Lazy blogger.... (and my 3rd RRoD...... :@ )

Lat blogger, latur bloggari...... (add more translations in the comment-section....)

And besides that; My xbox360 died again..... I might lose count shortly as to how many have become a useless piece of redlight-flashing plastic..... This was my third...... And hopefully Elko still replaces them without any hassle. Furthermore, i hope they dont have any left of the regular version and therefore gives me an Elite tomorrow at 11.00 when the store opens.......

Update:

Me: Hi, my xbox has the red ring of death, is it still common?
Her: Yes (smiles, hihi) Let me talk to the manager.
Me: Ok, cool.
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Her: He says the repairman will look at it on monday.
Me: Eh, do they get repaired or replaced with this error?
Her: Replaced.....
Me: Well... Maybe plug it in, see the lights and replace it?
Her: I am sorry, i cant make that decision.
Me: Can i maybe talk to the manager?
Her: Sure, wait a minute.
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Him: Yes?
Me: Eh, my box has the RRoD, and she says they get replaced?
Him: Yes, but the repairman must look at it.
Me: Whats he gonna look at if they dont repair the RRoD-boxes?
Him: I dont know, he will do it on monday.
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(rrrr....)

Davids last class this time in Iceland...

Thursday at 1830 in the dojo at KAK. I dare the eager city-ppl to show up (og sveitafolkid lika, ad sjalvsøgu) and afterwards we can maybe get some icecream or pizza?

:-)

Photomotion!!

Ok, i am officially impressed!!! Found this video on www.vimeo.com and its just a bunch of still-pics strung together to make a video.


1...2...3... from Mariella on Vimeo.

Variations of kata

Hmmm..... I recorded my Heian Godan after class, just to make a point; I dont want to change my karate, so that judges will like it more. My opinion is that kata should be simple and void of added theatrics.


Einar - Heian Godan from Einar Hagen on Vimeo.

I also did Hangetsu today and decided to include it in this post.


Einar - Hangetsu from Einar Hagen on Vimeo.

Now the performance that baffled me into doing this post:



Anyone think he learns karate at the same place Jim Carrey did? Yes, he has crisp techniques and nice kime, but it doesnt inspire me in the least. (If anything, it makes me wanna quit karate to not be associated with this stuff) And if the judges prefer this way, should we change our karate to please them and win trophies?

Elton John - I'm Still Standin'

Wow.... Best trick ever: Tommi gets to do jiyu kumite with Tom Kompier sensei and when senseis ashibarai fails to floor him he says the magic words: "I am still standing"..... He hit the floor 2 seconds later and apparently his chest hurt in a big way afterwards..... I may have giggled alot.... :-D

Random thoughts bout regret and decisionmaking.

Youth seems to be wasted on the young people. I have one big regret so far in life and thats the fact that i didnt train harder and more when i was younger. Time passes quickly and i feel a strong sense of urgency to make sure that i maximise my potential in the next few years. And to the juniors that wanna be great at karate (or any other skill, for that matter) : Dont inherit my regret, and make sure that you as quickly as possible develop a discipline that will alow you to train more than the average guy (whom by default will have an average level of skill)

Furthermore, dont spend energy being upset with details or tell yourself that you dont measure up. In my opinion: Excellence is a mindset, an attitude that sets the successful people apart from the rest.

Some minor practical points:
(And these are my personal feelings, not some rules or dictates that *you* have to follow)

Dont debate whether to train or not, and then train only when any other option isnt there. Decide to train 2 times a week or 12 times a week and stick to it, since consistency is vital. Push yourself instead of being "nice" to yourself and take a break every time you get slightly tired. Show up atleast 5-10 minutes early to "tighten your mind" and get ready for class. Take care of your partners and try to push and pull them in the direction of stronger, sharper, faster and more decisive karate.

In closing, i have a principle that have helped my karate to the level i am, at that i would like to share with whomever that is still reading. I think of it as the principle of "how bad do i allow myself to be on any given day?" - Yes, we all have bad days, but as i alluded to earlier; real karate, to me, is about spirit of mind and the strength of your resolve. With this thought in the back of my mind anytime i come to the dojo, i leave my other worries outside and never let my physical karate slip beneath 80% of my ultimate ability. This may seem like mumbo-jumbo but i am serious; With that thought in mind i atleast have consistency if not much else.

And in the words of a (semi) old norwegian sensei: "Come to the dojo to train, not to get trained" If i come off as preachy, then i apologise, but to me this is important. I want you guys to get way better than me and i want you to get out of karate all the wonderful things i have gotten.

Roskilde - tickets

Roskilde - tickets heavily discounted for sale by Åsa Katrin. Flight back and forth Iceland + entry to the coolest rockfestival, ever, for almost no monies.....

She has 2 and they go for 40.000 isk each which is superduperlicisously cheap. (Just entry to the festival is 28.000 and the flight is between 30.000 and 35.000 as of today)

The festival-webpage

I was there some years ago, and its a thing that definetly needs to be on everyones list of stuff to do atleast once before they get boring.....

;-)