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    How the Humiliation of Iowa Style Explains why People Liked Kung Fu Movies

    Flow rolling is only part of the puzzle. Your coach also needs to be pacing the room giving advice on what he sees during the flow roles. He also needs to stop you mid flow role in order to assign a specific drill. If your coach is teaching move of the day, then you will have major problems...
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    How the Humiliation of Iowa Style Explains why People Liked Kung Fu Movies

    Ya but the key is separating physical and technical training. Combining them only a few times to give them a taste of what it will be like.
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    How the Humiliation of Iowa Style Explains why People Liked Kung Fu Movies

    Only a decade ago the way to wrestle was Iowa style, push forward, wrestle hard, use the basics, loosing is like a death in the family, etc. The way to train was Iowa too, train like a mad man, try to throw up every practice, wrestle hard, glorifying a fifth year senior crying because he didn't...
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    What is your favorite BJJ / martial arts saying?

    interesting perspective
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    Ancient Greek Dialogue on Purpose of MMA

    Some more gems. You see, I like to keep mentioning the prizes, which are so fine! But tell me, do all the contestants get them? Solon: Not at all. Only one among everyone who is the winner. This helps us by creating in these young men two effects that are most useful, since it makes them not...
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    Ancient Greek Dialogue on Purpose of MMA

    Another good one. Anacharsis: Get out of there, Solon! You Greeks may consider those benefits and pleasures. For my part, if one of you treated me like that, he would discover that we Scythians don’t carry these daggers on our belts for show! But tell me, what name do you give to these...
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    Ancient Greek Dialogue on Purpose of MMA

    https://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2023/05/scythians-lucian-on-anacharsis-and-solons-discussion-of-the-superiority-of-greek-customs-mid-second-century-ce/ Written in the first century concerning characters from fifth century BC a Scythian visits Greece and is surprised and confused at their MMA...
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    I am Loving the American Dream Mall

    Giga mall next to giants stadium. It had a water park, theme park, indoor ski slope, ice rink, ferris wheel, two mini golf courses, a mirror maze, a cool looking garden, a 7d ride room, rooms filled with touchscreens that you have to jump to avoid as they change colors, tons of weird food...
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    Skydiving or Scuba Diving?

    I watched an interview with Shaq talking about how he trained MMA. The interviewer asked him if his team was ok with him training. He said he was allowed to do anything in his contract except scuba diving and sky diving.
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    Media Sean Strickland advises teen against becoming a UFC fighter

    Bad advice, most people working the factory floor, stocking shelves, flipping paddies, are in debt anyways. Have some fun and fight, obviously have a backup plan though.
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    The Profound Implications of Islam's and Strickland's Wins

    Filtering for talent leads to focusing on intangibles. Focusing on intangibles leads to believing in intangibles. Believing in intangible leads to believing there are things which cannot be taught. Believing there are things which cannot be taught leads to poor instruction. The Dagestani...
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    Howcome Islam was able to headshot KO Volk but Yair wasn't able to?

    We are just seeing the Caucus region guys do to MMA what they did to restling. Their training is super cerebral and high level. Their training methods are next level and they know everything about fighting. Its crazy watching guys who seem to be on the pinnacle of human potential, guys who you...
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    How is Volkanovski too fast for featherweights but too slow against a lightweight?

    The Caucus fighters are a different level. Their techniques is so slick and fine tuned, they see things other fighters don't, their training process is very smart and cerebral. They can figure out "invincible" fighters easily.
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    Why I Hate Powerslap

    I hate that it exists, I want it gone.
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    Why I Hate Powerslap

    1. It takes no skill. MMA has skill, powerslap does not. 2. Its boring. Nothing happens other than the same slap every time. MMA has tons of techniques and you never know what will happen next. In powerslap you know exactly what will happen next. 3. The "fighters" are out of shape. They even...
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    News Why are airlines opposed to Skiplagging?

    Here is the real reason. Airlines price locations based on demand/need. For example a ticket to Kansas city is more expensive than one to Orlando even if they are from an equivalent distance. Why? Because people going to Kansas city have to go to Kansas city for whatever reason where as people...
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    Do you like Dim Sum?

    Its mu favorite food, or one of them. My favorite place is Golden Unicorn in NYC. The time to go was during Covid because they were not doing the carts so they would just hand you a paper and you could circle whatever you wanted. I would get some exotic stuff. Now they just have the carts so its...
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    What Was The Deal With the Panda Hate a Decade Ago?

    About ten or so years ago it seemed everyone on the internet hated Pandas. Pandas were only being helped because they were cute. Pandas were maladapted and ought to go extinct. Pandas wouldn't have sex to save their own species. Panda disparagement everywhere. Now it seems to have faded away and...
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    What books are you reading?

    Just finished "The Good Earth"
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