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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: "Taming the Tiger" - Chapter I, part I
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Friday, June 11, 2010. Taming the Tiger" - Chapter I, part I. Note to my loyal readers: From time to time, I will publish excerpts of my novel, "Taming the Tiger". Today, I post the first half of chapter one. And when the fight was over, the two boys would be friends. Some of his longest, closest friendships were with men that he fought with when they were boys. On one of Al’s fi...
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: "Taming the Tiger" from the 7th Chapter
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Taming the Tiger" from the 7th Chapter. I'm back again with another excerpt from my novel, "Taming the Tiger." In this chapter, Charley Batchelor starts to use his artistic talents to create a manual of Hung Family Kung Fu. Al and I arrived at his house immediately after school on Tuesday, just as we planned. Simo greeted us in the kitchen. Very good, Charley,...
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: Going Hard at Home
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Going Hard at Home. Though this blog is called "Tales from the Carport Kwoon," I probably do at least half of my workouts away from home. My side yard is a little cramped, what with fitness and martial arts equipment and yard tools. In the past, I've done a lot of training in the fron. Resh air and a chance to see some of the nature for which Florida is known.
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: May 2010
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Yes, I Have Been Training! From Sup Baht Mor Kiu (18 Devils Bridge) from Yau Kung Mun. I've been doing this one a lot lately. Just to reassure all of you, I have been doing more than reminiscing this month over changes in my workouts and comparing my life in Connecticut. I've been very pleasantly surprised. Since doing hand qigong regularly, my hand strengt...
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: Disney buys Marvel: Is this good for Marvel
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Friday, September 4, 2009. Disney buys Marvel: Is this good for Marvel. Bart Simpson's favorite hangout. In real life, you're more likely to find middle-aged men than 10-year-old boys at comic book stores. Watching Bart Simpson makes me nostalgic. In so many ways, I was Bart when I was 10 years-old. As soon as I had it, I’d be off to the Acme Mall Bookstore,. Comics have been priced ou...
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: April 2011
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Going Hard at Home. Though this blog is called "Tales from the Carport Kwoon," I probably do at least half of my workouts away from home. My side yard is a little cramped, what with fitness and martial arts equipment and yard tools. In the past, I've done a lot of training in the fron. Resh air and a chance to see some of the nature for which Florida is known.
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: January 2011
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Thursday, January 20, 2011. Another Year of the Tiger Draws to a Close. Hi folks. Yeah, it's been a while. It's been an interesting fall and believe me, I haven't been idle. Starting in August, due to requests from several people, I revived the Hand2Hand Chinese Kickboxing Club. It was off to a decent start with a. Then the pneumonia hit, taking me out of action for several weeks.
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: March 2011
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Thursday, March 31, 2011. Back to the Beginning with Training and Bloggin'. About three years ago, I started with the i. But immediately following my return from a fantastic week of camping, hiking and rock climbing in California with my son, The Tsarevich, and. My father and step-mother, I got the axe from my job. Just another victim of cutbacks in higher education, they told me.
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: February 2010
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Friday, February 12, 2010. My Quads Still Hate Bret's Guts! There was no way in Hell I was going to work out Tuesday. Not after the killer Baguazhang practice I had with Bret Bumgarner on Monday night. I thought I might do a little bit on the wooden dummy. The stance work for that isn't quite as strenuous as something you might do in B. By Wednesday, my legs felt like they could accommo.
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon: "Taming the Tiger" - Chapter I, part 2
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Tales from the Carport Kwoon. Inspiration, motivation and instruction in health, fitness, martial arts and self defense. Monday, June 14, 2010. Taming the Tiger" - Chapter I, part 2. Hiya, kiddies, and welcome back. Today, I present the second half of Chapter One of "Taming the Tiger." Enjoy. 8220;Hey, are you alright? 8221; Al asked. “Can you speak to me.”. My lungs hurt. I must have had the wind knocked out of me. My face hurt, too. It seemed hard to breathe through my nose. 8220;Are you doing alright?