One of the reasons I teach is that I need my students to train for. I literally can’t be bothered to learn anything I’m unlikely to pass on, and I’m not actually particularly interested in my own … [Read more...]
Scaling new heights
I’ve taken up indoor climbing as a hobby. Nothing too serious, and no hanging off skyscrapers. Some friends of ours invited me along, and it was fun, physically and mentally demanding, and reasonably … [Read more...]
Health matters
I've been thinking a lot about health lately, which will come as no surprise if you've read my previous blog about injuring my back. I think of health as a three-legged stool. The legs are sleep, … [Read more...]
The knees are the keys
Your knees are the keys to everything. For many martial artists knees are the first thing to go, and signal the end of a career. I don't want my career to end. I have put my basic knee … [Read more...]
Sharpen the saw. Or sword.
Time spent sharpening is never wasted. A couple of weeks ago I helped a friend to lay a nice oak wooden floor. This entailed lots of standing up and bending over, and I'm delighted to say that I … [Read more...]
More productive procrastination
I have been meaning to sort out a standing desk solution for my workspace for oh, about 7 months now. A couple of weeks ago I started reading Kelly Starrett’s book Deskbound. (Potted review: great … [Read more...]
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