Pass, Half Guard, 2012-12-15

1. Begin in half guard (assuming right knee bent, left leg holding right foot in crook of left leg).
2. Break posture of opponent with deep collar grip on right of opponent's kneck, with right hand,
4. Pull opponent down towards yourself and gain control of opponent with left hand, reaching across

3. Place left foot inside the opponent's stance and force the foot outwards.

 the back of the opponent towards the opposite shoulder and securing a grip on the material
5.releast collar grip from right hand and use free right arm to post with elbow on the mat.
6. Maintaining secure grip with legs, twist your own torso up and control the opponent's back.

Pass 2012-12-26

Pass.

1. Begin in full guard.

2. place right hand firmly into solar plexus

3. place left hand with firm grip against opponent's hip

4. move right knee back slightly for wide position.

5. move left foot fully back and plant out of reach of opponent

6. With left elbow lodged against opponent's right thigh/knee, lean slightly to the left.

7. Continuing to apply pressure with elbow, transition to moving opponent's right thigh/knee loose and down towards the ground with left hand to break guard.

8. With opponent's thigh/knee flush against the ground, move right elbow down against the opponent's hip to apply pressure and pin the opponent against the ground to provide support while moving your own right knee to trap the opponent's right leg against the ground.

9. Capture the opponent's free right arm and pull across the opponent's body, controlling it under the right arm and prevent the opponent from blocking your pass with that arm

10. Swing your own left leg up towards the opponent's head while pivoting your right knee; maintain constant pressure on opponent.    

Take-Down 2012-12-26

Take Down.

1. Grasp right collar with right hand; concurrently

2. Grasp left sleeve at elbow, tight grip; next

3. raising left hand and concurrently pulling down on right collar, turn "steering wheel" 

4. release grips and grasp lower left leg of opponent while placing head and shoulder against inside of chest

5. grip opponent's leg between your own legs

6. with opponent leg tightly controlled, and right foot stationary, sweep left foot in semi-circle backwards while pressing down on knee with shoulder.

Seen: "Drive"

I saw the movie "drive" last night.

It was described as a crime thriller and had %92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Actually it was the review on Rotten Tomatoes that really convinced me to go see it:

A hyper-stylized blend of striking imagery and violence, Drive represents a fully realized vision of arthouse action.

The violence could be described as overboard, but I think it was central to the viewer's understanding of the characters involved. It was key to producing an emotional reaction that helped me relate to the characters.

One of the interesting aspects to me was the main character's seemingly endless reservoir of calm. When things start spiraling out of control, that's when you see the talent of the lead actor in convincingly letting emotion spill through the calm demeanor established earlier in the film.

The tagline for the picture was "there are no clean getaways." It's definitely true of walking out of the theater afterwards. The last 20 - 30 minutes were so intense, I felt my nerves rattled as well.

I was enjoyed the casting because I haven't seen the main characters in other films before. The main character was played by Ryan Gosling. It's interesting he doesn't actually have a name in the film, in fact, Gosling is credited as "Driver" on IMDB.com.

I recognized one of the main characters was played by Bryan Cranston from "Malcom in the Middle," a TV show that's been off the air for some time. Makes me wonder about how actors find work between jobs. The character was "Shannon" and was a good fit for Cranston.

Earlier in the week I'd seen "Contagion" which I enjoyed.

From the previews, "Premium Rush" looks to be pretty interesting. Maybe it's just because I like bikes.

Comments on Knox County Budget Proposal - 2012

Yesterday, Knox County government released a new budget proposal.

My brother-in-law works for Tim Burchett and although I don't share his conservative political philosophy, I do give Burchett credit for some basic governance that makes sense to me.

Some of that common sense involves the political topic de jour: "fiscal responsibility."

I don't make a lot of money, so living within my means is important personally as well as philosophically. So, I support the move to find efficiencies in government.

However, I see increased funding in areas that I see siphoning off funds from important public ventures, like investment in public parks and recreation opportunities, public health services, and library services.

I went through the entire budget proposal, which is available online, and picked out some things I found interesting:

• Increase to "Public Safety" department (Knox County Sheriff's Office) which does not seem motivated to be thrifty
• "U.S. Soccer Complex" seems to have been zeroed out last year - I don't really care about soccer in West Knox County, but I do believe we need more public parks / sports fields to enhance public health
• cuts to park maintenance (speaks to public parks again)
• cuts to veterans office (Cuts to Veterans? Really?)
• cuts to office of neighborhoods (Is this the same entity as City of Knoxville's Office of Neighborhoods? - what is a community without neighborhood representation?
• Why did "Vector Control" go from 62,898 in 2010 to 7,000 in 2011 and 2012? For non-biologists out there - that's "disease vectors" like mosquitos. I already have enough mosquitos in my neighborhood. This seems like a major public health concern.
• What is the "Car Seat Program" - surely there are enough car seats for Knox County's toddlers.
• Why is there an "inoperable car lot" is that "impound lot?" If it's just a lot for inoperable cars, why do we have a lot full of inoperable cars?
• What is the difference between "Digitized Mapping" and "Geographic Information Systems?"
• FY12 9,905,053 for "Sheriff's Administration" Seriously? 9 million dollars for administration?
• Why was there a cut to "Detectives"
• Why was there a cut to "Narcotics"
• Why was there a cut to the recycling program? Recycling can save money - our neighbors in Sevier County the East even have a world-renowned composting facility that saves landfill space
• Why is there a 459,000 increase in the "Hotel/Motel Tax Fund" What is that?
• Why was "stormwater management - violation" phased out?
• Why is "Highway and Bridge Maintenance" over 7 million dollars, and increased over 200,000 for FY2012
  
  
  
  
  
  

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