I wonder whether instructors, who taught me in seminars and by writing books, count to my lineages. Then Julian Pursen Chees would be the most important instructor for seminars, while Nakayama Masatoshi (中山 正敏) and Albrecht Pflüger would be the most influential authors of karate books. Albrecht Pflüger was born in 1941 and has been […]

Silver is asteroid #5325 and also known as 1988 JQ. Silver measures approximately 9.4 km in diameter and belongs to the Phocea asteroid-cluster. Silver’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.36 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.22, a period of revolution of 1’326 days, and an inclination of 23.5 degrees, reminding very much […]

Tacitus reported that the Germanic people used to wash themselves in a cold river each morning. Men used one riverbank and women used the opposite riverbank. Tacitus stressed that nobody risked a look at the opposite riverbank. He had to stress this because he didn’t report about hygiene. Tacitus wrote propaganda and wanted to say […]

Chalonge is asteroid #2040 and also known as 1974 HA. Chalonge measures approximately thirty-four kilometers in diameter and is of the type Ch and a member of the Hirayama-family Meliboea. Chalonge’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 3.12 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.18, a period of revolution of 2 013 days, and […]

Footwork consists not only of rotations, translations, and kicks, but also of generating power and transferring it into punches. Karateka (空手家) frequently talk about koshi-kaiten (腰回転). Elvis Presley learnt it from Ed Parker and then brought swaying the hips into Rock ’n’ Roll. Since back then do also male celebrities, whether in the music department […]

Skepticus is asteroid #6630 and also known as 1982 VA1. Skepticus is a member of the Hirayama-family Flora/ Ariadne. Skepticus measures approximately 4.6 km in diameter. Skepticus’ orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.23 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.20, a period of revolution of 1’216 days, and an inclination of 6.1 degrees. […]

Do you have relatives or friends, who speculate with cryptocurrencies? Don’t you even know? At latest when friends or relatives brag about their successes and perhaps exaggerate shamelessly, then they and also you are in danger! From 2024 to 2025 did so-called wrench attacks increase by seventy-five percent. Wrench attack denotes to abduct a cryptocurrency […]

Simpson is asteroid #4788 and also known as 1986 TL1. Simpson measures approximately 3.6 km in diameter and features an (in 2020 discovered) asteroid-moon. Simpson’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.26 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.13, a period of revolution of 1’242 days, and an inclination of 4.3 degrees. Simpson was […]

Besides men having riskier jobs and riskier lifestyles, women live longer than men because the second X-chromosome serves as a backstop in case that an X-chromosomal gene is dysfunctional. The since many decades known mechanism is that half of the cells of the female body use the maternal (inherited from the mother) X-chromosome and half […]

Here’s a poem: The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep you, Suzy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear. So shall I! Oh hear […]