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> be me> want to feel free to travel/explore places> want a motorcycle at first> too broke for motorcycle and motorcycle license> get a minibike instead to try and get the same feeling as a motorcycle> ends up being a moneypit, attracts too much attention from cops/karens, don't use it that often> get a walmart "BMX" bike from marketplace to do grocery runs without having to pay for gas> I explore more and go further on the bike than I've ever gone on any motorized vehicle> go to donut shop at 5 am, explore city at 2 am, etc.> falls apart after like a month of riding (because walmart quality)> get a real BMX bike that won't break when you look at it the wrong way> learn basic bunny hops, go for gas station runs, mob random places> I can travel wherever and nobody cares (cops and karens too focused on surrons and speeding cars)> no gas, registration, insurance> undetectable by flock cameras (no license plate)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
discuss martial arts hereDiscord Channel: https://discord.gg/8Vw9d7jWhat to look for in a martial arts gym:>Physically conditioned, fit participants>Trainer with certified professional record and a training history with at least one athlete who competes successfully>Sparring, "aliveness" in training>At least one participant competes at amateur or professional level>Clean facility with mats that are frequently sanitizedWhat to be wary of:>Fat, physically subpar students>Graduation fees (e.g. "pay $200 and advance to next belt extra quick!")>No proven athletes training thereComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>228607Competing with the Vietnamese for who does it better. Great wrestling gals though all the way
What's the most meme martial art?
>>266674Krav maga.
>>265141>>265140absurdly ridiculously hilariously chinesehyper based anon you better get ahold of one before I do because I will take it to a wushu tournament (I've done traditional and contemporary wushu for 11 years) and they will go ballistic. That kind of whacky shit spreads like wildfire in chinese social media, there will be thirst trapping chinese tiktok girls spinning around hollow aluminum ones in less than a month
Three going on fifty edition. The next 10 years will see Dan dominating sumo like nobody else ever has before >Banzuke:http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspxhttps://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBanzuke/index/>Fight Schedule & Results:https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoMain/torikumi/1/1/>Some sumo links and how to watch live:https://rentry.org/uwbgc88dprevious thread >>265838
>>267073False. Niggatame destroyed Asahifuji in their first meeting he just needs to work on consistency. He is on the good steroids now and is too strong for makushitters. I hope that you will ha ve the humility to post your apology to niggatame when he makes Makuuchi.
>>267073The last time he sat out due to injury, and had proven he can put up good records there by then. Unless you mean he explodes his other knee.
>>267073Nabatame and Kazuma will rape juryo from both ends.
KWABatame finna get his ass beat by juryo again lmaooooofutamaGOYs chimpin out
whens the next Chris video coming out?
Beagle editionOld thread >>265850
>>267049I've been told I look like beagle 3 separate times at the park, also I got these shades for $20 on amazon in psyched
French Fred is the only filmer I respect
>>267049I was just watching old p stone videos damn I forgot that nigga died too skate rock was the best
How goes the training bros? Im workshopping a crescent kick -> sideswing combo. Just learned how to do a roundhouse with my front foot and it is incredibly awkward. I also keep dropping my arms or raising them too high like a muay thai fighter when sparring. Im thinking of trying resistance training in the water now that it is summertime. Any tips for that?Remember you must never use it unless you know how to incapacitate without evidence.
>>266819I appreciate it. There's a Goju school nearish to me who I emailed not long after. They got back to me this morning and want me to come in for a class. Fingers crossed.
>>266820Having done other arts like boxing before, the trajectory of my skill I gained and the confidence borne of that was drastically worse. There's a certain point where you realise, "Hmm, these people aren't actually teaching me how to confidently defend myself. We're just practicing moves on people who don't fight back." Which additionally, no sparring. I was told only the higher grades were allowed to spar. I didn't really agree with the policy, but it also wasn't my dojo. So their house, their rules. Except those people didn't spar, either. I went to every weeknight class for over six months and never saw anybody spar even once. So there was no actual pressure testing of the overly complicated techniques they only practiced against training partners who were almost cooperating with you at that point.>>266821Exactly. And that was the background I had come from. I trained at a boxing gym for probably about 18 months or so before I tried karate. I never actually fought while I was training, but I sparred fairly regularly. Usually against guys in the gym who did actually fight, too. My skill and my confidence to deal with a person who was actually trying to hurt me improved significantly while training with those guys. With the karate dojo, it didn't really improve at all. There were BJJ classes held at a the dojo after karate, and I started doing those after I'd been going to karate for a few months. First night of BJJ you're basically sparring almost right away. I didn't learn much there because I wasn't there for long, but they probably instilled more confidence in me than the karate school ever did. And I probably did that for less than half the time of the karate.
>>266985Sounds like a shitty dojo then anon. Find one that has good insurance because that means they fight regularly. Find one that has a sensei who likes guns, and did full contact kumite in the 70s/80s and has a permanent injury as a result. Find one that isnt just a history lesson and that has summer cookouts with the dojo. You had one bad experience with 1 bad dojo. Now you know the red flags. What particular school was it? And dont say "i dont remember " because since you apparently spent six months doing it i would think you can recall which particular ryu it was, otherwise you might just be retarded
>>267023Okinawan Goju Ryu. There are no other dojos like that in my area. The rest are more like the crappy kickboxing variation styles of karate that a lot of places peddle. Which is fine, but just not what I'm after. I've found something else I'm more interested in now, anyway.
>>267043Goju is fucked on the knees. What alternative did you find
King of the Streets - no rules MMA on concrete. Completely underground unsanctioned shit.You may not like it but this is what peak athletic performance looks like. KOTS Discussion: Eye Gouge Supremacy Edition!https://youtu.be/II4vHnf1A5E
>>266339They're mostly football hooligans>>266628There isn't a point to anything if anything this is a true testament to raw survival of an organism without external tools no one cares about a knife you're not clever
>>266641Or a testament to how much humans suck at being lethal without external tools. Or how people don't actually want a no holds barred fight because of the hate towards the fatty eyegouging. To me, the point of MAs I do (boxing, wrestling) is that they are cardio+physical skills+self defence. KOTS doesn't really improve on any of those vs MMA, and adds a ton of physical risk. Which is why imo it's retarded.
>>264948The real risks in KOT are:>KO onto pavement - hit head, brain damage>strikes to back of head>other guy deciding to bite/eye gouge you so you get permanent eye damage or some type of aids unless they test for itThe things I like are that it's bare knuckle, no jacket and you can headbutt dudes. But kudo already does almost that. And kudo comps look quite similar to this, actually, just less grrrr i am hardcore drama and also takedowns there are easier due to the jacket.I don't know if eye gouging is even useful in self-defence anyway since you'd want to kd/ko the opponent asap, not sit on him and poke his eye out, that just raises the stakes. If you're a manlet about to be raped, then maybe.
Nah the eye thing is unnecessary
>>266733You're moving goal posts my guyI accept your concession
Started Judo about a month ago and I've been really struggling desu, more so than I feel I should. I'm not out of shape either, I have some of the best cardio in the whole class. It's just that the level of athleticism required for judo is much higher than I anticipated, and I feel I seriously lack the coordination and flexibility to properly execute many of the throws (I've yet to get one legitimately clean throw yet desu). Would BJJ be better for a guy like me? I've only done ne waza like twice but the times I have done it I felt it came much more naturally to me than the other aspects of judo.
So I'm wanna train to learn how too defend myself and get fitter I wrestled a year in High-school and really enjoyed it but had to stop to work on grades and I was better at other sports but I wanna go back and do some other forms of grappling so where do I start how do I start and which to start bjj or judo which is better to start and what are the pros and cons and both
Hijacking OPs threadWhat level of fitness should I aim to be at before I try joining a Judo class?
>>261550If you are thinking that bjj would be easier because you aren't athletic then yeah pretty much but bjj requires even more flexibility than judo.do weighted plyometrics and lift heavy but move the weight as fast as possible, that will make you athletic as fuck and if you need extra flexibility then just do stretches and flex the muscles you are stretching, this will put you on a deeper stretch.You can do a gym session 2 times per week and do 2-3 exercises per session and do 2-3 sets saving 2 reps in the tank, this will minimize fatigue but still get you the benefits from it, strength gains will be slow but consistent.Also do more uchi komi, that's unironically the best way to get better coordination for throws.Its possible you are struggling because you are doing something wrong.First kumi kata, for grips you can't just grab them and try to throw, you have to get into a good position but first you have to know when you are in a bad position, if he has his hands on you and is able to move you then that's a bad position, if both of you can move eachother that's 50/50 and if you can move him that's a good position.They will try to pin your arm down and push or pull your lapel as well as moving your head so your spine is bent, so try to do the opposite and get them into those positions.Then kuzushi, subtly pull them or push them, they will move back to their initial position so in that moment you can do kuzushi in the opposite direction you initially moved them, during kuzushi, think of doing face pull (look it up) with their arms, get their body as close as possible to yours, the more contact the better and push their bodies with yours, get your hips lower than their and pull their sleeve and lapel hard.You can cross train with bjj for flexibility and coordination gains but you should still do weighted plyos and explosive lifts to gain athletism and power.Instead of thinking what would be easier its better to think how to fix your problem.
>>267053speak English faggot
>>267055Para que un indio negro con el culo partido como tu deje de chillar, chinga tu puta madre perra estupida, no me hables con ese tono de piel.
Roller skate thread.Mostly Inline & Quads, Hockey & Derby welcome, Soaps & Heelies too if they're chill. Ice skates? Who knows.Discuss rollerskating tricks, gear, hobbies, complaining about the cost of new wheels and anything else relating to rolling around and it's culture. Cool roller skating /mu/sic is welcome, but talk about other shit too, don't just post music links with nothin else. Definitely not!vandalism belongs on >>>/po/stencilFAQ first editionhttps://rentry.org/cantbailLast thread (next thread before 2026?)https://archived.moe/xs/thread/127374
>>261891I ain't shoppin in a real-world skating shop ever again. My city has like 1 shop with a good selection and they overcharge like 50% over amazon. At best I'll come to try a pair before buying online.
>>258494Damn and here I was wondering if it's too late for me to learn as a 30 year old unc. It puts me at ease so much to see people older than me doing it. Good luck on your journey anon.
>>261978bruv there are 60yo who skate longer and faster than many 20yosno crazy stunts sure but still
>>261161I currently skate FR but I'm on some UFS AP boots. I am still in the process of breaking the skates in but it's the lightest pair I've ever owned. I came from some razor skates that were heavy as day.The liner matters a lot more than then boot honestly.
Finally getting time to replace the old ladies :’) Jack 1 boots are shredding thru and held with duct tape. I think I will cannibalize some inline boots and mount my plates that way.Used to be what we did before companies started making aggressive quad boots. Moxi Jack 2 prices are asinine. Unlocks soul grinds too.
Oh look, a longboarding thread!
>>264562That's all I like. Just cruising around is cool but I want to feel the wind on my face and have that little adrenaline rush as I accept that I'm going too fast to stop until the bottom. Nothing like a solid hill bomb to get the blood pumping.
>>264292We have a deeply closeted longboarder in /esg/, please help him come out of his shell and take him in.
>>264758>>>/toy/11829654
>>264821>he's actually in the longboard threadLMAO You're in here because you're bicurious.
I think these will be appreciated here.
So I’ve always had this question: if a fighter in, a physical sport like karate or MMA or something like that would purposely hurt their opponents during a fight or like a sparring match, and if so, how and why would you do it, and would you try to be discrete about it or just do it? Or maybe you just did it once for a specific reason or targeted someone. Whatever the case may be, I’d love to hear your takes on this if y’all have done it or something similar.
>>266049never post again
During light sparring at my full contact karate dojo this semi new (maybe 4 months of training) guy kept trying to side kick my head off, over and over again. And then he went to spar with some other new people and he kept hitting them far too hard for a light spar, so when he came back to me I chose to only target the leg he was side kicking with. Every time he raised it to chamber for the side kick I would kick the back of the raised thigh as hard as possible, I kept doing it and sure enough he got a dead leg. Then as he tried to side kick again, he raised his leg and it gave out, he put it down too fast and somehow broke a bone in his foot with the way he landed. I felt bad because this was about 30 minutes into a two hour session but the instructor, myself, and many others kept asking him to go lighter, especially on the newer people in the dojo, yet he wouldn't so really he deserved it.
>>266049I would always try to hurt everyone at a tournament. I don't know you so you can catch the fade.
Is Dana right?
>>266268>t.
>>266169That's only true in certain professions. I've had plenty of doctors tell me that they're on antidepressants and I've had therapists tell me they they have therapists. Your body is just a machine and there are ways to very easily fix issues with the machine. Ignoring fixing yourself for the sake of masculinity is genuinely unintelligent. I'd you want to take the retarded and difficult route through life because you think it's badass then go for it but intelligent people don't do that.
>>266927Seeking help is different than talking about it publicly or using it as an excuse
I don't know if he's right or not. But it's hard to know if he's trying to be taken seriously or not, because he's basically a meme at this point. Everything he does is part of a carefully curated image to sell his fighting league to impressionable young men. It wouldn't surprise me if it had less to do with his legitimate views and more to do with trying to make money.
>>266927>I've had plenty of doctors tell me that they're on antidepressants and I've had therapists tell me they they have therapistsbecause doctors and therapists are faggots
kook edition>how do I learn to surf?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrwL5_57C6w [Embed] [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 reportsPreviously: >>185762
just saw a shark in ventura
>>265884What did he look like?
After busting my board against the rocks, my shaper finally fixed it up and I could paddle out there again. I feel like I've been on a long plateau/regression lately but today had some wins that I was super excited about>See incoming wave, reposition to a gap in the lineup that I can tell it's headed for and catch it>Stop looking down worrying about sticking the drop in, and look look out across the face, immediately improve and lengthen rideThanks for reading my blog
>>265992>Stop looking down worrying about sticking the drop in, and look look out across the face, immediately improve and lengthen rideThat is good riding advice right there
>>236949Maybe see if you can get around to checking out a Machado Seaside & Beyond or a Sunday.
American Jiu Jitsuthese threads last months so cji3 edition nowdaily deals: amazoninstructionals: just roll smoothcomp: self explanatorybelt checker: fuck the ibjjf
>>266988white belt but still damn people just gonna fucking RIP it like that in competition? like that's a-okay? wtf
>>266992A podium at a major event for them could mean a new sponsor, a better chance to market instructionals, more privates, a name people recognize if they open their own gym some day, a super fight invitation. If they're being paid they're "professional" athletes and that comes with occupational hazards
>get perfect double armbar setup >Legs won't go higher to finish it for whatever reason>Get given pendulum sweep setup (one arm trapped one arm underhooking leg)>Doesn't work for whatever reason>Gym is closed until Monday so I can't ask sensei what was I doing wrongAnnoying!
>>266993I mean it's just more of there's getting a clean sub and then there's just fucking breaking someone's ankle and rendering them out of training for a year that's super fucked.
>>266988in my experience half the guys who have serious ego problems and enjoy cranking subs at competitions and training are 40+ white and blue belts.
Mountain Biking General Guess we should make a new if any of the regular anons still want to post about mtbing and haven't fucked off completely from this website. Spring-time in the NH so I guess those that don't bother riding in the winter will be getting back out now.
>>265982I see. he's talking about the fork, specifically the lower part of the fork.. Yea, I'd do this all myself. I don't want to pay anyone.
lower service is typically every 100 hours of riding with it being less involved than a "full service" where you would also service the damper of the fork, basically all you need is a seal kit and the correct oil for your fork and it is not that involved just watch a tutorial
I had a noice ride today. Thats a GT sensor pro. I bought on firesale shortly after GT bike company filed for bankruptcy. I paid $2400 USD for it. Ordinarly is a 4k bike because of it being carbon fiber.
So. Here's my bike tuning. This part is called Fair Bicycle DROP BEST UC M6. That shiz was expensive. About 185 USD shipped. It came all the way from Switzerland. Thats a Swiss made part too. Its not Chineseum. Anyways, the Swiss bros had to package this is old newspapers. I was sorta surprised how they packed it. I guess Swiss bros arent allowed yo use proper packaging materials due to EU restrictions. The reason I needed that because I was having a hard time fitting onto this bike. My ass was hanging off the back of the saddle. I tired a longer stem to move forward. This helped to put my ass on the seat where it needed to be but messed up the position of my legs in relation to the crank. The longer stem was no good. That also made the steering too heavy. I'll tell ya what. This Swiss seapost dropback worked a treat. The bike fits like a glove now. It was annoying that I needed to buy that. Maybe I have a weird shaped dysgenic body. Whatever the reason i wasn't fitting the GT sensor pro right. But now I do! Also I have geriatric 12° backsweep handle bars. I may try other backsweeps later but I believe I've dialed in the correct handlebar backsweep for me. The bike feels pretty now.
*the bike feels pretty good now.
