Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu General: Guard retention edition>Daily dealshttps://www.bjjhq.com>Instructionalshttps://www.bilibili.com>Smoothcomphttps://smoothcomp.com (not sure why we post this)>Belt Checkerhttps://www.beltchecker.com (dead)>Thread questionComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>245196personally all my stuff is from Tatami so i cant speak for any other brandsi've been happy with the quality of their products, they're affordable and go on sale often (although this may not be the case due to tariffs if you're in the US)but like i said, to start with just any tight fitting compression shirt and some pocketless athletic shorts are fine. underarmour is okay in my experience. they're easier to find in regular clothing stores so you don't gotta pay for shipping or nothing if you have one nearby.
>>245198Why tight-fitting? Why not loose? Don't you want to be pretty cool right, almost like you're shirtless? I was told to get one of these shirts when I visited a BJJ gym to see what it's like after some asshole on some stimulant randomly pushed me on the gym because I was apparently too close to him (somewhere around 6 feet away irl). He was also throwing random punches in front of a mirror for quite some time, but I mostly ignored him since I actually go to the gym to work out and make strength and muscle gains.
>>245199a loose fit is ok, it's just more likely that it will get caught on something and get stretched out, or ride up your stomach>Don't you want to be pretty cool right, almost like you're shirtless?well, that's what compression shirts are designed to do. they're breathable, light and absorb sweat better.
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
>>246661Show up to a gym, ask if they'll let you take a trial lesson, they'll say yes, repeat this at all local gyms, then prioritize, in order,>which ones are convenient enough that you'd actually consistently keep going?>which one did you actually enjoy?>which one felt the most educational?>which one's cheapest?Usually "the good gym" thinking about the above has an obvious answer.
>hard sparring>more than 4x a yearCouldn't be me!
>>240166>prolonged sitting, drinking, eating fried foods, being dehydrated, staying up late, eating sugary foods, exposure to loud noises over 100dB. You better stay home and avoid all that.Oooo such wit, you definitely shut that shit down bro. All that shit totally produces CTE, Parkinson's, dementia, and Alzheimer's at the same rate that repeated head trauma has been linked to. No doubt. That shit you said definitely w was not some mid wit smooth brain retardation, not at all.
>>240312>There are lots of ways to do that without rattling your brain.A strawman argument, the favorite tool of the disingenuous fool. I never said to intentionally take as many blows to the head as possible, only a retard would have read what I wrote and assumed so. Just because people recommend hard sparring against a non-compliant adversary doesn't mean that they want to promote masochism.>It's funny that a lot of karatekas on this board love to shit on kyokushin for not allowing head strikes during sparring when despite that it's regularly recognized as having some of the most brutal conditioning out of all karate stylesI actually look up to those guys; they spar harder than I do, more often too. You just assumed I think they're weak to justify all the lame bullshit you spoke.>>240313>Alzheimer'sI promise you that sugar is the number 1 cause of this one. Many countries have started referring to it as type 3 diabetes for a reason.
>>240317>A strawman argument, the favorite tool of the disingenuous fool. I never said to intentionally take as many blows to the head as possible, only a retard would have read what I wrote and assumed so.Given the context of the thread, it's implicit that taking blows to the head is what you meant. Way to attempt wit but display a lack of reading comprehension at the same time.>You just assumed I think they're weak to justify all the lame bullshit you spoke.Again with the lack of reading comprehension, with a dash of narcissism. Did I say you? Have you said you practice Karate anywhere in this thread? No & no, so why would I be referring to you.>sugarSince you want to use logical fallacies, thats a nice red herring there. If it wasn't obvious, no one gives a shit about all that other crap and we're concerned with what repeated head trauma does. Also facetious remark about how "you better stay home and avoid all that too" also greatly contributed to your patent implications that sparring should explicitly include blows to the head.>tl;dr: "I was only pretending to be retarded"
>>240331>display a lack of reading comprehensionProjecting after misreading my comment. sad.
>>240049as an amateur, i like heavy sparring because i find it fun. As long as you make a rule of not trying to kill your partner (as in, be careful with head-hits), both parties can enjoy it.I dislike light sparring as it gives amateurs false confidence in their abilities, and people can take advantage of that you'll be slower by spamming range like side-kicks.
Night ride edition>FAQ on buying a bike that nobody reads anyway:> What good bike can I get for under $500?a stolen bike. Possibly a newer used entry level hardtail but don't expect it to survive rock gardens, jumps, or drops. Or an older mtb which won't be as good as newer ones and will still have a front derailleur, but it'll be good enough.> What good bike can I get for under $1000Good used hardtail, new entry level hardtail> What good bike can I get for under $2000?New Hardtail, decent used full suspension> What good bike can I get for under $3000?https://www.yt-industries.com/fr/produits/velos/capra/uncaged-10-al/602/capra-mx-uncaged-10/Used full suspension, decent entry level full suspension but prepared to put more money into it.> What are the excellent value brands?Marin, Commencal, Canyon, Polygon, YT, Propain, Kona, and many more. Sometimes the expensive brands have an excellent alue bike> What are the differences between an XC, Trail, Enduro, and Downhill bikes?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>236546I just got a V3 Edit after a ten plus year hiatus of all things mountainbiking - I got out just as they were trialling out 650b bikes and my buddy (who still kept riding) recommended that I get one. I'm pretty impressed how far bikes have come since 2012. This descends better than my old Giant Glory. Two rides in though and I'm having intrusive thoughts that I'm too old for this shit. The average age of the kids I bump into around here must be about 17 years old.
>>237677totally opposite where I ride, most people are in their mid to late 30's or 40's and it's very rare to see anyone else younger than me. Most people are also riding an ebike too. Mine is a v1 edit and for how old it is it still rides great imo. Yes it does have a 2021 model fork on it but pretty much everything else is around about time specific for when it came out. I think the only issue with airdrops is that their seat tube length has always been too long (I ended up cutting around 15mm of mine off) and they have only really fixed it with their new mx models.
Should I get a 27.5" or a 29" ebike MTB or make a mullet out of the 27.5" for food delivery?I tend to jump on curbs, lane-switch and such in the inner city but in the outskirts there are longer stretches of asphalt, potholes are not rare either
>Had to hose out a Spider nest made literally within my bike>Like it would literally just crawl out of my left hand brakes at random times while biking to just chillAnyone else deal with this?
>>238137Hardtail with slack tube angle, fat semislick tires and rigid fork with mounting points for a rack. Throw in a bafang kit and you'll get yourself your optimal in-town delivery bike.
It's like playing russian roulette every summer
>>233689why is the second guy staring at the first guy's balls? Is that common in base jumping?
>>233689Free diving or apnea
>>234088Anon I know it's hard to differentiate but he's not *actually* a flying squirrel. There's no balls to be seen.
Before wingsuits Cave Dying was always the number one comedy self removal sport, but now they made that even more efficient by adding 'free' to it. Tough call.
>>234088What do you expect from a bunch of men who go into the mountains to wear dresses?
Is rollerblading still alive?
>>217715For some reason in my town in France it's mostly old dudes and black chicks i see rollerblading, but they are a pretty regular presence at the skateparks
>>217685I have to cut through a weird skate park on my way to town (it's in two parts separated by a public walkway right through the middle, like I say it's weird). You only ever see skateboarders there, but recently there's been some rollerbladers turning up. I have noticed they're never around when the skateboarders are there though and they always look really nervous.>>237242It's not just that. With a skateboard you can pick it up and walk about. Trying to walk on rollerblades looks like your trying to walk on ice. It's too cumbersome.
I think inline should focus on it's niche of urban skating(weaving through traffic) and wizard skating. You can do a lot of elaborate legwork. Not the most showy thing compared to tricks skateboarders do, but sliding and dancing through the streets and being a bit of nuisance to the normies sounds fun.
>>239754What type of skating do you want to do? For urban skating I'd get an hardboot 4x80 pair like Rollerblade Lightnings or FR Skates FR1Ride those while you learn then upgrade to an Endless frame (4x90, 4x100) when you're ready to go faster
>>217685It's doing well enough for these to drop.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZI3EITzRA
Rie Tsukihiji, a pioneer in the world of women's sumo, passed away on July 23rd 2024 at the young age of 46. She was an active figure in women's sumo from the early days of the sport, when it was still called "new sumo." She was a legend, having won 11 consecutive open-weight championships starting from the first All Japan Championship in 1996.She is 159 cm tall and weighs 150 kg. She started sumo late, after entering Takudai University, but her powerful style of wrestling made her a star on the world stage. She won a gold medal at the World Women's Sumo Championship. Why does nobody seem to care? nothing in jap media or anywhere.
>>229936insecure
>>229939Yes, that's the point. Aoiyama came close to knocking his opponents out with them sometimes, imagine what some of these lardy maidens could achieve!
>>229425>Why does nobody seem to care?Because she fought on the sumo equivalent of the CFL
>>229425Did this bitch just use sumo as an excuse to become a lardass and eat and eat?
>>229856Yeah, I need to see Japanese mature BBW tits. It's traditional.
How do we save this shitheap of a martial art? All suggestions and general Power Era nostalgia welcomet. ITF 2nd dan (but not trained in years)
>remove most protective gear except for feet and shins>allow leg kicks and stomps>score based on damage instead of points
>>225986kekaroo
Taekwondo is just mall karate, globohomo karate. It's very silly that you can trace Taekwondo back to the CIA if you really squint your eyes. Korean Marines did use it as their training exercises and PT while they fought in Vietnam, so much like any exercise it's how much you put into it. But, with the end of the Cold War and the rise of Taekwondo's spot in the Olympics, it just became globohomo karate.Anything you do in Taekwondo is actually trained and pressure tested in Kyukoshin. If you find a good taekwondo gym, it's probably one in a million, and the guy probably focuses on kickboxing, taekwondo is the training of kicking counterattacks at it's core, so it's a very niche skill to learn that doesn't translate as well as standard boxing or judo.
>>234591That would be sick, also allow Sanda and judo throws
>>239903My first instructor was an old Korean man who began his career as a hand-to-hand instructor during the Korean War. I was not prepared for how "mall karate" most other taekwondo schools were.
What ever happened to the MAJER Crew Youtube channel?
Fencing is a (not so LARPy) combat sport in which two athletes use swords to attack and defend against one another with the aim of striking his opponent.There are three disciplines in fencing, each represented by its own weapon, set of rules, and target area. Épée:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88mBQ2u2Wb0Foil:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-P_q5gdvRMSabre:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ipiJFlU_Dg
>>238496Do you like western movies (ie standing around for 10 mins waiting for someone to move)? ÉpéeDo you like rock-paper-scissors and/or cocaine? SabreDo you have zero personality but want to feel like you look cool? Foil
>>238495>This sport's community would be much better if fencing wasn't in the NCAA and olympicsMany such cases.
>>238496Épée is a gentlemanly dueling sword with a sport tip. Foil is the lightweight training weapon for épée. Sabre is low-brow slop for the masses. Épée is the best discipline, foil helps train épée, and sabre is a fun way to change things up on occasion.
>>239097ngl, they all sound like shit.
>>232534I'm in my mid-30s and have been thinking about getting back into fencing (there's a school about an hour away; I could probably make it a few times a month and do drills at home). I was never very competitive but I showed up to club practices in college when school and my primary sport didn't get in the way. I want to train ambidextrously for the sake of balanced physical development and lower injury risk since the cost of training my most competitive side half as much isn't really relevant to my goals. Am I going to need two of each weapon (most interested in épée) or can I get away with using something like an Italian grip ambidextrously?
What is the perfect body for fighting? Which muscles are the most important for functional wrestling strength, and for punching power?
>>239241Bodyshots hurt less if you're fat, and headshots hurt less if you have a thick spine, thick huge skull, and large neck.Just look at Mike Tyson, Soe Lin Oo.
>>239241
>>238054>What is the perfect body for fighting?With no weightclasses, it's packing on as much muscle as possible at around 23% BF.>Which muscles are the most important for functional wrestling strength, and for punching power?Glutes.>>238175>Upper arm muscles such as biceps - don't matter, only for vain feminine men and gay fagsBlatantly false. Biceps are crucial in wrestling.
Lanky guys tend to have the hardest straight punches
>>239377Are you retarded? Bodyshots hurt way more if you're fat. Internal organs have nothing to protect them, they get bruised easily, it's why kidney stones are incredibly painful. They rely on muscle to protect them because muscle is firm and reliable. Fat is movable and unreliable.
how do i prevent leg hurt when doing barspins i already use chamois creme and knee protectors but it still hurts
>>239735bicycle btw
In this thread, we discuss all things kitesurf related (windsurfers, kite wingers, foilers, and others are also welcome). Spots, gear, tricks, stories, questions, anything.> Why kitesurfing is xs?- Outdoors in natural beauty- Available to all ages, fitness levels, men and women.- Feels amazing flying through the air with power of the wind- Introvert sport. Bros help you launch/land, but you're mostly on your own.- Always new tricks to try and ways to improve.- High "action to waiting" ratio. Sessions can last hours with no breaks.- Undisputed coolest people on the beach (sorry surfers, but it's true). Everyone wants to be friends with the kiters.
>>218578my suggestion would be to go on a vacation to somewhere cheap where the conditions are good and buy a whole package deal where you get lessons with equipment included
>>218578Step 1 is to be rich. You need to have around 5000 thousand dollars available to spend on lessons and gear. Step 2 is this >>238588
>>216300>Undisputed coolest people on the beach (sorry surfers, but it's true). Everyone wants to be friends with the kiters.Rented a condo for a week in North Carolina (not OBX) and got cross-shore wind every day. By the end of the trip, everyone knew me as the kiteboarder and they'd tell me how much they enjoy watching me ride. Kids look at me like I'm a celebrity when I ask them to move so I can safely launch my kite. Not the reason I kiteboard, but I can't deny that I like the attention.
>>239587damn, 5 million dollarsthats pretty steep
>>239589I pity the windsurfersman, did they bet on the wrong horse
Wallride editionOld thread >>236262
>>239757>you keep bringing it up tooI'll reply here not to ruin the next thread, I made maybe two posts in this entire general because it was ruined by tranny talk. Don't blame me.
>>239720fantastic example
35 year old boomer heredo zoomers still skateboard? i feel like i never see them skating ever. certainly not at street spots
>>239146The fuck is a woman supposed to wear when skateboarding?High heels and a dress?
>>241223maid outfit
Was his jaw broken before or is that natural?
Some people are just naturally built like minecraft characters
>>227255you broke that jaw?!
>>227178he looks comical
>>227178Yeah thats shoopedWhich is funny because its really not necessary, Dober's chin is ridiculous without shooping
>>227178He's any custom video game character I made as a kid.
>/xs/ is slow as fuck, practically dead at times>pic rel is the alternative
>>219294>still no response
>>210677This basically happened to me but with bjj. I wasn't actively trying to make friends but I did want it. No one invited me out anywhere. From my experience, either they want you or they don't. No point in trying to force anything. I did that in highschool and it screwed me. Now I expect to not make any friends, I just want to get good.
>>212111there isnt a lot to talk about if you actually participate in the activity.Unless you wanna talk about drama every other day like the bjj thread.BJJ also as a sport just had a lot of problems in general so there is a lot to critique with how it's taught.I mean judo has issues too, similar ones i might add but those can be applied to martial arts as a whole
>>213968Sherdog is cool, there is still good discussion in between obsessed marks posting Conor and Jon Jones threads every other hour. They have funny shoop threads too.
>>210702Well, apparently there is a bit a trend of "perfomative males" and also the tiny one for calling this out, so things can get even worse if it blows up.You know, people saying you're just chasing girls because you went outside, because apparently there is less and less reason to go outside nowadays.I'm kind of considering going to cafes and stuff to chill around, but it feels so utterly fake, with situation made probably worse because I'm sure I'm on autistic spectrum and I do not care that much about people in first place.In ye olde times you at least HAD to go outside and be around people, so it actually was natural.
