Empty Hand vs Blade by Dave Wink

Tom Furman

The man who can trace his roots to early lessons with Tuhon Leo Gaje and Pendekar Eddie Jafri shows you how to deal with blade attacks. His twenty years of full contact “laboratory” sessions, including being sparring partner to legendary Dog Brother Eric Knauss, has formulated a cohesive system that has been tested.

Artificial Sweetener Aspartame And Safety

Tom Furman

Crit Rev Toxicol. 2007 Sep;37(8):629-727. Links
Aspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies.
Magnuson BA, Burdock GA, Doull J, Kroes RM, Marsh GM, Pariza MW, Spencer PS, Waddell WJ, Walker R, Williams GM.

Burdock Group, Washington, DC, USA.

Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide used as a synthetic nonnutritive sweetener in over 90 countries worldwide in over 6000 products. The purpose of this investigation was to review the scientific literature on the absorption and metabolism, the current consumption levels worldwide, the toxicology, and recent epidemiological studies on aspartame. Current use levels of aspartame, even by high users in special subgroups, remains well below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority established acceptable daily intake levels of 50 and 40 mg/kg bw/day, respectively. Consumption of large doses of aspartame in a single bolus dose will have an effect on some biochemical parameters, including plasma amino acid levels and brain neurotransmitter levels. The rise in plasma levels of phenylalanine and aspartic acid following administration of aspartame at doses less than or equal to 50 mg/kg bw do not exceed those observed postprandially. Acute, subacute and chronic toxicity studies with aspartame, and its decomposition products, conducted in mice, rats, hamsters and dogs have consistently found no adverse effect of aspartame with doses up to at least 4000 mg/kg bw/day. Critical review of all carcinogenicity studies conducted on aspartame found no credible evidence that aspartame is carcinogenic. The data from the extensive investigations into the possibility of neurotoxic effects of aspartame, in general, do not support the hypothesis that aspartame in the human diet will affect nervous system function, learning or behavior. Epidemiological studies on aspartame include several case-control studies and one well-conducted prospective epidemiological study with a large cohort, in which the consumption of aspartame was measured. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and cancer in any tissue. The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener.

Spyderco Yojimbo

Tom Furman


This is a beautiful, practical knife. I’m looking for one. Hmmmmm.

Beautiful Blade and How To Use It

Tom Furman

Take a look of how effective this blade is in the hands of a master. TARGETING CHAIN

Westside For Skinny Bastards Three

Tom Furman


Incredibly great article and program design. Check it out. WS4SB3

Hypertrophic Specific Training

Tom Furman

Take a look at this training and see if this is a technology that interests you. MUSCLE

Stress and Survival

Tom Furman


A nice pdf can be found HERE

His Art Is Strength

Tom Furman

Anthony DiLuglio’s “Art Of Strength” DVD’s presents the difficult task of applying a creative strategy to a freeform method. He has put the “feats of strength”, and “juggling” of Kettlebell Lifting into a streamlined, progressive, circuit. This is not done with a pen and paper creating artificial, myopic, workouts, but rather, processed daily in his Punch Gym by applying it to living, breathing clients.
The videos are professionally filmed with city backdrops and an original score. Anthony does every rep of every exercise, as he coaches you and offers variations in pace and techique. What he has come up with is a very palatable package melding modern technology with good old sweat.
I’d highly recommend this set to anyone who wants to apply circuit training to their fitness habit. All three disks can be bought in one package at a discount. Check the link on the column to your right.

The Late Andy Hug Training

Tom Furman

Another Fine Tool

Tom Furman

Check www.goldsworthyknives.com if you like this knife.

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