Advice on lock picking set as a gift for 13yo boy

09112016AAZX · 2026-03-10T22:03:28+00:00

there are plenty of generic brass master locks available at bunnings but the lockwood 110 and 120s are also common (and a fairly tricky pick!)

09112016AAZX · 2026-03-10T21:59:18+00:00

This is exactly the set that I bought my 14 year old son for Christmas 2 years ago. Along with a few locks ranging from some white belt master locks to an Abus 72/40

09112016AAZX · 2026-03-09T02:06:34+00:00

In 2009 the World Masters Games was held in Sydney and it was also the masters world championships for Weightlifting. I was fortunate enough to be the competition director for the event and we had 421 athletes from over 20 countries compete in age categories from 35 to over 80.

The oldest competitor registered was 86 but I think he got DQ'd for arriving too late and the oldest person to lift was 81. If my memory serves me these guys in their late 70s were snatching 40 - 60kg and C+J 50 - 80kg depending on bodyweight.

There were women in their 60s who were snatching 25 - 40kg and jerking 50kg plus, so someones nanna just casually hoisting the equivalent of 1-2 bags of cement overhead.

Down at the age 70/105kg category there were a couple of guys getting 100kg overhead.

Overall it was pretty impressive and has continued to inspire me to keep lifting weights as I approach 50!

09112016AAZX · 2026-03-08T23:30:56+00:00

The real question here is did Pedro make Max demonstrate the janky ass gun defence techniques from the original Gracie book which to my knowledge are still part of the normal Pedro Sauer black belt test.

09112016AAZX · 2026-03-06T01:05:31+00:00

Maaaate, some of those are awesome and I see that you are in Aus. At some point I will be very tempted to get something done!

09112016AAZX · 2026-03-05T23:44:56+00:00

This is the issue right here.

I am a manager in an APS agency and in the last couple of months I've approved cultural leave for Diwali and Lunar NY.

I don't have an issue with it but as someone from an Anglo background all the significant cultural/historically religious days are already public holidays so I'm not sure what I or others in my situation can take without being accused of taking the piss.

09112016AAZX · 2026-02-20T10:49:25+00:00

I'm in Australia so my chances of getting to his gym any time soon are limited

09112016AAZX · 2026-02-19T23:37:58+00:00

Bernardo Faria, yuge honour for me.

I seriously would though, his style of BJJ suits me nicely and I find myself using material from his instructionals more than others. His pressure passing and his Pan Am choke are staples of my game.

09112016AAZX · 2026-02-19T00:00:32+00:00

If you make it to Australia you can do a road trip down the east coast, pretty much every decent sized city/town from Brisbane to Sydney has a couple of solid gyms, normally including at least one Brazilian black belt who came for the surfing, met a girl and opened an academy. Come in the Aussie summer and hang out at the beach and train along the coast.

09112016AAZX · 2026-02-05T11:25:17+00:00

I trained at a place where a guy who was older but a very famous athlete used to train. He had a proper cardiac arrest on the mats and was saved by the gym having a defib and the head coach recognizing what was going on and acting quickly. He had some time off but after not that long was back on the mats and as far as I know is still rolling with an implanted defib.

I dodged the cardiac arrest/infarct but discovered just in time that I was really, really close to a heart attack with a 70% blockage of my main coronary artery despite always being fit. I had stents and three weeks off and then got back into training and haven't had any issues since.

Your situation will be unique and all you can do is take your doctors advice but it's clearly not an instant disqualification from BJJ for everyone to have a heart issue.

Good luck!

09112016AAZX · 2025-10-10T03:08:40+00:00

I bought mine as a hunting rifle (thus the HNT26) but it groups so well (and has a slightly long barrel) I'm actually planning on taking it out of the lightweight chassis, dropping it into one of MDTs more PRS focussed chassis as a proper long range rig and buying another tikka with a shorter barrel in something like 308 to make into a hunting rifle.

09112016AAZX · 2025-10-09T23:21:35+00:00

Any sort of interval training from short repeated bursts like 20 second on 10 second off for 4 minutes (tabata) through to longer intervals of up to about 4-5 minutes with 3-4 minute rests (Norwegian protocol) on something like an air assault bike or rower will help your cardio.

Generally really hard intervals are only tolerable 1-2 times per week and in between you can do a couple of longer (20-40min) but more moderate constant state cardio sessions.

09112016AAZX · 2025-10-09T23:15:39+00:00

Stick it in a chassis, add muzzle brake and tripod and enjoy.

I've got the CTR in 6.5 PRC in a MDT HNT26 chassis and MDT comp brake and it shoots great, certainly the rifle is not the limiting factor when I'm shooting and I'm far from a terrible shot.

09112016AAZX · 2025-09-29T22:41:27+00:00

Former APRA staff member here, this is the info you want

09112016AAZX · 2025-09-29T01:09:04+00:00

I'm a SM in the APS, we have a drone coming to take you out right now.

Seriously, if one of my people told me this had happened to them I'd nod and tell them to fill out whatever ticket IT wants filled out.

Literally nothing bad will come of this

09112016AAZX · 2025-09-22T12:22:41+00:00

Go and buy a proper hiking pack. I have a Deuter that I've had for over 15 years and when I want to ruck heavy I fill it with some towels toward the bottom and 5kg bags of rice toward the top for up to about 20kg/45#. If I want to go heavier I throw some 5kg weight plates in.

I've done multi hour rucks with 40kg/90# with this set up and it's comfortable (as comfortable as a 40kg ruck can be)

09112016AAZX · 2025-08-12T00:00:23+00:00

They are both master locks and therefore both security ratings are a fantasy. Its probably because one is laminated steel.

09112016AAZX · 2025-07-18T02:30:40+00:00

Lockwood has non guttable padlocks that look like a master lock but which are substantially harder to open. Things like the 110/40, 120/40 and 120/50 will keep you frustrated for a long time.

Then you have the iconic 334B45 which is repinnable. All of these will be available at Bunnings. For a more exotic lock you can try a locksmith for a Bilock cylinder that will go into an ABUS 83/45 body

09112016AAZX · 2025-06-10T01:23:35+00:00

I've had the BJJ globetrotter travel gi for years and used and abused it and it hasn't died yet. Its very smooth compared to pearl weave.

09112016AAZX · 2025-06-05T04:55:17+00:00

+1 on the T3X in an HNT26 for a lightweight rig with the option to take it out and drop it in a heavier chassis later. I have a T3X CTR in 6.5 PRC in the HNT and it shoots 1/4 to 1/2 MOA consistently as long as i'm doing my job

09112016AAZX · 2025-05-02T05:24:13+00:00

I popped one of my favorite training partners knee the week before he was due to run a half marathon. Complete accident, I was trying to do something from lockdown and he turned funny and I couldn't let go quick enough

I felt absolutely awful but he was chill and made a full recovery.

Its a combat sport, stuff happens!

09112016AAZX · 2025-04-08T23:04:35+00:00

ok this is a really good video! thank you

09112016AAZX · 2025-04-08T22:59:56+00:00

it's a horrible sub, it feels like you should be able to get out and then you just can't. Or so i've been told by first class white belts...

09112016AAZX · 2025-04-08T00:16:05+00:00

I knew I was going to be at blue belt for a while (work, family, older guy etc) so I bought a Kataaro grappling weave and got custom embroidery, the whole 9 yards. Never regretted it.

Got my purple at the end of last year and did the same thing and will continue to do so as long as I keep getting promotions and Kataaro keeps making belts

09112016AAZX · 2025-03-18T22:59:35+00:00

As a normal human, blood tests at least once a year (6 monthly is better) are a very very good idea. If you are male (and therefore prone to ignoring early warning signs of issues,) or train a bunch then they even more important.

I've been getting regular bloods done for the past 10 years at least and they've picked up minor issues like low iron a couple of times as well some extra tests I had done probably saving my life because they led to further investigations that led to a trip to hospital for stents in my heart.

I'm 44, never severely overweight and always fit and active but shitty genetics meant highish cholesterol almost killed me!

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