2011-07-20
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Fear the Niece! And other bits of random news!
- Just heard that the Emergency Back-Up Niece has begun taking Taekwondo lessons!
- Evidently she loves it, even the formality and rules, and has already broken a board with a kick!
- She especially likes the shouting.
- Everyone is hoping she's sticks with it, not only because the lessons are costly, because of all the positives that come out of the training and discipline.
- Me? I'm thinking the 2024 Summer Olympics
- The only martial art I ever studied was Aikido. Took a course of beginner's classes while at Fort Benning.
- Aikido is about the only martial art you can do in full infantry gear. It was very popular with infatrymen.
- Our combatives training and Aikido shared some characteristics.
- Both focused on using your opponent's energy against him to get him on the ground for a strike.
- I was transferred before I could take advantage of it, but there was an advanced class where the students wore full battle-rattle.
- Health-wise, I'm doing a bit better.
- Controlling all the lung issues, doing my best to build up endurance and strength.
- Downloaded Blender.
- I've got all this bloody free time, and I spend all day in front of the computer anyway.
- Might as well to learn to do this.
- Who knows, if I develop half-way decent skills, I might start self-publishing stuff for games.
- But that's a long way off.
- BEAT L.A.!!!!