Monday, April 28, 2014

Marital advice...

It's not very sexy for a married man to come home after a full day's drinking with a kebab, then to climb into the marital bed reeking of lager and smelling of the aforementioned kebab. Apparently...

Friday, April 18, 2014

Why David Cameron is an Awful Man...

This is a dream from last night: In it, I have a missing cat. And, as many of my friends know, I love my cat more than I love most people.

But I am fortunate because Prime Minister David Cameron, who has lost one of his offspring after leaving them in a pub, kindly mentions my missing cat in his press statement asking for the return of his missing child.

The Cameron child is returned and there is much relief. Then my cat is returned... But Prime Minister David Cameron realises my cat is beautiful and decides to keep it for himself. And there is nothing I can do.

This is one additional reason to despise David Cameron and everything he stands for... because even in a bizarre dream he just doesn't care. He simply takes. Because he can.

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Sticking Point: Part III...


My tahn bong training continues at hapkido and today I learnt the first blocking moves. Then my teacher picked up her bamboo sword and told me block her strikes.

I utterly trust my teacher and I know she has absolute control over what she's doing with a sword, but it was still a really bizarre moment to see a big bamboo sword coming at you.

The tahn bong blocks, like the tahn bong strikes, are multi-directional and seem to be an extension of how you'd normally block with your hands. And, like blocks with your hands, you need to have the confidence to let the strikes come to you before you parry them at the last second.

This is new and difficult stuff for me and it has the requirements of time and patience written al over it. But like anything else I've done to a decent level, I'll simply stick at it and at some point will improve. I just need to make sure I put the hours in...

Friday, April 04, 2014

Love and Understanding...

It's been a rough week for all manner of reasons. But The Missus has a solution... 

'Go hit the punchbag. Or do some martial arts stuff. You'll feel better. You're always better once you've hit things, or done some martial arts stuff...'

On such understanding a great love is built.