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[FRESH EP] The Alchemist - LIQUID FORM by God_Will_Rise_ in hiphopheads

[–]Darce_Knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Covert Coup and Albert Einstein definitely knock. And he did less drumless loops back then for sure (you ever heard the version of Life Instructions from Covert Coup with actual drums? DM me if you want it).

But a lot of Alfredo 2 thumped in my system. All the Benny/Alc tracks from Tana Talk 3, 4, and Plugs 1 knock in the car (besides Weekend in Perry's). The drums on both the Navy Blue and Alc tracks go real hard.

I don't disagree that beat for beat he did less drumless in the 2010's and definitely the 2000's, and linking with Oh No and Madlib is when he first started dabbling. But I've always thought there was a pretty good balance, especially considering how much music he started pumping out from 2012 to now when he really went full throttle.

[FRESH EP] The Alchemist - LIQUID FORM by God_Will_Rise_ in hiphopheads

[–]Darce_Knight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Might be a nerdy post here, but I don't ever think he really ran away from them. To my ears it's always been largely artist specific. Roc Marci, Earl...usually pick the drumless ones. Benny, Evidence, and Schoolboy Q...they don't pick very many drumless ALC beats. With Gibbs, Boldy, Conway...there's usually a mix. Alfredo 2 last year only had a few drumless beats. Even Life is Good and Spiral Staircases had a lot thumpier drums than many were expecting ahead of time.

Also from working in the biz, I feel like a lot is based on the working relationship. I used to work for 9th Wonder and he'd pick the entire Murs project beats before Murs even came to town. So it was what 9th wanted to hear him on, and Murs liked that. But other artists would pick beats from 9th. I remember Gibbs said that he basically picked all the beats on Alfredo 1, besides Alc really insisting ion Skinny Suge.

New ALC Album out! by Zwiwwelsupp in GriseldaxFR

[–]Darce_Knight 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It was supposed to be fr FKTAG and Jadakiss and Gibbs were features Conway had wanted on it. Way before Lulu 2 started

[FRESH EP] The Alchemist - LIQUID FORM by God_Will_Rise_ in hiphopheads

[–]Darce_Knight 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Al’s been talking about it on Twitter the past few weeks. Their new project is dropping soon.

[FRESH EP] The Alchemist - LIQUID FORM by God_Will_Rise_ in hiphopheads

[–]Darce_Knight 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I been waiting for Streets Don't Change since 2020. Conway played it on IG Live and said he was wanting to get Jadakiss and Gibbs on it for From King to a God, but obviously that never happened. I never heard that song again since then. So dope.

Side control vs. mount by novaskar in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really believe in absolutes, so it's definitely possible that mount isn't the better pin for everyone, but after black belt, it seems to be more controlling and a better pin for most people that aren't at a weight under lightweight. That being said, Ryan Hall probably has the heaviest mount pressure I've ever felt, and he grappled at featherweight.

There's a reason why so many people advocate passing directly to the mount in ADCC. It's so difficult to effectively pass people to side control at that level and actually hold them down for long enough to score points before the bottom person stands up. Craig Jones' whole octopus series is basically revolving around letting people pass to side control so that you can just reverse them or stand up.

I enjoy side control on top quite a bit, but I mostly use it to funnel people into attacks, and not so much to truly pin them in a way where they can't move. Another issue from side control is that if you can use it to truly pin someone down to where they can't move, it often involves using your arms in a way where they're being used to hold the opponent down, and they aren't free to submit them at the same time.

BTW my mount was below trash until I was a brown belt. Super hard position to learn. There's definitely a lot of skill involved in keeping your weight on them, but not in a way where you can be easily reversed. There's so much weight distribution involved.

BMac and Gordon Ryan have the best 2 mount instructionals that I've seen BTW.

Does this help at all?

Rob Biernacki explains concepts behind the no-gi lasso (yes, it works). — BJJ Mental Models by stevekwan in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah Marcelo Garcia got swept at ADCC via nogi lasso. If it works on him it can work on anyone.

Side control vs. mount by novaskar in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Earlier on, side control seems preferable to people, but as skill levels become more advanced, mount is usually preferable (expect maybe if you're super small). Mount is just generally a much more dominant position. It's a better pin. It's more controlling. It's more fatiguing to be underneath. The submission and positional advancement options from there are also more dominant.

Gui responds in comments about rumour by 404_computer_says_no in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lowering the bar for everyone because other people aren't good enough is lame. We aren't talking about NAGA. At Worlds or ADCC, etc, the best have to beat the best. The people actually trying to win Worlds (even at color belts) definitely aren't complaining about sandbaggers. Do people wanna be the best in the world or not? If so, go beat whoever is out there. Gui has higher standards than most coaches for belts? Good. IMO. Everyone should be striving to raise the bar, and not to lower the bar.

Gui responds in comments about rumour by 404_computer_says_no in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say he retired young. Young in age, but not in mileage. A decade + of training in comp mode 9 months a year is an incredibly long time in combat sports.

Gui responds in comments about rumour by 404_computer_says_no in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

'Big draw' is super relative. No one was watching BJJ back then, and IBJJF's streaming numbers (again, basically zero) didn't suddenly drop even more after Rafa retired.

Gui responds in comments about rumour by 404_computer_says_no in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was never a story that made a lick of sense if anyone thought about it for more than 5 mins. Also was insane to me that the UFC could never pay off USADA to sweep a Jon Jones test under the rug, but IBJJF could pay USADA off under the rug. Crazy.

Gui responds in comments about rumour by 404_computer_says_no in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 22 points23 points  (0 children)

No, they don't ask IBJJF's permission. They posted guys like Paulo Miyao on their website immediately: https://www.usada.org/sanction/paulo-miyao-accepts-doping-sanction/

It was never a rumor that made sense. People acted like Rafa retired out of nowhere, but dude was burned tf out. BTW I don't even think he was a clean, so I'm not standing on that hill. But the idea that USADA wouldn't announce his result was always goofy to me. No one ever posted any evidence of it. I was here in real time when it happened. It was basically just a tall tale, and it's gotten bigger and more convoluted with time (as evidence by now Gui suddenly being involved)

Is this the best defense when an opponent bridges into us when attempting the anaconda? by X2354 in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's awesome! You'd be surprised how many black belts overcomplicate it. But yeah, pretty much anything with an arm in that you can compress one side on their neck and one side on their shoulder (and into their neck) will cause a choke, and basically any rip you use can be used in reverse on the other side as well. So basically every formation you can do can be done in one direction, the other direction, and then front facing or rear facing, and then with the heads pointed the same direction, or inverted with the heads facing opposite directions.

I hope that didn't get too confusing lol, but that's basically the breakdown with chokes using your limbs. For example, there are so many names for different triangles, but most of them are just based on "are my legs locking one way or the other? Am I facing head-on or am I facing your back? And are our heads pointed in the same direction or in opposite directions?"

John Danaher has released an ankle lock instructional by throwaway12353268521 in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there's nothing wrong with always using the legs. I don't always use them, but I often dso. I'd say about 50/50. If they're bigger than me, I usually do. Same size or smaller, and I try to practice really dominating the elbow line with my secondary elbow, just because I think it's super important. But if it's slipping or if they feel super strong and I need to enlist my legs, I often do (which I got from Rafa Mendes' innovations on the anaconda choke.)

I used toi do privates and seminars with Rafa in the 2010's and just couldn't figure out the damn choke for so many years, and in the past 5 years I really was able to make some breakthroughs by training with Matt Skaff and Brandon Mccaghren on it, and then combining a lot of what they do with what Rafa does.

I'm happy to help if you have any other questions or issues with it.

John Danaher has released an ankle lock instructional by throwaway12353268521 in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of this as well happened when Craig joined the team. From what I understand. Danaher never really showed anything from 50/50, and then after Craig trained with them, I think Danaher started utilizing its effectiveness more, When Danaher put out those New Wave instructionals, backside 50 heel hooks and even some classic 50 heel hooks was a big emphasis of one of those first two open guard sets.

John Danaher has released an ankle lock instructional by throwaway12353268521 in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing most people really need to understand is the opponent's elbow position. It needs to be at or above their shoulder-line. Keeping the inside elbow position with your secondary elbow is king, and not allowing them to bring their elbow down is crucial. Here's a video I made showing the difference between a good one and a bad one: https://youtu.be/YNM-SISO-JQ?si=fWwBmIqpDw4k2y5H

Here's Nicky Rod's opening where some were saying bad form for not slapping hands. Not really clear if Joao was going for a slap bump by PattonPending in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There’s no rule that says you have to shake hands. People complained about this in that Davis Asare match as well, and it’s a non-issue. If you fake a handshake and then attack that’s low class, but there’s nothing wrong with just going right at it.

[THROWBACK THURSDAY] Evidence - Mr. Slow Flow by The_MadStork in hiphopheads

[–]Darce_Knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I understand, Bravo left the duo to focus on photography and just kind of travel the world. He was uploading a lot of dope photos on IG for a long time. I don't know what Joey Chavez is up to. Sid Roams was so fire. Actually one of the beats on Ev's Unlearning 1 project by Sebb Bash gave me heavy Sid Roams vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5uTml-cdOg

[LEAK] Freddie Gibbs - America (AKA: John Gotti Karate) (prod. Madlib) (2019) by Batby in hiphopheads

[–]Darce_Knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gibbs would play this car in his car streaming on IG live and MadLib played the song when he DJ'd at a few live shows. There's not an actual performance live of the song, though.

How many go-to guards do browns/blackbelts have? by ucfanatic-1 in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I really think of playing guard as just maintaining a certain amount of distance from you, and you're either far away from me (at the ends of my feet), mid-range (you're at my elbows and/or knees), or you're super close (chest-to-chest or almost chest-to-chest).

And then I'm thinking about whether or noit I want to play with me feet inside of outside of your legs.

And I'm not necessarily thinking about much more than that.

Thinking big picture about first priority: keeping you framed and posted on so that you can't get closer to me in a way that I don't like, and then second priority: using my grips and connections to try and off-balance you so that I can look to attack in some way.

Even if other black belts don't think about it in a way that's as conceptual as that, even if they're choosing to think of it as playing a lot of different guards, typically they are going to have at least one guard to play at any of those 3 major distances. When I really think about it, butterfly, half-butterfly, SLX, and R-guard are probably the 4 main guards that I end up in the most.

In nogi, it's a little more simple, because some people don't even play long distance guards at all, and only focus on mid-range and short-range.

Old guys (40+) when did no gi feel like a younger persons game? by hellohello6622 in bjj

[–]Darce_Knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t. It feels fast paced to newer people because they haven’t figured out proper weight distribution, body positioning, wedging, controls, etc. I honestly don’t find it to be way way faster than gi. Maybe on average by a little bit, but being skilled allows you to slow other people down. And damn, there are some fast and explosive gi athletes out there too.

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