This is a great recipe for pure and simple bagels that are tasty and filling. It comes from my cubical next-door neighbor and friend, Michael Sanders.
4 1/4 cups flour
1 tbsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
4 1/2 tsp yeast (2 packets)
1 1/2 cups water
- Mix and let rise for 15 minutes
- Separate the dough and shape 12 bagels
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Let rise another 20 minutes while you get a pot of water boiling with 1 tbsp of sugar
- Drop the dough into the water and boil for 7 minutes
- Drip dray and place on a greased pan
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees
Check out Dave Chesser's post on What push hands tourneys should look like!
I too feel vindicated. I had begun to have a real interest in this until I watched several tournaments (via YouTube) where "excessive force" was looked down on. These guys are clearly using force and smacks of the old master kind of moves that send people flying. The take-away is that you can pull off some amazing moves if your opponent allows you to.
Check it out!
Ingredients
18 frozen dinner rolls, thawed but still cold
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup fresh thyme, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound sausage, cooked, crumbled, drained
Directions
Flatten each roll into a 4-inch circle. Place butter in a shallow bowl. Combine herbs and cheese and place in a shallow bowl. Coat each dough circle with butter and then with the herb-cheese mixture. Arrange 6 dough circles evenly in a large sprayed bundt pan, to cover the bottom. Circles will overlap. Sprinkle half the cooked sausage over dough. Repeat with 6 more dough circles and the remaining sausage. Add last 6 dough circles to the top to cover sausage. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until almost doubled. Remove wrap and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cover with foil last 10 minutes of baking. Remove from oven and invert immediately onto serving platter.
I've been reading in the Empty Flower Forums for a little while now, and I came across two threads that proved to be insightful.
Combining strikes and throws
This one is shorter and discusses the concept of combining a strike and throw into a single movement. I had supposed this was possible, but hadn't really considered it.
Alignment and the relationship between hand and foot
This one is longer, but begins at the concept of foot, body, hand and moves to a much more holistic view of movement. Two posts in particular point out how you cannot even move your arm without firing secondary muscle groups all over your body. Knowing this, would you move differently?
Dave Chesser's Personal Self Defense Experiences
This was helpful. He breaks down the fights that he has actually been involved in and draws conclusions to why he is studying and practicing how he is now. Good stuff.
I tried jump squats before but these are insane! I'll try it out tonight, but no promises!
http://formosaneijia.com/2008/09/23/one-exercise-to-rule-them-all/
