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Alright, I did not remember that tonight is the one time out of the year that all 32 NHL teams play. Here are the 16 winners from this annual event, which always takes place on a Tuesday. Senators, Capitals, Wild, Lightning, Jets, Sabers, Rangers, Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Canucks, Avs, Predators, Hurricanes, Flames, Ducks, and Golden Knights. I'm going to bed.

This is how it was in Hapkido. White to yellow was min 3 months, yellow to green min 6 months, and then it continued with six months until red, and I think it was min 9 months in red before testing for black stripe, or whatever it was, who can remember. Master also told us that if we are testing for green and we perform the techniques at red belt level, he would then promote us to a red belt. He immediately assured us "that has never happened, and it never will happen, but in theory I would."

Even after years of training and sparring in different styles, in a real situation my instinct is the same as a white belt in his first weeks of training. Front kick to the balls and then get the heck out of there. Though we do not got for groin kicks while sparring, they do happen. I have been on both sides of it. Agreed that it is good to spar with a variety of students, ranks, body size, ect.

I was going to return to the gym today (have not been there in a week) but I woke up and my low back was hurting so I decided not to go. Might see how I feel Thursday and then go back.

Have you been nervous about tests other than your first one? I get nervous every time, I am a mess the night before the test and the day of, but once the test starts, I settle in and it is not as bad.

Former Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela has passed away. He was 63. I'm sure you will hear more about this during game one of the World Series.

The Jets are putting the win in Winnipeg right now, after tonight's victory against the Blues they are now 6-0, and remain the lone unbeaten NHL team this season. Minn (not win) esota Wild beat the Panthers 5-1 and they are off to a decent start. Other winners were Washington, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Detroit, NY Rangers, Nashville (first win), Colorado, Vancouver, Columbus...sheesh I think every team in the league played tonight. Vegas just scored a PP goal while I am watching this, and lead the Kings 2-0 on ESPN.

I don't know if this is still going on, but there was a time when the Chicago White Sox were being sponsored by 7-11 and part of the promotion was starting home games at 7:11 pm.

For those who are interested here is the full World Series schedule with dates, times, locations, and how to watch. Game 1 Yankees @ Dodgers - Friday Oct. 25 Game 2 Yankees @ Dodgers - Saturday Oct. 26 Game 3 Dodgers @ Yankees - Monday Oct. 28 Game 4 Dodgers @ Yankees - Tuesday Oct. 29 Game 5 Dodgers @ Yankees - Wednesday Oct. 30 Game 6 Yankees @ Dodgers - Friday Nov. 1 Game 7 Yankees @ Dodgers - Friday Nov. 2 All games start at 8:08pm eastern/5:08pm pacific and can be seen on FOX. Games 5,6,7 are only if necessary, as you know, and these dates and times could change if there is weather interference. I'd like it to end in four or five, it is always strange to me when baseball goes into November.

Alice Cooper - Man Behind the Mask

41 points for the Ravens tonight who are now 5-2, winning five in a row. They are tied in first with Pittsburgh. Tampa drops to 4-3. Bad sequence late in the half for Tampa as Mayfield throws a pick in the end zone and the Ravens go down and kick a FG before halftime. Tampa is tied in first with Atlanta. Cardinals also defeated the Chargers 17-15 in the AZ. Or the Zona. Whichever you prefer.

Dodgers finished off the Mets to win the NL and now face another NY team, the Yankees, in the World Series. It's New York vs Los Angeles. It's the Yankees and the Dodgers. It's east coast vs west coast. It's old school, but not even close because it is present day. And I don't care.

Adams did play for the Jets on Sunday night, but it didn't help much, the Steelers won 37-15. Another disappointing night for gang green. The Jets play the Patriots on Sunday, the worst team in the AFC, so they should get a win there, but they better turn it around and fast now that they are 2-5. With the Vikings loss and the Chiefs winning against the 49ers, KC is now 6-0 and the only unbeaten team left. The Chiefs play in Vegas next week against the struggling Raiders who of course are without Adams and could be without Crosby by Sunday.

Radiohead - Creep

Lions win a close game in Minnesota, kicking a field goal with 15 seconds left to win it 31-29 and moving into first place. Browns lost and Watson was injured, apparently for the season with a torn ACL, at least that was the early report.

A new Karate Kid movie called "Legends" has been announced and will come out in May of 2025. The poster and first Trailor have been released. It will be the aftermath of Cobra Kai, which means the final five episodes of CK will have to be before then. I did that math on my own!

I used to work in a nightclub and believe me, I saw a lot of customers who were wrong! We had to ban many of them.

Busy day in the NHL. Speaking of Vegas, they started 3-0 and now have lost three in a row, though they did get a point in Florida on Saturday losing in overtime. Other winners were the Rangers, Islanders, Capitals, Senators, Sabers (yes Buffalo), Stars, Blues, Wild, Red Wings, Kraken, Utah, and the still undefeated Winnipeg Jets now 4-0 won in a blowout and are the last remaining unbeaten team in the league. On the other side is the Nashville Predators who are stinking up the joint at 0-5, the only team in the league without point in the standings. What is going on in Music City Hockey? That is a little cuckoo for cocoa puffs right there.

How important are things like Zen meditation and visualization to your training? How do you find them beneficial?

Eight hours is bonkers to me. Even the TKD black belt tests in our school were maybe two hours or less. My green belt test was in Karate was four hours, active the entire time, so I don't want to think about going twice as long.

In our Karate classes 2-2.5-hour tests are the norm. My first test was at least two hours. Our green belt test was four hours. Much different that my experiences in other styles, where the test was probably an hour or less. I much prefer the shorter tests.

OK. I have noticed that the icons at the bottom right (not sure what they are called) that give feedback for likes and respect, and what not, are now not showing for me.

Now see, I once got in trouble at the courthouse for having a kubaton on my keychain. I went through security and the officer said that it was not allowed. They did not arrest me but I had to give up the weapon, then was given it back when I left. However, he did say that concealing that weapon would be illegal. So what is legal to carry in one state could be illegal as soon as you cross the border to the next state, which might be just a few minutes from where you live. It varies. It also can vary from county to county in that state, and then again to the city. Being legal in the state might not make it legal in the next county.

Not at all. I see customers that are wrong all the time in every type of business. People are wrong constantly.

It does not go through, so no I did not see it posted. When I go back to the topic, it is saved in the reply space. Kind of like when you write an email but don't send it and it goes into your draft folder. There is a chance that I did not submit the reply for whatever reason...got distracted or whatever...so user error is also a possibility. This is my post #711 I am now in the mood for a Slurpee. Mmmmmmm, Slurpee.