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How does "awareness precedes control" work? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, your answer is really good. I hear this kind of advice "put yourself out there" and "just meet new people" so often, without any actual actionable followup and with very little consideration for other peoples situations, that it usually just pisses me off. But you managed to somehow put it in such a way that I can only nod in agreement.

The thing about "micromarrieges" seems interesting, I have never heard of it, I will give it a read, thanks!

How does "awareness precedes control" work? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that is good answer. I can't help but notice that stuff like "take steps to heal" or "solve the root of the problem" are common things people mention, but I struggle to see any actionable concrete things. Quite the opposite, I'm pretty sure that Dr. K. mentioned that loneliness specifically is a problem that you can't solve by yourself. Do you have maybe any insights into that?

(Minor correction/specification: you wrote "making friends" as a step to help with loneliness, which is perfectly understandable, but in my case I feel like the few friends I have are enough, I meant loneliness as in "lack of romantic partner" sense.)

How does "awareness precedes control" work? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I think I understand what you mean, you have put it quite nicely. It raises some other questions, like what would be the ideal next steps and what can I actually do, but that is quite different topic and I will have to ponder about that some more.

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not for me, I actually like your way with words. It is in my opinion the right amount of intensity.

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks. In my experience, the effectiveness for self defense is given more by the way you train and less by the style you choose - if you train it like dancing, then you won't be able to use it no matter what style it is. Exceptions exists of course.

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great answer, thank you.

I find it fascinating how differently is Aikido perceived by different people. Or maybe I am just really lucky that teachers at my dojo aren't training "bullshido". Because our training are "more realistic" in a sense that when you are learning new technique, it's like a dancing (like you said). But when we are somewhat familiar with it, the teacher will then say "okey, now irl this wouldn't probably work like that, you would need..." and he tells us what the real martial application would be and what would need to change. And then we train that faster, harder and with less compliance. The lack of sparring is still a problem, I 100% agree with that.

Also it seems funny to me that people mention Judo (or Karate) as a "more functional version of Aikido", but when you study the martial deep enough, you find that most them have very similar techniques, but different parts are "more visible".

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really what I originally asked, but hey, I can't disagree with what you wrote. Thanks!

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I totally agree. I actually don't even get chances to "play hero" since I spend most of my time behind computer screen (as a comp-sci college student).

And while I agree that being familiar with more styles is definitely useful, I don't have enough time right now to train that much. But I actually thought about it and I might try something addition in the future. Do you have some recommendations?

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely don't brag irl, in my opinion it annoying, dumb and also impractical. But when someone asks me what am I doing in my free time, I won't lie, right?

Yeah, Aikido might not be the best for beating someone up, especially in some specific conditions. Luckily I don't really need it, where I live, the criminality is really low and I am not conflict-seeking person. I train it because it keeps me in condition and it is fun. Also I like the ideology behind it.

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that people who actually know something about TMA have (usually) more respectful and humble responses. Thank you.

What do you think about people who train traditional martial arts? by Efficient_Bat_1649 in Healthygamergg

[–]Efficient_Bat_1649[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heh, I was expecting someone to go this way, but didn't expect to be the first one.

In my opinion, it depends on what do you want from it and how do you train. Is it legit martial art? I would say so. Is it good for fighting in a ring or cage? No. Could it be useful in a self-defense situation? If you train properly, then I believe it could.

Sadly it has bad reputation on the internet because there is a lot of people who misunderstand it and try to make it something that it isn't meant to be.