bf cheated on her. She broke up with him. He’s holding her stuff hostage until she agrees to talk with him. Which she refuses.
She trains; for free mind you; three college linebackers, a college wrestler, two martial artists, a body builder, and… wait for it…. a Navy seal. We’re gonna go get her shit for her.
This should make for an interesting story.
So everyone who commented on this being like the avengers, you are absolutely right. That’s what all of us had in our heads as we were rolling over to dude’s house. But I’m very proud to say, this ended without violence.
Arrival:
So the super friends all jumped into one of the linebacker’s explorer and headed over to dude’s house. Ok the squad: you all know me, but the other martial artist is a little wirey hapkido guy, the linebackers are all giants (an estimated combined weight of I’d say 750-800lbs), the wrestler looks like an escaped gorilla, then the navy seal looks like your average guy but something about him is unsettling. Really unsettling. Unfortunately, the body builder had to work. Anyway, we send the Hapkido guy and the wrestler to the door first and dude answers, screams at them, and then slams the door in their face. Then the giant linebackers head over and they ring the door bell again. Lo and behold, he was much more polite, but still denied access. Finally, me and the seal join the fray. I casually make my way towards the front of the group, but the seal decides to CLIMB THE BANISTER. We all just turned and started at him completely shocked when dude answers the door. He looks at this weird mismatched group of relatively threatening individuals and one guy perched on his banister like batman. He was like “FINE. Go take what you’re looking for.”
Retrieval:
So we’re all walking through the house gathering what we think are her things and putting them into two boxes. Mind you. We are completely guessing. We didn’t even tell her we were coming, therefore we had no list of items.The only one really being productive was Hapkido, who was legitimately looking for stuff. The linebackers were just randomly picking up furniture, turning it over, and putting it back down. Just showing off how strong they were. In case the numbers game wasn’t enough, I guess they were letting him know they could break him if they wanted to. The seal was just shadowing dude in his own house. Walking behind him, not saying much, just being creepy. Then there’s me. Who was causing general mischief…. He said to take what I was looking for, that’s what I was looking for. Ahaha and the wrestler made a fricken sandwich. Because “you guys look like you have it under control, and I’m a sucker for egg salad.” We were in and out in 15 minutes.
Delivery:
So the autobots rolled out and headed towards homegirl’s spot. She was conveniently outside when we rolled up. We got out and she was like, how do you all even know each other. The truth is, we don’t. She sent us all an email once and didn’t blind copy us all. She vented to all of us about dude holding onto her stuff and we started emailing and that was that. We told her that we went to see her ex. “OMG what did you say to him?” Nothing. We’re not messenger boys. We’re delivery boys. And we gave her her boxes of stuff. She went through the first box and said that was most of her stuff. Then she got to my box and asked “Wtf is all that shit.” So I explained that I took all the batteries out of his remote controls, his deodorant, the light bulb out of his master closet, every pair of dress socks that I could find, the laces out of his running shoes, and all the toilet paper in the house. The guys just looked at me and kind of nodded like they were impressed. She then unexpectedly started CRYING and thanked us. So you have this group of meat heads all standing awkwardly with this weeping trainer. It was quiet for a second when the seal was like “So…. chipoltle?” And we all got burrito bowls.
What a great day.
I’m a mix of you and the seal
Custom Final Fantasy VII PlayStation - Created by Zoki64
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