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| Update Your Bookmarks! |
| 2007-12-09 06:19:19 |
This will be the last post at this URL. Striking Thoughts has moved to its NEW HOME.
To read about the move and my usual long-winded posts, please visit me there. Oh and please update your links!
~BCP...
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| Blog Challenges and Self-assessments |
| 2007-12-08 06:40:20 |
Pat over at Mokurn Dojo has posted a challenge for martial arts bloggers. It’s essentially a strategic plan for your blog that’s based on a tried and true business model. Over break I may do this. However, in the next month look for Striking Thoughts to move to the WordPress hosted platform. After the move [...]...
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| Here it comes… |
| 2007-12-06 06:36:52 |
It’s looking like I’ll test for 1st dan the week of Dec. 17. I feel like I’m as prepared as I can be. I guess we’ll see how it goes the day of the test. The school test will be the harder of the two tests. So, with luck, before Christmas I’ll be 2/3rds a [...]...
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| Last teaching for 2007 (maybe) |
| 2007-12-04 06:51:56 |
From here ’til holiday break I should not have to teach anymore. Last night was the last class for 2007 that I have to teach (I hope). From here ’til the end my instructor should be back in the saddle.
I started class off by lecturing while they were stretching. Mainly I wanted to cover some [...]...
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| Training Slows |
| 2007-12-02 17:00:08 |
Due to end-of-the-year stuff at work and another busy weekend at home, my training has slowed. In a way it’s probably good because I notice that when I come back after short breaks everything seems better.
Case in point: I normally have a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at-home workout. However, this weekend due to many commitments [...]...
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| All Things Mystical in the Martial Arts |
| 2007-11-29 18:43:30 |
Dojo Rat posted about the Occult Nature of Martial arts. His post generated some energetic feedback for sure. Readers of this blog probably know that I’m a self-admitted metaphysical naturalist.
Metaphysical naturalism is any worldview in which the world is amenable to a unified study that includes the natural sciences and in this sense the world [...]...
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| Spreading a Meme… |
| 2007-11-26 05:00:03 |
Chris at Martial Development asks that you help spread a meme by listing three embarrassing personal confessions. Here’s mine:
I’m my own worst critic. This is true in life and in taekwondo. My instructor knows this and it typically manifests itself when I demonstrate a form. I’m not sure if it’s lack of confidence or what [...]...
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| Getting Back at it |
| 2007-11-24 09:25:46 |
So the Pattersons drove to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. Aside from a really nasty cold the trip was restful and uneventful. It’s funny because I joke about my drinking habits. Well after this trip the reality is that I am anything but a hardcore drinker. I might have one or two drinks once a week but [...]...
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| I can’t feel my feet |
| 2007-11-20 07:14:09 |
I honestly think I may rename this blog to “I Can’t Feel My Feet.”
These are from last week. Sabum number one came from a fairly traditional school where you did not always wear protective gear during “light” sparring. Instructor number two came from a school that always had students wearing forearm, shin, and [...]...
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| Training report |
| 2007-11-20 04:57:29 |
Last night was the last practice until after Thanksgiving. We had a very small crowd which led to a much better practice. Having been in a commercial school 10+ years ago I really value our smaller class sizes.
I had to demonstrate another random form. This time I only made one small mistake. In addition, forcing [...]...
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