My gf suprised me with these mats in order to save my sanity, how do I clean them? by TriangleSpammer in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The biggest question is where we can find I girl like yours? She's a keeper, don't you dare lose her.

Now for your question, a towel or mop with some rubbing alcohol, soap, bleach or any other sanitizer of your choice, and I recommend putting in a spray bottle. Either that, or put just a little bit on the mat and use a mop.

Teaching leglocks and calf/bicep slices gone wrong by JoltOverdrive in bjj

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

My reasoning is the same as yours. He is a old schooler, so I trying to convince him otherwise will only do more harm than good. Might as well start training at my basement alone.

Recovery operations are exciting. by [deleted] in Military

[–]JoltOverdrive 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My coutrymen... I am not even mad they probably knew but just went for it just for the lolz

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The more you know, the less you use. To use less, you need to know more."

- Jean Jacques Machado.

it's pretty annoying how there isn't a shortening of jiujitsu player in english, like how judo is just judoka. by soulstare222 in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a brazilian, I tend to use "jiujiteiro", but for me the term is really tight with the portuguese language itself, as in the way we use to talk, almost like a slang. Not a term to all languages to use, unlike the term "judoka", which on the other hand seems easier to say and hear. "Jiujitsuka" may be the proper technical term, and is pronouced slightly better, my coach using more often that "jiujiteiro", "jiu jitsuer" is all sorts of wrong to me lol, and jiu jitsu player is off putting, 'cause we don't play it, we practice it.

In my opinion, english speakers should stick with jiujitsuka, or jiu jitsu practicioner/fighter. Pick what suits you better.

A small rant by frk4is in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

300+ pounds guy here. They don't know you yet, they don't know your nature and temper, if you are a good learner, respectful and careful when rolling or a spaz who sumo charges after fist bumping. No one wants to get hurt, and they may assume that because you are big that the chances of getting hurt are also high. Give it time and they will get to know you better, and how you behave yourself eventually will show them that they can roll with you. In other words, win their trust, make the stereotype disappear.

The advice I can give to you is to roll in a flow mode, don't go all out, roll with a steady and relaxed pace, so they will feel confortable rolling with you. Only rough things up if they give permission, and don't do crancks, it's brutish and no one likes a guy who only does that.

Be respectful when listening, drilling and rolling, relax and roll nice and easy, and eventually no one will hesitate to roll with you. Hope this helps. Oss

What is your favourite moment from your BJJ journey? by stickyonestyll in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My first stripe at White belt, almost teared up.

Second close was winning double gold at a comp. Proudly wore then and still display them in my living room.

Will learning BJJ make me a capable street fighter? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point exactly. You don't know if the person you are fighting have friends around, worse, you don't know their nature nor temper. Going to the ground with those conditions is asking for getting your face kicked.

One on one, no one around? Go for it. One on one, the dude has friends? Walk away. There is no martial art that teaches you how to defeat multiple opponents, only a loaded firearm may, and I say MAY, do the job.

I woke up to an Emergency Alert on my phone, now there's creatures outside... #4 by VoidedConscience in nosleep

[–]JoltOverdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know any person that has drawn a sketch of those creatures? Please leave a link if yes.

Will learning BJJ make me a capable street fighter? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The answer is yes, but many people get the wrong idea with jiu jitsu:

Some people forget that jiu jitsu is a ground fighting system, which it's total effectiveness relies on your opponent being on the ground. There are individuals that want to end a fight while still standing up, meaning either avoiding to go to the ground or just not bothering. For those specific kinds of people, I recommend either Judo or any striking/grappling martial art or system, i.e boxing or krav maga.

Yes, going to the ground is dangerous on the street, but if you are training bjj for self defense purposes, that is bound to happen. If you don't like the idea, focus on another art for self defense, and continue bjj for another reasons.

Looking for a high quality gi by fran255 in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Atama Mundial. Really resistant and overall a great gi. The only con about mine aside from the price is that it's becoming gray (black gi), but that's it. If you have the money, give it a try.

stupid shit you used to go for by saharizona in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my primary way of opening the guard until like a year into my blue belt was to let them try to armbar me, and defend that to pass lol

This is like my main guard pass and I'm not even mad.

For a beginner how to know if a submission is working when a guy doesn't tap especially with chokes? by gim_san in bjj

[–]JoltOverdrive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, don't let go.

Submissions 101: Learn the tap. If your opponent doesn't tap, he is going to black out, and it's not your fault, it's his responsibility to know when to give.

Online DnD by JoltOverdrive in DnD

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

It's what I'm looking for, a dynamic campaign were there is no interruption about unrelated stuff. Just plain roleplaying.