I WAS BACK ON THE TRICROSS SATURDAY MORNING for the "Ride for Amy" event at Island Lake Recreation Area. It was around 40 degrees and overcast, so I took along some rain gear and extra clothes. Good thing. Despite the less than ideal weather, turnout was good. According to Eva, one of the organizers, around …
New AnnArbor.com Post – Bike Ride This Weekend to Support Injured Triathlete
On September 15, SE Michigan triathlete Amy Gluck was struck by a gravel-hauler truck while cycling near Lapeer. She was training for the Ironman World Championship (known colloquially as "the Kona") in Hawaii on October 13. After spending several days in a medically induced coma, she is slowly recovering. She remains in critical but stable …
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Learning to Teach
I SIGNALED FOR THE ATTACK TO BEGIN. My opponent came at me with a stomach punch. I blocked it; he struck with his other hand. In quick succession: block. spin, grab his wrist and shoulder, pull him off balance, takedown. I then hyperextended his elbow and applied pressure. He slapped the mat twice; the technique …
Intentions
I have turned in my "Intent to Test" for 1st Kyu (the final Kyu test). Assuming I pass, my next test will be for pre-Shodan (black belt level). As I passed my pre-1st Kyu test in July, the earliest I could test for 1st Kyu is October. So the choice was whether to push for …
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