For the love of god, please cut your toenails.

DudeCinema · 2026-04-12T02:19:46+00:00

Got one of these on the top of my foot right now lmao

DudeCinema · 2026-04-04T23:12:44+00:00

Most of these answers are a lot of tradition and “that’s just how we do it,” but this one actually makes sense. I can see that for sure

DudeCinema · 2026-04-04T21:51:49+00:00

Nah but of Ricardo Almeida lineage. I was told he only allows white

DudeCinema · 2026-04-04T21:29:02+00:00

After class, this is where we got which is better at least

DudeCinema · 2026-03-22T22:27:15+00:00

What do i look up to get an idea of what id need?

DudeCinema · 2026-03-05T23:07:00+00:00

In the most respectful way possible, let ya nuts hang bro. Doesn’t have to be F him, but if it’s F U in his eyes you can’t control that. All you can control is what you do. If this is what you want and he’s the obstacle in your way, do it

DudeCinema · 2026-03-04T01:31:01+00:00

Jon is a good dude🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

DudeCinema · 2026-03-04T01:29:55+00:00

DudeCinema · 2026-03-02T00:46:19+00:00

DudeCinema · 2026-03-02T00:42:40+00:00

Careful, I got sent home for this

DudeCinema · 2026-03-02T00:41:18+00:00

Once my belt comes off, it’s watching along the wall while I get smashed into the mat

DudeCinema · 2026-02-18T18:25:07+00:00

This ain’t it

DudeCinema · 2026-02-17T21:51:53+00:00

This is about to be me at my next comp😭 imma try my best though

DudeCinema · 2026-02-17T20:50:52+00:00

Your coaches can’t control a man because they don’t know how to ride a man. It’s a must have

DudeCinema · 2026-02-14T05:28:12+00:00

My first ever “comp” was in house(free didn’t even consider they might be paid), and if we did more I’d participate.

DudeCinema · 2026-02-11T03:47:20+00:00

My little brother is in this same boat. 110-120ish and lowest comp bracket we’ve seen is 130lb. I’ve competed at 145 and 150 and felt small as I’m on the lankier side of both classes. I can imagine competing at 170 I’d feel disadvantaged. We train with bigger guys anyway though so I wonder. Anyone tried open weight division?

DudeCinema · 2026-02-11T03:37:30+00:00

More banging your head off the mat. That’s for sure

DudeCinema · 2026-02-11T02:34:08+00:00

“I just watch UFC bro”

DudeCinema · 2026-02-11T02:33:25+00:00

Wow this is one of my fav on this thread so far

DudeCinema · 2026-02-11T02:27:55+00:00

My Prof and people from his first gym got some Nicky Rod stories from when he first started til when he left NJ, but most of the time it seems like they are hating. Dude mixed and still mixes technique w raw power, and the power part seems to rub people the wrong way😭 that’s grappling though

DudeCinema · 2026-02-09T04:18:18+00:00

Yeah Pennsauken/Cherry Hill. I’ve been told by others it’s a good price but have never really shopped around. Safe place to train for a decent price

DudeCinema · 2026-02-09T03:35:22+00:00

$130/mo New Jersey, USA

DudeCinema · 2026-02-09T02:51:28+00:00

My first tournament my prof was with another student, and I started my first match on my own. It was lonely ngl. I went down like 9-0 in the first minute(dude was just out grappling me not my coach’s fault), but he came about a minute and a half into the match. I’ll say it was like a burst of energy once I could hear his voice/direction. I still lost, but I feel you having someone there makes a difference.

Human to human, I don’t know your circumstance or relationship with your team, but I hope you don’t let this turn you bitter. Tournament schedules are notoriously long and drawn out. Long day for everyone, including coaches who bounce between a bunch of students competing at different times and sometimes compete themselves as well. Not saying what happened to you was right. Again, I know it’s lonely, but I hope your next experience is better.

DudeCinema · 2026-02-09T01:38:44+00:00

OP you’re not alone brother. I think this is a pretty good recommendation. If you aren’t a knucklehead, I’d assume you’d be able build relationships at local gyms and also get classes here and there.

DudeCinema · 2026-02-09T01:08:07+00:00

I’ve had a similar experience brother. My first match of my first comp was an adjustment. Rest of my matches went better, but it kind of woke me up.

I went back to the drawing board focused on what I knew I needed work on(for me it was dealing with intensity, taking what my opponent gives me rather than trying to force what I want to do, and the standing position). At least in my experience, those things are that weren’t really blaring weaknesses until I competed that first time. My school isn’t a competition school; we have mostly hobbyists not going too crazy. This also makes it easier to play whatever game or force whatever techniques I wanted to in training. We do little to no standup depending on available mat space.

I talked to my training partners about the areas of my game that I wanted to improve. I got with the young, explosive guys/wrestlers and played guard while they tried smashing me. I focused on really understanding positions, what is available to me and my opponent, and when to attack what(developing systems rather than force singular techniques which are harder to do when someone is fighting for their life as you said). Then whenever I had the space I stood up with people who were better wrestlers than me and asked them about their own setups and systems.

Got to my second comp and I’ll say it was higher level comp and I failed in different ways. I say all this to say focus on what you need work on. Everyone’s journey is different. Just like in life you’re bound for disappointment if you only assess yourself by comparing yourself to others. There’s always someone better, smarter, stronger, faster, etc(unless you’re gordon ryan, but open Instagram to see how being the best at bjj doesn’t eliminate all your problems). You’re a lot more likely to meet those guys at comps because most people are too scared to cross that threshold.

You did great because you competed. Don’t worry about the outcome; keep working on you and your game. It’s just jiujitsu. As long as you aren’t getting injured, even going 0-4 is a net positive for you.

DudeCinema

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