tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577730581026265639.post8850734442112238403..comments2023-05-08T05:13:44.362-07:00Comments on JIU-JITSU RONIN: Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05048168756252805587noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577730581026265639.post-62783066432651327062011-12-02T06:11:20.608-08:002011-12-02T06:11:20.608-08:00Take it easy bro till we meet again. Condolences t...Take it easy bro till we meet again. Condolences to Sandy, Bronson, Charne and Audrey.<br />Uncle DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577730581026265639.post-16030376290981611472011-12-01T11:45:11.761-08:002011-12-01T11:45:11.761-08:00Micah, thank you so much for writing this. It mean...Micah, thank you so much for writing this. It means so much to Charne knowing that her daddy was respected. <br /><br />Dean will never be forgotten. It is just so sad that Charne never will get to know him now. But having people like you brings her a little closer to her dad. <br /><br />Audrey xAudreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577730581026265639.post-76687352855078754142011-11-26T01:42:28.864-08:002011-11-26T01:42:28.864-08:00Dean and I used to roll a bit when we both found a...Dean and I used to roll a bit when we both found a free space. He loved jiu jitsu, and he had a great deal of respect for you Micah.<br /><br />Very often I would try and outsmart him by learning a new technique, like an X-Guard sweep, and time and time again he would nullify the technique. It was not because he studied the counters, but because he just had good fundamentals (strength, balance and compactness). He would think about the counter on the fly,adapt. He had a good 'feeling' for jiu jitsu. Of course he was ridiculously strong and very fit. To those people that say 'jiu jitsu is not about strength', I would say you haven't rolled with a Dean Strydom!<br />He made our Derivco gym a fantastic place to train. He was really funny, and his laughter was infectious. He followed your blog - especially the philosophical quotes :)<br /><br />I think he was always trying to capture the glory of his early years, as he grew older. He was trying to go back to the time when life was exciting, fun and dangerous, and didn't seem comfortable with the stability and monotony of later life. Let’s hope that he finds the peace that he was looking for. We will certainly miss him a lot.Ischalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577730581026265639.post-86734837721457924802011-11-21T19:36:27.590-08:002011-11-21T19:36:27.590-08:00Sorry for your loss bro. Life is too short.Sorry for your loss bro. Life is too short.Fred Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068714220621120282noreply@blogger.com