Hello Everyone,

My name is Dan and I am a good friend of Jim's. He requested me personally to inform you of his current situation.

Jim told me that for the past several weeks, his training had been going stale. Despite his best efforts, he felt too distracted and he needed to clear his head. He had given it quite a bit of thought and came up with a revolutionary solution. He figured that in order to truly learn the "beast" skills, that he must live like an animal himself. While I thought he had gone off the deep end, he was quite serious in his endeavor. He told me to bring my camera and we went far out to a wooded area where he showed me the shelter he was building.

He had only the most basic of things with him.

Jim told me that he had decided to live and train in the woods for as long as it was necessary. I asked what that meant - a weekend? a week? a month??? He said he didn't know himself, but would contact me when all this was over. He brought me out there to tell me his plans, take pictures, and give me all the information I needed to post this update.

I listened to him, but could still hardly believe what I was hearing. I wanted to get a picture of him, but before I could collect myself he simply said "thanks for everything, I have to train now", and bolted off. I snapped this final shot as he disappeared into the woods.

I hope that he is alright and wish him the best in his training. If I hear anything from him, I will update this page. You can send me any questions at DanWaters1980@gmail.com Thanks.