the soundtrack is rilo kiley, in particular their song silver lining. i’m not going to go into depth about why, especially as it’s going to be talked about in the body of the post. but suffice to say, they’re dope, musically amazing and i’m in love with the singer. silver lining is also one of [...]
Tag: jiu jitsu
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
daikons, donnybrooks and damnable dreams
the soundtrack to this blogpost will be what english subbed epik high songs you can find on youtube. lam, one of my readers and a really dope photog, turned me onto ‘em and they’re actually pretty decent. pay special attention to map my soul, ’cause that’s the song lam recommended me for and to love [...]
Tags: economy, jits, jiu jitsu, poetry, ruminations, sacrifice, show, women
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
NAGA, the search for connection and why pain is good
In 17 days and 8 hours the North American Grappling Association with be having its tournament in New Jersey. I’m at 158 right now… and ideally, i’d want to compete at 139. 17 days, almost twenty lbs, the problem is obvious. i honestly believe that i could do it, cut that much weight… if i [...]
Tags: jiu jitsu, naga, pain, philosophy, weight cutting