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Deathy McDeath posted:So I went to a boxing gym for the first time yesterday to work with a trainer. I had gotten changed and wrapped my hands when this random dude comes up to me and says: "I hit a dude so hard that he farted. Hit 'em with a right hand and he just farted." Then he walked away. This is a secret handshake for boxers. The correct response is "I like farts"
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 16:26 |
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 03:11 |
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You can also blow out an enormous fart in response. It tells other boxers you're "in".
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 17:58 |
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 19:18 |
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Ligur posted:You can also blow out an enormous fart in response. I'd rather rip out an sneaky one so the rancid smell asserts my dominance
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 19:32 |
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It's better when you're grappling. Pull guard, rip out a stinker, reap the rewards. I once farted on a dude's neck whilst triangling him, good times.
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# ? Dec 13, 2014 14:47 |
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http://youtu.be/W3XIP1kA7Ls
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# ? Dec 13, 2014 15:17 |
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The deadliest move in all of jiushitsu.
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# ? Dec 13, 2014 19:16 |
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My 10 year old son has been in jujitsu for four or five months now and is doing pretty well. He got his rear end beat twice in his first tournament, but it was against two guys who were older, bigger, and who had been doing jujitsu for more than a year (He got put in the 10-12 bracket because bis birthday was literally the day before the tournament!). He managed to get both their backs first, but he didn't know what to do with it and eventually he got beat. We were really proud, even though it left a sour taste in his mouth. I am thinking about joining the program with him to bring his morale back up and because I think it would be good for me. The problem is that I am fat, out of shape, and asthmatic. Should I try getting into shape a bit before I join so I can attempt to keep up, or should I just jump right in and spend a few months looking like a fool?
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 16:01 |
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The Dregs posted:My 10 year old son has been in jujitsu for four or five months now and is doing pretty well. He got his rear end beat twice in his first tournament, but it was against two guys who were older, bigger, and who had been doing jujitsu for more than a year (He got put in the 10-12 bracket because bis birthday was literally the day before the tournament!). He managed to get both their backs first, but he didn't know what to do with it and eventually he got beat. We were really proud, even though it left a sour taste in his mouth. Do MA poo poo to get fit enough to do MA poo poo. ANd then do cardio and weights on the side anyway.* *I'm a cheap scrub and only do body weights.
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 16:12 |
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The Dregs posted:My 10 year old son has been in jujitsu for four or five months now and is doing pretty well. He got his rear end beat twice in his first tournament, but it was against two guys who were older, bigger, and who had been doing jujitsu for more than a year (He got put in the 10-12 bracket because bis birthday was literally the day before the tournament!). He managed to get both their backs first, but he didn't know what to do with it and eventually he got beat. We were really proud, even though it left a sour taste in his mouth. It's a question everyone has been asked over and over, and the answer's always the same - take the chance and just start training. You are going to look like a fool initially anyway (and no-one will care), so just go for it. Lots of people say to me "I'll get fit then I'll start training"; gently caress that, you'll get fit as you do it. When I started I was fat and out of shape too, and now I am neither of those things and I have accidentally found a hobby I love.
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 17:16 |
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The Dregs posted:I am thinking about joining the program with him to bring his morale back up and because I think it would be good for me. The problem is that I am fat, out of shape, and asthmatic. Should I try getting into shape a bit before I join so I can attempt to keep up, or should I just jump right in and spend a few months looking like a fool? Just go, you'll work yourself into shape. Unless you're so bad you ride a rascal and wash yourself with a stick you'll be able to give it a go.
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 17:45 |
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Thoguh posted:Just go, you'll work yourself into shape. Unless you're so bad you ride a rascal and wash yourself with a stick you'll be able to give it a go. Thanks. I just read the answer to my question in the op. Should have checked there first. Sorry.
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 17:51 |
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Jiu jitsu is like "fat dude wants to do martial arts" sanctuary. While not ideal and no one likes rolling with the 300 lb dude it still works fine and is great for fitness etc Not like some fat dude flailing around in TKD in karate
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 20:00 |
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Christoff posted:Jiu jitsu is like "fat dude wants to do martial arts" sanctuary. Truth.
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# ? Dec 14, 2014 23:55 |
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Just moved to saskatoon from Australia. Any one know any good places to grapple? Maybe do some kickboxing classes at the same place too?
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 02:39 |
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The Dregs posted:Thanks. I just read the answer to my question in the op. Should have checked there first. Sorry. BJJ is one of those arts where no matter how long you've been training you're going to get humbled by someone and everyone remembers their days trying not to drown as a whitebelt. There's bound to be a shithead or two but 90% of people I've met doing BJJ are nice and welcoming as hell and won't be able to wait to teach you stuff. It's really friendly to people beginning a MA or trying to lose weight or whatever.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 07:09 |
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Just echoing these opinions, I started BJJ four months ago and yes, everyone has been extremely friendly and welcoming. Very patient too, putting up with my clumsiness. I've been doing weights / gym etc for a long time so I would say I'm in decent shape, but there seems to be a lot of people who turn up who aren't in great shape to begin with. This doesn't seem to be a problem though as they quickly adapt and improve their fitness very quickly. My brother is in the same situation: he doesn't want to start until he gets in better shape. I've been trying to convince him he just needs to go for it but he's difficult to convince.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 12:11 |
I started doing karate when I was in pretty good shape, and still felt like a dumbass for a fair while. Learning a whole new set of ways to move your muscles is always going to make you feel weird. Nierbo posted:Just moved to saskatoon from Australia. Any one know any good places to grapple? Maybe do some kickboxing classes at the same place too? Oh, you are in Australia now? You must know Pete then. He lives down the road. (Australia is a pretty big place duder, maybe try narrowing down your range to a city)
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ICHIBAHN posted:Just echoing these opinions, I started BJJ four months ago and yes, everyone has been extremely friendly and welcoming. Very patient too, putting up with my clumsiness. I've been doing weights / gym etc for a long time so I would say I'm in decent shape, but there seems to be a lot of people who turn up who aren't in great shape to begin with. This doesn't seem to be a problem though as they quickly adapt and improve their fitness very quickly. My brother is in the same situation: he doesn't want to start until he gets in better shape. I've been trying to convince him he just needs to go for it but he's difficult to convince. Man I both love and hate reading these post's, It make's me sad that I don't have a local place to train BJJ the one gym that teaches it is legit as far as talent goes but it's full of rear end in a top hat's (many of whom I see at my job which owuld just make things awkward). Ioccasionally get to some out of town places but it's literally weeks/month's at a time.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 13:34 |
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Frogmanv2 posted:I started doing karate when I was in pretty good shape, and still felt like a dumbass for a fair while. Learning a whole new set of ways to move your muscles is always going to make you feel weird. No, he's an Australian guy asking about Saskatoon in Canada.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 14:33 |
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Frogmanv2 posted:(Australia is a pretty big place duder, maybe try narrowing down your range to a city)
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 14:58 |
Apologies, I misread the post.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 15:14 |
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Gaz2k21 posted:Man I both love and hate reading these post's, It make's me sad that I don't have a local place to train BJJ the one gym that teaches it is legit as far as talent goes but it's full of rear end in a top hat's (many of whom I see at my job which owuld just make things awkward). That's a pity man. I hate even missing a few sessions nowadays. Would despise not being able to train regularly, even after only 4 months.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 15:43 |
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Found a place, but the BJJ instructor is a blue belt. Is that normal?
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 16:15 |
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Nierbo posted:Found a place, but the BJJ instructor is a blue belt. Is that normal? I couldn't imagine, all the BJJ places I looked at the instructor was at least a brown belt.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 16:24 |
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KildarX posted:I couldn't imagine, all the BJJ places I looked at the instructor was at least a brown belt. Yeah I thought that would be a good minimum.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 16:38 |
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Nierbo posted:Found a place, but the BJJ instructor is a blue belt. Is that normal? Nah, definitely not. From my experience its usually a Black belt (sometimes a Brown) running things, with assistant coaches that are at least Purple. If the blue belt is good and you're new you could probably still pick some stuff up but still that sounds like a last resort.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 16:42 |
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A lot of university clubs are run by blue belts, but in this day and age, a gym should not be.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 16:57 |
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Ok, gotcha.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 17:25 |
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So I just watched some "Aikido" tournament videos on youtube . I now understand why everyone thinks it's bullshit. If what I saw there was my only experience with Aikido I would never step foot in a class. Please don't think this is what Aikido really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbatbtaR3xA
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 20:01 |
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No akido skirts, didn't click (I did and lol)
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 20:10 |
n3rdal3rt posted:So I just watched some "Aikido" tournament videos on youtube . I now understand why everyone thinks it's bullshit. If what I saw there was my only experience with Aikido I would never step foot in a class. Aikido tournaments aren't why people think aikido is bullshit, though.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 21:46 |
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We like to give them a hard time but you have to admit the Aikido mount escape is basically the greatest thing ever, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIjGStyeMDg&t=78s
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 21:56 |
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Ikantski posted:We like to give them a hard time but you have to admit the Aikido mount escape is basically the greatest thing ever, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIjGStyeMDg&t=78s I absolutely love the warm-up section of that video.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 22:27 |
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Keg posted:Aikido tournaments aren't why people think aikido is bullshit, though. I'm sure this is not going to come out right but here goes. I'm assuming you're referring to the lack of sparring as why everyone thinks it's bullshit. I would say that what was in the video is what happens when sparring is not used in training. So what we saw there is the reason everyone thinks its bullshit. It was still not what Aikido should be. I'm encouraged to incorporate my Aikido in my Jujitsu and my sword work and while not everything translates over it does help. I've successfully used concepts and takedowns from Aikido when sparring in Jujitsu. The body movements from Aikido help me with sword work tremendously. Just like any MA it's a difference in quality of instruction and properly applying the concepts. There is something to be learned from all styles and no one style has the answer for every situation (well expect for one style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CGMWlXosp4&t=19s).
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 22:45 |
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Isn't Aikido pretty decent for what it supposedly is like relaxing and moving around and using your boxy in a safe way, probably in some park or something? Like, that's some really good stuff for the elderly or people partial to yoga and poo poo.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 22:50 |
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So tai chi
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 22:54 |
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I win all the balance games in my boxing club because of my aikido. Also once when I was out trail running, I tripped on a root and did the most perfect forward roll. Those are my aikido stories.
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 23:04 |
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Nierbo posted:Found a place, but the BJJ instructor is a blue belt. Is that normal? Are they affiliated with a black belt who comes around every once in a while, or is it just a blue belt doing their own thing?
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# ? Dec 15, 2014 23:06 |
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# ? Jun 4, 2024 03:11 |
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He didn't mention. His fb message said: "I have a blue belt under Jeff Wiley who is a second dan black belt in bjj"
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