Ruby has a neat feature called at_exit which takes a block and then executes the contents of this block when the program ends. There are a couple of VERY important details:

1. It takes a block and converts it into a Proc object at the time of parsing. This means that the data has to be available in the binding, or you’ll run into errors. Example: ( Read more... )

On February 28th, 2010, I took the test to become a second-degree black belt.

Here is a summary of what I had to do, besides the calisthenics:

• All my empty-hand forms, opposite side. There are eight of them. This meant that if the first step was with the left foot, I had to do it with the right foot. I suppose you could also call that ‘mirror’. The ( Read more... )

So tonight, I went to train 35 minutes away from home, at the dojo where my sensei’s sensei teaches. Warmups / stretches, kicking drills, calisthenics, sparring, then fighting drills.
Sensei’s sensei has a son who is now 48. Now - I am fast by normal people’s standards. This guy is really fast by my standards. He also has a really positive energy - ( Read more... )