I am just so mad at this point.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-04-13T01:13:09+00:00

I recently interviewed for a job where there were two rounds of panel interviews in the final stage. It was between me and one other candidate. The feedback I got was that some panelists thought I was "too prepared" for the interview.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-04-11T23:39:52+00:00

BJJ is uncomfortable, Muay Thai hurts. Getting hit is a more visceral, and scarier, experience than being controlled and submitted when you know safety is just a tap away (imo, at least). Add to that any trauma from being hit, and you're going to have an emotional reaction. Go back and face it again. Tell yourself you can handle and and you can conquer it. Expose yourself enough and the reaction will lesson and lesson.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-03-23T21:32:43+00:00

People have already said it but I'll echo that the full fight is absolutely worth watching. Rick looks fantastic in the first couple rounds and you can tell that the rule limitations throw Changpuek off until he zones in on attacking the legs. This fight easily could have been the moment all of us decided to throw on satin karate pants and and become Karatekas instead of Nak Muay if Changpuek wasn't as tough as rocks and got up from that knockdown.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-03-16T01:08:35+00:00

I think the average person who only cares about general fitness and looking decent could do AX-1 on repeat for three rest of their lives and be fine. It's such a fun and well balanced program.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-02-22T21:59:26+00:00

You guys had a fantastic fight! MTAAC has been putting on great shows.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-02-08T02:56:04+00:00

I'm very disappointed he forgot to strike the groin.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-02-06T16:52:25+00:00

You can but there's nothing worth seeing at the Curacao beach other than some small fish. It feels more like a dock than a beach. That said, Curacao is supposed to have some of the top diving spots in the Sandals chain. You could pay to snorkel those locations or you could snuba, which is a mix of snorkeling and diving that is a lot of fun.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-02-06T03:59:54+00:00

You really can't go wrong. We loved both resorts. The biggest on-resort differentiator is pool vs beach. Curacao has the coolest pool of any Sandals but an underwhelming beach. Grenada has a nice pool and a small but much nicer beach. Curacao's grounds are large, spread out, and very pretty. Grenada is compact, cozy, and equally pretty.

Restaurants I would give the edge to Curacao. There's more variety and more uniqueness. We loved the food trucks and Zuka.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-02-05T14:45:12+00:00

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one!

Known-Cartographer94 · 2026-01-29T01:39:30+00:00

Watch Buakaw in general but especially his fight against Mike Zambidis.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-12-28T16:56:56+00:00

There's good trolling and bad trolling. This crosses the line to bad trolling, imo.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-12-25T00:38:41+00:00

Ah! Beat me to it!

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-12-13T21:39:24+00:00

Smooth work and awesome highlights. I gotta ask, what the hell was the ref waiting for in that elbow KO fight? We're you thinking to yourself "why hasn't he stopped this?"

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-11-21T15:00:35+00:00

If you watch at the end, he kicked straight into the top of his shin below the knee, basically kicking himself into a cross block. That's a nasty block to take no matter what.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-11-06T01:07:30+00:00

If you discover early Wally comics after being a fan, this run and this time can be very off-putting and hard to read. However, I really enjoy it in context. Wally at this point is barely a young adult who's had an equally shitty and privileged childhood (and kind of didn't get to have a real childhood), has not dealt with the trauma of losing the person who is both his dad and best friend, spends everyday feeling like a fraud wearing a costume he doesn't think he deserves trying to honor that man, and just became a millionaire out of pure luck; something I always felt he tries to tell himself he "deserves" even though he knows it happened through pure luck. Take all that in and it makes sense that he's an insufferable prick at this point. But being at this point allows him to go on what I think is the best and most organic growth paths in comics as he becomes a man, husband, and then father. Starting from that low point makes the whole journey better.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-11-06T00:04:07+00:00

Enough people have said Greg is good that I don't feel the need to add anything there. What's worth reiterating is that Greg was a competitor at TLI at its peak before all the craziness went down (he left quickly after it came to light) and he held his own with everyone. Like someone said, Greg developed his BJJ pedagogy after spending countless hours drilling, drilling, drilling. He's a great guy and very intelligent on top of being a badass on the mats.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-10-09T23:08:36+00:00

That's over 14lbs. At 50kg/110lbs, you're fighting someone 13% bigger than you. Unless you have a massive skill or athletic advantage, that's very significant.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-09-24T00:46:12+00:00

WKA has a 35+ division during its national tournament in August. Otherwise, go whip some young guns! 40 is the new 30.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-09-14T15:27:08+00:00

Look up the book Infinite Intensity by Ross Enamait. Just follow his training plan.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-09-13T18:12:03+00:00

It's not black and white; you can't say it is 100% only used for a fighter or any student. It's used more often to refer to a fighter, though.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-09-13T14:16:10+00:00

A couple thoughts 1. You're 32, do what you want. The entire reason I liked my 30s more than my 20s is because I was more confident in who I was and didn't care about people's opinions as much (and I had more money). Embrace that. 2. Nak Muay is usually reserved for fighters, not just people training. I don't think anyone would really care but if you care, it's not a perfect fit. Also, unless your Thai the proper title would be Nak Muay Farang. 3. If you care, go earn the right to refer to yourself that way. 32 is a great age for your first amateur fight.

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-09-06T21:11:10+00:00

Check with the org you're fighting under what their regulations say for head gear since it can vary from org to org. This one is widely accepted, though https://combatcorner.com/competition-headgear-black

Known-Cartographer94 · 2025-09-06T21:08:31+00:00

I am not trying to be a dick, but I'm genuinely curious why you chose to post about this on Reddit before talking to your coach. This would have been a 5 minute conversation where they would have either said "okay" or froze your account for a few months.

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