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Sleep? I'm unfamiliar with the term. I shoot for 7 - 8, but often get 5 - 6 due to varying conditions.

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I joined August 31, 2005. It was my mother's birthday, as a matter of fact. I was 15. This year marks my 20th year with this website. I've had so many meaningful conversations here. I've grown as a person and a martial artist in these 20 years, and a portion of that positive growth I owe to my time here. In that time, I finished high school, college, grad school, got married, had a child, and so much more. This place has seen me through it all. I am so grateful that this place is still here. Thank you, Patrick, for creating it, and thank you everyone for making this a place worth coming back to. Y'all really are the best.

Something that I like about Clarke's approach is that it's analysis. I've read enough history to understand the overview, there's only so much I can learn at a surface level. In all, I find that martial arts has fewer people critically engaging with the history than I would like. The why of history is really important, and we tend to focus on what happened. Even then, however, I find that a lot of the critical engagement is less about looking for truth and more about saying that this tradition is more correct than that one.

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It's a lot of fun if you've played those games in the past. I found it fun revisiting some of my favorites.

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Welcome to KF! It's great to have you!

I didn't know that! I might look into it then, I like holding the magazine when I read articles.

They have moved to a digital only model, which is not how I like to consume my written media. I would take a look at some of the articles they have published recently and see if it's something that you're interested in. As far as I remember, they talk a lot about the MMA side of martial arts, which is not really what I'm into.

Absolutely. Culture of the school is just as important, if not more, than what you're learning. I would much rather go to a place that was welcoming and friendly than somewhere that had a reputation for good martial arts but bad attitudes.

That's a common trap. Don't focus on doing it perfectly. Focus on doing it better than you did it yesterday. Progress over perfection.

Nothing has been released as to the cause of his passing.

You're doing great! Keep at it!