Food Jitsu

I haven’t written for myself in the past few months. Lately, it’s been copy for e-newsletters, reviews of restaurants, even photo captions. While fulfilling in the sense that, yes, I did write something on X day and got paid for it, I didn’t write for myself.

You see, writing allows me to express myself in ways that I wouldn’t be able to during my normal day at work. I could be groggy from the night before, lacking sleep, and/or hungry and come across like a complete Neanderthal. Yeah. It happens (and Yay for caffeine!).

I can always write, and come across as a less-than-Neanderthalic Neanderthal. So that’s a win, I guess. Word.

But what to write about? Hmm… Two of my other passions in life are martial arts (mixed, not stirred) and cooking (anything). I’ve pursued those interests to what I consider a very functional point; which means that I’m comfortable competing in submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (my favorite fighting range) and cooking in a working kitchen (I bake bread and slice/dice/cook edibles).

I consider both passions separate journeys in my life but have found huge similarities in the learning processes of both arts. From one perspective, Food and functional Fighting (and a lot of other things!) start from the introduction of a concept to reach a certain end result. The quality of that end result is also a culmination of a variety of factors, like training, knowledge, equipment, and experience performing that concept. The fundamentals, and the constant improvement of those fundamentals makes a better cook or fighter.

So thanks for following and exploring this dual journey with me.

More to come!