Month: July 2014

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What’s up with Murray?

I put some pictures up today and I have already been asked what the deal with Murray is. I built him last summer out of plumbing supplies, clothes hangers, pool noodles, and a lot of duct tape. I had some techniques I wanted to practice but my wife wasn’t too excited about being my Uke (roughly translates to one who receives pain or something). I can’t really blame her. Instead I took to youtube and researched how to make your own grappling dummy. You can see it here:

When I made mine he looked kind of sad. It might be because of his eternal status as an uke, or because of the poorly placed duct tape nose I gave him, but the reason isn’t really important. One day I jokingly told him to cheer up, which caused a Flight of the Conchords song to pop into my head: “Cheer up Murray.” The name stuck. I don’t really recommend children click on the video as it has a couple lyrics that parents might have to explain to them later. I doubt they are reading this but I am a fan of informed choice when it comes to the internet.

 

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Pictures are up on Gage Martial Arts Haliburton

Those of you who know me know that I am not the biggest fan of getting my picture taken, so when it came time for me to add pictures to my website I realized that I really didn’t have any. Luckily for me I have a great father who popped over and took a few quick photos before picking up the ladder I borrowed from him a month ago. He normally takes pictures for his website Made in Haliburton and has access to all kinds of lightboxes and lights and a bunch of other photography stuff that I couldn’t name. I was just happy he had a camera that wasn’t attached to a phone.

Thanks for the Photos Bud!

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Gage Martial Arts Haliburton is now on the web.

I haven’t made any kind of webpage since I was 11 or 12 years old, but I figured it was about time to get Gage Martial Arts Haliburton on the web. Other than a poorly done facebook page that I made at the end of last summer, I haven’t done a single thing to advertise. Hopefully my current motivation to learn about basic webpage construction will last and the page will continue to be updated.

Right now I hope it can be the digital home of Gage Martial arts for announcements, news, and general information about Goju karate. If I really get my stuff together I will start posting on techniques used at my dojo. We will just have to wait and see.