u/trustdoesntrust
ADCC is the greatest event in sports, and today absolutely lived up to its storied legacy: Killer matches, Killer techniques, Big emotions, Scary Eastern European guys i've never heard of... Not sure what else you are looking for, but if it's Andrew Tackett against a mid-level MMA fighter then UFC Bjj has you covered.
47 year-old black belt here and I want to share a major pet peeve of mine about the concept of "old man jiu-jitsu" (aka "ageless" jiu-jitsu). It seems like these types of systems all fall under the same general theme: older grapplers (over 40? over 30?) aren't athletic enough to do real jiu-jitsu like everybody else so they should start playing a simplified game, usually half guard and/or defensive reversals.
I personally find this premise to be flawed and self-defeating. The truth is that you can play any guard you want at any age you want. You can wrestle if you want, you can invert if you want, you can x-pass and outside pass-- there is no "old man" restriction. If you are not as athleti
I'm talking about the pummeling drill where two people stand across from each other and swim their arms through each other's armpits in a way that looks like old people fucking. This drill doesn't teach you how to properly pummel an underhook, it doesn't teach you how to move an opponent with an underhook, and it doesn't teach you anything about the fundamental underhook vs. overhook battle that comes the instant you try and pummel. If your gym teaches you to do this drill then you need to sit in the middle of the mat and fold your arms as a sign of protest. If you are an instructor who teaches this drill then you need to go home and soberly reflect on the bad information you're replicating,
The mats and bathrooms at gyms tend to get pretty filthy, yet the only cleaning I ever see is the coach and/or a well-meaning student walking around the mat spraying some kind of mixture. Gym Owners: have you every considered bringing in a nightly or weekly cleaner to do this for you? Why or why not? I feel like most students would happily throw in an extra $5 to get this done, but perhaps I'm being naive.
Watching East Coast Trials and SO MANY of these coaches seem to think their students' matches are time for a lecture ("okay now we want to put our left hand over opponent's elbow and we're remembering hips high hips high...") or time for phone sex ("oooh I love what you're doing, we like it here, this is your place we love this...").
What do you think these coaches think they're doing:
Playing a video game
Living vicariously through their students
Trying to play the role of genius guru coach
Shit for brains
The event was amazing but there were SO MANY cooler ways that ending could have been handled (for example, an extra coach's choice match to decide it all). If nothing else New Wave's decisive overall result winning 3 matches to 2 seems like a more just first tiebreaker than the one that was used
Hi friends, I'm currently on Day 6 of this albatross. My girlfriend is now taking care of me, and I'm locked away in the guest room of our apartment. We're being extremely careful but I'm wondering if I'm still contagious at all, and how I will know when I'm not. I first had symptoms last Wednesday, then the next 3 days were horrible (painful throbbing head, chills, painful throat, fever, etc.). The fever then broke and since Sunday I've been mosty dealing with an annoying cough and "weird head" feeling.
Hello chess friends, please help me understand why I'm not improving: A year and a half ago I hit 1500 elo after a fairly steady upward progression from when I first started seriously playing. Since then, I have plateaued between 1300 and 1400 despite putting in regular practice and study, and I often feel like I'm playing worse not better. What specific things should I be studying or doing for someone my level to reach a 1700 level (i already know broad suggestions like puzzles and tactical study, but am looking for specifics). For context, I'm a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu so am accustomed to "embracing the grind" of incremental improvement over time. Thanks!
Was the Luke Griffith/ Big Dan match a work? Big Dan goes for half-hearted ankle lock and gives time for Luke to escape (contrast that with how Big Dan ripped his ankle lock in the bronze medal match). Big Dan gives token resistance for Luke to mount him and doesn't seem to fight the arm triangle. Afterward Big Dan has a nonchalant attitude. Also allegedly there's a history of Danaher teammates working matches (Eddie Cummings vs Garry Tonon the classic example).
His trials performance was stunning. Dude can wrestle like a real wrestler, throw up flashy subs, hit leglocks, and outwork opponents who think they're tough. Between this and his heroic AIGA performance (and him having the temerity to flee a toxic training environment with Melqui Galvao) he is 100% the guy i'm going to root for match after match. Legend!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=07ONTDQVdT4
Holy cow just watched this insane gi match for the first time.
Anybody else watch this match? Holy hell some amazing transitions
