Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Roller derby skills: finding your ‘Good Thing’
I don’t read sports psychology books, but from my own experience (taking ages to pass my laps and 18 months as a bouting skater) I think so much of derby […]
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Liverpool Roller Birds (B) vs. Munich Rolling Rebels
This weekend was filled with fun and excitement. LRB Chicks (B) went on a massive adventure – travelling to Munich for a bout against the Rolling Rebels! We have close […]
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Announcing: LRB’s Charity Partner of the Year!
Women’s issues and women’s health are extremely important to the Liverpool Roller Birds, so it is not surprising that we have decided to partner with the charity Women’s Health Information and […]
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Northern Sur5al 2!
We’re still coming down off the high of watching a great tournament, and for five of our Amazing Birds, participating in it! Northern Sur5al’s second annual tournament took place this […]
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Ten reasons why roller girls are like superheroes
We’re getting really excited about our upcoming ‘Superhero Slam’ bout on 12 April – with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier both showing now, there’s superhero […]
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Fitness Series (2) – Improving your Derby Stance (and your Derby Bum!)
So, if you’ve been following the advice given in Fitness Series (1), you’ve been practicing your team’s try out daily, right? Even if you’re only managing a few days a […]
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Cherry Poppin’ Madness!
We’ve been stuck to the media streams of the Men’s Roller Derby World Cup all weekend – could not tear ourselves away from twitter, the amazing live video feed, or (those of […]
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Fitness Series (1): Improving your off-skates fitness (and your test scores!)
We’ve been doing some perspective posts in recent months, and in light of our focus on starting back to the season and learning what we can from Fresh Meat, I […]
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