Badminton Thanksgiving
I have one big party in me per year, and last year I did a Christmas cookie decorating party for all my badminton friends. It was super fun, but you can’t do the same thing twice now can you? So…
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The Devil in in the Details
A lot of badminton stuff has been going on these days, but in the midst of competitions and meeting badminton legends, I’m still keeping up my training. I’m pretty solid on the basics now, so my training has now changed…
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I Met Lee Chong Wei!! A China Open 2017 Firsthand Account
So I went to the Tahoe 2017 China Open in Fuzhou, China yesterday and oh my god you guys, I MET LEE CHONG WEI!!! And we even chatted for a minute and everything. He was super nice, and asked me…
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I’m a Team Captain! But There are Unexpected Culture Problems With That.
I’m captain of a badminton team! And no, it isn’t a group at my coaches gym, and it isn’t even people I know. I’m captain of a team of strangers. There is another Jimei Community badminton competition coming up, and…
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Women of Badminton! Stop Doing This….
Hello my badminton sisters. We need to talk. Cause I see you, I watch you, and I learn from you. But there are some things you do that drive me FUCKING CRAZY and you need to stop. Because what you…
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Another Notch on the Badminton Competition Belt
So I had yet another competition, this one spanning a few days in the middle of the week at a court very far from my home (read: hella inconvenient). This one was majestically named the National Fitness Games, but it…
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I’m Going to See the BWF Superseries China Open!
By some amazing miracle the China Open is happening in a city a mere hour and a half away from me and Azhi and I got tickets! My friend Yang Ping suggested that the semi-finals are more fun to watch…
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The Feather God Badminton Competition Results (with video!)
So, the big competition, the first one my group entered together is over. And…… We lost. We had two teams and each had two men’s doubles and one mixed doubles partnership. My team had two mixed doubles teams sign up…
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Preparing for the Team Competition
This week has all been about training and planning for the competition tomorrow. It’s a big competition, and the first one my club is entering (we are entering two teams–one is called the Xiong Feng Attack Team and one is…
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Badminton Book Corner: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
I know what you’re thinking. “Bird by bird? Isn’t that a writing book? What does that have to do with badminton?” Yes, it IS a writing book, and it has a LOT to do with badminton. In fact, it has…
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