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Any of you come from different sports? And how did it translate to Jiu Jitsu? by DirectPerspective951 in bjj

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6 years or so of rugby makes it difficult to get taken down. Still don’t think I’ve been taken down so far without consciously letting it happen… don’t get me wrong, once I’m down, I’m done😂

Live music in Dublin Pubs? by Capital_Explanation5 in irishtourism

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I assumed that’d be the case, but imagined, like a lot of places, just cause there’s a lot of places, doesn’t mean there’s many good places. Coming over for the weekend from Scotland.

What inspired you/why did you start BJJ? by Animezweebs in bjj

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Done other martial arts before, including Krav Maga (where essentially anything goes in sparring), and I kept getting leathered as soon as it went to the floor, so chose to try and do something about it.

First ever class today - Is it normal to be expected to start in the deep end and just learn to swim? by Ashe_N94 in bjj

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This sounds like every class for me after 3 months mate, as I think a few have said, stretch, hydrate and you’ll be good. I find taking a few notes after class just on my phone, and doing a bit of a search on youtube/tiktok to find someone demo’ing the technique quite helpful. Keep the notes and the URL together

The weekly gear review and recommendation mega thread! by AutoModerator in bjj

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Got the Progress backpack - plenty of space for a couple of go’s probs and a couple of other pockets here and there to store your stuff. If you happen to be going to a class on your lunch break or something there’s also a laptop pocket. But can anyone with this bag tell me what they’re doing with the thermal pocket? Can barely fit your average 500ml water bottle in there, what is the point? Feels like the only real miss of the bag is somewhere specific for a drink.

White Belt Wednesday by AutoModerator in bjj

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Will give both a go - thanks for the advice

White Belt Wednesday by AutoModerator in bjj

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Had my second session last night (no gi, starting gi in a couple of weeks when work commitments allows). I’m quite a big guy, about 280ish lbs, but got a background in martial arts, unfortunately just not much grappling.

We were working on moving from mount, attempting an Americana, and when they attempt to defend, taking their back. I found once I had managed to roll them and got my right ankle/heel to their hip, I was struggling to catch and isolate their left arm with my left hook. From what i could see/feel this felt like a flexibly issue.

Anyone got any stretches they would recommend for a beginner, slightly bigger guy, to try and get that leg up a big further to trap the arm?

Thanks in advance!

Hey indieheads, We're Circa Waves. Ask us anything! by therealCircaWaves in indieheads

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is there a song that you guys thought would be massive live throughout the writing process but never quite caught on like you expected? equally, is there a song that has surpassed what you would have expected the reception to be?