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
A Covenanter's tale.
2011-10-06 17:11:00 This is a piece I wrote a while back for our local Free Paper, the Glenkens Gazette. It is a dramatisation of real events that took place in our little Glen…
Invocation of a Dragon
2011-07-09 21:21:00 I call you forthFrom the long shadows of mythLord of TerrorLord of FlameLord of All, forthwith I write your namesConstruct you from ink and mindMade… More About: Poetry
Sorcery
2011-06-13 15:28:00 I found this while looking for some other writing of mine. Escape.Where am I running to today? What twisted alternate set of problems can I devise to replace my own… More About: Poetry
The Secret Colour of Crows
2011-03-16 01:51:00 For Jolie!The Secret Colour of CrowsA wing shapes across a skyBlack as nightObscuring dayFeathers spanning while light leaks throughSparkling sunlightFlying closerSunlight sparkles on… More About: Poetry
Weekend
2011-03-14 01:32:00 Thinking of Japan and other things some people might get..... Disaster and pain I'm crying againThe weekend soaked in bloodLovers have diedWidows have criedThe weeekend soaked in… More About: Weekend
Save our Libraries!
2011-02-05 12:25:00 Just a short piece of writing in support of Libraries to mark today's protests! Tesco sell books Why do we need Libraries? I've never seen a book by William Gibson Frank… More About: Save
Burning Bright
2011-01-06 17:01:00 Here's to you, William Blake! Under a moon of iceAnd a sky sparkling with frostShadows cross himMerge with himLet his eyes burn through themAt first he… More About: Poetry , Bright , Burning
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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