What is a DLB? DLB is an acronym for a dead-letter box. It is also called a dead drop. A DLB is a physical location where the material is covertly placed for another person to collect without direct contact between the parties. Good locations for dead-letter boxes are nooks and crannies in public buildings, niches in brick walls, […]
Meditation musings 13: No easy way
I started meditating again recently. There’s no easy way to hack meditation. It’s just sitting, breathing, and being with your body—that’s it. If there is any kind of technique to meditation, it would be something along the lines of “no-technique.” In my experience, when we try to devise some kind of strategy for meditation, we typically just […]
Ancient roman techniques for Gladiator fitness (part 3)
Final part of the Ancient Roman techniques for Gladiator fitness (part 1) and (part 2) SPEED Sprints (1 Energy Unit) (Approx. 4 Minutes) Sprint training is an anaerobic workout, which means greatly improved muscle gain and fat burn over aerobic exercise like lighter jogging. My sense is that, for 99% of all competitive grapplers and martial […]
Ancient roman techniques for Gladiator fitness (part 2)
Starting where we left off from Ancient Roman techniques for gladiator fitness (part 1) Favored provisions for Honored champions Extra Praise and Dramatic Embellishment (5 victories by beheading) Swiftly turning into the favorite of the crowd was never easy. Especially when dealing with trained killers and ferocious animals and other enemies with ridiculous advantages. For […]
Ancient roman techniques for Gladiator fitness (part 1)
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Always in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Mostly captured or purchased slaves, sometimes condemned criminals, and occasionally people of high social status. Gladiators offered spectators an example of Rome’s warrior spirit and, in fighting or dying well, they could […]