Khyar bi laban is a cucumber salad with yogurt. It is a vegetarian favorite. This recipe is perfect if you want to avoid meat for a while. Serve cold, and it is a super refreshing summer snack. It also makes a great side to any meat dish or eaten as an appetizer. I tried this … Continue reading
Author Archives: Angel Mercado
Judo Newaza-BJJ techniques.
What is the major difference between Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Well naturally many thing comes to mind, but the most obvious is tradition. In modern BJJ, in my experience, techniques are named based on how individual instructor name it. Where as in traditional Judo, techniques, no matter where they are taught, technique names remain the same. Here … Continue reading
Existentially Happy
“live my life, the way I choose to live it, existentially happy” –themercadoproject.com priceless. As always, Workout, Drink be Merry. Continue reading
Rickson Gracie, Eddie Bravo on the JRE!
Hello all! A historical moment in the Jiu Jitsu Universe. Rickson Gracie, Eddie Bravo talk life and Jiu Jitsu on the JRE (The Joe Rogan Experience) podcast #524 discuss the future of mma and Jiu Jitsu. In the following video on YouTube, Bravo demonstrates to Gracie, the new head of Jiu Jitsu to the world, … Continue reading
Judo and Beer
Judo and Beer Hello all. Judo and beer, two words that make any judoka and beer-lover smile. Being a student of judo, beer and life, I came across a message board while doing some research. On this message board, there was a discussion of working-out, judo and beer. “Bing” goes the bell in my head. I decided to … Continue reading
BJJ NEWS: Metamoris 4 is back in 3 weeks.
Hello all. For you Jiu Jitsu junkies, Metamoris 4 is back 3 Weeks. Six Exciting Grappling Matches. August 9, Andre Galvao and Chael Sonnen headline the card. It is suggested within the Jiu Jitsu community that Chael Sonnen is out of his league facing Andre Galvao at M4, and that just surviving 20-minutes in a submission-only competition against … Continue reading
Take 15 minutes and be inspired, I was…
Hello all. The 2014 ESPYS Awards were aired last night. I have seen and heard in the media that one of the most memorable moments of the show, was during Stuart Scott acceptance speech, after receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, from Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) huge fan of “24”, but I digress. Scott spoke of his seven-year … Continue reading
How to address a Judo Shodan.
“How do I address a Judo Shodan?” Hello all. I hope you are in enjoying the season, it’s been pretty nice up here in the North East part of the US. I start todays post with a question. A question I received via my page, so today I try my best in answering it. I recently, after … Continue reading
Beer by State,
Hello all. This map of a nonscientific survey over 5,000, Americans shows that the nation’s favorite beers are a patchwork of both history and innovation: from based style wheat beers since 1995. Yuengling being the oldest beer in America, and Blue Moon being brewed since 1995. Of course no matter your thoughts on Bud Light, it … Continue reading
Masahiko Kimura, the strongest Judoka ever.
In Japan there is a saying among Judoka “No one before Kimura, no one after” When they say this, they are referring to Masahiko Kimura. Many Judoka who randoried with Kimura, would say that he was the strongest Judoka ever. His osoto-gari (large outer reap) was performed so powerfully that many opponents suffered concussions and … Continue reading
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