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[Rachel Cox <rachel AT hesketh.com>]

At 01:54 PM 10/30/2002 -0500, Josef Komenda wrote:
[snip]
>I know for myself, working
>on something 'real' on the weekends is a very refreshing change from the
>pseudo-reality of the internet. I guess a bigger question is, what do you do
>to engage in reality?

Brazilian jiu-jitsu!  :D  I train every Monday and Wednesday evening at the 
Raleigh Institute of Martial Arts with Jason Culbreth of Team ROC, and let 
me tell you, there's nothing like it for bringing you back into your body 
after a day spent entirely in your head. It's fun, physical, involves no 
computers, and the people are great. It's a huge amount of fun. If your 
only exposure to it has been through something like the UFC, let me assure 
you it's not all about big guys slamming each other around a ring - 
everyone I've met through the sport is amazingly nice, helpful, and 
enthusiastic, and more and more women are getting involved, too. People 
tend to assume it's terribly painful, but while it's sometimes really 
uncomfortable, it rarely *hurts* (though you will be sore the next day). 
And since it's all grappling, there are no strikes - no one gets hit. Which 
is nice. I've never done anything remotely athletic before - the 
quintessential "last one picked for the team" - so don't assume you have to 
already be athletic to do it. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Cheers!
-Rachel
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