The mental part of physical exercise

I’ve come to the part of my taekwondo training where the mental aspect is becoming very important, and the depth of the importance of the mental aspect is starting to become apparent. Obviously, it takes mental toughness to make it to class, practice at home, or push through a grueling sparring match. Also obvious is [...]

Exercise involving the whole family is easier to maintain

And taekwondo is one of those sports where you can involve the family.

Mobblogging

I’m dipping my toes into mobile blogging, now that I have a phone with reasonable text entry.
Now I can blog while hiking!

Mobile test

Testing from my phone. Way cool!

This post is just a little too true

Morons are terrifying in large numbers

Exercise update

Still going. Belt testing is in two weeks. I feel ready now, but then comes the first test: patience. Keep practicing what I know. Become intimate with the moves. Slow them down, and understand the technique very well. That kind of depth of knowledge is going to help at the higher belt ranks.

Exercise update 4

I did 5 hours of taekwondo this week, including 2 hours of sparring and even some jiujitsu. I also did an additional hour of running.
If I keep up this level of activity, I will have succeeded in my exercise goal beyond my wildest dreams.

Practical applications

I don’t recommend trying this.

When it comes to straight talk, John McCain is not the real McCoy

The man is unfit for the presidency. It is clear that he will say whatever is politically expedient at the time. It’s one thing to change your mind, but this is clearly not a case of simple mind-changing. It’s a case of dissembling.

Like a dog to its vomit

the Palin/Bush ticket returns to lying.
Palin’s ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ line returns – First Read – msnbc.com.
And the first person to claim this post calls Sarah Palin a dog is required to wear a dunce cap for eternity.