So forgive me for being a little slow but I have returned from my vacation in Asia and - well what a trip! I'm starting to get over my jetlag and am finally feeling normal so I thought it be appropriate to post to my blog.

Of course I was in Tokyo to watch the IKO1 WT. I'll save that for a different posting. For now I want to tell you about my experience training Muay Thai (MT) in Thailand.

This has been a little bit of a dream for me for the past year. For one, I love...

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For those who have studied economics, you will understand the Law of Diminishing Returns. Basically, over time for every input you will get less output, diminishing steadily until an input will translate to zero output. The returns initially will reap the best result. This is true in manufacturing and many other business models, but I've been thinking that it is also true in Kyokushin.

My training has definitely shown applicability of the Law of Diminishing Returns. Initially with...

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So in addition to Kyokushin, one of my other passions (although heavily unproductive compared to karate) is playing games. But with age so does my taste for the new FPS that have dizzying effects and make my fingers ache. But having been raised by the likes of Super Mario, Metroid, and Zelda, it is hard for me to retire from video games as a whole. Perhaps the two game series that I never miss a beat on is:

1. Final Fantasy
2. Metal Gear Solid

I can't get enough...

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So I used to maintain another blog at (www.kyokushinfighter.com) but I think what I will do is transition here since I am on K4L like 24/7 anyway. Thanks to K4L for making this website the best Kyokushin related home on the web. So here goes nothing...

I was unable to train my usual 3x last week because I was in Washington DC for business. Although I was noticeably itching to get back into a dojo to train, I did find the distractions of the DC area entertaining and a nice change to...

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