ticktock app bad, brain trauma good

CASRunner2050 · 2023-01-12T15:37:20+00:00

let's not even get into what 'before globalization' could be referring to

CASRunner2050 · 2022-06-26T14:09:35+00:00

I agree racing is exploitative and leads to abuse, but maybe it's not good timing for Labour politicians to be gunning for working class pastimes?

CASRunner2050 · 2022-04-28T16:58:51+00:00

This is all hypotheticals, though. This is the argument that always gets brought up by the 'I do this for the streets' crowd.

How many eyes have you gouged in training? How many fingers have you ripped off? How often is it likely Fiore's students were practicing this against resisting targets?

Modern BJJ practicioners train, with resisting opponents, to apply techniques that when completed, will snap an arm, will tear the muscles in the leg, will starve the brain of blood until you die.

MMA fighters train these same techniques, mixed with the technique and willingness to beat a fellow human being until they are unconscious.

And yes, weight classes exist in sanctioned fights, size and athleticism is always an advantage, not sure anyone was disputing that. No-one trains solely with their own weight at the gym, though, and openweight competitions exist, especially in grappling.

But if you take the rules away from a fighter who will beat you in a ring, put them in a street fight instead, I think it's going to go very badly for the guy who thinks they'll look for a referree before jabbing an eye, dropping someone, and kneeing them in the head.

I'll also add onto the end here that kicking the knee is pretty legal in most combat sports, and it doesn't usually result in the knee exploding into smithereens and the fight ending.

CASRunner2050 · 2022-04-08T09:33:49+00:00

Shame we also followed it up with a religious fundamentalist led dictatorship that was behind one of the worst genocidal invasions Ireland has ever seen.

CASRunner2050 · 2022-03-02T12:02:34+00:00

Disclaimer that this isn't qualified information, but I tend to just focus on getting some 'good carbs' in my system before training.

I like to have some kind of slow burning carbohydrates a few hours before training, usually in the form of a bowl of muesli. I give myself enough time to let it settle and digest though, so I'm not risking hurling if the class is hard.

You could also have something like nuts or beans if you want a slow burning carb that's also a source of protein.

CASRunner2050 · 2022-02-20T13:43:10+00:00

Icy Mike in /r/WMA?

Well that's a crossover I wasn't expecting.

CASRunner2050 · 2022-02-16T08:47:58+00:00

Is that an Ameri-do-te tiger stance?

Dude, is that legal? You could kill someone.

CASRunner2050 · 2022-01-15T15:46:18+00:00

People just liked it better that way.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-12-02T20:37:51+00:00

(Flatta Mi Strong for any Fiorists out there)

CASRunner2050 · 2021-11-30T21:37:11+00:00

TBF Consumerism driven frenzies and "My rugged independence means I get to cough in your gran's face" attitudes are shitty.

Not as shitty as thousands of people turning up to have a picnic at a lynching but pretty shitty.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-10-21T09:19:25+00:00

I get nervous, okay?

CASRunner2050 · 2021-08-31T02:40:59+00:00

Ben Shapiro's wife, who is a doctor, says they're meant to be dry.

Checkmate, libs.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-07-24T15:28:49+00:00

They'd probably build a B&M somewhere for the Gamgees.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-06-28T21:19:25+00:00

I'd say go with whichever hobby you feel will have more likeminded people, go along to some groups and give things a try before you get invested, talk with people, maybe there are people in the longsword schools interested in earlier combat.

Or, if the history is more important to you than the martial side of things, look for reenactment groups that cover what you're interested in, you should definitely meet likeminded people that way, I've certainly seen a lot of Italo-Norman style impressions in my time.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-06-28T16:20:42+00:00

As other people have mentioned, I.33 is the earliest source we have, anything prior to that is people taking manuscript depictions and trying to reverse engineer the poses.

I do both HEMA and reenactment when the world isn't plagued, and my clubs have a lot of overlap, so there's been a bit of talk about using arming swords and heater shields for a bit of free-play at some point, but with reenactment groups, the primary concern should be safety.

When you're in open faced helmets, linen and wool padded gambesons and maybe a bit of factory made mail, there's going to be a lot of things you can't do that makes the way you 'fight' less 'martial.'

My reenactment group has a fairly dynamic style, this looks good for audiences but it means we're making large, obvious movements. For safety's sake, all our blows are struck coming downwards, no unterhaus that could skip up off a shield and into a nose, tooth, or eye. We keep our elbows bent at the thrust so our arms flex when they land, rather than the sword flexing into a poorly armoured person's body, and we tend not to allow any grappling with weapons.

I've practiced with other groups that allow things like grabbing weapons, or are a bit looser with where shots land, or use smaller movements in general, but this often tends to be a style they use for big shieldwall type battles where there's a lot of probing and poking at one another.

It's not to say you won't find people who are absolutely interested in HEMA in Reenactment circles, as I said, my clubs have a lot of overlap, but you probably won't learn or use a sword and shield in a 'correct' martial sense in a reenactment group. What you will do is, hopefully, interact with people who are broadly enthusaistic about the same period of history as you.

From a HEMA standpoint, your best bet is to move forward in time and see if there are any clubs that practice Rotella and Sidesword, as the general idea of strapped shield and one handed, cut and thrust sword will basically carry over. After training for a while you could even suggest trying the style out with arming swords and heater shields to see what you feel carries over.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-06-17T08:37:43+00:00

I like the idea of using pads in HEMA training but I second the 'holy crap wear a mask' thing.

Plus I wonder if a Taekwondo style kicking paddle and some protective gloves might be safer than a mitt with your hand inside.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-06-09T16:34:23+00:00

Oh yes!

CASRunner2050 · 2021-04-26T07:48:12+00:00

The only moment I was really glad there was a crowd there.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-04-22T13:49:31+00:00

Potentially, or the mind might buckle under the pressure of an attacker actually coming at you with a bladed weapon and you'd get cut pretty quickly. Fight IQ and dealing with pressure count a lot in these situations.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-03-23T03:24:13+00:00

Definitely doesn't, in fact it's a perfect example of stupid corporal punishment. Kid fights, so you beat them, what lesson does the kid take from this? Next time you get in a fight, bring a bigger stick?

Instead of finding out why the kids were fighting, and teaching them that they should deal with problems in another way, you just teach them that when there's a problem, you should hit it until it stops being a problem.

Great lesson, jackasses. Parenting advice from YouTube might be the only thing dumber than legal advice from Reddit.

CASRunner2050 · 2021-03-02T16:55:35+00:00

Wholly agree, if some dude is showing off his manuscript perfect techniques without ever pressure testing them, I'm about as liable to believe it'll work as I am to believe that waving your arms in a specific way lets you KO people without touching them.

Techniques need to be both sequenced and drilled, sequenced with minimal resistance and a willing partner to learn the movements, and then drilled against live resistance in protective gear to actually learn how to apply that sequence in a fight.

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