Ei-musiikillisia uutisia Tool-leiristä: Maynard James Keenania ei kannata haastaa tappeluun

Consequence of Sound uutisoi Tool-johtaja Maynard James Keenanin puuhailevan kaikenlaista oheistoimintaa Iisakin kirkon tahtiin valmistuvan Tool-albumin lisäksi. Tiedossa on kuulemma ainakin elämäkerta, ja hiljattain Keenan ilmoitti Pusciferin Instagram-sivulla, että hän on saanut suoritetuksi brasilialaisessa jujutsussa purppuran vyön.

Purppura vyö on kamppailulajin arvoasteikossa kolmantena. Sen myötä harrastajan on todettu ”tuntevan lajin syvällisesti” ja hän saa luvan opettaa aloittelijoita. Lue Keenanin pitkä kirjoitus aiheesta alta.

Thankful moment. Yesterday, while on family vacation in Hawaii, I was blessed with a curveball. The coach that gave me my Blue belt years ago at Ricksons academy on Pico in LA, Luis “Limao” Heredia, @chieflimao Maui Jiu Jitsu, surprised me unexpectedly with a long, very kind, heart felt speech and my Purple Belt. It’s taken quite awhile to get here. I moved to an area that had no Rickson Gracie Jiu Jitsu school in late ’96 and had to commute back and forth to keep up training which just wasn’t practical. I also suffered a few injuries which also made training inconsistent. And even when I could train, it wasn’t under a single instructor with a Rickson Gracie curriculum. So very difficult to advance in belts under this scenario. But more recently I resumed training after some supportive prodding from one of my best friends in the world, Todd Fox. And I’ve been making regular trips back and forth to St Louis to train with his coach, Rodrigo Vaghi as well as to Los Angeles to train with my old friend Henry Akins, at Dynamix Martial Arts. Without these guys I wouldn’t have been able to confidently wear this belt. Thank you, Todd, Rodrigo, Henry, and Limao for this opportunity to test and understand myself better and to push my boundaries and discover more of which I am capable. @5dbjj @henrydynamixmma

Kuva, jonka Puscifer & Caduceus (@puscifer) julkaisi 27. 05ta 2015 klo 12.30 PDT

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