Thursday, October 4, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Nutrition: Cocoa Nibs
Although high in fat, cocoa also contains high amounts of flavonoids--which may be benefit cardiovascular health. Cocoa is also low in sugar, but maintains its chocolate taste.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Psychololgy: Quotes - Finding Your Way
"Once you decide on your occupation, you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to love your work. Never complain about your job. You must dedicate yourself to mastering your skill. That is the secret to success and and being regarded honorably."
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Sports: Psychology: Motivation - "My Life Has No Finish Line"
If you ever thought you were training a lot...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Sports: Psychology: Quotes - Words from a Master
Submissions are the heart of jiu-jitsu. Well, that is what Kron Gracie tends to believe.
"...I want to fight someone to prove to myself and him...I want to see what's going to happen. I want to see who's going to win and who's better. I don't want to hold a position or do a position that is going to maybe get me an advantage...that isn't jiu-jitsu. When we train at the academy...it's never about points or position. It's about who gets the submission."
"It wasn't like this fifteen years ago...it wasn't this sporty. Now, it is so sporty...the younger kids, the blue belts and purple belts are seeing guys who are winning the Worlds doing the fifty-fifty guard not changing position the whole fight, and holding onto their grips for dear life. They see the guys winning and train that...they are training their whole lives to do something that is not going to benefit them except in a jiu-jitsu match. I try to focus my jiu-jitsu on everything about jiu-jitsu from the stand-up part, to the ground part, to the bad positions, to the good positions, and to the self-defense."
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Kron Gracie
Inside BJJ
"...I want to fight someone to prove to myself and him...I want to see what's going to happen. I want to see who's going to win and who's better. I don't want to hold a position or do a position that is going to maybe get me an advantage...that isn't jiu-jitsu. When we train at the academy...it's never about points or position. It's about who gets the submission."
"It wasn't like this fifteen years ago...it wasn't this sporty. Now, it is so sporty...the younger kids, the blue belts and purple belts are seeing guys who are winning the Worlds doing the fifty-fifty guard not changing position the whole fight, and holding onto their grips for dear life. They see the guys winning and train that...they are training their whole lives to do something that is not going to benefit them except in a jiu-jitsu match. I try to focus my jiu-jitsu on everything about jiu-jitsu from the stand-up part, to the ground part, to the bad positions, to the good positions, and to the self-defense."
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Kron Gracie
Inside BJJ
Friday, August 24, 2012
Sports: Psychology: Quotes - Words from a Master
Ryron Gracie speaks about the importance of winning.
"...when you're a child, and you have your parents pat you on the back...telling all their friends how you won. ...you spend the whole day having your mom and dad telling everybody how good of an athlete you are at whatever sport you play when you're seven years old. ...as you get older it continues...you only get praise for when you do good at something. You start to build your identity around those praises. Now you seventeen...thirty-five years old, and you win a tournament, everybody congratulated you. ...you just want to feel that...you want to be told once again how special and how good you are. You only feel special and good when you perform. People aren't being patted on the back and being told 'good job' when they're getting beat."
"...you always have to see and reward the person for what they did that was good. And there's always something. Even if you lose in four seconds, it doesn't matter. You stepped on mat, and by stepping on the mat you did want ninety-nine percent of the world would not do. ...There is always something good and positive to find in the experience."
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Ryron Gracie
Inside BJJ
"...when you're a child, and you have your parents pat you on the back...telling all their friends how you won. ...you spend the whole day having your mom and dad telling everybody how good of an athlete you are at whatever sport you play when you're seven years old. ...as you get older it continues...you only get praise for when you do good at something. You start to build your identity around those praises. Now you seventeen...thirty-five years old, and you win a tournament, everybody congratulated you. ...you just want to feel that...you want to be told once again how special and how good you are. You only feel special and good when you perform. People aren't being patted on the back and being told 'good job' when they're getting beat."
"...you always have to see and reward the person for what they did that was good. And there's always something. Even if you lose in four seconds, it doesn't matter. You stepped on mat, and by stepping on the mat you did want ninety-nine percent of the world would not do. ...There is always something good and positive to find in the experience."
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Ryron Gracie
Inside BJJ
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