Friday, August 9, 2013

08/09/2013

Guess Im not doing to well with keeping up this blog.  It was about this time last year that I finished my job in Wuhan and was preparing to go on my cycle trip through Asia.  Its been a hell of year.  I think I have done more in the last 365 days than any other set so far.  Right now I am gearing up to fight again.  I have an MMA fight on the 24th.  It should be a pretty minor event, as its amateur and the Hawaii rules are even more restrictive than when I fought in CO before.  Here its only 2 rounds unless a draw and then goes to a 3rd and there are no elbows on the ground, only standing.  But it will still be good to keep actively competing.  With the match last December and if I can keep this going I would like to try and keep up with 2 a year and maybe a grappling tournament and a running race or two.  That would be a fairly active year.  At the moment I signed up for the Xterra half marathon in Nov.  That competition should round out the year.  Although I am hoping to get a grappling tournament in there somewhere as well.

My BJJ is going well.  I think I might finally be in one place long enough to actually be able to test and get my blue belt.  Right now I am able to control and sometimes submit the guys who are one level above and there is a another promotion coming up in September.  I dont think I am going to test, but I do hope to get my third stripe and put myself to be in position to test the next time around, which would be sometime around december/january.  although given my upcoming travel schedule I may not be able to train as much as I need to be ready.  But that would be a good thing because the injuries are starting to rack up. All overuse injuries, make it very frustrating.  Turf toe in both big toes and a strain in my left thumb.  All the joints are getting strained and just dont recover and never get any rest.  I hear when you turn 30 it all falls apart, this might be the precursor to that.

School is moving along and I am starting to work on my masters seminar project.  Still in development, but I am holding my 3.8+GPA so happy about that.  So far one question has shot my 4.0 and I was contesting it, never going to let that go... Anyway what can you do.

Now I just need to find a job, or someone who wants to give me money and everything will be good. 

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