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
Finalised Sai Kata
2008-05-16 17:36:00 This is the final form of my sai kata. My stances are off a little bit still and my head keeps dipping to my shoulder which is something to work… More About: Exercise
My own Sai Kata
2008-05-10 20:46:00 I've been working on this for a competition. I'm still only practicing and I'll freely admit it doesn't look that great, but it's getting there. Feel free to comment. More About: Exercise
Wine update
2008-05-01 13:20:00 It looks like the large bucket we were using had a small hole in it somewhere because we weren't getting any CO2 build up in the air lock, so we've… More About: Wine , Update
Abs Workout
2008-05-01 13:10:00 The guy in this is a bit annoying but the exercises are good. More About: Workout , Exercise
Wine Making!
2008-04-25 14:55:00 After a long spell of not posting I've decided to chronicle our home making and growing activities, mostly for our own reference (it's good to keep a record of these… More About: Wine
Science of Jiu Jitsu
2008-02-21 22:57:00 This is a good video, showing some of the mechanics that make Jiu Jitsu so formidable. Unfortunately it's a bit short, but it's interesting none the less. More About: Science , Exercise , Jiu-Jitsu
Sanctuary Gardens Blog!
2008-02-09 09:43:00 It's just gone up and is very much under construction. Hopefully within a few weeks there will be articles to read and pictures of the animals to look at! Eventually… More About: Life , Blog , Gardens
Arbroath Abbey
2008-02-09 09:38:00 Found the following on the BBC website. Plea for Abbey world recognition Arbroath Abbey The Arbroath Abbey was founded in 1178 Abbey's powerful past A historic Scottish abbey is the… More About: Politics
High Level Kata
2008-02-06 20:06:00 As you may have noticed, I've just gone on a made Kata video spree and have posted all the katas above Hangetsu to my site. They are all done by… More About: Exercise , High
Shaolin Vs Karate
2008-02-02 01:05:00 I saw this and thought of you....... Sorry about the quality - you can at least make out how fast the monk is. More About: Karate , Exercise , Shaolin
Fighting Course
2008-01-26 22:31:00 I attended a fighting course today run by my Instructor, which doubled as squad training for our inter-club competition England v Scotland shield. It was a really interesting course. Shihan… More About: Exercise , Fighting
Martial Arts Edge and Fighting Course
2008-01-26 01:34:00 I went looking for a non-denominational Martial Arts forum and found a nice looking, newish one. It's called Martial Arts Edge and my profile for it is here. I'll be… More About: Exercise , Fighting
Sanctuary Gardens
2008-01-18 12:21:00 Over the last few months (when I haven't been posting much to my blog.. oops) I've been getting involved with a local Animal sanctuary - Sanctuary Gardens . It's run by… More About: Life
Wu Shu kid with 3 section staff
2008-01-05 23:30:00 I saw this and was blown away by the kids timing and technique. I've tried working with a 3 section staff - it's murder and it hurts, so this is… More About: Exercise , Section , Staff
Short
2007-11-14 00:11:00 I feel like a lab rat stuck in a huge hazy maze carried on scurrying panicky feet trying to find the reason reward way out rushing headlong with mindless purpose… More About: Poetry , Short
Book Shop
2007-10-23 16:27:00 I've created my own online "book shop" for my own work at Lulu. My Book Shop can be found here. Enjoy. More About: Life
Sweden bans religion in all schools
2007-10-19 09:40:00 According to an article in the Guardian today, the Swedish have decided to ban all religion in all schools in Sweden , even the Religious ones. From now on it must… More About: Politics , Religion , Schools
Boycott Power
2007-10-08 18:38:00 This from the bbc: Argentines launch tomato boycott A couple buys fruit and vegetables at a market in Buenos Aires, 19 September 2007 Consumer groups say basic goods prices have… More About: Politics , Power , Boycott
Karate Competition
2007-10-06 23:42:00 My son and I are going to our Inter-Club competition tomorrow. I'll be doing 4 categories: Points, Light Continuous, Kata (I'm going to do Jitte) and Weapons Kata (Heian Nidan… More About: Competition , Karate , Exercise , Kara
Enpi
2007-10-05 10:54:00 This is a version of Enpi. I'm trying to decide whether to do Enpi or Jitte at our inter club competition on Sunday. Anyway, this is pretty close to the… More About: Exercise
Crows
2007-10-05 01:05:00 A fascinating article with lots of videos about crow behaviour in the wild. These are interesting because the crows use tools, a behaviour that is traditionally associated with notions of…
The Women's World Cup
2007-10-04 12:20:00 The Women's World Cup finished last weekend, with Germany beating Brazil 2-0 in the Final. On the surface that sounds much like the same old story as the Men's game,… More About: Life , The Women
Unnamed
2007-09-30 22:25:00 My landscape of memory is a place as full of shadows as a forest in moonlight. The light of recollection pierces it's gloom and highlights just a fragment of detail,… More About: Prose
From today's "Independent"
2007-09-29 22:00:00 Schools blamed as education at home shows dramatic increase By Ian Herbert Published: 29 September 2007 The number of parents home schooling their children has increased by at least 800… More About: Life , Independent , Epen , Dependent
Unnamed
More articles from this author:2007-09-24 20:31:00 I wrote this earlier today. It's an investigation of some of my negative feelings. Erecting barriers In the dark places of my mind, Trying to stop the spread, To shield… More About: Poetry 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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