The lengths you can go through to avoid spending money can become an Olympian effort.

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>>259288
>Hit the gym around midnight as usuall
>the only bus that drops me off near my place gets cancelled that night as well as the next one an hour later
>know for a fact the cab would run me around 50 bucks to where im going plus the usuall ill take the long way by the cabbie
>walk home for 2,5h straight in 4°celsius weather
I had muscle soreness for 3 days straight, fuck beinf broke. Worst part of it all is that all the extra effort does not go towards anything usefull or desirable such as say a crackhead physique, poor mans gorilla strength or some solid bum endurance

>>259368
israelites fleeing egypt energy

>>247891
Will you become an amazing all around fighter who can threaten competent fighters? Probably not

Can you kick a crackhead in the chest and make him rethink his decision? Probably yes

Not everyone has to be super optimal MMA guy

>>247891
Since you have kicks boxing or kick boxing. Escrima seems cool but hard to find a good gym.

>>247891
Combat Sambo if you can find, you can make Combat TKD!
https://youtube.com/shorts/B4LIsuuFR6w

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boxing or any grappling martial art. boxing because taekwondo, no matter the type, has shitty punching technique and defense (check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn98RdwPw48 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-kU1X0Q2I, which are boxers beating taekwondoins from the ITF). grappling martial arts because you only know striking and MAYBE some takedowns (if your school actually teached you them), since you said you're big then any will do, though judo would be my main recommendation

Why not just boxing? TKD strikes suck, you want something hands focused..

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>>259349
>Tobizaru entering the press conference room to deliver the punishment

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>>259356
>page 1
>far from image limit
>uses some 7-8 shitter as the OP

>>259331
He has the important task of making sure the names on the wall are in banzuke order

You mean like a freestyle deck?

So you don’t know?

>>244998
that's fucking tiny just like your penis

>>244998
Why should they?

fr all decks are way too big these days, I used to quadruple flip on my 6.5 by 27 board

>>244209
THANKS FOR THE MILK, MARK
>>243996
Judo will teach you how to fall. That's why I would place it before boxing, that's not to say that you shouldn't do boxing.

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>>244482
>I'm fat
>>>/fit/76077351
>>>/fit//fat/

>>244561
>I should probably lose some weight
>>>/fit/76077351
>>>/fit//fat/
>thx anon, i might look it up. i'm trying to not overload myself with info because that's an endless road to go down.
If you're already dealing with training injuries I might suggest either pirating or buying a digital copy and doing a Ctrl+f search for recommendations around that specific injury (it doesn't have everything but it has some of the common ones). I used my digital copy as a reference before buying a physical copy to read outright. Pic related are some excerpts I was discussing with a friend who was struggling to bench with a recurring shoulder injury.

>>244578
>Judo will teach you how to fall. That's why I would place it before boxing
Very solid suggestion. It sounds like OP used to do judo so he should already know how to drill ukemi. Adding this to his daily routine could do a lot towards injury prevention.

>>243996
dont roll or spar with someone you wouldnt do acid with

>>244561
>5x5 Stronglifts
lifting weights is not martial arts. MA is for fighting, the training helps with strength and conditioning. As you get older heavy weights are not your friend. Moderate to light lifting and cardio is best. The best cardio is some combo of fighting practice because the older you get the more likely you are to need it, its just statistics. If you need it its always unexpected - gas station, coming out of a store, getting into your car. Carry a knife and spray. Its always better to be prepared instead of being a victim.

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do you have a background in anything? the regional MMA scene is pretty hit or miss, whereas people have been boxing since childhood (actual sport). If you can train 2-3 martial arts a week without injuring yourself
(probably just BJJ, Kickboxing) then it's probably achievable. Check what national tournaments there are.

>>257390
you'll probably lose to some gen alpha kid either way though

>>257270
Mma somehow is worse and better at the same time. Because of the variety you can get away with a lot of BS and defeat guys who would be able to beat you if it was a more focused fighting sport like kickboxing. Just rock-paper-scissors your way to the top

>>255126
Source?

Just do it fag cya at the top

>>251262
Soulders-scooting, that's a new one

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scissorboard deathmatch
https://youtu.be/PUJq91Gt_zY
13:16

>>251262
What's the counter to this?

>>257948
wheelbarrow suplex (with theatrics)

>>257948
Imo enter low, avoid getting double undered
Pinch your thighs so his head is trapped and can't rotate
And just smother him with your taint

>>250012
>What's up with huge guy usually not knowing how to fight?
they rely on size to intimidate and strength if they do fight, but a real fighter is not intimidated and knows how to beat fatty.

Bob knew how to fight, for example he tore the shit out of that dolls head for a promo video once. That shit was hardcore.

At a certain size it just becomes too difficult to move your body effectively, even if you're on roids. That's why in open weight competitions like Pride the best fighters capped out at like 230lbs (Fedor, Cro Cop, Igor Vovchanchyn, Mark Coleman, etc.) and some were even successful while weighing substantially less (Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson).
No matter how well conditioned you are, if you're 300lbs of muscle you're gonna gas out quickly. And apart from a few 0.00001% freak of nature, genetic outliers most guys aren't capable of being fast/explosive at that size. Freak levels of size can get you far, but at that very highest level you need a balance of good over all athleticism combined with elite level skills.

>>250012
Took it for granted

>>250012
Big guys are used to instilling fear in their opponents from their size so it made it easier for them to beat them up. But they never take into account big muscles means big energy expenditures so they gas out rather quick

>>253881
It sure as shit isn't white trash on wheels either.

muscles =/= athleticism
Some bloated powersharter that can bench 400lbs but can't scratch his own back and gets winded walking up a flight of stairs is not a formidable opponent for any intermediate martial artist (unless you're some 120lbs turbo manlet). Same goes for your average bodybuilder who in the grand scheme of things is probably not even that strong and poor overall athleticsim.
Now a guy that's explosive and fast, and legit has top 1% genetics (like a D1 football player or something) AND lifts weights, that's where things become problematic and where the real "strength vs skill" debate begins.
>>258532
When it comes to people that are untrained, it barely matters. Especially if that weight "advantage" is derived from a guy just being an out of shape fat ass.
Even at an amateur level it's not that big of a deal. I'm 180lbs and I regularly dunk on dudes 40 pounds heavier than me in sparring. I've even had a couple smokers in local shoddy competitions where there was a big weight difference (20lbs-30lbs pounds) because my opponents failed to make weight/the organization was crummy and they'd match you up with whomever and it was fine. You can see it in those YouTube fight orgs as well, like Streetbeefs, which have dubious match ups in terms of size, but smaller guys manage to come out on top frequently.
If anything "muh weight classes" is super overrated because most people are just hobbyists that will never reach a level where weight becomes the truly limiting factor

>>253749
He would probably beat Eddie Hall albeit

>>258539
being a fan and promotor of skateboarding has to be the most embarrassing thing on earth. The whole culture is based around doing heroin and not contributing to anything.

>>258667
I'm not a fan of motors on skateboarding, no

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>>257583
>Pretty much this. Virtually every single culture in existence has a documented tradition of wrestling, to a greater or lesser degree

And then I would simply defer to the oldest culture. So if Homo Sapiens originated in east Africa, then I would suggest maybe Nuba wrestling? But the thought occurred to me that perhaps there were martial arts before Homo Sapiens...

>>257545
Isn't it Kalarippyattu?

>>257595
It's claims to historicity mostly rely on chinese apochrypal texts from the 17th century claiming to be about a man who supposedly lived in the 5~6th century. In all likelihood kalaripayattu as it exists today is only a couple hundred years old at best.

>>257545
big stick

>>257545
Rock throwing

>>258625
Unc so washed, jealous of Futagoyama and desperate for views he has to punch down, make shit up and gossip like a woman to get any views, baka my head.

>>258637
>Dan goes first because he is the best
There's clearly someone walking in front of him.

>>258646
>make shit up
No, nabatame really did send a picture of his dick to a tranny kek

>>258623
He has a Yokozuna license. That makes him a "legit" Yokozuna.

>>258651
and then he sent that pic to oho's dad for some reason?

>>239408
Are you sure it's not a beaver?

>>254112
Yes, I'm wearing the shirt.

>>258162
Looks like a beaver to me dude

>>239408
Nice. Took me like 3 years to get the orange belt (covid inbetween)

>>239408
Watch out Steven Seagal!

>>248343
Japanese karate has less larping, I mean less bunkai or "practical" application of kata.

Japanese - kata is basically formalized as a dance, but they do it anyway

Okinawa - they still pretend kata is useful

>>251050
also kendo used to have grappling, leg sweeps, take-downs..it was more like HEMA I guess? in pre-WW2 era

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what about "pre-karate" Okinawan Te, Kobudo, and other "primitive" forms? are they worth learning, or just historical curiosites?
>pic is Siam Island boxing, supposedly direct ancestor of Te

>>254680
That just doesn't exist.

>>251696
The rhythm element

>>239977

No fighting discipline can make you invincible. And some people fight just great without taking any kind of classes.

But I've never come across anyone who takes Muay Thai seriously, who could not handle themselves in a real brawl.

Boxing also helps develop a wide array of strengths. A good boxing gym will beat most other options, for physical and mental strength, and agility.

Anything with grappling is also helpful (wrestling, ju-jitsu, judo) but you need to get used to being beat on the head and whopped in the nuts, if you want to stand a chance in the aggression of a committed fight.

(Source: nothing really, I've done a ton of fighting disciplines, most are beautiful, develop character, and help you to avoid fights preemptively. But then make little difference if you're mugged at knife-point or jumped by burly thugs who mess people up every day.)

>>239977
I started literally where you are in my early 20's. Same height, same weight (I'm also on the verge of 5'11/6'). In fact I could have written this - I tried Eskrima first too. I've done a mix of Krav Maga, Eskrima and Muay Thai. (Krav Maga is gay)

I had never really cared about being small until I sparred someone and they said "...and you're a pretty small guy", which made me realize I was at a physical disadvantage. I couldn't stand that. I ate food, lots of protein and did a fully balanced routine (trained like a bodybuilder but also trained for strength; minimal dumbfuck routines that just "squat bench and deadlift" develop severe muscle imbalances).

Size and strength do make a difference. I walk around comfortably at ~180 lbs now. There is no comparison to how I feel, and how I perform in sparring, compared to before. I can feel it when I punch people. I've rolled with some guy who was like 210 but less in shape and it was like throwing a retarded sack of potatoes around. His confidence at being "bigger" went out the door quickly.

Focus on building mass and strength. Even getting to 150 lbs. at your size will make a world of difference. Keep up cardio as well. I promise you you'll thank me if you stick with it.

>>257272
>I'm also on the verge of 5'11/6'

Lol
Lmao even
Do manlets really

>>239977
Do you care about the sport, or do you just care about being able to defend yourself? If it's the latter, then carrying and training with weapons is the easiest and most efficient solution.

>>239977
Crab McClaw