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A higher belt (three stripe white) made eye contact with me in a weird way. Should I change gyms?Lol. I visit that place. A bunch of fucking crybabies and anxious people.
A higher belt (three stripe white) made eye contact with me in a weird way. Should I change gyms?Lol. I visit that place. A bunch of fucking crybabies and anxious people.
Typical reddit post:A higher belt (three stripe white) made eye contact with me in a weird way. Should I change gyms?
Big guys who maul little guys, but somehow don't recognize that their combination of big + maul is a significant factor in their success.
People who, after getting dominated, say things like "it's my first time in this week", and "my diets been so terrible lately". I find I get so many excuses from people and perhaps the statements are true but I personally find myself fired up for the first class of the week and I even if I was feeling off, I lose to someone because their jiu jitsu triumphed over mine that day, nothing more.
I often get accused of this, even when I know its not true, and its gotten to the point where if I'm rolling with a woman or lighter person I sometimes barely even move because if I dare sweep or submit them, it is 100% because I am big and scary and not because my jiu jitsu is better than theirs
What about the family guy who works 50+ hours a week, is traveling all the time and sometimes makes it once or if he is lucky, twice a week? If he told you he can’t train as much as he liked - do you still hold it against him?People who, after getting dominated, say things like "it's my first time in this week", and "my diets been so terrible lately". I find I get so many excuses from people and perhaps the statements are true but I personally find myself fired up for the first class of the week and I even if I was feeling off, I lose to someone because their jiu jitsu triumphed over mine that day, nothing more.
I often get accused of this, even when I know its not true, and its gotten to the point where if I'm rolling with a woman or lighter person I sometimes barely even move because if I dare sweep or submit them, it is 100% because I am big and scary and not because my jiu jitsu is better than theirs
All things considered, i would rather be the undersized guy in the gym than a big guy. We have some genuine big monsters in my gym and they know it and I can always tell half their battle is just not smashing thier smaller opponents and even then they get reminded all the time how big they are.
It's not their fault they are bigger than most everyone else.
What about the family guy who works 50+ hours a week, is traveling all the time and sometimes makes it once or if he is lucky, twice a week? If he told you he can’t train as much as he liked - do you still hold it against him?
Do you mean before, during or after class?Partners who ask too many non-BJJ related questions especially about my personal life and treat the club as a social circle.
I am only there to learn and that's all.
During class when we do drills/free rolls.Do you mean before, during or after class?
Yeah. We can talk after class.During class when we do drills/free rolls.
Most people I'm fine with, the two things that annoy me are people who don't want to work hard during the technical/drilling portion of class (because don't waste my time), and people who don't roll hard and use that as a sort of passive-aggressive defense mechanism for why they lose (because sincerity >>>> irony).
Guys who resist too hard/ go too hard during drills. I don't get it, are they trying to prove something?
maybe they are trying to prove that you need to drill better. a wet noodle is not always a good partner. Learn to deal with resistance. I often see whitebelts give up on a technique if it takes much effort.Guys who resist too hard/ go too hard during drills. I don't get it, are they trying to prove something?
maybe they are trying to prove that you need to drill better. a wet noodle is not always a good partner. Learn to deal with resistance. I often see whitebelts give up on a technique if it takes much effort.
e.g. if you're drilling guard breaks, you want your partner to offer a decent amount of resistance in order to simulate the process of opening of somebody's guard in a match. cross collar chokes and triangles are another example; tapping early instead of resisting the choke will prevent your partner from really learning to sink it in deep.
but of course there is a point where resistance becomes fighting, and that is not drilling.