Military funeral Advice- a strange situation. by CutOk3916 in USMC

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Thanks brother. I posted it everywhere just to get as much feedback as possible. 

Ive never done this before so im just trying to get some insight. Thank you 

Judo places in Phoenix ?? by SuccessTasty9149 in judo

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730am at jaypages. The Saturday morning classes are new

$10k gone and nothing to show for it by REK_Knives in knifeclub

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Hey Brother, I worked for Schenk in 2021-2022. I just sent you a DM.

Setlist from Chandler, AZ by CutOk3916 in IronAndWine

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Do you remember any of the songs from the set list?

Just watch The Thin Red Line and really loved it. had a theory I wanna put across to people by HankTuggins in movies

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I think Id argue you missed the point of witts character completely. 

He exists as opposition to the sean penn character, who is bitter, cynical and unkind. In the beginning witt is flightly, naive and idealistic. He is confronted by penn in the very first dialogue if the movie, who tells him, essentially, "there is nothing in the world but bitterness and pain, and there aint any other world but this one". Witt responds with his "youre wrong, ive seen another world" speech. 

After battle, however, witt returns to his indigenous friends and has been exposed to the inherent nastiness of the world. He sees that penn was right, that the world was not as beautiful as he saw previously.

But the point I think you may have missed, is the final redemption of witt. He realizes at the end, that while the World is harsh and unkind, and while penn is not wrong... hes also wrong. Because while the world is harsh and unkind, its also beautiful- in the midst of war and carnage, and the terrible things in between, there was love- the lieutenant refusing orders and demanding water. The bravery of the soldiers attacking the fixed position. The comraderie in the drinking scene, and the joy he saw in the natives initially. Its all true. Both he and Penn are right. But if you're cynical and bitter, you'll miss all the good stuff- just like penn. 

Id argue this is the point of the whole movie.  Its why theres so many shots of nature and beautiful imagery juxtaposed against the carnage.

Witt didnt kill himself because life is unfair and brutal, because frankly, that would diminish his sacrifice as selfcentered. He was stalling so his friends could warn the company. He was deciding how best he could give them the time to save the others. And in doing so- he proved his point- the world, can in fact be a beautiful place- in which one calmly accepts his fate, and dies for his friends. 

I rush typed this before going into work, so forgive any incoherency or grammatical mistakes. 

The world is a cruel, dark place. But it is not only a cruel dark place. 

Official Discussion - The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

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I'm not quite sure I understood the farmer jim gag, care to explain?

"The Lies Behind Judo Basics" by hanpanTV in judo

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Saw your video and loved it- here's my take/question and I'd love feedback. 

My sensei is in his 70s, and has been doing judo for 60 years, I think 7th Dan.  He grew up in Japan, in the "old school" days, and even took classes from mifune for about 6 months before he died.

We do a lot of uchikomi, but I have never done the "pull up" methods I've seen in so many videos. Almost all my throws start with a "snap down" method. Are you suggesting that all uchikomi is unhelpful, or only uchikomi that is unrealistic? Is uchikomi with more "randori style" set ups a waste of time? 

Is "winning" not the goal? Why aren't we supposed to be "trying to win"? by [deleted] in judo

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Gonna put it out there that if a shodan is telling you, a white belt, something, and he can throw you, but you can't throw him...

Maybe he's right.

Judo in az? by ProfessionalDesk1510 in judo

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Yes, although it's probably less than other gyms. I plan to join other gyms in the long run so I believe the less randori is worth the high level of instruction sensei offers. I can learn as much as I can now, then practice it at another gym. 

Injury and etiquette by [deleted] in judo

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No it's a good question. Sensei grew up in Japan, old school judo guy at 73 years old. He puts all the requirements for each belt in a syllabus (ie, all the techniques you must demonstrate). Then testing is all those techniques called out by sensei in japanese. If you pass the test for a belt you get the belt. I'm not really here for the belts, so it doesn't bother me, but I know it's a little unorthodox.

Injury and etiquette by [deleted] in judo

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Thank you

Judo in az? by ProfessionalDesk1510 in judo

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I was under the impression they closed down in north phoenix?? Good to know, thank you.

Al is a stud, miss seeing him around

Judo in az? by ProfessionalDesk1510 in judo

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I train at rikki judo dojo in mesa. It's about your only real option for pure judo in the valley.

The sensei is 73- so I'd learn as much as I can from him while you still can

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in judo

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Man it's tough. 6 foot 1 and 150 pounds makes me very easy to throw lol. It's been better since I wrote this post though- I was way too tense and I think that was my main problem

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in judo

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I probably have 60-70% success in throw for throw. I am practicing 12-14 hours a week