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Some owners make the hard decisions while other owners are complacent with what their brand lacks. Cowboys and Raiders, to name just a few.

We’re discussing pace/speed in forms. If I may ask a question within it’s context?!? How many are familiar with Rika Usami?? In a nutshell she’s won Gold at the 2010 Asian Games, Bronze at the 2010 World Karate Championships, and Gold in the 2012 World Karate Championships. From 2003 to 2012 she won 11 1st places and 1 2nd place in individual Kata. There’s quite a lot of videos of her executing various kata on-line. What’s your opinion about Rika Usami’s Kata’s (Forms) pace/speed??

Happy Birthday, Felix

As in anything, work up to full speed/power; otherwise one becomes sloppy across the board. Why go full all out right off the bat if it’s being done incorrectly and not being accountable. Rome wasn’t built in a day and by gosh, neither was one’s mature technique. I hate watching someone go real fast in their kata for whatever reasons because, more often than not, their techniques suffer through their ineffectiveness. WWSD = What Would Sensei Do [Take that for what it is]

Training isn’t a sprint; it’s a marathon!!

As Noah points out, this subject is controversial because not all MA is equal in its methodology and/or ideology. For us in Shindokan, the Hikite aids the hip across the board. No hip, no nothing; no effectiveness whatsoever. Close range techniques depend on the hips.

Yahoo Sports reported… “Police claim that Kneeland refused to stop, leading to a pursuit. He evaded their detection before crashing on southbound Dallas Parkway. Frisco police said Kneeland fled the scene of the crash on foot. He was later located at 1:31 a.m. ET dead of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” Kneeland was being stopped by the police after committing a traffic violation. Very sad!!

If I may borrow two Forest Gump quotes… “Stupid is as stupid does." AND… “That's all I have to say about that.”

Cowboys announced the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland on Thursday. He was 24. "It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family." ~ Dallas Cowboys Kneeland's cause of death has not been announced at this time. Kneeland just played in the MNF against the Cardinals where he scored his one and only NFL touchdown after recovering a blocked punt in the end zone. I echo the sentiments of the Cowboys and my thoughts and prayers are with his girlfriend and his family. RIP Marshawn Kneeland!!

As a Cowboy’s fan, I’m not livid at all because I remember the movie Draft Day. Chess is a real great game!!

As long as the stadiums continue to sell-out, I believe the prices will continue to rise and rise. The sad thing, imho, is the type of the PLE isn’t important just as long as fans are willing to pay the astronomical prices at will. I’ll just have to be satisfied with watching PLE’s on some streaming venue until I win the lottery, but that lottery will have to be a lot.

Apparently there’s more very rich wrestling fans that I give credit to. Every seat will be sold out for both days…I guarantee it…all the way from the cheap seats to the tycoon seats. Ha ha cheap seats…cheapest seats go for $674…doesn’t seem to cheap to me. I love how whenever the powers that be are asked how can they justify the ticket prices and they’ll say…”Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world.” Really?!? I’m sure that when I went to Wrestlemania 9 that Las Vegas was still the entertainment capital back then. Money-grubbing!!

Where I sat during Wrestlemania 9, tickets cost me $50 each. At that very same section and row, in the 2026 Wrestlemania now costs $1,347. Both, then and now, were/are held in Las Vegas!! Greed!!

Raiders…Raiders…Raiders!! There’s a saying that goes something like this…”Can’t win them all.” How appropriate when talking about the Raiders. In O/T… Raiders 29 Panthers 30 Carroll went for the 2-point conversion but the throw was blocked. Here’s what I don’t understand. Tie is better than a lose…or is it?!? The Raiders aren’t one of the best 2-point conversion teams in the NFL: This year, the Raiders have a 33.3% success rate. Last 3 games, they have amassed 0.00% 2-point conversion percentage, as well as last 1 games. At home, 0.00% success in 2-point conversion. Away, 50.00% 2-point conversion. Last year the Raiders had a 40.00% 2-point conversion overall. Was Carroll gambling the percentage when her decided to go for the 2-point conversion instead of the extra point to tie the game. Technically speaking, a tie is better than a loss. However, there are many factors to consider when deciding whether or not a tie is better than a loss. In the NFL, a tie is better than a loss. That's what the data says, at least. In the past 20 years, there have been 191 tied games in the NFL. In those 191 games, the teams that tied ended up winning 55.6% of the time. That’s what the data shows…before. Nowadays the data says that it’s better to lose than tying. This argument won’t ever be satisfied. I’m good with that. I don’t question Carroll’s decision because after all, he’s the coach, and a darn good one, and who am I to question him!?! As an armchair quarterback, I would’ve went for the tie!! What do you think??

Wrestlemania is returning to Las Vegas 2026. I enjoy watching WWE and have been since I was a kid. Wrestlemania is the grand daddy of all of the PLE’s and my wife and I was fortunate to see Wrestlemania 9 in Las Vegas… I paid $50 per ticket. This 2026 Wrestlemania for 1 ticket in Section A4 Row 2, that’s the section that the main camera films and if your in the section, you’ll be on camera a lot. Btw, that 1 ticket will cost you $46,219.20. You do get to take your chair home with you. I love watching WWE but not that much!!