ACK!  I was on the road last week, and then had to skip due to valentines day.  Now I am on the road again this week!  I am really planning to make it to class on thursday though.

I’m going through withdrawls!  I find myself throwing people in my dreams.  Even when I hug my wife I have to fight the urge to spin it into a headthrow (would nt go over well at all!)

Funny thing is, I have done martial arts several times before.  I have done Ishen Ryu (probably spelled wrong), and a self defense course for years.  But I have not found myself so into it, enjoying it so much, and obsession during the week to the point where I am walking through the details of a throw over and over in my mind.  Is it Judo, or is it just this class and the fun, relaxed, yet challenging atmosphere?  I don’t know.  But I really look forward to it.

Okay, so now my tengent for the day:  I went by the bookstore this weekend, and looked at several MMA type books.  Couture (who is the real Captain America in my mind) has one, as does Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, and several others.  In looking through them I was actually really impressed wit the one by Penn.  Not only does it have lots of great pictures, but unlike a book by Couture or Hughes, it is written by someone who has to use more finess to compensate for not being able to easily just life people over their head during a double leg takedown.  It looked really good.  Any reviews?  Anyone read it or any of the others?

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