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Colorado and Dallas become the first two teams to clinch playoff sports this season. Vancouver and the NY Rangers are the first two teams to have been officially eliminated. More of each will be coming soon. Playoffs start April 18.

Photos being passed around the internet from Norris's funeral are fake. Some AI photos went viral, but they are not real. It's gross that people will create and spread false information to get some clicks, especially about a dead man, but that is the social media world we now live in. One of the obvious ways it was proven fake...his name was listed as "Charles Norris" on the casket. His name was Carlos Norris. So stupid.

No, we didn’t forget but apparently the NFL has forgotten…and don’t care one way or another.

Maybe NHL players might want to start wearing a concussion helmet like they do in the NFL!! AJ Geer slap on the wrist sure doesn’t fit the crime. I wonder if the NFL penalizes the teams owner with a very stiff fine for things like this?!?

Thanks for weighing in, Bob and Brian. I appreciate it. Sounds good, @Zaine. I'll follow up in the next couple weeks if I don't hear from you. I have served as the editor of these efforts for years, so don't worry too much about rambling. haha. Thanks. Also, anyone else, if you haven't replied but want to: Please feel free. Thanks for reading.

The NFL is exploring the possibility of using replacement refs again in 2026. Did we all forget the Fail Mary and the disaster that was the early 2012 season?? There are even conversations about high school officials working NFL games this fall if the CBA lockout extends into the season.

The NHL Department of Player Safety is a joke. AJ Greer gets a mere three game suspension for his dirty and illegal cheap shot on Connor Zary of the Flames. A terrible hit from behind and into the boards against a defenseless player. As I said in a previous post recently, the NHL needs to take a long and serious look at making changes to the department of player safety. First the Austin Matthews hit, and now this one on Connor Zary. These are serious hits that can end seasons and even players careers, and the league continues to hand out soft punishment. The NHL should be ashamed. George Parros should be fired, he has been a disaster, and the league should do a complete overhaul of the department this offseason before someone gets paralyzed from a dirty play. They need new leadership and a whole new team who does a better job. Furthermore, the punishment does nothing to harm the Panthers franchise, who are out of any playoff hopes this year anyway. This is disgraceful. Here they had a chance to send a message and let it be known they are taking these hits more seriously, instead they botched it yet again.

The hardest thing I find is keeping still, especially for 1.5 hours. My arms and my upper body for the most was pinned, and I hate being restrained in any way. Sure the back and sides are wide open but they put part of the MRI right over my face. I was holding some small ball that I can squeeze, technician would stop the procedure and get me out. I can’t tell you how many times I wanted the heck out of there. Thank you for your prayers; means everything to me. I too pray for nothing but good results.

RIP Chuch Norris. You will be missed.

I think this is pretty cool. Seeing people with prior training and how that affects their current training is fun to see, and fun to learn feedback from. It sounds like your test prep is going really well. Keep up the good work!

3/19/2026 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: 6:45 - 8:15 pm. Two warmup rounds, then into the class focus, which was back control again. The twist this week was that we transitioned between back control and the front headlock position, where we worked on trying to get a D'Arcce or anaconda choke. If the bottom player could escape or re-guard, that was a win and switch roles. I felt better at the end of the session about available options from the front headlock position and figuring out when to cut my losses and transition back over to back control if need be. Free-rolled 2 rounds, 4 minutes each. I got an Americana on another white belt, and also got pointers on trying to do an arm triangle from being on top in half-guard. Then I rolled with coach and got tapped out 3x in that 4 minute span. The new guy that had wrestled was back in class, too, and it seems like he's going to be a permanent fixture going forward, which is great, as I'd love to see the student membership rise. He kind of seemed to figure things out, too, or at least came to the conclusion that it was ok to use lots of pressure like in wrestling. He seemed to be heavier and use his hips better, and he was more than a pain to drill with tonight. Being on bottom a lot tonight really thrashed my arms, too.

3/18/2026 Strength Training Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x5, 122.5x3, 122.5x3, 122.5x3, 122.5x3, 122.5x3. Just in and out today. In the future, I may consider upping weight after the last set for some push presses.

Thank you both for the kind words and support. I enjoy the other sports he does, but wrestling has a special place.

3/17/2026 Taekwondo: 5:45 - 6:30 pm. Traditional Class. I taught this class. Prior to class I reviewed Choong Jang hyung (our 4th dan form). Got the class through all the basics, and I even joined in on a few to get moving a little bit. Added spin outer crescent kicks to the back leg crescent kick basics. Forms and one-steps were done for high orange, low/high green, and 2nd and 3rd dans. Sparring: 6:30 - 7:00 pm. Taught, but also sparred. We did lots of short rounds with little rest, rotating the line each time for a new partner. We had 5 in the class total. I worked on my distancing. The 3rd dan finished off by sparring with multiple opponents (who were younger kids). He started 1v1, then after 30 seconds I had another join in, and the third joined in 30 seconds later.

That's great that you've found a great place to train. What prompted the move? You may have spoken of it, but I have forgotten if you did. ...scratch that. I just caught up on the previous posts. I'm sorry to hear that. Did you ever stop to ask what the deal was? I would assume they would inform you. I'm assuming the new club is the same style/organization?

3/16/2026 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 95x5, 115x3, 135x1, 165x5, 180x3, 195x1. Clean & Jerk: 75x2, 95x2, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2.

Hopefully the find a way to heal that up, Bob. I'll be keeping you in my prayers. I have had an MRI before, and found out I was claustrophobic. Not a good time.

So true! It does feel good to have a little success. I know with BJJ you have to play the long game, and this makes it very difficult. I am very much a white belt all over again. My former TKD instructor and friend from the ATA got his black belt in BJJ a year or so ago, and so I spend a lot of time texting with him about my thoughts and feelings in class and such. He's been a great support, as he always has been over the years for me. 3/13/2026 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 95x5, 115x3, 135x1, 170x5, 170x5, 170x5. Triceps Push-downs: 55x15, 55x15, 55x15. Barbell Curls: 45x15, 45x15, 45x15. Supersets for the ancillary lifts. As I go up in weight on the bench, I may consider dropping to sets of 3 to see how that affects how my head feels.

Congrats @Zaine! Very well deserved!

I like all the ideas of published articles, video interviews, and all that stuff. I do also like the idea of an interview of Patrick. I know you're more than willing to stand behind the curtain, but for this milestone, your reflections would be awesome.

Has any KF member ever had a MRI?!? For many, an MRI can become an unpleasant experience. Being very extremely claustrophobic beyond the Nth degree, I not only consider an MRI very unnerving but also invasive, no matter the critical importance for one’s doctor. Well, I had 3 MRI’s back to back this morning; 1.5 hours at the mercy of the technician and that enormous contraption of a machine; with all of it ungodly sounds right in my face. An IV was administered because the procedures required with and without contrast material; a dye of some sort so that the images are much more sharper…technician was super smooth with that. Even though the MRI was conducted on an Open Air MRI machine, it didn’t erase my anxiety whatsoever. For 30 long never thought it would ever end minutes, the technician placed a CAGE around my head in order to take images of my big fat head, I voiced my thoughts. The technician suggested that I just close my eye and listen to the piped in music, easier said then done!! MRI’s I had: W/O & W/Contrast Materials… 1) Brain Brain Stem (PET Scan showed a golf ball size hole in my head over my left ear) 2) Spinal Canal Thoracic 3) Spinal Canal Lumbar 4) CR Chest 2-Views X-Rays I’ve still to do a Nuclear Test to do on April 9, 2026 from 10:15am to 3:30pm!! I’ve follow-up with my PCP doctor on March 26, 2026 at 8:15am and a follow-up with my Oncologist doctor on March 27, 2026 at 11am.

Yeah i have enjoyed the anime tbh. One thing i like about it is they haven't made Luffy more "heroic" than in the manga - they did that with Goku in Dragonball (in the Anime he is trying to be a hero often and save people in the manga he just likes to fight and saving people is a nice consequence). Luffy helps people but it is because he wants to or likes them, rather than going about trying to overtly save the world (where i am in the story anyway). Am looking forward to watching live action season 2 though

As to who made these sai? I don't know. Are they the correct length for your arm? They should go just past your elbow.

Thanks, @KarateKen!! Heat stroke is nothing to take lightly. I was raised in the San Fernando Valley, so while the heat is unbearable at times in Las Vegas, my tolerance for the heat does have its limits, especially at my age. Humidity made summers in Houston ugly . Thank God for the invention of central HVC. From today to next Tuesday, Vegas temps will hover around 80-94 degrees for the highs.

Congratulations @Zaine on 20 years and member of the month.