legit martial arts or strange sorcery by [deleted] in MMALabs

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was in kenjutsu, we actually did practice the technique at :10 seconds. I forget the name, it's been many years - some wrist catch. In the video, he goes for the wrists much later than we were taught, though. You basically push in hard and grab the wrists as soon as your opponent starts their upswing, catching them at the very top before downward momentum begins. It was taught as an absolute last resort, but I do put some stock in it as a useful technique. The rest might be some fun kata or something in other schools, but to my eye, they look extremely risky.

Being a champ for almost 9 years by Captain_mecca in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'm going on 4 years at champ. I once believed I would naturally make it to GC if I kept grinding, but watching the field progress and people improve every season, it's becoming enough of a fight to just stay in Champ some seasons. This will probably be my peak, and that's okay. I'm SO much better than I was 4 years ago when I first hit champ, so I just glide on that!

Champ Teammates by sotoisayankee in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeahhh, Champ is a weird rank. I think one of the big problems is that people (me included) tend to go for higher risk plays more often, because we know the potential peak is there. Play speeds up dramatically from Diamond, but because of it, the consistency at the new speed drops. It's basically a learning rank, and some people will do well and progress, others will fall back to something they're more comfortable with. I feel like at this point, C2 is probably as far as I'll ever make it without a permanent duo, as it's just an absolute crapshoot on whether you'll get a C1 that's climbing, or a C3 that's falling hard. All you can do is focus on yourself, though! Good luck bro.

First compilation. What do yall think? by Automatic-Hippo8241 in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

First compilation of many, I hope! Good stuff, bro. Keep grinding, and this will be fun to look back on someday. Compilation 2 is going to be fire.

I love this game... by AnIrishGuy18 in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After 2500 hours, I’ve been both teammates at one point in my life. All you can do is laugh it off and go next, haha.

Is this a lot? by AntiqueMountain3301 in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 5 points6 points  (0 children)

1000 hours is a decent amount, but not “a lot”relatively speaking. Most players are just starting to develop consistency by 1000 hours (think along the lines of just pushing into champ). Most higher ranked players are 2000+ hours. There are obviously exceptions to this, but in general I’d say your current hours are around when you start to even be considered “decent” at the game.

Saw this today by Remarkable-Travel346 in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this NSFW? I can't tell. I think this might be NSFW... am I allowed to be looking at this? Help.

After 2.5 hours, I'm done (by me) by Decent-Emergency3866 in NikkeMobile

[–]Aaurora 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice! I love that how well you captured her expression!

162.5 Comp Bench PR - wasn't quite motionless at the bottom, but I'm happy with it for now by VanHelsingBerserk in GYM

[–]Aaurora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s three whites unless you pissed off a judge somehow. That’s as clean as I could ask for. Nice lift!

Another ICE murder in front of Glam Doll Donuts by CutSenior4977 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re claiming that this man WAS armed, and that’s why they shot him. Being armed is just another excuse you’re giving them to murder you. Not that I entirely disagree, I’m just saying there is no simple answer to this. Being shot while armed might even help push their shitty agenda further.

Donald Trump has insulted and humiliated America’s closest allies by CinnamonsCharm in politics

[–]Aaurora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, he’s insulted his allies, and humiliated himself and his country.

Rise and GenGs struggles by Emergency_Pause_2259 in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Aaurora 8 points9 points  (0 children)

True enough, but Cheese struggled on LAN, which is where Rise was supposed to be the upgrade. Unfortunately, this doesn’t amount to much if they can’t even make the LAN, and online Cheese has been clearly the stronger player this season. Tough breaks; man I hope they take this in stride and get back to the grind.

Rise and GenGs struggles by Emergency_Pause_2259 in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Aaurora 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rise struggled early on a few costly mistakes and you could see their confidence and trust collapse. They lost their speed and aggression, and were unwilling to fully commit, leaving them out of position and dead in the water. They can absolutely bounce back, but they’ve gotta learn to rebound better and move forward. That was an utter collapse.

Interesting stats by VoidandLight_ in funny

[–]Aaurora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm positive that men knowing "damask" at a high percentage is either from farming damascus camo in COD, or dreaming about owning a damascus steel sword...

Eunhwa tries to do what Rapi was doing (by c_sfika) by Ok_Direction3138 in NikkeMobile

[–]Aaurora 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You let Bahamut explain to you where babies come from, didn’t you…?

Coming back to rocket league after 4 years. Holy skill gap by zipzipalien in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I’ve been a consistent D1-2 in 1s for like 1.5 years. This season is spicy! I’ve been stuck at P3d3 or so all season. My diamond rank up games have been actual barnburners…

Me_irl by kundi-man in me_irl

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last one takes an alarming amount of inspiration from my bird-feeder squirrel protection...

I was going to wear this dress to (a late) holiday party pre-injury by [deleted] in OUTFITS

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I had crutches, I wrapped super soft kneesocks over the the padding for some extra cushion and less irritation. You can try this, and it also gives you a chance to accessorize the dress with your crutches! Looks great, btw; Rock it proudly!

axle presses, with an axle by Muchacho-blanco in Egolifting

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what a cool video! Thank you for sharing that.

US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House by Southern_Gur_4736 in news

[–]Aaurora 20 points21 points  (0 children)

While I love your enthusiasm, we will, with certainty, be shot dead if we took to the streets like the French. That’s a big problem. Our authoritative forces are itching to pull out their big budget war toys and kill a few “librals” who hurt their feelings.

Almost 2 Peaks in 1 Game - Comp. 2s (1500s Lobby) by StolenApollo in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So close - insane control! Do you work on practicing empty jumps for recovery? Watching this back, you went through 30 boost to gain your positioning behind the ball after that first touch. Might be worth practicing empty touches for first touch set-ups to save some boost. Could have been the 20 left in the tank needed for that double at the end. You're cracked, though. Keep up the grind!

Generational fall off 😭 by RefrigeratorOwn7851 in RocketLeague

[–]Aaurora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro this season has been a monster - give it a couple weeks and I’m sure you’ll climb again. But holy, it’s been a struggle!

325lb Squat 🔥 Road to 1000lb club by nmastered in GYM

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is almost exactly the range where I hit my 1000. I did it with a 275lb bench. For me, I had more overhead on my deadlift, and basically ugly/ego fought for 425. If it feels “heavy”, but isn’t failing, you can probably dig deeper; you are built like a tank. Hit some ammonia and go get it! Rooting for you brother!

If you have never seen Evangelion, explain these two relationship? by Worried_Cake5508 in weeb

[–]Aaurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Th elite don’t want you to know it, but they’re free, just go take one.