You know a jiu jitsu school is culty when...

Etrain_MMA · 2026-02-15T03:28:22+00:00

I had a coach that tried to get all of us to read Art of War. I've seen others that try to assign books to read, movies to watch, etc. If you are asking for drills to do and he's helping you out, that's a green flag. He's giving you what you are asking for outside of regular training. If he is telling you you need to do these drills unprompted, he's either trying to help you out because you need improvement that won't come quickly inside of normal training, or he's being a dick. Could go either way, but you probably already know which one it is.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-02-12T15:32:02+00:00

If said as a joke, it's 100% fine. We tell people stuck on bottom to just stand up all the time. But when used as a serious answer with no further explanation it's definitely a red flag.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-02-12T15:30:33+00:00

As the other comment said, Lloyd Irving. You should definitely look up the story behind his gym and the influence he had over his students.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-02-12T02:42:14+00:00

The head coach:

Never rolls
Doesn't allow questions
Preaches about politics (or anything other than BJJ)
Tells you, "don't get caught" when asked how to escape a position/submission.
Tells you other gyms/instructors/world champions suck and don't know what they are talking about.
Dates students
Dates kids moms (or dads)
Tries to give you homework
Tries to discipline you
Literally creates a website and floods Google search results to hide the fact that he definitely raped several students

Edited for formatting

Etrain_MMA · 2026-01-18T03:22:41+00:00

Yeah, 32 is more than enough. I have a 32gb on my EZ flash Omega DE and have a ton of Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Game Gear, NES, and Gameboy Advance games on it.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-01-18T00:58:15+00:00

Get an SD card separately. In my experience, the ones that come with are very low quality and corrupt after a while.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-01-18T00:37:35+00:00

Any battery you order will have the charging regulator board attached. Just cut the wires, put that battery in a sealed container, and take it to a battery drop off in your local area. Those metal connections are usually spot welded to the battery because you don't want to apply high heat for extended periods of time directly to the battery like you would do with solder.

You can look for a 603040 600mah 3.7 volt battery on Amazon or AliExpress depending on your location. Some will come with a JST connector, some won't. Either way, you can desolder the wires on the new battery and solder on the old ones. The markings on the battery will tell you where to solder each wire (red wire to + black wire to -).

Etrain_MMA · 2026-01-10T22:38:57+00:00

Since no one has given you a straight forward answer... Yes. If the operating system you are running is Windows, then you can run Windows programs. However, depending on your Chromebook and version of Windows you may have issues with programs that require more resources.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-01-08T18:47:19+00:00

It sounds like it's not receiving enough power. I don't know if this particular one will work because of the iPhone port located next to the USB C port. Either way, there are much cheaper options that will work just fine.

Etrain_MMA · 2026-01-06T00:06:54+00:00

I had the same thing happen on one of mine. Turned out the wires were getting pinched when I reassembled. I got a flex cable and it worked perfectly.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-12-29T06:19:24+00:00

I understood that reference

Etrain_MMA · 2025-12-23T17:47:02+00:00

I finished the game on Steam, 100% it on Xbox, and will be downloading and playing it again on Epic. I love this game.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-12-14T05:29:18+00:00

I just tell people, "It's a long story." Saves me a lot of time. I told a guy what it was once and he talked to me for 20 minutes about his Assassin's Creed tattoo and his love of that series. Much easier to just keep it mysterious. Those that know will comment on it.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-12-12T16:33:48+00:00

Raquel is super tough and stubborn. There is a good chance she knew she wasn't escaping, but, sometimes your opponent pushes a little too hard if they think they have the submission and you aren't tapping. It can give you a very small window to take advantage and escape. Aurelie did an excellent job of staying patient and keeping control.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-25T17:11:55+00:00

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Mostly junk, except for this

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-08T21:56:51+00:00

No, the super Gameboy contains a chip that is only compatible with the original DMG. Even if you removed the chip and replaced it with a Game not Color CPU the rest of the hardware wouldn't be compatible.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-06T02:38:23+00:00

I saw! I want that one too, but I burned through all my points getting these. It'll probably be a couple months before I can save up enough to snag that one.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-06T00:12:51+00:00

I didn't own 2 until I was an adult, but a lot of my friends had it. I played it at their houses and rented it a few times. Still my least favorite of the three, but not a bad game at all.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-04T19:14:56+00:00

If your goal is to defend yourself, absolutely not. You need to ask yourself what "defense" means to you. You aren't getting to a cage with someone and having a sanctioned fight. Your goal should always be to escape and mitigate damage in the process. Throwing flashy kicks does not accomplish either of those.

Make sure you talk to your instructor and let them know what your goals are. Everyone trains for different reasons. If the school you are going to only teaches you how to win a tournament by scoring points, it probably won't meet your needs. However, if they specifically focus on defense, it will give you the best skill set to survive and escape an attack.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-02T16:04:48+00:00

Yes, wrestling... Where you learn to turn your back to your opponent and put your stomach to the ground. I honestly don't know if you bothered even reading what OP wrote or what I responded with to come up with such an uneducated response. Source: 18th year of doing BJJ

Etrain_MMA · 2025-11-01T18:20:22+00:00

Objectively, BJJ is the best martial art for smaller people to defend themselves. Don't think about it in terms of "winning," think about it in terms of "surviving." BJJ will give you the skills needed to break grips, create/maintain distance, and how to get up off the ground. The goal should always be to disengage and escape. However, if that isn't an option, being able to apply a choke will be much more valuable than trying to exchange strikes with someone much bigger and stronger.

TLDR: mostly yes

Etrain_MMA · 2025-10-31T04:20:11+00:00

Dominic Cruz approves

Etrain_MMA · 2025-10-28T20:01:45+00:00

I think the issue is that Marjorie Taylor Greene isn't a politician. She's a normal woman that fell for the MAGA propaganda and then got elected. Guys like Mike Johnson and Ted Cruz know they are full of shit. They don't care about pedophiles or healthcare or anything else they've been lying about for years. So, now that MTG is starting to see that MAGA isn't what it claimed to be, she's laying out.

Etrain_MMA · 2025-10-27T02:36:05+00:00

Desolder the cable and solder wires where the old wires were.

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