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Cowboys barely took care of business with the Giants while visiting MetLife Stadium by the score of 20-15, which gives the Cowboys a record this season so far at 2-2 and 3rd place in the NFC East. It was a close game, with both teams showing strong defensive efforts on both sides of the ball. Dak threw over 200 yards with 2 TDs, while Jones threw for nearly 300 yards but unfortunately, he couldn't find the endzone. Giants tried there darnest with 5 field goals. Speaking of field goals, Cowboys place kicker Aubrey was zeroed and dialed in, as usual. In the 3rd quarter, he drilled a 60-yard field goal to put the Cowboys ahead by 5 points. Aubrey's streak came to an end of 16 straight field goals over 50 plus yards when he went wide right with a 51 yarder. Last week against the Ravens, Aubrey smashed a 65-yarder between the uprights. Cowboys visit Acrisure Stadium to take on the hosting Steelers which is sure to be a bran burner...or not!! GO COWBOYS!!

Welcome to KF, LoneWolf1401; glad that you're here!!

Welcome to KF, LoneWolf1401; glad that you're here!! Are you wanting to ONLY engage in solo training?? Which is fine, however, as, you know, having an instructor to train with is really important on one's MA journey. Running is necessary in one's training, solo or not because one surely doesn't want to run out of gas before one's attacker. Hand strengthening solo training with either by squeezing a resistant ball and/or the various hand grip tools because once you've got your attacker by your hands you surely don't want to let go prematurely. Of course, if you hand handy some Hojo Undo tools that would increase hand strength, to mention just one of Hojo Undo's many benefits.

I'd tend to think that a lot of things, including BJJ, is tough on the knees as one gets older.

The final day of the MLB 2024 regular season is this Sunday, September 29th, featuring 8 divisional matchups. My Yankees have had a great season. They sit in 1st place in the AL East with a current record of 92-64 with a 6-game home stand to end the regular season. First, 3 games against the Al East 2nd place Orioles and then 3 games against the NL Central 5th place Pirates. Unfortunately, to my dismay, the Astros find themselves in 1st place in the AL West with a record of 85-71. Astros are always a thorn in the sides of the Yankees. Texas Rangers on SI article wrote on May 15, 2024, by staff writer, Cole Thompson... "Right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected prior to the start of the fourth inning in a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics after umpires found a sticky substance inside his glove. Blanco was slapped with a 10-game suspension by MLB on Wednesday, this hindering Houston's rotation, which currently ranks 27th in ERA at 4.78." It's kind of old, being back in May, but the Astros are talented enough, which pains me, that they don't need to stoop that low to win. https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/houston-astros-cheating-again-pitcher-ejected-for-sticky-substance-on-glove GO YANKEES!!

The Presidents Daughter by James Patterson and Bill Clinton (It is NOT a sequel to The Presidents Missing by same authors)

Well, the 2024 NFL season has just begun, Already, there are 5 undefeated teams making themselves noticed...Steelers, Chiefs, Bills, Vikings, and Seahawks. Meanwhile, my Cowboys are 1-2, which have my attention because this isn't how to start the season. Cowboys travel to MetLife Stadium to the hosting Giants on TNL. My wife's Raiders are 1-2. What a difference a week makes. After having a great win over the Ravens, the Raiders were dominated by the Panthers in quarters 2 and 3, the 0-2 Panthers defeated the Raiders at their home opener by the score of 36-22. Raiders host the Browns this Sunday. GO COWBOYS!!

You're absolutely correct...my bad. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I was confused.

Excellent post, aurik!! Quite excited for you that your Kobudo training is off to a good start!! There's nothing more vigorous than adding Kobudo to your MA journey!! Keep up the good training!!

First of all, Welcome to KarateForums.com, MartialAGuy; glad that you're here!! The Sai's in your pictures look like Shureido Sai's. They're not Century Martial Arts Supply Store Sai's, which have distinctive Tsukagashirs. The basic rounded look of the Tsukagashirs found in your pictures make me believe that your Sai's are Shureido Sai's. Enjoy them!!

Conditioning in the MA is quite important. It takes a lot of fortitude to be loyal to one's conditioning because of what's all involved during one's conditioning journey. The old adage that speaks, "No pain, no gain!!", that scares a lot of beginners to question the methods. I know I questioned it myself whenever I began learning my conditional training. Like anything else, time is essential to when a practitioner starts to notice the many benefits of Kitae. Okinawa Kitae training has some of the "strangest looking" training tools, but once forgotten how the training tools appear, they're not strange at all...necessary to the Nth degree. How many times have us students looked at one another in awe, fear, and confusion whenever we first saw Sensei show us and demonstrate the tools of kitae; I'm sure we all looked like a calf staring at a strange gate?!?

Your journey, aurik, is very inspirational for all levels of experience because you drive through the situations one at a time and there's no give up in you at all that I can see, which is very admirable. Making weapons can be quite rewarding. I tried to make my own Nunchaku's once, as crud as it was, but I gave up trying to make them myself when during my High School demo, one handle flew away into the audience, thank God nobody was hit, leaving me only with just one handle and the Kusari (Chain). I've never been quite a carpenter at all.

Day 2 of the Golden Knights training camp was yesterday as they are gearing up against the Sharks this Sunday on Shark ice. GO KNIGHTS!!

Raiders returned to the practice field preparing for their home opener against the Ravens. Good news for the raiders was that Crosby was practicing, although it was limited practice, even though his left ankle was tapped up, but he looked good; he's certain to play this Sunday. GO COWBOYS!!

I hate to say this but maybe and I mean a big maybe that this might be a better season for the Raiders. But it's too early to know one way or another.

Well, the Saints took care of business against my Cowboys quite handling at home with a dismal score of 44-19. Cowboys' defense was absent throughout the whole game, or it seemed that way. Hopefully the Cowboys defense shows up at home against the Ravens. The Ravens lost at home to the Raiders in a close game, so the Cowboys against the Ravens won't be a positive win. Go Cowboys!!

Shogun by James Cavell When I first read Shogun many, many years ago, the Japanese characters spoke Japanese. This 2023 publication has the Japanese characters speaking English, which truly, isn't my cup of tea.

Now, that's a very cool feature. Thanks for sharing that, Patrick.

That's a cool feature!!

Congrats, ashworth; well deserved!!

Maybe he should start wear a guardian cap during games.

Very sad in both accounts; both were valuable to their profession.

Matter of fact, we teach the ALL beginners to say KIAI when teaching them the Kiai. We do that because we want them to utter something, and uttering "KIAI" is far better than having them say absolutely nothing. A lot of times uttering "KIAI" lessens the shyness of many beginners. I get a chuckle from whenever a beginner is moving their mouth to the word "KIAI" but nothings coming out, as I'm walking behind them.

I read them all because the information/updates are very important to me. You and your team worked very hard and long hours to get KF where it is right now, and while you may do not have another 23 years in you, my/our gratitude will never be taken lightly, and these are not idle words.

I read them all Change is inevitable, and this KF change is very solid, more than solid. I echo what Brian has said...