did BJJ with a buddy last night. or rather he taught me stuff while kicking my ass

I'm just getting into that martial art, it's been a lot of fun so far.

join a gym

it's worth it

yeah I see that

it's clear that it just takes practice and attention to detail

so there's no way around getting into it in a gym somewhere

I've done other martial arts in the past and when I started I was really suprised how far the gorund game has evolved

It's a pretty diverse crowd - i'd love to see more europeans in class. ehh

i did muay thai/BJJ

very good

Muay Thai, i think it's an excellent striking art. A friend was able to show me some really good refinments for my kicks and hook punch recently - really efficient.

I don't like muay thai

I prefer straighter moves, a lot of theirs are very round

thats true, something more like yoshokin karate or TKD for ya?

xingyi

but yeah things in that direction

I like straight, hard moves with bodyweight behind them

damn man, thats obscure but nice choice

every play DoA? Gen Fu mah nigga

long time ago, maybe when its was DoA 2 or somthing

realistically my striking background is xingyi and kuntao silat, but I did a significant stint of boxing and MMA to add realism

but I need to BJJ and I need it yesterday

I'm really impressed how much sensitivity and skill they can use from literally any angle

and also how tough their bodies become in general

very cool, for me its some old school TKD, bit of karate, some soft chinese stuff too. my ground game is really weak right now. thats how i felt to, very impressed by what i've seen so far.

TKD conditioning and foot speed is really impressive

sometimes I just watch recordings of random TKD classes just to watch their conditioning and drilling and look for ideas

They really have some of the kicking stuff down. I love the variety of round house kicks. I started there but have definitely had to supliment the footwork and aim a lot lower to make it work for me though.

I have this weird thing where I cannot land a round move on anyone

so I just quit trying and mostly only do straight moves now

one of the things I'd be interested in from either MT or TKD would be if they could teach me to land those on resisting opponents

Maybe your telegraphing? Some dudes ive seen had a lot of sucess with bringing their leg straight up then turning it over... like that great holly holm KO recently. Anyway tho, i'm a big believer in focusing a few moves that work for the individual.

yeah if it works why mess with it? lawl

Maybe that's how it will be in BJJ to - im trying to gilloutione everyone. 😃

I don't personally get how a round move could ever not telegraph unless it was at light speed

maybe that's part of it though

Well thanks man you are making me want to get back into it more seriously. Good luck, im out.

later mang

if only he knew the truth