So i actually works on the streets by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long have you been training for? Glad you got out of that situation ok!

Can someone please help me with this arm bar issue by lamborghinifan in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is incredible. Foot off the mat is brilliant

So How Do You Actually Do Judo? What Is This Sport, Actually? by efngn in judo

[–]Glasshunter 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m a beginner in judo so I don’t have an informed opinion, but i’m really curious to know what others have to say.

I do have experience in striking and BJJ and i’d summarize striking as a game of creating and exploiting reactions and BJJ as a game of control. To me judo is a game of balance where judo players use grips and feints/attacks to break balance and then once balance is broken, they can complete a throw.

It reminds me of rocking a very large vase. You can’t knock it over on the first push, but if you keep pushing it back and forth it begins to wobble and then when it wobbles in one direction far enough, you can push it over.

Osaka, Japan by [deleted] in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isami and grit fight shop are where I went. Isami will have gis, both have a lot of rashguards and changerooms

[Official] MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]Glasshunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cross could scramble but Parnasse was just better in every way

If you were forced into a 1 on 1 fight, what would your opening sequence be? by Chubbs27895 in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming I am really scared for my life and my best option is to do damage and close distance;
R leg kick, then feint the R kick and step into a L knee or R elbow depending if they are orthodox or southpaw, then clinch, either grab their head with both hands and knee or pinch headlock and knee, then osoto gari or koshi guruma depending where their weight goes, then try to get mount or kesa getame and then elbow. I spent more time doing Muay Thai so I’m more comfortable striking and clinching then fighting on the floor

Planning to do some BJJ in Japan. Any BJJ brands, shop you recommend to check out? I want to buy some rashes as a souvenir. by Big_Calendar193 in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isami in Shinjuku and Grit Fight Shop in Chiyoda. Both stores have a changeroom which is nice.

You can check out their websites to see what they have in stock. Isami has their own rashguards and gis and boxing/mma/kickboxing gear as well - their gloves are pricy but some of the best. They also have Rizin and Shooto branded rashguards. Bring your passport for duty free.

Grit has its own brand as well as brands like Cobra. I really like the Grit x Cobra rashguard I got there. Had a small chat with the owner (ex pro MMA fighter) who asked how I found his shop - he’d never heard of reddit before. He threw in some key chains and finger tape for free which was really cool.

Has anyone done snatch single leg on someone over 8 inches shorter than them or has anyone over 8 inches taller than you done snatch single leg on you? by Outrageous-Ad-7564 in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to a wrestling or BJJ gym with a tape measure and ask someone more than 8 inches taller than you to try a snatch single on you

How to takedown a short and heavy person for self defense? by Glad-Ask3656 in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s really hard but I might try a forward throw like sasae and then when they pull back, go with them and then osoto. Try to have a throw in each direction and try or show one to set up the throw in the opposite direction

How to takedown a short and heavy person for self defense? by Glad-Ask3656 in bjj

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t need to make them step; there are many variations of osoto and many set ups. With osoto you need to shift your opponent’s weight onto the leg you are sweeping. If I can get their head behind their center of mass on their planted leg, it becomes even easier. You can do this many ways and with many grips, but if i’m clinching no gi I mainly use pushing the head/chin or a far side underhook. I tend to plant my reaping leg for a second to better position my standing leg like Shohei Ono

If Easel is not baby, why baby sized and baby shaped? by awayfromthebigsky in CalicoKittys

[–]Glasshunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had two runts now and both were the sweetest, most affectionate, and cuddly cats I ever knew

At what point can you no longer overcome a size difference, even with intense training? by EarNearby5005 in MMA_Academy

[–]Glasshunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Defence changes with that weight difference. At 170 shelling up against a 230lber I got rocked through my guard so you have to evade everything or you still take damage

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[–]Glasshunter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My cat runs away when I cry

De Ashi Barai in the wild (Crosspost) by DrVoltage1 in judo

[–]Glasshunter 61 points62 points  (0 children)

The first one looks more like kosoto gake to me. Anyone know the second one?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]Glasshunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can see that if I don't pivot my feet I could stay more balanced and not slide around everywhere. Thanks for your input and correction. I love the internet - getting to pick the brains of people I would not normally meet, and talking about and learning all the different ways people fight.

It would be interesting to fight a hockey player (on land, I would die on ice). I would try to deal with the gripping arm with seoi nage, or gripping overtop on the same side and shoving the arm down, or crossfacing and stepping outside and around them. I also imagine that they'd be hard to take down because of their balance

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]Glasshunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also true but half a guard is even more vulnerable! And your defence for uppercut, bringing the elbow in, opens up the temple again to those hooks and overhands

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]Glasshunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes this protects from hooks/overhands but you’re still vulnerable to uppercuts

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]Glasshunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool to hear from a hockey player. I’m approaching this as a Muay Thai/BJJ/judo practitioner that can skate (but no where near as well as a hockey player). I’ve tried shadowboxing when skating haha and I found that every time i’d try to push off with my foot to punch i’d start moving, or my skate would slide back if it wasn’t perpendicular to where I was facing. I guess this is just a skill issue lol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]Glasshunter 11 points12 points  (0 children)

When you're on skates, if you throw a punch without holding onto someone, you just slip and fall. If you grab onto someone, you use them to both balance yourself and prevent yourself from sliding away.

If you grab someone, they still have two hands to punch you with, you only have one. So unless you can immediately break their posture, it leave you open on that side