The Underhill JournalThe Underhill JournalPoetry, prose, politics and philosophy, as well as a smattering of my more mundane, daily life. Martial Arts resources also included!!! Articles
Leopard has nap in man's bed
2007-05-29 13:58:00 Cats are bad enough for taking up most of the bed when they sleep on it, but a Leopard would surely be worse! Here's a rather strange story from the… More About: News
Episode 2
2007-05-29 00:15:00 Here it is - the second episode of my serial! The Rebel Empress Episode 2 Elite In the last episode, Saphora Hachi learned from her master that she was to… More About: Prose , Episode 2
Todays vids!
2007-05-28 23:24:00 First of all here's a Sai kata. I like the way he spins the Sai, but he spends a bit too much time with his back to the camera for… More About: Martial Arts , Vids
Keith Olberman on Democrat U-turn
2007-05-27 19:00:00 Keith Olberman is an anchor on MSNBC and does a weekly Special comment on current affairs. He's outspoken in a way that the vast majority of US (and UK) media… More About: Politics , Democrat , Erma , Keith , Turn
Art of the Saber
2007-05-27 09:47:00 These guys have obviously put a lot of work into this. More About: News , Saber
Team Kata
2007-05-26 22:42:00 These are from the European Karate Grand prix in Norway last year. These are the French male and female kata teams who won their respective categories. I like the effortless… More About: Martial Arts , Team
US, "Climate Change" and Poodle Blair
2007-05-26 09:24:00 There's been some leaked documents which show, yet again, that the US is going to try and block a G8 settlement on Global Warming. Here's an excerpt. US 'opposes' G8… More About: Politics , Climate Change , Climate , Change , Blair
Aikido
2007-05-25 09:25:00 Here's real "soft power". Aiki do is a very relaxed and effective art - we've had a go at some Aikido techniques at our club and they really are amazingly effective.… More About: Martial Arts
Martial Arts Tricking
2007-05-25 09:24:00 Here's a nice video of some crazy martial artists doing crazy martial arts stunts. Fun to watch :) martial arts tricking compilation More About: Martial Arts , Arts , Martial
Warm Spring upsetting the balance..
2007-05-25 09:15:00 This is something we noticed here - the frogspawn was early and so were a lot of the spring flowers. OUr Strawberries are defiantely early too this year. It seems… More About: News , Spring , Balance , Alan , Lance
Practical Chinese Combat
2007-05-24 09:37:00 Here's some really nifty videos I found with some counter-attacking moves. I'm sure you can find more on You Tube if you search for practical chinese combat. kick counter attack… More About: Martial Arts , Chinese , Combat , Comb
Episode 2 preview
2007-05-20 10:15:00 Here's a small preview of the second installment of my serial. Hope you enjoy it. The Rebel Empress Episode 2 Elite In the last episode, Saphora Hachi learned from her… More About: Preview , Prose , Episode 2
Kyokushin Karate Vs Various forms of Kung-Fu
2007-05-18 12:49:00 Kyokushin Karate was founded by Masutatsu Oyama, who was Sonny Chiba's instructor. The Wiki entry explains a bit more about it. The video below is an example of how this… More About: Martial Arts , Forms , Form , Kung Fu
The Big Lie
2007-05-18 12:40:00 My partner found this breakdown by Niall U'Aislainn, which is an in-depth study into the gap between Scottish tax revenues receieved and revenues to the Treasury from Oil/gas produced in… More About: Politics
Some abdominal exercises
2007-05-18 12:15:00 My stomach muscles are all aching this morning after my Karate class last night (loads of kicking and sit ups, they feel all crunched up!) so this morning I went… More About: Martial Arts , Exercises , Domina , Mina , Some
Target driven education eh?
2007-05-17 17:15:00 Here's an excerpt from an article I just read at the Guardian. As a Home Educator I find this very interesting, if a little late in being noticed. Box-ticking education… More About: Education , Articles , Target , Ducati , Duca
Grasping the Thistle
2007-05-17 11:34:00 Grasping the Thistle by Dennis MacLeod and Michael Russell This is the book I am currently reading, and it makes an interesting case not only for Scottish Independence but also… More About: Spin , Hist , Ping
Alex Salmond's First Minister acceptance speech
2007-05-17 10:40:00 Alex Salmond finally became First Minister of Scotland yesterday, by 49 votes to 46 in the parliament. The presiding officer, Alex Ferguson, is our local MSP and he lives about… More About: Politics , Alex , Acceptance
Grasping the Thistle ....
2007-05-16 09:47:00 That phrase "grasping the thistle" is beginning to be a cliche. It's everywhere since the SNP narowly won the Scottish Elections, and it's being used again because today, Alex Salmond… More About: Politics , Spin , Hist , Ping
Garden pt 2
2007-05-16 09:30:00 The garden is now fully planted - we've got carrots, peas, mange tout, parsnips, swedes, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, strawberries, cherries, apples, blackurrants, gooseberies and raspberries. We've also put a chilli… More About: News , Garden , Arden , Garde
Iain's comic
More articles from this author:2007-05-16 00:22:00 Last summer my partner decided that we would make our own action comic as part of our son's home education. Here's a link to the finished product. I found it… More About: News , Comic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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