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ManOfTheYear posted:I'm just wondering if some wrestling gyms in America have hobbyist classes. As far as I understand, wrestling's a big thing in some parts of the states, would be weird if it would only be a playground for professional atheletes. Yes some do, however there really aren't wrestling gyms. Wrestling is mostly an amateur sport here, so kids pick it up as a youth sport or in middle school (ages 13-14) or high school (ages 15-18). There are adult wrestling clubs but pretty much unless you are really good you only wrestle till the end of high school. If you are in an MMA gym they usually have hobbyist classes. Even if the classes aren't hobbyist level however, wrestling is a sport that can always use more bodies around for people to train. So even if the level of competition is well above you, you can gain knowledge and skills going against world class guys. It never hurts to go over fundmentals.
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I've just signed up for a Gracie BJJ class. so far I've taken 2 classes and need some pointers. what are the essentials to read / watch? I know nothing of the sport, aside from being an MMA fan (I realize this doesn't help at all). any customs or advice for complete beginners? thanks.
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ICHIBAHN posted:I've just signed up for a Gracie BJJ class. so far I've taken 2 classes and need some pointers. what are the essentials to read / watch? I know nothing of the sport, aside from being an MMA fan (I realize this doesn't help at all). any customs or advice for complete beginners? thanks. Relax and tap.
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He expended too much energy and got tired
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ICHIBAHN posted:I've just signed up for a Gracie BJJ class. so far I've taken 2 classes and need some pointers. what are the essentials to read / watch? I know nothing of the sport, aside from being an MMA fan (I realize this doesn't help at all). any customs or advice for complete beginners? thanks. Jiu Jitsu University. Also 420 watch Metamoris erry day.
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Dangersim posted:Relax and tap. Along with this as a complete beginner all you need to do is show up, listen to your instructors and shower after every class. Anything else is overthinking it.
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MagicCube posted:Along with this as a complete beginner all you need to do is show up, listen to your instructors and shower after every class. Anything else is overthinking it. And wash your drat gi.
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Aug 26, 2014 00:17
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And don't get discouraged. For the first couple months you're going to feel like you're not improving, and that you're still just getting your rear end kicked all the time. Eventually someone new will come in, and to your surprise you'll absolutely dominate them and realize you are getting better.
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Aug 26, 2014 00:21
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I got really lucky in that four other guys started around the same time I did, so we're all sort of learning together and no one is getting dominated or falling behind. It's seriously the best fun. Get a rash guard, I went from being red all over with just wearing a cotton t-shirt under my gi to completely fine after class. Wear something even if you don't have one though, no one wants to practice their hug-based art with a naked sweaty dude.
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thanks for the advice guys. in taking it all on board. I've ordered under armour, should be here for my next class. noticing a lot of cuts on the base of my feet though. anything I can wear to prevent that?
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ICHIBAHN posted:thanks for the advice guys. in taking it all on board. I've ordered under armour, should be here for my next class. noticing a lot of cuts on the base of my feet though. anything I can wear to prevent that? Is your skin really dry causing your feet to crack? If it is then moisturize your feet with foot cream. If they are literal cuts then it could be from peoples toenails and you could ask them to clip their nails!
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Aug 26, 2014 11:03
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These things will protect your feet/ankles from abrasions: http://www.mmawarehouse.com/hayabusa_ashi%E2%84%A2_mma_foot_grips/hay-1014.html
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exactly what I was looking for, thanks.
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ICHIBAHN posted:any customs or advice for complete beginners? thanks. fatherdog posted:There's a lot of variance between BJJ schools when it comes to etiquette. For that, it's a good idea to talk to the instructor and ask if there's anything you should or shouldn't do during class. Some places are more formal than others.
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Also, apparently Genki Sudo put on his own BJJ tournament yesterday, at a Zen Buddhist temple. http://mma-in-asia.com/region/japan/genki-sudo-announces-contestants-ikkiuchi-8-man-grappling-tournament/ http://www.thefightnation.com/heres-a-looks-at-genki-sudos-epic-bjj-tournament-that-took-place-at-a-temple/
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ManOfTheYear posted:Finland. The local bjj gym has only one submission wrestling class in a week and the fees are extremely gigh. The local wrestlinbg gym welcomed me but there are only kids and the few adults who train are international competitors, I couldn't do anything to them in a million years. Thankfully some members of our judo club have agreed to take one or two randori in a session without a jacket. Still, you'd have to specifically train for no-gi to get the real benefits. Which town do you live in? Last I checked Finland had a pretty healthy grappling scene.
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Do Jiu Jitsu folk wear cups? Because when I trained (if that's even the right word any more. When I attended classes and got constantly starched) I didn't ever do the Jiu Jitsu only classes but I have some bad memories of drilling arm bars with 320 pounds guys without cups. I don't like feelings alot of sack rubbed all over my body.
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we spoke about this at my last class & no, they don't. though I've only had 2 classes & that may only be the case with my gym, but no.
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I wear a cup because I'm used to it. Some people do, some people don't. IBJJF gi competitions specifically ban them so if you intend to compete in one you may want to train without one some just to get used to it.
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Aug 28, 2014 22:45
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Compression shorts are a lot more comfortable for me than either a cup or loose shorts.
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Fat Twitter Man posted:Compression shorts are a lot more comfortable for me than either a cup or loose shorts. Agreed. Getting kneed in the junk is unpleasant, but happens pretty irregularly. I would think a cup would hinder flexibility.
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cptInsane0 posted:I would think a cup would hinder flexibility.
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I don't wear a cup in either gi or nogi, but I still use a jockstrap and compression shorts so I'm not just freeballing with a pajamas.
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Bohemian Nights posted:I don't wear a cup in either gi or nogi, but I still use a jockstrap and compression shorts so I'm not just freeballing with a pajamas. I was at a really small grappling tournament in a tiny town and a guy was in the nogi division wearing sweatpants with no underwear and they fell down to his knees while he was defending a guillotine. The ref hitched them back up without stopping the match. (this tournament was so bad I got absolute silver in no gi despite showing up to visit my friend unnanounced and him telling me an hour prior if I had $20 I could enter and represent his team)
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I guess I just had some bad times being the larger built guy who was new enough to get stuck with the "oh god this is harder than band camp got my sneakers and sleeveless t shirt and I'm winded and fatter than holy hell and going to rub my loose balls and odors all over your soul" type guys.
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Aug 29, 2014 02:03
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Hard balls and cock protection is not legal in wrestling competition (FILA).
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Captain Log posted:Do Jiu Jitsu folk wear cups? Because when I trained (if that's even the right word any more. When I attended classes and got constantly starched) I didn't ever do the Jiu Jitsu only classes but I have some bad memories of drilling arm bars with 320 pounds guys without cups. I don't like feelings alot of sack rubbed all over my body. I do. Hate getting kneed/hit in the junk. It also prevents you from crushing your balls when you have terrible kneebars like I do.
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Fat Twitter Man posted:I was at a really small grappling tournament in a tiny town and a guy was in the nogi division wearing sweatpants with no underwear and they fell down to his knees while he was defending a guillotine. The ref hitched them back up without stopping the match. It sounds like mobn lost some weight. Good for him.
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Also what is a reasonable price for access to a decent gym? I'm trying to compare some stuff and see if my old man bones can handle man grabbing. (they can't)
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Captain Log posted:Also what is a reasonable price for access to a decent gym? I'm trying to compare some stuff and see if my old man bones can handle man grabbing. (they can't) Depends on how often you go. I pay like 320 a quarter for unlimited access.
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Just switched to a new gym in Boston that is 140 a month without contract and I actually thought that wasn't bad. Boston isn't NYC expensive but it's getting up there.
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My advice to beginners, keep in mind I'm barely past beginner myself, is to roll with a lot of different people. Roll with guys and girls and people way bigger than you and people smaller than you and people that have a ton of experience and people with no experience. Rolling with one person is an entirely different experience than rolling with another. Also clean yourself and your gi you smelly fucks.
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DumbWhiteGuy posted:It sounds like mobn lost some weight. Good for him. What's a goon to a mobn?
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Fat Twitter Man posted:I was at a really small grappling tournament in a tiny town and a guy was in the nogi division wearing sweatpants with no underwear and they fell down to his knees while he was defending a guillotine. The ref hitched them back up without stopping the match. lmao
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I can't express how much I hate cups. I was training with a visiting pro fighter a few years ago and the guy ruptured my lumbar disk with his cup by attacking my back with his cup when he had my back.
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Yuns posted:I can't express how much I hate cups. I was training with a visiting pro fighter a few years ago and the guy ruptured my lumbar disk with his cup by attacking my back with his cup when he had my back. No offense, but if a dude ruptured your lumbar a lot more was wrong than the fact that he was wearing a cup.
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I was reading about henry cejudo from the ufc thread. So he wins gold in 2008, and doesn't even make the team for 2012? Isn't that rather cold? He won a goddamn gold, maybe give him the benefit of the doubt. Or does the better wrestler almost exclusively win, and doing poorly in the trials said everything it needed to about his olympic prospects.
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I cracked my face off a cup once during a botched takedown in HS.
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Street Horrrsing posted:I was reading about henry cejudo from the ufc thread. So he wins gold in 2008, and doesn't even make the team for 2012? Isn't that rather cold? He won a goddamn gold, maybe give him the benefit of the doubt. Or does the better wrestler almost exclusively win, and doing poorly in the trials said everything it needed to about his olympic prospects. Even Bruce Baumgartner, who won 2 golds and a silver in 3 Olympics before Atlanta, had to qualify for his 4th where he won bronze. I don't know too much about high level wrestling, but from what I've gleaned in limited exposure is that there is no resting on laurels in wrestling. I also don't know much about college wrestling in the States, but Cael Sanderson fought 40 times a year and was undefeated. I doubt he was given the benefit of the doubt in anything and had to work his rear end off to get there. From an outsider's perspective it seems like wrestling is something where you have to earn every single thing and there are no free passes (not sure about the last part, correct me if I'm wrong). MagicCube fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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As far as I'm aware you have to qualify just like anybody else, they don't just hand out spots.
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I wore a cup every class and nearly everyone at the school I used to train at did too.
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