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John Parson has spent most of his life practicing Jiu-Jitsu. Now a Zionsville resident, he is combining his professional knowledge with his business skills after opening a new instruction gym in Zionsville. In October 2023, Parson acquired the business formerly known as Endurance BJJ and renamed it Bushido Jiu-Jitsu, a training facility for adults and children interested in learning martial arts. “I taught (at Endurance) for about three years,” Parson said. “I didn't create the curriculum because it wasn't my academy, but the curriculum was significantly modified by me. I created a curriculum where students had to learn the basics…
John Parson has spent most of his life practicing Jiu-Jitsu. Now a Zionsville resident, he is combining his professional knowledge with his business skills after opening a new instruction gym in Zionsville. In October 2023, Parson acquired the business formerly known as Endurance BJJ and renamed it Bushido Jiu-Jitsu, a training facility for adults and children interested in learning martial arts. “I taught (at Endurance) for about three years,” Parson said. “I didn't create the curriculum because it wasn't my academy, but the curriculum was significantly modified by me. I created a curriculum where students had to learn the basics…
PITTSBURGH — There's probably an off-color joke about “Irish Karate” written somewhere on the shirt, but on a foggy, gray Saturday March morning, everyone at the martial arts hall is smiling twice, wearing green. No one was wearing one.Most of Bujinkan Dojo, a small workshop in a former tile factory in the city's East End, was steeped in ancient Japanese culture. Sharp shurikens were framed on the walls, along with tapestries of samurai warriors and a large hand-painted reenactment of a “crying dragon” that members once saw while visiting a Buddhist temple about 105 miles west of Tokyo.But on the…
The Eiffel Tower metal incorporated into Olympic and Paralympic medals comes from parts of the monument's structure that were removed during renovations. During the 20th century. This is called paddle iron, a nearly pure form of iron from which excess carbon has been removed through a process known as paddling, and was produced in the forges and blast furnaces of Pompeii in Lorraine. A 0.6oz paddle iron is set in the center of each medal. While retaining the natural colors, we changed the shape to a hexagon, a geometric shape representative of France. Iron lady everywhere The Iron Lady also…
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team played one period and one minute of great hockey Saturday afternoon, defeating Penn State 3-2 and eliminating the Nittany Lions from the Big Ten Tournament. The Gophers advance to the Big Ten semifinals thanks to No. 7 seed Ohio State's win over No. 2 seed Wisconsin, and Minnesota hosts No. 4 seed Michigan on Saturday night at 3M Arena in Mariucci. It turns out. After a fairly comfortable 5-1 win in the series opener on Friday, the Gophers were hoping for a similar story on Saturday. But as Bob Motzko said in a…
Chelsea's Ben Chilwell in action during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Chelsea FC held at the Brentford Community Stadium in Brentford, England on March 2, 2024. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The Premier League match between Chelsea and Newcastle will be held today. It is Chelsea's first home game in over a month. If you want to watch today's Chelsea vs Newcastle Premier League match live, keep reading to find out when and how to watch it. Watch or stream the game live. How to watch the Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Newcastle CityThe Premier League soccer…
The tradition of Edina's boys hockey state tournament success can be seen in the comic book villain Thanos' line, “I'm inevitable.” Sorry, big guy, but here on Earth, winning a state title takes more than colorful gloves and a snap of fingers. The hockey world demands more. Here are five examples of how Edina/Edina East's 14th hockey title became a reality. It's just a blow For most of the second period, second-seeded Chanhassen (25-6) won the battle against top-seeded Edina (26-4-1). From 10:10 of the second period, when senior Tyler Smith redirected a shot from the puck by Ben Curtis…
Marlon Vera is taking defeat on the chin. On Saturday, “Tito” fell short of a shot at UFC gold with a lopsided decision loss to Sean O'Malley in the main event of UFC 299. In the aftermath, Vera was unable to speak to reporters and had to hold a press conference instead. Fans didn't really understand his reaction to his loss as he was taken to the hospital. Now that's the case. On Sunday night, Vela took to his social media to give his thoughts on the loss, thanking the fans, especially Ecuador, for their support and promising to return…
It's been more than three months since Indiana State's football team lost to Notre Dame in the Elite Eight, but the Hoosiers certainly aren't quiet about their offseason plans. Shortly after the MLS SuperDraft, midfielder and current junior Patrick McDonald officially announced on January 2 that he would be returning to Indiana for his senior season. This began a (relatively) newsworthy two-month period for Hoosier football. new face In the final days of January, Indiana announced that two players will be transferring for the fall 2024 season. The first is outside back Quinton Elliott, who spent his first two years…
downward angle icon An icon in the shape of a downward facing corner. Last year, 35% of tech workers reported being “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied with their pay, which can be attributed to industry-wide layoffs. iStock/BI Tech workers earned an average salary of $111,193 last year, but 35% of them weren't satisfied with it.One reason for pay dissatisfaction is layoffs across the tech industry, a Dice investigation found. Dice's CEO said employers are “setting their people and their salaries right” and limiting raises. A recent Dice survey shows some tech workers aren't too happy with average six-figure salaries, and industry…