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Digital Jedi posted:That was an awesome EBI. It really is my favorite pro-grappling tournament to watch these days by a mile. Bravo deserves a lot of credit for putting together a format that is consistently producing really watchable matches.
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Apr 25, 2016 04:32
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Also it is funny to me that in their inaugural Absolute tournament, the guy who's probably the smallest competitor wound up winning by tapping the guy who's probably the largest.
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Apr 25, 2016 04:34
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the rapid fire nature of the tournament really makes it insanely watchable. welcome to the world stage gordon ryan, good loving show
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Apr 25, 2016 04:55
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I knew Gordon Ryan was good. I didn't know he was that good.
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Apr 25, 2016 05:01
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Just caught the replay on UFC FIGHT PASS - awesome event. Ryan has just exploded on the scene.
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Apr 25, 2016 06:18
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if there is a format in which grappling can become a spectator sport i think eddie bravo is sitting on it. this is the first time i've ever waited until a match is over to piss and even then i missed the first minute of the next one.
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Apr 25, 2016 06:21
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Serious, gelled hair, reading glasses ref Eddie Bravo is real funny to me.
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Apr 25, 2016 06:27
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The guy I'm competing against May 7th's Facebook profile is mostly fight meme's and anime....So which of you am I fighting?
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Thoguh posted:Now that the trials are done, here's the USA Wrestling Olympic team: Cox, Maroulis, and Augello qualified over the weekend. So the list of weights not qualified for the USA is down to... Weights that still need to be qualified: Men’s freestyle: 65 kg/143 lbs. – Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC) Greco-Roman 59 kg/130 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC/OTC) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Omaha, Neb. (New York AC/OTC) 98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) Women’s freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs. – Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 69 kg/152 lbs. – Tamyra Mensah, Katy, Texas (Titan Mercury WC/OTC) With just one event left to claim a spot.
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fatherdog posted:Also it is funny to me that in their inaugural Absolute tournament, the guy who's probably the smallest competitor wound up winning by tapping the guy who's probably the largest. The largest was the 10p guy at 264lbs. But he also got manhandled by Rustam in the first round. Just goes to show how powerful Rustam is, even giving up 50 lbs to an opponent.
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Anyone in here strictly do no-gi BJJ? I found a well respected gym by me that only does no-gi and just curious on peoples opinions. I've done no-gi a total of 8 times with 3 of those happening in a competition, but really seem to like it more than gi.
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Apr 28, 2016 15:33
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Alfalfa posted:Anyone in here strictly do no-gi BJJ? I did strictly no-gi for a few years and just started with the gi a couple weeks ago. Outside the high level stuff, it's probably down to preference, though training in both technically doubles the events you can comfortably compete in I guess?? Also (most?) no-gi places don't rank via belts (I'm a white belt  ) if that matters at all to you. The gi is cool and adds some interesting dimensions to the game but I find it cumbersome and don't like that it limits the distance between me and the hot sweaty body of my opponent
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Alfalfa posted:Anyone in here strictly do no-gi BJJ? fatherdog posted:It's possible to focus on that route. How good an idea it is depends on your goals, but whether you do gi or no gi, if your goal is to become a better grappler you should train with the best coaches and training partners available to you. Even if you intend to compete in no-gi exclusively, you'll be much better off in exclusively gi classes at Marcelo's or Renzo's than a garage full of blue belts training no-gi. Similarily, even if you only ever intend to compete gi, you'd be better off training at Erik Paulson's or Matt Hume's than gi some dude in Alabama who got his blue belt from Royce at a seminar.
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Both are good, and at a normal hobbyist level you can adjust very quickly if you switch. I would prioritize instructor/gym culture and convenience way way higher than gi vs no-gi training.
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Awesome thanks. The no-gi school is really solid and has a great reputation. Darkside MMA here in Houston led by Victor Pozas My other option is Team Tooke but they only offer 4 classes x week at their satellite location by me and I'm not sure I could make more than 2 consistently. Not to mention Darkside has just an overall bad rear end gym set-up. wall to wall mats and the entire inside looks like this 
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Apr 28, 2016 17:28
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You're not fooling me, that's just a single pair of people rolling everywhere in a timelapse photo (source: some of the pixels)
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No-gi: Pros: you'll get really good at intangible stuff like subtly shifting your weight to maintain dominant positions Cons: you'll get used to being able to just 'slip out' of things without doing perfect escapes, the slipperiness will become a crutch Gi: Pros: you'll get really methodical and detailed about everything you do which is super good Cons: you'll get too used to just being able to grab everything and it will become a crutch, instead of controlling your weight correctly you'll just latch onto them. You might use the lapels as a crutch in your guard game too Doing both is ideal, doing one or the other is fine as long as you're aware of bad habits that you might be developing. Doing no-gi only for a few years has made my gi game a hundred times better and I really didn't expect that, I expected to return to the gi and get annihilated Also what fatherdog said
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Do no Gi because you can leverage being in good shape more
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david carmichael posted:Do no Gi because you can leverage being in good shape more Interestingly, Nogueira has actually said he has an easier time against bigger, stronger guys in no gi than in gi, because in gi a stronger guy can get grips and lock you in place, whereas no gi you can "make more movements".
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fatherdog posted:Interestingly, Nogueira has actually said he has an easier time against bigger, stronger guys in no gi than in gi, because in gi a stronger guy can get grips and lock you in place, whereas no gi you can "make more movements". As a heavier (cough overweight cough) guy I like gi because I can get grips on a more athletic/in shape guy and grind the match to a god damned halt. But that same guy in no gi can be difficult for me because it's harder for me to get control and slow the pace down. So they can push the pace and get me tired more easily in no gi.
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fatherdog posted:Interestingly, Nogueira has actually said he has an easier time against bigger, stronger guys in no gi than in gi, because in gi a stronger guy can get grips and lock you in place, whereas no gi you can "make more movements". Iirc big nog had freakishly good grips in gi to the point that a lot of high level competitors commented on it
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david carmichael posted:Iirc big nog had freakishly good grips in gi to the point that a lot of high level competitors commented on it I remember Sperry saying that even when they just started training their grip strength was insane
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Did the Nogueira twins do manual labor growing up? I can only assume Palhares had a death grip even before doing bjj.
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origami posted:Did the Nogueira twins do manual labor growing up? I can only assume Palhares had a death grip even before doing bjj. well one of them was pretty familiar with dump trucks
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I train with a few farmers and their strength is weird in freakish ways. They all have crazy grip, and they can keep pressing/crushing and stay strong for what feels like all day in any position. I've found it a bit surprising however that I typically can lift more than them.
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If you want to have the most spectacular grip strength on the planet, milk cows by hand for a few months.
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I knew a guy that is a farrier, shoes horses. He was inhumanly strong. Per his words, when you have to single a leg horse for 20 minutes, doing it to a person gets a lot easier.
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Memento posted:If you want to have the most spectacular grip strength on the planet, milk cows by hand for a few months. Or go turn wrenches for a while. My dad has been a tractor mechanic for most of my life and his grip strength is loving nuts. Mr. Nice! fucked around with this message at 15:57 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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Apr 29, 2016 15:54
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my grip strength is pretty good but I follow the classic regimen of furious masturbation and opening pickle jars
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"Gaslight your training partners with Americanas from the guard!!!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ65kSxyvIk&t=338s OK which one of you is this
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Apr 29, 2016 20:35
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Apr 29, 2016 22:31
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Team Renzo Gracie - Self Defense Instructional https://www.facebook.com/tonongarry/videos/1026889680737030/
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Apr 29, 2016 23:23
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Garry can add "Master of Jarate" to his resume
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Apr 30, 2016 02:04
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fatherdog posted:Garry can add "Master of Jarate" to his resume noice
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Seltzer posted:Serious, gelled hair, reading glasses ref Eddie Bravo is real funny to me. He's hot. This format rules. First bjj thing I've managed to watch. Lovely stuff
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I was late to catch the replay but Gordon Ryan is god drat amazing. Also I'd be down to watch a new EBI basically weekly.
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Yeah it was really good. Question for the thread: I had a ~240 pound dude pass my guard in training the other day, by riding the inside of my thigh with his shinbone. It hurt like gently caress at the time, and still hurts a bit three days later. What are the chances of having a groin muscle strain or tear just from physical pressure on it? How can I avoid poo poo like that happening in the future? He basically had all his weight on the top of my leg and I was pinned to the ground. If the answer is "get good", then I'll keep working on that 
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Memento posted:Yeah it was really good. He probably just bruised the crap out of it.
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