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
>>238339TWU
>>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?
what's your favorite /xs/ anime
Ashita no Joe
>>229770Air Gear
>>229770Baki the Grappler. Maximum Tournament arc.
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi was pretty great while it lasted.
>>239515Roller Blade
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.
resurrecting the thread for muay thai. ask questions and talk about muay thai and muay thai related stuff>Understanding traditional scoringhttps://khunkaogym.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/a-laymans-guide-to-scoring-a-muay-thai-fight/https://youtu.be/7J4gzeJO-4Q>Live shows>Siam Fight Newshttps://www.fb.com/SiamFightNews/>Lumpinee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMw_GleQjXnKMjhCY58V4w>MAX https://www.youtube.com/user/maxmuaythaichannel>Ch8https://www.youtube.com/c/Muaych8>PETCHYINDEE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsN96OvHRSZWiecrdPvy5Wg>ONE Championship https://www.youtube.com/c/ONEChampionshipComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>236260Do it but don't be a rat like him, meet him in sparring and give him a few taps on the ribs, see how fast he's demoralized.
my coach knocked out kimbo slice in 14 seconds
Saenchai heemed once again
Hey, fatty fat fat here, I took my first class today, couple questions.>1. my coach said I get the best bang for my buck if I order proper muay thai boxing gloves with pinky protection from the head coach, they sell for about twice of what the cheapest pair of Outshock boxing gloves cost in Sports Direct, scam or deal?>2. What the hell am I supposed to do when someone advances on me and keeps a combo up in sparring?>3. I did a tiny bit of boxing and I noticed the guys never defend body jabs and they have trouble defending jabs in general, specifically square down the middle, am I onto something or am I being retarded here and unkowingly exposing myself for a knee or something when I change level and do a body jab?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2025/07/24/hulk-hogan-dead/
>>238470>>>/pw/
>>238467Lol not for this racist. He wanted to die on that hill Wrath filled. Let "God" sort him out
>>238538this though did he even take a knee on floydmas or something
Why does everyone still lose their shit over him saying nigger?
>>238538cry about it
A new comfy F1 general now that the old one has gone off the rails latelyNo AnimeNo TwitterpostingNo RedditpostingNo posting literal shitStrawposting and Gimiposting welcomeAlso reminder that F1 has had more deaths than many of the sports on this board, therefore extreme
gimi
Did the race already start or smth? I thought it starts in 45 minutes
We safe here, right ? right ??
F1 TV Premium does worth each buck that they asking for?
>paying to watch f1
Will training bjj help me become a better wrestler?? I’m trying to improve wrestling as much as I can any advice?
>>235894Caucasus part of Russia like Dagestan Ichkeria etc. your dumbass leaders seized for unknown reasons defo have wrestling gym that would take adults. It's prohibited in Koran to hit people's faces via fists, that's why they are so many good muslim wrestlers and they definitely would have gyms that any moderately athletic adult persons can get access too.I pointed out not talking about Russia in the context of zigger talking about sportsmanship tiers as Georgia would have the same system as in Soviet Russia.
>>235976>writes exactly "in countries like russia or caucasus" in his first post>"ugh akshually I meant Caucasus part of Russia" "and I meant in certain regions" "and I meant this and that"Yes, it is trolling with stupidity
>>235988Ichkeria will be free mazafaka
>>231275There are wrestling clubs for adults and it is getting more popular. I’ve even seen local old man competitions.Not sure where you are, but in Houston there are a good few places depending on what side of town you’re on. You should absolutely be able to find a place in any big city at some MMA gym.
>>229119Judo would be a better fit, as you could at least use the stand up grappling skills and take downs, where as BJJ is kind of like everything you're not supposed to do in wrestling, aka submission holds, chokes, fighting from your back etc...
>only liked martial arts as a sport growing up>as an adult have had knee problems (ACL, MCL)>have tried to continue martial arts but have blown my knees previously and now realise BJJ/MT is just going to result in that again>need another sport so I can meet people and not be a shut-inSurely others are in this same situation, i.e. don't like team/ball sports, prefer something like martial arts but can't do it anymoreWhat sport should I do?
Clean cardio, not as “martial” but fantastic for rehab and overall conditioning
>>238265What do you mean by "clean cardio?"
>>225400skydiving
>>238153>The most important thing in boxing is footworkThat and conditioning. It may not be every time, but sooner or later someone is probably going to get you to run for part of your conditioning regimen. Having said that, he could at least try talking to his coach about it and see if there's some kind of substitute he could do. Especially since he's not competing.
>>225400Freediving. If you don't live near the sea you can do the dynamic stuff which is length wise rather than vertically
I was recently diagnosed with a scaphoid nonunion and need to have surgery soon to fix it. It’s going to put me in a cast and out of commission for several months. I’m currently weighing the options of doing the surgery now and ruin my upcoming vacation and part of my summer, or later and ruin my whole summer.Either way, I won’t be doing much for a very long time. How do you stay sane while you’re healing from injuries?
>>225875No worries. How does it feel? Do you notice any difference between the two wrists? I’ve heard that the wrist is never the same.
>>225887I never notice it, I remember it was hard doing push ups for years and I nad to use knuckles.. but now its fine. Just needed to strength the muscles around I think.
>>225899That’s good that you never notice it. I’ve seen some horror stories that your wrist is never the same and that people notice it 24/7. Hopefully I won’t spend too long in a cast and that I’ll be back to 100% soon.
>>225840Did you stay sane, Anon, or did you lose it?
>>225840Feet are here for a reason, get yourself a second keyboard for them
Burg 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/uwbgc88d>Heya Youtube channels:>Futagoyamahttps://www.youtube.com/@futagoyama-sumofoodComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>239851In May I'd agree since all his losses were against sanyaku but now in July he still won against WTK, Kirishima and a bunch of ex-sanyakuare we still gonna be coping when he gets an Ozeki promotion after november?
>>239852Kirishima was running a high fever in the back end of the basho; it's why his performance collapsed. WTK sure I'll give Dan that one but I'd say Dan's style matches up fairly well there, though WTK apparently had a stomach bug at the start of July.
>>239836>Hosh is finished if he doesn't win the next bashoNot a chance they'll get of rid him so fast, he has already proved he's capable of winning a yusho, just not as a yokozuka yet. Reminder Akebono went 3 years without a yusho as a yokozuna.
>>239858>>239858>>239858New.
>>239859we already have a thread idiot
What exactly is a brojo? Tried looking around for some MMA classes in my city recently, I told my friend about it and he said MMA is all just a bunch of brojo gyms. What the fuck?
>>236318>practicing it at home.how?
>>236475It can't be worse than Tai Chi, Aikido, Juho Kenpo, 2/3 of all kung fu styles, etc.
>>236318>>236327>>236413>practicing at homeBodybuilding would be better than trying to "practice" fighting by yourself. Just focus more on training neck, deltoids, and core.Sumo isn't a good base, it's heavily reliant on gripping the mawashi. You get good leg and grip strength, other than that the skills are nigh-untransferable. Lyoto Machida did some sumo and said it helped with takedown defense and balance, but he basically used none of the techniques. Just an increased sense of balance and leg strength for takedown defense.
>>238854Daily reminder that the last Lei Tai was fought by a Chen Tai Chi specialist who went undefeated for weeks on the raised platform before taking on students.
>>238909>was fought by a Chen Tai Chi specialistDoes his style still exist? All I can find are the classes of elderly people meditating in slow motion.
you know what I hate the most? I HATE THIS WITH ALL OF MY SOUL!what is the obsession of mankind with prostituting everything they see, prostituting restaurants, boxing and every fucking sport or just a straight up normal concept, I came here to watch big sweaty muscular shirtless men going at it in the ring! not to watch a sex appealing woman acting like an object, honestly guys, this is sad :c
Sure >>224233>>224301>>224261
>>224233>prostituting everything they seeWomen love to do it, guys love to see it. Its nature's way, don't fight it.
>>224233women love it. They will do it for free. Its their right, leave them alone.
>>224233Shut the fuck up, faggot. Nobody gives a shit about your stupid opinions.
>>224233Shut the fuck up, pussy. I like it when they're on screen because I'm not a blithering faggot. >>224325>>224326Sumo unironically seems like a somewhat effective martial art. When those martial arts youtubers did that whole "self defense championships" thing, Sensei Seth specifically mentioned that he had just gone through this whole sumo camp thing, and in a lot of the "street fight" situations, the ability to just straight up manhandle and pin someone against the wall gave him a massive strategic advantage, and he said if you need to just overpower someone to bring them to the fence, then sumo's the real deal. But then again, he's a big dude, I think like 6'1" and 210lbs or so.
(Japanese Kickboxing)
>>236363https://youtu.be/4D3522R0njw
>>239667>>239665Good stuff as always anonI really hope Ryu gets to fight Kazuki. Kazuki hasn't fought anyone good in a while.I did think their fights were soured a little by the glove change though.Kento vs Chadd was incredibly fun, one of the best in a while. Tournament is going to be sick.
>>239668Yoza is mainstream now. Whose moves do I steal now to make myself appear better than I am in sparring?
>>239990Find another "niche" jap fighter from jap promotions
>>239990Andy Hug's axe kick but be controlled and land with the ball of foot. Also spinning leg kick. If you can do it safely without being an ass
