A place to discuss zorbing and zorbing accessories. A misunderstood but globular extreme sport. Limp Bizkit once wrote a song about this
>>253360Zorbing is eternal
>>188017>The Thing movie poster
>>167995
>2+ year old thread about this entire thing4chan truly is a miracle sometimes
>>254379Zorbed out
A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer.Balin Miller, 23, died in a climbing accident Wednesday, his mother Jeanine Girard-Moorman confirmed.“He’s been climbing since he was a young boy,” she said. “His heart and soul was truly to just climb. He loved to climb and it was never about money and fame.”https://apnews.com/article/yosemite-climber-death-balin-miller-2b30976fd38680bcdbf7761ece3c0e5f?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
>>244249There is some difference. In the military you are doing a job. A climber like this is an athlete pushing himself to achieve a goal that may or may not be possible for them. Like a mountaineer attempting a peak, Balin would have been making constant risk judgements during this ascent and constantly pushing his own comfort zone. The route he just completed is rated A4, the most dangerous grade for AID routes. There is no level of discipline or precision that could remove all risk from a climb like that.Yes, in the end he died from an error that could have been prevented with a simple safety check. I just hope this provides some perspective on the mindset of a climber who makes a mistake like this. In the last days he has been repeatedly and intentionally destroying his natural aversion to risk in order to achieve this goal, and now he is faced with one last tiny risky procedure that he has done dozens of times on this route. And he makes the wrong call. >>244018For those who are looking for more technical information about what exactly happened in the moments leading up to this accident you would be best served by reading this write-up from the excellent writer and expert solo climber Andy Kirkpatrick:https://open.substack.com/pub/andykirkpatrick/p/the-kill-pause
>>254178I'll translate Andy's description here, for those interested. Hopefully this will be decipherable even for non-climbers.Having completed the climb, Balin still has three tasks to complete: 1) descend to the previous anchor 2) ascend back to the top while retrieving his safety gear from the rock 3) haul his haul bag up to the top.There are two ropes in his system: the first is the lead line, which he used to climb the route. The second is the haul line, which is attached to his bag of equipment and is used to haul it up after him. Both are equally strong.First, he descends, rappelling on his haul line. After reaching the previous anchor, he notes that there is a great deal of slack in the haul line. He needs to release the haul bag from the anchor and let it swing out into space so that he can later retrieve it. The easiest way to remove this slack is just to reattach the bag to the rope above the slack and leave the rest dangling below in a long tail. He does this.Second, he ascends his lead line by jumaring while cleaning his gear. This is a long and physical process, but he finally reaches the top once again, with only a single task remaining.
>>254182Third, he must haul the bag up to him. This is done by laboriously pulling the haul line through a one-way pulley. He proceeds with the hauling until his bag gets stuck, hung up below and overhanging roof. He must descend and fix the problem himself. This is where Balin makes his fatal decision. He decides to descend on the other end of the haul line, the end that has been pulled through the one-way pulley. The advantage of this is that he can use his own weight as a counter-balance while he works to free the stuck haul bags. As we know, this line was not long enough to reach the bags, and he will fall off the end to his death. So why was he so sure that it would be long enough, so sure that he didn't bother to pull it up and tie a knot in the end? He can see that the bag is close to the top, and he knows that the haul line is much more than twice that distance, and so he can be sure that there is enough length of rope for him to reach the bags. However, he forgot that he had earlier reattached the bag to the haul line to remove the slack, leaving a long tail of rope dangling below. As a result, the haul line that Balin decides to use for his rappel is much shorter than he thought. And so, as he descends to his bag, the end of the rope passed through his device and he falls.
>>247187Very few people enjoy the Outdoors because of the “Danger.” There are people who are insecure with themselves and gravitate towards dangerous things to make themselves feel more manly or wahtever
>>244018>>244037Alex won.
For anyone who has done a martial artIs it normal to have mixed emotions about it?None of the stuff I've tried (Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, BJJ)Has made me instantly think "omg I love this. This is it. I'm doing this for life"It's usually a combination of "well that was really difficult and tiring, is this worth it, this is going to be difficult but I'll be a better person mentally and physically, I guess.. just stick with it?"Or were you instantly hooked
>>244716I was having fun with it immediately. When I was drinking and doing drugs, when I hated my stupid fucking job, and when I was a virgin I was like "at least I can go to BJJ." Now I've done away with these sorts of things and I have my brown belt and I did a year in judo and 3 in muay thai. Now my writing is influenced by it, I cuddle my dog in BJJ positions, and class gives structure to my day I can still take solace in the fact that I get to go grab someone's lapel and shake them around.There's a bunch of paths that get you where you want to go. You probably ought to take one you enjoy walking down.
>>253840How did you avoid the crippling injuries?
The only part I really enjoy is me grasping a certain concept and executing it, seeing my overall progress, however the training itself is just boring repetition most of the time, and that's all there's to it for me.
>>244716I do for health reasons. For now. Maybe it will be more fun as I get better. Still a NOGI newb. Hardest part is of course just getting ot out of the door. When you get there, change. 1,5 hour and forget. Come home tired as shit knowing it's good for the body and mind.
>>253846What do you mean? I just don't think they happen that often. I didn't go out of my way to avoid it. I got ringworm a couple times and that was the worst of it. Sometimes things ache and hurt. But I just stretch and train. I didn't even ever choose my partners wisely, just whoever wanted to rumble in any school in any country. I don't think there's very many people throwing kani basami or really in a rush to yank your arm
Can someone help me identify this bike?
>>253939surly ogre
>>254000 checked. do you think he wishes he was biking?
>Do a kickflip!
>>245644Can you spacewalk? Because spacewalking is awesome.
>>254032Kek, nice and wholesome.
my cousin told me when we'd drive around the beach when we were teens (late 2000s), i'd yell at randoms skating in the parking lot>nice kickflip, faggot!i was a menace :c
>>254377What a card! A hair!
>>244129she has little teeth
Why are BJJ channels such obnoxious faggots?
>>250890Why has my description of a threeway bjj match offended you?
>>250891Lmfao imagine paying a $150 a annual registration that involves giving up your passport info and biometrics to a Brazilian corporation, then paying $160 per competition on top of itIbjjf is an IQ tes
>>250875kek
>>250881It's not really hard to grapple multiple people at onceThey tend to get into each other's way
>>250903Loser cope
20yo autist here, just went and climbed Shasta in December with two friends. Got to about 12k feet before the wind was making it impossible to stand up. I want to go back in May and do Shasta, Hood, and maybe Baker or Adams to get some familiarity with glaciers. Also happen to have a few glacier skills but never tested them out. I'm aware that climbing Shasta was retarded. Any advice?
I'd get a guide and get some skills at least if your friends don't know what they're doing either. You can ask them anything you want on the way about planning, what to look for, etc.Did Hood last year with Kaf Adventures wasn't too expensive and good. It's super bootpacked so very hard to get lost but moreso for the knowledge it was beneficial.
Mountainclimbing is awesome!
>>253419Mt. Hood is dangerous. Just because it’s close to a city and there is a very nice ski resort on it people think it’s going to be easy and safe
Onosato edition>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 >>252379
>>255327It's the most autistic "sport" imaginable, so it's perfect for 4channers. Thing is, it only really runs for two weeks every two months, so we're not big enough to stay on /sp/, but the only other board for combat sports is /xs/, which clearly struggles to contain our autistic output.
>>255327>>255328I hate sports but I love Japan and sumo is about the cultural tradition than "sport" to me and I enjoy Japanese culture.
>>255328True, as a 'tist I really enjoy figuring out the banzuke changes and torikumi
Old lady with a gigantic pompadour.
>>2553272 very large and surprisingly muscular and fast men slapping and shoving the fuck out of each on a stage that's basically concrete.Its the perfect sport.
Anyone else watching this shit?? I know the 101 is set up to prevent falling to the pavement, but holy fuck this is mental.
Yeah I mean this is like a V2 bouldering problem (x10). He must be laughing to the bank at the chinks paying him to do the easiest climb.
>>253937No one's claiming that the movements are the hard part
>>253937If you have to thrust your body, which he did here, that is more than a V2, probably a V3 or V4
https://x.com/BNONews/status/1945903422516895903
>>238020Rest in power Felix
>>238020Should have worn a parachute.>be famous for jumping really far, further than ever before and using a parachute>die using one of the lowest altitude methods of flight by not being able to use a parachuteThis is like...>yeah I can run a mile in a minute, but you have to count really slow like this 1.............2.............3...........Can only survive a fall with 30 minutes of warning or some shit lol
>>238052Sigh,,,
>>238020So it goes.
>>238020Fuck him and fuck Red Bull. Although the jump was rad.
Promoted to orange belt!(in case anyone is wondering yes that’s a capybara shirt I’m wearing underneath )It’s been an awesome 1.3 years of judo! I’ve been improving my technique and did amazing at two recent tournaments. The progress shall continue to be strong
>>239408are you really on here posting real irl pics of your actual face my negro?
>>246144Why not? I'm proud of it.
>>239408Why is Morihei Ueshiba on the wall?And what's the story with the girl?
>>239463Mmm the smell
>>239408Are you sure it's not a beaver?
new to boxing and I keep on walking into punches during exercises, how does one dodge and slip? do south paws have to do it differently?
don't walk into it uncovered, keep your dukes up. then corner him, or slip his straight punches.\ upright stance is sitting duck for other opponent. try to corner him and give him a few power hooks to shake up his rythym and comfort zone. ]first few bouts are tough & the beating is a lesson to train harder
>>253381Also keep in mind that his liver is exposed to you all the time. Left hook to the body, left hook to the body work his liver
I disagree with the hookers here. Their jab is much faster than your hook is, you'll have to find/make an opening to get an opening for it, and the angle feels wrong for it to me too.
>>253671>>253686>>253392but I am a southpaw
>>253381>how does one dodge and slip? Practice on a slip rope, shadowboxing, double end bag. If you got a friend, have them work mitts for you and let them mix in straights and jabs so you can practice defense. >>253712This is the reason I dislike being a lefty.
I want to learn something that would actually teach me how to use a weapon, near me they have fencing, eskrima and kendo. Of these three which one would have the most real life applicability?
>>247876You can compete within a year or two in both western fencing and kendo. Ask the club how often they usually have competitions.You usually will be practicing for around 6 months in kendo before you can start wearing the protective armor (bogu). Before then you can’t really “spar”, you’ll be learning footwork and basic swings. The reason is because wearing the armor too early can actually mess up your kendo and make you form bad habits early on. Olympic fencing also places a big emphasis on footwork first, but I think generally you can start sparring much earlier. Ask the instructor what their timeline for beginners looks like.Btw, iaido has almost no actual “fencing” component to it. It’s basically all kata as you describe.
>>247876>What are your places like you trained at? How did you find them?I didn't write that, it's in the thread I also quoted, but it's something we have all come to agree if a self defense/competition place is what you want.That aside, I'm a judoka. The only serious, proper (as in, not ridiculously small garages) place I could find was a national judo dojo for training Olympic athletes. A shodan there was granted permission to teach to adult beginners.
Learn anatomy.Find some friends and start stress testing with training knives or noodles. Hell, use a marker or a brush with some shit on it to track contact.Start slow, try to strike a certain area, and have your friend try to defend or even disarm.Speed the movements up, slowly working up towards a realistic speed.Try every variation possible, and practice it all.Then introduce some combo strikes, find a flow.Then realize how FUCKED you would be in a real knife v knife scenario.Techniques won't do jack fucking shit for you in practice, motor skills and actually understanding movement/principles will.You need to learn to intuitively put the pointy thing deep enough into the soft thing while your opponent is spazzing or offering resistance.
>>200580Eskrima/Kali is tons fun. Get some sticks and practice solo drills with YT videos if there is no school you can go to. There is about a 0 chance you will get into a stick on stick fight in real life, but knowing how to hit someone else with one could very well come in handy. Also, the drills are just a lot of fun and build great coordination.
>>200851The blade alone gives at least + 11 agility so yeah . Better safe than sorry
Does bjj teach you anything useful?
>>244188>He is inarguably the best grappler that ever existed in the UFC>you can't talk shit about his skill level you stupid fuck.I did call him one of the best in my comments. Are you just illiterate? Were you unable to comprehend...>"Gracie, arguably one of the world's best BJJ practitioners with an 82% win rate at one point,">If he was around now with the array of training that exists he would easily be 20-0I respectfully disagree; he was a BJJ purist,st and the MMA people of today who incorporate Judo, Wrestling, and BJJ would beat that purist's ass.
>>244187Karate master kung fu tier fantasy
>>220100Sweaty men wrestling each other and putting their legs around each other on the floor until one 'submits'. That a nah from me bro.
>>244188>He is inarguably the best grappler that ever existed in the UFC>15-2-3pick one
>>220100The number one thing you learn in jiujitsu is that no amount of "i just see red" fuckery is going to get a competent grappler off of you in mount.
Is karate any good, or is BJJ or boxing better?
>>252111Every nerd is a big buff bodybuilder nowadays it means nothing. It's just more embarrassing when Mr 100kg bodybuilder gets destroyed by some 80kg guy
>>251945Karate is fine, specially kyokushin, boxing is better, bjj is a meme that will get you killed.
>>251945Bjj is good as complementary to wrestling or judo, otherwise you'll have bad takedowns and zero standup game. Karate is good if they do full contact. Boxing is good.
>>251945In theory it's great, but it's hard to find a good karate gym depending on where you live.
>>251945t.black belt in karate, 17 years continuous practice in shorin-ryu shorinkan which is very traditional.punches and kicks are useful when trained in sparring practice. but I cannot tell you how many useless patterns I know which cannot, in any way, be realistically deployed in a fight. But we train punching wood blocks and that certainly prepares your knuckles for punching. karate as a system is simply not useful for street fighting but a few of the techniques in isolation certainly are. I started karate because I thought it would be helpful in a fight, but by the end of my karate 'career' for want of a better word, I was doing it for other reasons.
