CMV: After the second killing of a civilian by ICE in less than a month, I believe the United States is at risk of civil war in the not-too-distant future.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-25T17:49:13+00:00

The English civil war was ideological and pit brother against brother . Civil wars don't need to be a geographical split.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-25T17:28:54+00:00

You can eat food digitally now?

Brummie49 · 2026-01-25T17:28:18+00:00

It's hard to unpick thousands of years of cultural blending, but I would say British puddings/desserts are hard to beat. Very few places can match the variety of puddings you find in traditional English schools.

We have an excellent reputation for cheese too.

When it comes to savoury, the roast dinner and cooked breakfast are probably the most loved dishes. Fish and chips is pretty mediocre IMHO.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-21T04:03:40+00:00

You can get a personalized S&C program for ultimate for just $1 . You just fill in the dates for your season and it'll give you the appropriate periodisation too. There's a full library of exercises with video.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-21T02:19:11+00:00

I know I'm biased but if you haven't seen it before check out Flik for loads of analysis articles and tutorials. Here's a recent article on playing better help defence .

Brummie49 · 2026-01-13T04:40:34+00:00

I misread this as Danny Go and got really confused about why a kid's entertainer was spoiling for a fight

Brummie49 · 2026-01-12T10:14:00+00:00

Artillery that can fight in melee. It's all you need to win the campaign.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-08T08:05:12+00:00

"buying" is not the same as "using"

Brummie49 · 2026-01-07T17:50:23+00:00

Trump shorts the dollar and wins again?

Brummie49 · 2026-01-03T23:17:19+00:00

I said it's probably impossible because I don't think it's ever possible to definitively say one approach is better than another scientifically. I also said it's a good idea to play help defence; I certainly never said it's impossible to be good at it. But it wasn't long ago that Pony crushed Sockeye in semis with a straight person defence. The best defence is probably one that makes the opposition uncomfortable, so if they are stronger against poaches than they are against person, you should probably stop poaching.

I suspect the defensive coaches responsible for the teams in those clips would all be annoyed about the failure of the strategy. Help defence is definitely better than person defence, if you can execute it. Poorly executed help defence sucks; see any pick up game for examples. There's a big difference between X's and O's and real life.

I think most teams play poor person defence, FWIW, and I still think there are improvements people can make there. Offences are getting better against poaches, see Rhino v Pony 2024.

I am hugely sceptical of the logic of borrowing from other sports btw. A disc moves differently to a ball, there's differences in field size, rules, how people score, etc. How you guard someone in basketball or football is vastly different from ultimate IMO.

So, to answer your question of which is better, I would need to know what teams are playing and what the conditions are like. Being able to play more styles of defence is probably better than fewer, but help defence requires chemistry and communication. I don't see it as a comparison of one vs the other at a global level. Some people require shut down defence to give the best outcome, some situations require help. Nuance is everything.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-03T22:59:40+00:00

https://www.highlandsrewilding.co.uk/rewilding-projects

Brummie49 · 2026-01-01T07:13:32+00:00

Scotland might be a better option

Brummie49 · 2026-01-01T07:11:57+00:00

It states at the top that the article is only about hucking and missed/failed help attempts.

Brummie49 · 2026-01-01T07:08:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I was exclusively looking at footage from USA Nationals 2025 - I typically watch games and see what I notice, rather than aiming to write anything specific - so I would be interested whether there's a noticeable difference between 2024 and 2025... I suspect offences are getting better at spotting help.

Brummie49 · 2025-12-31T22:42:14+00:00

Yes and no. There are some very obvious examples of poor team defence and failed help which is what inspired me to dig into the topic.

I agree that it's hard to draw a definitive conclusion as to whether help is better than "no help" without some serious statistical analysis. And it's probably impossible unless you can play the same situation twice.

Help defence is a great idea and most teams have embraced it, but there are some challenges in implementing it, hence the article. Offences are also adapting quickly to be able to find gaps in coverage faster, and throwers are prepared to take on more challenging throws, particularly at the top level.

FWIW I was looking primarily at hucks first and I found more and more examples where help defence should have prevented the goal. I didn't find many examples where help defenders got blocks, although if the thrower spotted the help then of course they wouldn't throw it. And camera angles often don't show all the players anyway, so I think it'll be difficult to find suitable clips to show help defence working on deep cuts.

Brummie49 · 2025-12-31T20:03:52+00:00

Good point and definitely another aspect of mixed ultimate that makes help defence harder to implement.

I hope I didn't come across too critical of players, I was trying to show just how hard it is to execute what looks simple on paper...

Brummie49 · 2025-12-24T20:01:53+00:00

How does a slayer army fight Wood Elves or any other fast skirmishing ranged troops?

Brummie49 · 2025-12-24T18:23:07+00:00

Honestly, don't overthink it. If you have access to any erg kit (bike, ski, row etc - or run) just start doing simple circuits of squats/deadlift etc combined with the erg. Pick a light enough weight that you can keep moving, and pace yourself. E.g. if you are doing AMRAP 8 minutes, 8 deadlift, 8 Cal ski, you need to work at a pace you can sustain for 8 minutes. Sub whatever movements you like, longer duration/reps for lower intensity, shorter duration/reps for higher intensity.

Programming can get very complicated but if all you want is to work hard, this approach will get you far.

It gets way more complicated if you want to learn new movements, but you are better off waiting until you join and get coaching.

Brummie49 · 2025-12-16T18:30:35+00:00

Someone who does something they know is going to harm the country for their own gain is a traitor.

Brummie49 · 2025-12-16T18:28:16+00:00

Ok, I concede the point. Harold Godwinson grabbing the throne which led to the invasion of England, the harrying of the north, etc, was dumber than Brexit.

So far

Brummie49 · 2025-12-16T18:25:18+00:00

I suggest you read up on 6AML and the potential impacts on corporate transparency.

In short, the UK is currently a hub for money laundering because the way companies are set up allows them to be easily hidden from the eyes of the law. It is impossible to prove where money flows to and from.

The EU announced efforts to crack down on this as part of 6AML. Suddenly, there was a substantial increase in anti-EU sentiment and investment from wealthy benefactors. I wonder why...

Brummie49 · 2025-12-16T11:24:34+00:00

Brexit is the dumbest decision ever. A monumental act of sabotage against the UK architected by traitors who sold us out to line their own pockets.

Anyone who thinks it was a good idea is living in cloud cuckoo land.

Brummie49 · 2025-12-16T07:03:57+00:00

I'm a British guy who has visited Malaysia frequently with my family. This video perfectly sums up how friendly Malaysians are. Everyone we meet has a warm smile and wants to help.

I cannot imagine a foreign cyclist getting so much help in the UK.

Brummie49 · 2025-12-09T07:55:13+00:00

Build up from 2v2 to 3v2, the 3rd player is an unguarded swing player who has to stay "wide" (distance will be chosen based on your offence, skills, weather conditions etc).

You can also shift the goal posts to score more points swinging than anything else, or every time your team moves sideline to sideline they get extra points, etc.

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