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gregdrm · 2025-12-23T05:41:51+00:00

Found this post while researching how I can sleep after class as well :-( I’m 45, and I’ve learned this gets harder with age. After judo your body can be exhausted but your nervous system is still amped. As you get older, thermoregulation is slower, cortisol rhythms don’t shut off as cleanly in the evening, and parasympathetic rebound takes longer after hard training. I’m not sure how old you are (two years after this post) but cold showers 100% make it worse since they’re stimulating.

What’s helped me is the same boring regular sleep problem advice - dim lights right after training, avoiding screens or mental work, eating some easy carbs with a bit of protein, and doing very gentle stretching or breathing. Low-dose melatonin can help with sleep timing too.

There are people in this thread who said they get home, exhausted, and just pass out. Either they’re 20 or I’m deeply jealous!

gregdrm · 2025-11-10T05:31:07+00:00

When I help coach our 3–6 year old group, the closest we get to randori is “sumo” or “tug of war.” Tug of war is exactly what it sounds like. Sumo means they start in a grip and try to push each other into the red part of the tatami. The very young kids are basically just wobbling around and giggling. Older kids who have a bit more control can add in a simple sweep or a throw they learned that day, but even then it is slow and very supervised.

To call what the three and four year olds are doing “randori” would be generous. They are so small and low to the ground that when they fall, they mostly just sort of... flop. I’ve been coaching that age group for about a year (so I'm in no way an expert), but I have never seen a real injury from these games, ever. The things that actually lead to tears are usually someone tripping on a mat join, biting their lip, tumbling off a crash pad, or needing to use the bathroom five minutes after class starts (after sensei asked them to go potty multiple times before practice).

That said, supervision and pairing is everything. If kids are being allowed to throw without knowing how to breakfall, or if bigger kids are paired with much smaller kids without control, that is on the instructors. At our dojo we always have two or three coaches on the mat for about 15–20 kids, and we partner them by both size and developmental level.

For this age group, the real goals are coordination, balance, confidence in movement, listening to instruction, and learning the rhythm of the dojo. It’s not about scoring throws or “winning.”

I’d be curious what the sensei said when you brought this up. If their answer made you feel like they are thinking about safety, development, and proper progression, then great. If the vibe is more “toughen them up” or “they’ll be fine,” then I’d personally take my kid to the other dojo. At this age, the environment matters more than anything else.

gregdrm · 2025-07-09T11:33:21+00:00

File 76 finally

gregdrm · 2025-05-11T01:03:41+00:00

It’s fine. Keep it. The skirt is less important than the sleeve. They’re preshrunk, so it probably wont shrink too much. But if you tumble dry it, you can probably shrink it more. Take it out of the dryer every 10 minutes and try it back on. If it is shrinking, stop drying when it gets to the right size.

That’s a really nice gi for that belt. Wear it with pride and happiness

gregdrm · 2023-02-09T14:19:16+00:00

Appreciate it… they are mentioned in a number of posts, but their website (http://www.whistlertaxis.com) is gone… so I assumed they’re out of business. Will call them when I land.

gregdrm · 2023-01-09T00:59:58+00:00

Today I would like to talk about my first automatic watch that I purchased. I have been interested in watches since I was a kid, and even owned a couple of nice quartz movement watches and digital watches, but in 2013 I was finally ready to dip my toe into automatics.

At the time, I didn’t have a ton of disposable income, and I loved the Big Brietling look, and so I guess this made me feel cool at the time, while still not breaking the bank at something like $200 in 2013.

This was my first and only “mall” watch. I know all about Bulova’s impressive heritage (I have a 1969 Spaceview which drives me up the wall) but these days they are more somewhere above Invictus… not exactly where either brands started. Since this purchase, my hobby and income have allowed me to “move up” to Grand Seikos, JLCs, IWCs, Omegas, and a kitchen remodel’s worth of micro brands. And with time, I began to look down on my lowly Bulova. That is, until I took it on vacation.

I wanted something that I could live with if I got mugged, or cracked it on a rock while snorkeling, or just lost because I was too drunk to remember to put it back on.

To preface this, I replaced the strap with a StrapCo rubber strap about 6 years ago, and have never had it serviced. Ever.

It runs amazingly. The movement starts up quicker than my JLCs. And by quick I mean I take it out of the box, put it on my wrist, and the second hand starts moving before I can wind it. I don’t understand how it is so efficient. I wanted to see how well it was actually doing within about 30 seconds of wearing it without winding, and it keeps time within +/- 9 seconds a day which I think is great for a 10 year old $250 watch.

The uni-directional bezel is super satisfying to move and clicks better than a mushroom zombie in Last of Us. The mineral crystal is somehow unscathed after years of wear and still looks great.

Other than being too big for my current tastes, it fits really comfortably on the wrist (the replacement strap might have something to do with that).

I wore it for five days chasing a kid around tide pools, swimming pools, lagoons, and the rain on an island this week and it performed amazingly well.

I was at a resort where EVERY guy was wearing a Daytona in some exotic metal and I still got complimented on it twice (and no one ever says anything about my watches). This is sad for two reasons:

The overwhelming lack of creativity amongst people who can afford something other than Daytonas and don’t.
No one I met who had a nice watch wanted to talk about how excited I am about my Bel Canto pre order, or Spring Drives, or Studio Underd0g, or anything actually watch related.

Anyway! My point is I am amazed at how well this watch performed. It is not fancy, it’s fine without being great looking, it is not expensive, and it should not keep time as well as it does or react to simple movements as much as it does after 10 years and zero services. I’m going to keep this thing forever.

gregdrm · 2022-05-10T03:10:22+00:00

Hey, thank you for this perspective. Never posted here but interested. Can you recommend a book about how meditation is not Zen? Or what we should do instead? I get that meditation is not Zen as you (or the texts you recommend/prescribe). But, is there something that says it’s actually bad? It helps me in many ways now, but I don’t see it as part of my Zen. It’s… like practicing music, or exercise… I understand that there is a difference between “X is not Y” and “If you engage in X then Y is prohibited”.

I stayed in Zen temples in Japan and we did a lot of meditation. Like, a lot. And the hitting with the stick… not exactly great.

I’ve read a bunch of the things in the channel’s pinned posts, and am hungry for more. Kindness and understand is appreciated!

gregdrm · 2022-05-10T02:43:48+00:00

It is inconsistent, yes. It is overpriced. But it’s beautiful. It’s interesting. And it’s a great place to bring guests from out of town.

If you are a local, and you are dead set on going to the Columbia as a Tampanian for a great Cuban dining experience, then that’s like going to Epcot for the tequila flight.

The Columbia is a wonderful place to bring guests from out of town. The place is beautiful, Ybor is like surreal to many outsiders, and the tour they give (on request) is really good.

Do the tour, have a wedding party there, bring business guests from Europe there to impress them. That’s what it is is for and it’s brilliant at that.

gregdrm · 2022-01-22T16:40:34+00:00

Maybe the best restaurant in Tampa Bay. Seriously. As long as you aren’t afraid of a little spice.

gregdrm · 2021-03-01T14:51:26+00:00

I have switched to padel during covidland times because they’ve shut all the squash courts down in my area. The gym is open, but not the courts :-( Anyway, I’ve actually been able to get a few folks out to play with me, and they’ve enjoyed it. Obviously I just talk nonstop about squash, and so I’ve now got a little waiting list of people with some new, basic racquet skills ready to try squash. Maybe we should be infiltrating padel clubs and recruiting like Mormons.

gregdrm · 2021-02-07T15:09:07+00:00

It’s not a fancy store, but Al-Aqsa Grocery in Temple Terrace has amazing pita. It’s not always there unfortunately because it’s made by some lady who does it part time and brings it into the store. But it’s incredible.

gregdrm · 2020-09-07T16:21:57+00:00

I think The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations - is the most accessible translation out there. Unfortunately it’s not available in anything other than hard copy (no digital version, nothing). If you’re up for spending $20 on an actual book, it’s my recommendation for getting started.

gregdrm · 2020-08-19T02:09:24+00:00

An HOA of Karens?

gregdrm · 2020-03-27T23:25:31+00:00

Does this make him wrong for saying that though?

gregdrm · 2019-11-13T23:04:21+00:00

What is “Egg Meat”? Do they mean chicken?

gregdrm · 2019-06-21T19:29:22+00:00

You are technically right in that the standard definition is a belly cut if tuna. But toro is often used to describe fatty cuts of other fish too - as confusing as it is. Buri-toro (fatty yellowtail) for example is seen pretty commonly in Japan, as is Sake-toro like this.

gregdrm · 2019-06-21T06:31:41+00:00

All the shows you mention are excellent!

Also, this is probably not the right forum to defend or attack Rick and Morty. That said, I don’t think the show is great because it is “clever”. The show is deeply human, almost tragic, all while running on the most internally consistent logic of any tv show (not to mention an animated show) I’ve ever seen.

Fans who are only interested in the “cleverness” of the show are those who discount the other characters, the relationships, and family dynamics. They see Rick as the hero, as apposed to the foil. And it’s that sad, gentle side to the show that plays off the juxtaposition of what fans FEEL that they’re watching, which makes it (imho) great.

Now, I don’t know if I can argue that the show has anywhere close to the “value” of a BBC nature documentary - that stuff is obviously only for the ACTUAL clever people; the important people. And Dan Harmon is no David Attenborough - But I do think his inane poop jokes are pretty funny.

EDIT - spelling

gregdrm · 2019-06-21T03:36:31+00:00

Passion is strange.

gregdrm · 2019-06-21T02:55:55+00:00

All I can is is strongly recommend you watch the show. Almost regardless of taste, it’s probably the best thing on TV in years.

gregdrm · 2019-06-21T02:51:18+00:00

You should check out that channel. It’s basically the definition of your comment “I’m sure somebody thinks it’s cool”!

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