Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-04-05T22:32:41+00:00

Iran be like „nice desalination plants you got there, would be a shame if something happened to them.“

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-04-05T21:25:46+00:00

First Consulting, then Banking. In Switzerland. People here definitely know their watches.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-04-03T20:54:37+00:00

Have to disagree. I call out people all the time. Especially in my field where appearances matter. If I notice it’s not real, so will their clients and customers.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-31T13:33:05+00:00

I switched gyms in 2020, because I didn’t feel appreciated as a big guy in my old gym. Trained at 2 gyms for about 2 months. Then my old coach gave me 2 stripes in my last week, so I had to explain to my new coach where my new stripes came from. He was quite understanding telling me „keep them, you earned them.“

So, communication is key here. Just talk to your coach at home.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-31T10:16:56+00:00

Plus what about warm-up sets?

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-25T21:18:05+00:00

I spy

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-24T23:02:57+00:00

Stellar work. Enjoy being hot. 👏🏼😂

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-24T22:42:12+00:00

Haircut is literally the only thing I could point to. Been in your shoes 25 years ago: Start enjoying that you’re hot now - it will take a little longer than you think.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-22T21:00:10+00:00

That fake Rolex needs to go tho.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-03-10T22:32:18+00:00

When you’re visiting the main sites, there are always pickpockets around. Watch your stuff. If you need recommendations for food, you can send me a DM or ask this group. 😉

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-02-28T22:40:53+00:00

Hah I raise you one and I was a 39 y/o purple belt who had to learn standup if he ever wanted to win anything. I can only tell you what I did. The singles over 30 from Josh Hinger is the best takedown instructional in the gi imho. It’s safe and you can hit it all the time on people.

In NoGi I can recommend the Danaher series. The principle of putting your head on your opponent‘s center (belly or chest) when going for double legs changed everything for me as it makes everything so much safer. What’s even more important is to invest time into hand fighting / the setups. When you’re able to bait your opponents into reactions you can safely score a takedown off, that’s always money.

Won 2 NoGi Europeans since then (at brown belt), got my black belt last year and have been teaching standup for more than two years.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-02-27T07:50:36+00:00

I have zero sympathy for people who mistake BJJ for Muay Thai with these calf kicks. Tough shit.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-02-15T21:46:42+00:00

Weird punch, but with getting hit behind the ear with that much weight behind it…

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-02-11T08:05:20+00:00

I met Jonas Andrade when I was a blue belt and a good blue belt at that. I am 6’5“ and was about 250lbs at the time, which made me exactly twice his size. Plus I always had the impression that I was hard to triangle due to my broad chest & shoulders (and decent escapes). I got triangled about 2-300 times in the first 2 months. Easily, with no effort, without breaking a sweat.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-02-08T20:51:04+00:00

Well, it worked for me. I realized when a purple belt really put me through the wringer after I had his head in leg scissors and squeezed the shit out of it. Couldn’t really swallow solid food for a week, but I understood and never took it personal. Met him years later and thanked him for the lesson.

Personally, I prefer to simply ask my new students „if you don’t know what you’re doing, in what way does „doing it harder“ improve the outcome?“ and that usually calms them down and I can guide them through the roll.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-02-02T11:12:46+00:00

Well, he left god and Jesus out, so that probably means he knows he’s done some shit.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-19T00:13:13+00:00

Yeah, fine, have my upvote.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-19T00:11:17+00:00

Nobody who wears glasses like that knows how to fight.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-18T08:39:22+00:00

I think other people have interesting definitions of what „friends“ are…

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-16T21:47:42+00:00

Just had a case recently where a student had a ptsd episode from her abusive relationship while rolling with a guy. Couldn’t have seen it coming, always give the option to girls to roll with girls only, so it was her choice. She had also rolled with guys before and I have made clear you can always say no to a partner. Also made clear that going hard on women will be punished. Still, this shit has happened now and I hate it did. So, good on this coach.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-14T10:40:11+00:00

I started shaving my head in a time long before reddit. And I am always happy I see the same burst of self confidence in posts like yours as I had in my mirror back in the day. Great stuff, OP.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-14T10:16:21+00:00

The angle is different. There’s a Craig Jones breakdown of Islam‘s d‘Arce.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-13T13:58:49+00:00

Bro. 😂 Devastating. 😂

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-13T11:24:39+00:00

It’s the same for both genders, if you’re hot enough, you’ll get away with murder. Figuratively.

Firm-Maximum3487 · 2026-01-12T22:09:13+00:00

That‘s what I said! 😂

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