Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu GeneralI only do it because it's trendy editionSmoothcomphttps://smoothcomp.comBelt Checkerhttps://www.beltchecker.comPrevious thread>>178342Thread question: What kind of amenities should a gym have?I think there should always be a bowl of oranges on the front desk for anyone to have
>>198031Thanks, this is really helpful
>>197980In addition to what anon said, a lack of flexibility in one area may have very little to do with the area itself. Especially in the hip girdle. A weakness or lack of flexion ability in the foot can easily create a transferance to the groin, adductors etc. If you find that the methods he outlined are either incredibly grinding or producing no results, you may need to branch further away from that area. Possibly even up the body.
>>198055I think it just my hip flexor since I am able to hold a deep squat and duck walk without breaking a sweat,but as a recovering neet I can say I did not take the best care of my whole body
>>198090Yeah I was just giving you a heads up what to look for. If you were the typical shut in, you just sat too much. So it's very likely you're right, and if not it's probably gonna be your lower/mid back.
>>198094Well thank you for the information
What martial art to survive england?
>>192940Buggery
>>192940Lmao, the boomer stoober is going to prison for the rest of his dumb life.
>>192940HEMA + never take off your plate armor in public.
>>192940Cane-fighting. Canes are perfectly legal to carry around even in Bongistan and a long stick is your best chance against a short knife.
>>192940...you do know that happened in the U.S. right? Apple River in Wisconsin. Sorry just your pic led me to believe you're implying the event that inspired that meme took place in the U.K. and maybe don't go?
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>>195401What's the best karate style to fight a bear?
Redpill me on hand conditioningWaste of time or important?
>>197481Mostly a waste of time. Firstly the time you need to contition them you could have been training techniques or endurance. Secondly if you really go down the conditioning route full force you will have an enlarged hand that got so hard its not able to do fine motorskills anymore. Additionally you get athritis. There is something to sometimes punching a sandbag to get a feeling for the correct bare nuckle technique, but more than that is just useless.
https://youtu.be/b-bFCXTCCMg?si=Tfs1d7orDfo_raYyKyokushin got canonised by Pride
Any kyokushin/kyokushin related live uchi-deshi/live-in student programs? Just quit my job and have a lot saved up.
>be me>practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu twice a week for 2 years>train with people who haven’t been there as long as me for the 2 days I was there this week>They know the fucking technique better than me>Rub salt in the wound by trying to lecture me how to do the techniques properly instead of getting a more experienced gym member>Feel shame for my godawful Jiu-Jitsu
Those guys don't mind cleaning the mats.
>>197946Huh wut?
>>197946I'm not cleaning your fucking mats!
>>197940Do not quit. Talk to your coach and ask him for advice on how to improve. I’m willing to bet you’ve hit an early plateau and need to work through it. It may require you completely change up your game and get “worse” in rolling for awhile until you get better.
>>197940Some people just have a knack for it. Some people are athletically gifted. Some people are younger than you. Some people have fewer responsibilities and train way more than you do. Some people come to jiujitsu with prior experience in other forms of grappling. There's any number of reasons why one person might progress more quickly than another person. Don't get butthurt, just solve the problem. Train smarter.>>197965This right here.
The Surfing GeneralPipe masters is on edition https://www.youtube.com/live/eWKucDh3Z1k?si=dHpRPBGhFtqvgsQ4>how do I learn to surf?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrwL5_57C6w [Open]>How do I pick the right board?Use a volume calculator, and find the right board type for your local break or waves you want to ridehttps://www.jsindustries.com/volume-calculatorhttps://www.boardcave.com/surfboard-volume-calculator>how do I know if the waves are good?go check surfline or magicseaweed for reports
>>196183man it takes two or three sessions before im in the surf mode again
>>195277Turns out I was way too far forward on it, the board has a billion times more rocker than my other one, making me think I was too far back. Guess it really is a bigger wave board, but I caught some waves on it today and felt proud. Just took a few sessions getting used to, can't wait for real overhead now
Spent 75% of my session paddling and duck diving to ride a handful of mushy burgers but it was fun and the crowd spread out. However that was my first surf in maybe 3 weeks and holy shit my arms are rubber right now.
>>197987Based off day tryer. We had a little summer mini-swell come through and the first day I slipped, pearled, or wiped out on 80% of my waves, but the second day I was up with fresh wax and started pumping for the first time. Little things to be stoked about in the life of a shape rotator
>>197993Nice apu. Was glad I went out. Caught a few and did a couple carves. I didn't feel like I went backwards besides fitness.
Training only once a week isn't a waste of time
~~Crack edition~~>Where do I start?People typically start in the gym and branch off outdoors and find their niche, be it bouldering, trad, sport or a mixture of the above. Some never leave the gym at all. Ultimately it doesn't matter - just get started and enjoy yourself.>How fit do I have to be to start? Do I have to be able to do x amount of pull-ups?Being light, strong and flexible helps at the higher levels but climbing is open to almost anyone and is fairly intuitive to most. Even if your body is feeble and weak now, you will develop strength over time by virtue of just climbing. Climbing is a holistic sport and success often hinges upon many factors, not just strength and power, but having these qualities definitely helps when you breach into the higher grades.>What shoes do I buy?If you're starting out in the gym, don't worry too much: get some snug shoes without dead space that don't cause you lasting pain. Some people (such as the famed shoe designer Heinz Mariacher) recommend wearing soft shoes when you're starting out -- this makes sense since your footwork will probably suck and the increased feedback will pay dividends over time. You really don't need fancy expensive shoes when you're starting out, but certain shoe properties help send harder problems (e.g. stiff shoes for standing on tiny granite edges or soft shoes for sandstone/gritstone smears).Here are some useful resources for sizing:>https://sizesquirrel.com/>https://rockrun.com/blogs/the-flash-rock-run-blog/rock-climbing-shoe-sizing-guideComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>197645The more invested you get into the sport the more you see regular white dudes and asian dudes. There's lots of trannies and annoying reddit types at the large commercial gyms, but you will rarely see them outdoors. In my city, the biggest commerical bouldering gym has a ton of losers but the smaller gym I go to has regular ass people.
>>197809According to google, Finland has a totally different grading system. Like an extremely sandbagged version of UIAA grades.
>>197822i think all of scandinavia maybe, i remember reading some article about norway having similar grading systemi'd guess some newer routes get yds grades
>>197809I’ve got no personal experience about that but I read a blog about Nordic climbing the other day and the guys said that some (many) of the crags in Finland are properly sandbagged.
>>197777>(the kilterboard is for faggots)based. fucking retards climb on gym jugs and think they're V10 level
resurrecting the thread for muay thai. ask questions and talk about muay thai and muay thai related stuff>Understanding traditional scoringhttps://khunkaogym.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/a-laymans-guide-to-scoring-a-muay-thai-fight/https://youtu.be/7J4gzeJO-4Q>Live shows>Siam Fight Newshttps://www.fb.com/SiamFightNews/>Lumpinee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMw_GleQjXnKMjhCY58V4w>MAX https://www.youtube.com/user/maxmuaythaichannel>Ch8https://www.youtube.com/c/Muaych8>PETCHYINDEE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsN96OvHRSZWiecrdPvy5Wg>ONE Championship https://www.youtube.com/c/ONEChampionshipComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>182181Strength training does however substantially increase bone density
>>185383Sparring isn't a theatrical production; it's part of your training. You spar to get better at fighting. Spar more often and get used to it so you don't freeze up. That's what it's for.
ITT: We take a non-extreme sport and change it to make it extreme.Marathon but you can sabotage your opponents any way you want. Weapons allowed. Basically the Road Rash game but on foot.Dodgeball with bocce.Polo but with rodeo horses.Water polo but the water is slightly acidic so your skin and eyes start to burn after a while and you can only get out (rotating with other team members) once you score.Any motor sport but without brakes.Soccer with bowling balls.Squash but the room is so narrow and you can get hit by the other player's racket.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>195879if it was in the UK you'd be stabbed instead
>>196111That's a new one
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Historically accurate Pankration.>Allowed to get out of chokeholds by bending/breaking your opponent's fingers or toes>Allowed to strike the back of the head (or anywhere really)>Allowed to strangle the throat with your hands>In an odd turn of events, a pankration fighter named Arrhichion (Ἀρριχίων) of Phigalia won the pankration competition at the Olympic Games despite being dead. His opponent had locked him in a chokehold and Arrhichion, desperate to loosen it, broke his opponent's toe (some records say his ankle). The opponent nearly passed out from pain and submitted. As the referee raised Arrhichion's hand, it was discovered that he had died from the chokehold. His body was crowned with the olive wreath and returned to Phigaleia as a hero.[10]
Parkour where you're chased by an MMA guy and you're not allowed to see the course ahead of time. Parkour guy wins if he reaches the finish line, MMA guy wins on KO, TKO or submission.I call it Xtreme Bullying
What the fuck bros? There's no /scuba/ general?Let's rectify that.Best dive sites? Hairy or funny stories?And the obvious question, what's better? PADI or SDI?Here's an Australian Scuba FAQ until we make our ownhttps://scubaworld.com.au/learn-to-dive-faqs
>>195147Most major cities in Cali have dive shops that you could book dives through
>>195335>>195147Any good wrecks out of CA?
>>195431No idea! PCB has some wrecks which were nifty. Cali is known for the Kelp Forest though
spearfishing
Newbie here, is it okay to use free diving wetsuits for open water diving? Looking at truedive and bestdive's products at the moment
A new comfy F1 general now that the old one has gone off the rails latelyNo AnimeNo TwitterpostingNo RedditpostingNo posting literal shitStrawposting and Gimiposting welcomeAlso reminder that F1 has had more deaths than many of the sports on this board, therefore extreme
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Heikki Kovalainen
>this kills the grappler
I got 4 years of Muay Thai experience and 1 amateur fight. My only grappling experience is 2 weeks of training take down defense with my friend who does BJJ,(He is brown belt) I plan to compete in an amateur MMA tournament. Do I have a chance of winning my fight? I've seen the striking level of the guys who compete there and its absolute dogshit.
>>197025Cage size usually heavily favors grappling at the amateur level. If it's a ring, it'll depend a lot on how reset heavy your referee is. All that said, if you're not in an area known for its competitive wrestling, you'll probably be fine.
>>196569>>196573The grappling to pro wrestling pipeline was simply guys wanting to keep the money coming in without fucking their bodies up so bad without realizing faggots would overtake the sport (""sport"")
>>196573Real matches took very long and the performers were constantly injured, so they decided to start working the matches to make it easier for themselves and make the matches more exciting to watch, which brought in more money.From there it quickly snowballed into the absurdity that is today's pro wrestling
The whole point of MMA it's being good at both
Hey guys,Started doing judo a couple of months ago, I know the throws from doing traditional ju jitsu but I'm struggling with the timing and kuzushi. How do I practice that? In particular kuzushi. Thanks
>>197579>>197588Either way it seems like a bad club. I did light randori my first day
>>197608No even the higher belts don’t do randori
>>197728Is there a colored-belts-only class where they might do randori or is it literally zero randori ever for anyone? The latter would be extremely bizarre. I'd ask the instructor about the lack of randori (and presumably shiai) just to make sure it's not some kind of misunderstanding because those are integral parts of the judo educational system and it would be very, very weird to teach judo without them.
>>197730Its a hobbyist class (hard to translate into English). They are mostly middle aged and it seems it’s more a social meeting with some Sport aspects. 1/3 of the training is playing soccer…I would love to learn judo… but not on this way. So back to kickboxing for me.
>>196457I've been doing BJJ for like 18 months as well but the judo rule set is annoying as fuck, like the rule about not standing up during newaza. For example I stood up originally to pass someones guard and got told to get down again, its probably making my technique better in the long run but it was really difficult in the beginning because I'm used to standing when passing guard. I've started to implement some judo in to my BJJ, so its a nice cross over.
boxing generalITT we talk about boxing, not focusing on fights and events but talking about training, techniques, gym shit, injuries, our sparring and fights, ask for advice etc
>>197831Go do a style that excludes head strikes or something if you're that worried. Truth is you probably get it from the get go, but the damage is accumulated. Hopefully you learn good head movement before it matters.
>>197831a detached retina is brain damage, don't push your luck my dude
>>197859I've boxed for 3 years and now I re started 1.5 months ago, i dont want to do other shit just want to know how this brain damage stuff works
>>197876Getting hit in the head is badOnly you can decide how much is worth itFor me it was learning the basics and having one amateur fight
>>197876Well then, you know what you have to do. Get really good at avoidance, blocking, and counter striking. Make it your mission to master head movement & punishing anyone who goes hunting for it.
(Japanese Kickboxing)
>>197377You have not witnessed the transformation of Toki Tamaru
>>197557A dutchman doing muay thai is not necessarily dutch style. Tenshin developed his own style early. He moves around a lot more than the rest.It's japanese style to relentlessly pressure forward
>>197691Tenshin also beat elite muay thai fighters, mma fighters, and boxers. Does that mean muay thai, MMA, and boxing all have fundamental flaws that he exploited?
Muay Thai better
>>197711Of course MT is the GOAT striking style compared to Japanese kickboxing. But you can't dismiss it when it has a rich history of competition against Muay Thai (which is why it was developed) and how it spawned Kickboxing and Muay Thai directly and indirectly in Europe (particularly Netherlands, France, and Italy).
