Woof!>no shoes allowed>better not use the bathroom barefoot or I'll yell at you!>better shower after class!>better not train in a dirty gi!>lemme have my dog that licks its asshole and runs around outside onto the matRuff!
>>212845Pets do not belong in indoor public spaces. Sure, take your dog, cat, or tortoise for a walk in the local woods, but otherwise leave them at home when you go out.
Dogs don't spread staph or ringworm so it's neutral imo unless he's actually covered in shit or piss
>>212963I would have disagreed with you a few years ago but the amount of absolute retards out there with zero control of their animals bringing them everywhere with them make me lean towards your position. You don’t need to bring your dog to the fucking gym
>>212965>has worms in his asshole and feces>doesn't spread anything
>>212995OH not only does she bring this to the gym, she brings it to tournaments and takes podium pictures with itAND it has its own fucking instagram account
Boxing>Judo>Wrestling>Thau>whatever comes from europe>asia>BJJEverytime you see someone beating the shit out of more than person they are boxers
Sad but true90% of ko in UFC is from boxingFast, simple, powerful, effectiveIt's looked down on because it's no as mystical and sexy as muay Thai or has the same dudebro energy aesthetics and 3000 techniques as bjj/thai
This is harder than I thought and I get easily knocked out. When I got punched more than once at the same time I start disorienting and I immediately lose. Any tips?
>>200521What fucking kind of gym allows a newcomer to get knocked out. Just leave that shithole.
>>212311I have heard dark heard rumors of inner-city gyms allowing foolish white boys to sign up for a few classes and feeding them to their prospects so they can get some confidence before their low-level pro fights. Allegedly, these gyms will sniff you out if you're a little too old and/or soft to ever be all that good, and throw you to the wolves in order to make them stronger.
>>212318some gyms don't have a choice if the sport isn't popular in the area/country. take your meds
>>212419There are people wanting to take martial arts in every country. The things that causes a gym to fail is not "oh, this martial art isn't popular enough." Gyms that fail have real problems, such as: bad instructors (you might be good, the people you hire might not be), a lack of good cash flow management (some businesses suck at accepting our money), not managing or understanding expenses, playing favorites with your clients (your regular joes fill up your wallet more than your prized bull that might compete in a few years simply because they outnumber your prized bull), etc.
>>212061>>212062>>212063How does one avoid this
Just finished rereading Teppu and All-Rounder Meguru after remembering a storytime on /a/ 2(?) years ago where some Brazilian dude got me into martial arts. If you browse this board, thank you you bastard, soon I'll be participating in my first competition.Anyway, I'm looking for more stuff like this, I already read Ippo btw. Also, movies and other media are also cool
>>205816There's whining in Baki?
>>189546>>189556All valid recommendations Missing >Grappler BakiThe first manga is genuinely a masterpiece and much more grounded than you would believe. The second and third manga are also good reads but its like going from Dragonball to Dragonball Z not that it borderd me just a heads up
>>196098Great manga, though I felt it was silly the mc changed his last name to his wife's. I remember being disappointed there wasn't more rock climbing for a while, but the mountain climbing stuff grew on me, and I want to climb dangerous mountains now
>>189476I really like "Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru" and also "Batuque."
>>189476Batuque
>spend 30-40% of time on practicing takedowns and 60-70% on practicing ground game intead of 10% on takedowns and 90% on ground game>start sparring on foot rather than on knees>give -2 points for guard pulling in competitions>Legalize slams for brown and black belts. And if you're scared to do it, instead ban jumping guard.>legalize heel hooks for brown and black belts in gi, just like you did in no gi
>>188306I don't want to get slammed. I have a day job.
>>188306I'm assuming you mean "effective" in regards to da streetz?You could apply the same retarded logic to pretty much any combat sport>can't do submissions in wrestling>can't do kick or do takedowns in boxing>can't grab legs in judoAnd that's ignoring the 1000 minor rules that have been implemented across all of these.Despite some dumb rules, anyone who has dedicated serious time to any of these hobbies can probably beat the fuck out of someone
>>207763No I'm pretty sure he means in mma
>>188306If they just banned pulling guard and instead forced the practitioners to take each other down, then the art would be fixed. Its literally that easy. That's the only thing that ruins BJJ; they encourage one massive bad habit for a competition that'll put them at a disadvantage in any other scenario.
>>212942obligatory>have you ever seen bjj guys do stand up? nobody wants to watch thatyes because their skills are shit and if they were incentivized to learn it it would be much better
Not like best looking or best at pr, I mean who's the best at fighting in each weight class?I ask cause I don't see a point in being a fan of a ineffective fighter Pic unrelated I just think suplex knockouts are brutal, only looking for most effective though
>>211409Hw: StipeLhw: JonesMw:SilvaWw: GSPLw: KhabibFw: VolkBw: CruzFlyW: DJ
>>211684>>211685Try putting your hands up lol
>>212119Being a slut doesn't really correlate with fighting skill anon...
>>211445Buy an ad, Dana White.
Being a musician is optional.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cpRB0TAhs4&ab_channel=uffesgrotta
>>211640I love that I can come back anytime and this thread is always here, sometimes with new trivia about Bam it's a fascinating trainwreck
EH OOH EHNYAGGHHH SKELETOR YOU MADE ME DO SOME COKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABAyWt4Za8090 mins of new Earth Rocker kino
>>212814Bam looks and behaves so much like a homeless man I just assumed he actually was one
>>212835Bam is an earth rocker not homeless, anon.
Any freestyle wrestling fans here
>>212843Damn he ugly
I'm looking for a fight this guy was in where he doesn't even take his hands out of his pockets, he just does a troll face, waits for the other guy to charge him, and rocks his shit with a kick to the head.
is dancing an extreme sport?
I recently started ballet, but it's hard to be disciplined when there are no classes to go to :(I really like it though, and wish I could spend more time in classes each week.
>>202505keep doing it homie. I think it's straight gangster that you have an interest in not only dance but ballet, be proud big dawg
>>191722Ballet is pretty extreme, lots of conditioning and damage to the body. Some of the stuff that Pink does looks quite demanding too.
>>191722extremely gay....
>trying to decide between going for a walk or playing disc golf. Played disc golf yesterday for reference.
not sure how there could be a course better than my home course stafford woods. are there even any contenders?
>>194086GOD DAMMIT DGN IS ON TRANNY COVERAGE AGAIN
>>194090this guy hasnt seen people get fkn domed
>>211919I hope someone smashes the tranny's hand with a fkn hammer
So glad I get to play maple hill fairly regularly. Marshall Street is literally Disc Golf Walmart
Capoeira is very underrated and misunderstood, specially by its own practitioners. >almost perfect use of momentum>almost complete mitigation of the disadvantages of falls>lots of unorthodox movements and weird striking angles>lots of level changes, perfect for transition to grapplingYet retards will tell you it's just a dance or that it doesn't work when it has historical proof it worked against even armed opponents. From what I gathered, it seems Brazil doesn't want to export just the fighting side of Capoeira because that would be racist or something. Can any Brazilians shine the light on why this shit isn't being taught in every school like Judo and BJJ?
>>212098All the more reason that my statement that "it is not underrated" is correct. Thank you for supporting my point.
>>212101I misread it kek
Watch this Capoeira guy casually kick as hard as Mike Tyson can punch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzW17E0jFk
Capoeira will give you insane bodily control, athleticism, and reflexes but it can't be the main art you practice. There are alot of brazillian professional fighters like anderson silva that mog hard because their capoeira backgrounds. Energy wise, In a cage fight, Using capoeira expends a shit ton of energy if you're going to be doing all those spinny kicks you got to have monster hunter level timing and precision or youll get tired out.
>>212689bad for a cage, fine for an encounter on the street where everyone goes all-in on every single punch anyway
Which is more skillful/impressive?>inb4 this isn't an /xs/ sportImagine you're juggling live grenades before tossing them.
>>212364hands evolved for manipulating objects, feet evolved for walking. this makes foot juggling more impressive, but in my opinion also more retarded, because you limit yourself by using a suboptimal tool for the jobhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6YKCsI00D4
I WANT THOSE TWO WOMEN IN YOUR PIC TO KICK ME IN THE FUCKING DICK LIKE A HACKY-SACK BALL
>>212568>more retardedOutside of party tricks I can't imagine juggling with either pair of limbs as being crucial for human life/survival.
I'm looking for a martial art where people spar without the primary focus of the art being on competition. From my experience, it seems to be either one or the other.
That's probably gonna depend more on any given individual school/gym than style. Imo judo and jiu jitsu tend to have the highest number of noncompetition but sparring heavy students, but that's not really gonna be indicative of any given location. Boxing might be the hardest to find a middle unless you're somewhere its cultural like the UK.
>>212357Judo or BJJ gym where the average age is 30+
Looking to start Judo pretty soon, but I have a major concern - not worried about bodily injuries as I know that sort of thing is expected in full contact martial arts. But how common are head/brain injuries, even if they are light? I’m talking concussions or any significant bumps to the head.Anyone have any experience of this, or know how common head injuries are in Judo?t. Physicist, need my brain for work
>>193697>Do you think a judoka at the trial class of the YMCA has the same risk of breaking his neck as the judoka who'd do anything to win at the Olympics?I think Judo is an exceptionally special case because white belts are notoriously spastic in their movements. I bet you have a really interesting looking inverse parabola of likelihood of injury. You'd get safer and safer until nikkyu and then ramp up preparing for shodan and then ramp up the more intense your competitions get.
>>211436it wouldn't be inverse, it'd be regular I'm a brainlet
Why the fuck would I want to do any of this rollfag shit
>tfw lingering hip pain after a tournament It's mostly hip abduction. Can I yoga my way out of this one?
>>212448you might but you should get xrayed and see a PT anyway
