Sunday, May 15, 2011

105th madness



(photos)

Like all paths, this one leads to self discovery. A culmination of perseverance and attrition. For some it comes quickly, for others, not so quickly. But eventually the seekers find. Outcomes differ. Some leave, some stay, some share the word, some covet it, but all evolve. All touch understanding.

Friday, May 6, 2011

104th MADNESS


“There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray.”
- Joseph Joubert

Friday, April 1, 2011

100th Madness




To think, "I will not think"--
This, too, is something in one's thoughts.
Simply do not think
About not thinking at all.

Friday, March 25, 2011

99th madness



"To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other."

Thursday, March 24, 2011

98th madness




"When we become hollow bones there is no limit to what the Higher Powers can do in and through us in spiritual things."

-Frank Fools Crow

Saturday, March 12, 2011

97th madness




"You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me."
-Black Elk

Friday, March 4, 2011

96th MADNESS



(click the space above to find emptiness)

And the water flowed
To where
The pebble rolled
To where
It is not

Thank you all for coming....

Saturday, February 26, 2011

TRUTH




o·rig·i·nal   
[uh-rij-uh-nl]
–adjective
1.belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
2.new; fresh; inventive; novel: an original way of advertising.
3.arising or proceeding independently of anything else: an original view of history.
4.capable of or given to thinking or acting in an independent, creative, or individual manner: an original thinker.
5.created, undertaken, or presented for the first time: to give the original performance of a string quartet.
6.being something from which a copy, a translation, or the like is made: The original document is in Washington.


in·spi·ra·tion   
[in-spuh-rey-shuhn]
–noun
1.an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.
2.something inspired, as an idea.
3.a result of inspired activity.
4.a thing or person that inspires.
5.Theology .
a.a divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.
b.the divine quality of the writings or words of a person so influenced.
6.the drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.
7.the act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.


cop·y 
[kop-ee]
noun, plural cop·ies, verb, cop·ied, cop·y·ing.
–noun
1.an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
2.one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like.
3.written matter intended to be reproduced in printed form: The editor sent the copy for the next issue to the printer.
4.the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, etc., as distinguished from related visual materi



theft   
[theft]
–noun
1.the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
2.an instance of this.
3.Archaic . something stolen.

Friday, December 3, 2010

92nd madness



"When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are
filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes they weep
and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in
a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home."

-Tecumseh

Thursday, December 2, 2010

silence


Apologies for the silence over the last few weeks. We have been continuing to grow, excel, and challenge ourselves with evolutions that aren't limited by structure, rules, or boundaries. Tonight we continue. If you follow this blog for evolutions there are plenty to look at in the history section. For now and over the next few weeks, we will be posting photos, philosophy, and inspirational quotes only. Thank you for continuing to join our trials on a weekly basis.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

87th Madness




The Evolution:

"JT"

10 min long cycle KB clean and Jerk 35/50

1 mile run

1-5 manmaker ladder 30/50

flying burpee

1-5 weighted pull up 20/40

This was JT's final evolution with us physically. However, his spirit will live on with us as that guy in the back that just keeps his mouth shut and bears down. That ghost you know is dead focused on fucking your time up. His technique and expertise in this field added to the collective knowledge of the group, and I am proud that he chose to call me "master chief" for the last two years. Although the history and culture is rich and beautiful, I know that Hawaii will soon be treated to a consciousness that it hasn't yet experienced. Maybe it will be re-introduced to something that it lost. EIther way, a storm is coming. Good luck to you and your lovely wife JT. You too are the evolution.

Friday, October 8, 2010

86th madness



The Evoluion:

1st

15 push ups
10 lateral bench jumps
5 kb swings 70/53
(max rounds 20 mins)

2nd
10 goblet squat
100 jumping jacks
(5 rounds)

Friday, October 1, 2010

85th madness


The evolution

1st
snatch
(8x3)


2nd
5 ttb
10 squa 95/65
15 box jumps
20 clap push ups

3rd
"last man stsanding"
tuck hang

Monday, September 13, 2010

84h madness


(CLICK HERE FOR PICS)

The Evolution:

1st
something fast

2nd
something heavy

3rd
something hard

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”
-Lao Tzu

Saturday, September 4, 2010

83rd madness


The Evolution:

1st
ascending/descending ladder
1-10 power snatch (105-75)/10-1 hspu
(20 min cut off)

2nd
30 burpees
40 kb swings (53-35)
50 sit ups
(30min cut off)

then
last man standing L sit

Thursday, August 26, 2010

82nd madness


(CLICK HERE FOR PICS)


the evolution:
1st
5 hanging power snatch
10 hanging power clean
15 thrusters
(5 rounds 95m 65f **20 min cut off**)

Then
Deck squat/broadjump down
Burpee/broadjump back
25 wall ball
(3 rounds)

Then
Last man standing
Barbell hold at hanging position

"Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are. The Great Path is really NO PATH." - Ueshiba Morihei

Friday, August 20, 2010

81st madness


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the evolution

1st
10-1 DL ladder @ bodyweight
after every set do a round of:
3 HSPU
6 pull ups
12 sit ups

then
single arm kb movements in each hand 30-f 50-m
5 c+j
5 snatch
5 oh squat
(5 rounds with a split jump chaser)

then
farmer carry challenge f-65 m-95

Saturday, August 14, 2010

80th madness


The Evolution:

1st:
"Rite of Passage"
(max burpees in 30 mins."


2nd:
recovery


3rd:
7 hanging hi-pulls
7 push press
(max rounds in 7 mins, f-65# m-95#)

"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."
-Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator, 1890

Friday, July 23, 2010

77th madness

The Evolution:

1st
1rm squat clean in 15 mins.


2nd
250 meter row
-one person completes this as the go max reps in rotation of:
ab wheel
box jump
push up
pull up
KB swing
dips
static farmers hold


3rd
5 burppes
10 sit ups
(10 rounds 10 min cap)

"From the withered tree, a flower blooms"