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How does the rainbow run
When I was first training martial arts in the '80's the school I was at had 4 colors of belt: white, green, brown, and black with tape stripes used to denote the in-between steps from 1st through 9th kyu The belt system for the school I am currently training at goes: white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, high-blue, green,…
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Comfort Foods
I know that a lot of you are dealing with many restrictions - so what do you turn to when you need "comfort food"? For me it's probably homemade chicken soup. It's different every time, but my family's rough recipe is 1 whole chicken 1 medium onion or leek 2-3 cloves garlic 2 stalks celery or 1/2 celeriac (celery root,…
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Water Cooler Chat
There seem to be a reasonable number of Martial Arts Practitioners currently using MFP to track our fitness goals. While a number of us have become MFP friends, I thought it might be fun to start chatting back and forth through the group as well as through our activity feeds. So I am starting this thread to see if any of…
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Blood Donation Challenge
If you are eligible, I challenge you to donate blood or platelets regularly. http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/What-Expect-When-Giving-Blood-3011610
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Anybody home?
I'm interested in trying to re-invigorate this group and invite all folks with Crohns, IBS, IBD and other digestive woes like gastroparesis to join me. I'm interested in creating a supportive environment, with people who understand that everybody's digestive triggers are different and that there is no miracle cure or…
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IBS and GERD support
There doesn't appear to be an active group to support those of us trying to navigate a healthy diet while juggling IBS, GERD, or other inflammatory digestive ills. Are there others out there who would be interested in starting a friendly support thread or group? I'm interested in creating a supportive environment, with…
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Zissen Pesach
Wishing everyone who is celebrating a Happy Passover. May your holiday be filled with friends and family, and the right amount of indulgence. Ari
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Happy New Years!
Happy New Years! May you all reach both your Martial Arts and overall fitness goals in 2015. Ari
