Aug 6, 2008

Aug 6, 2008

I have so many pictures and videos to post but the internet is hard to use here. China has blocked sites and the connection is really slow. Also, it is amazing how little spare time I have here. The village is huge and we walk everywhere. Anyone who knows me well will...
Aug 6, 2008

Aug 4, 2008 part 2

I actually wrote the last post a few days ago but didn’t get it posted. My shoulder is feeling a little better today. i may get to do some stuff on the mat today. I still can’t use the muscles for a 100% contraction so i can’t do any of my offence...
Aug 6, 2008

Aug 4, 2008

We traveled to China on Thursday. The plane ride was good. We all got to sit in the big boy seats. It was the first time Slavi was in the lie flat seats and he said he slept for 8 of the 11.5 hours from Vancouver to China. The seats are small for me so I didn’t...
Aug 6, 2008

July 30, 2008

interview of ari taub on cbc radio on july 29, 2008Today I was on the mat with beamer. beamer and Nico and several other guys at the dinos club have been my training partners in Calgary for the last several years. I would never be in the position I am today if it...
Aug 6, 2008

July 29, 2008

I am now back in Calgary for a few days. I am having trouble keeping up with the pace here after being away for a few months. I don’t know how I ever managed to do work, family and training at the same time. my kids have changed so much in the last 3 months. The...
Aug 6, 2008

July 25, 2008

Hard to believe another week has gone by without a post from me. The week started out good when I got to do some work on the mat. Slavi was cautious as usual and I was the opposite. He kept telling me to stop and be happy with my gains. I refused to listen and ended...