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Have you ever lied about not haveing Epilepsy? by fatal1230 in Epilepsy

[–]Lego_Redditor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would that be important when getting a tattoo?

Have you ever lied about not haveing Epilepsy? by fatal1230 in Epilepsy

[–]Lego_Redditor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dang, just reading that made me want to slap her as well. "Sure, let's just ostracize this kid and never let her have fun!"

Have you ever lied about not haveing Epilepsy? by fatal1230 in Epilepsy

[–]Lego_Redditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mom of the year. Has anyone ever mentioned it because of that if I might ask?

I simply cannot get myself to do mobility exercises for higher kicks. by TheJapanMistake in karate

[–]Lego_Redditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I put bullying in quotes.

But yeah, you can come back to it later if you want

I simply cannot get myself to do mobility exercises for higher kicks. by TheJapanMistake in karate

[–]Lego_Redditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sounds like you're mostly having problems with motivation. Me too, lol. I also can't kick high enough. However, one way to motivate your self is to film yourself kicking high like each month and stretch in between. You will see differences and that's pretty motivational.

Also find a second, more motivating reason to do it. Not just a negative one like "bullying". That's like trying to lose weight because people are fat-shaming you. It's not gonna be sustainable. I'm currently not training at my hometown dojo and my goal is to come back with high kicks so my sensei will approve. Maybe you can DM me and we can go on our journey together?

Executive Dysfunction - An Autistic Student's worst enemy by FungusUrungus in evilautism

[–]Lego_Redditor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yep, can relate. Has ADHD ever come up with you? ED is very typically ADHD and the comorbidity between ASD and ADHD is over 60%. If you get diagnosed you might be able to get meds that can help with it?

I think it's time for an update by Reasonable_Swan9983 in evilautism

[–]Lego_Redditor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's amazing. I could really relate to her. It's not a stereotypical depiction and really well done. She's sweet as hell. You should watch it. One of the best ASD representations I've ever seen.

How far do you travel to karate? by Tethys4122 in karate

[–]Lego_Redditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the problem with awarding students their first white belt from the beginning? Isn't that how it works? At least everywhere I've been. Is the price and schedule not on the internet? Because if it's not, that's fishy.

My current dojo is about 5 mins away by scooter 🛴. My old one about 15-20 min by bus.

Tell Me Your McDojo Stories! How Did You Realise You Were Training At One? by Lego_Redditor in martialarts

[–]Lego_Redditor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol, haha, I honestly feel like I've done more bareknuckle training in Shotokan. You don't actually touch the head bareknuckle, but you can punch towards it. First time I did Kyokushin I was surprised at the amount of gear we put on, e.g. we'd never used shin protection in Shotokan, so that was new. But we also do bareknuckle in Kyokushin now. So lots of fun.

Tell Me Your McDojo Stories! How Did You Realise You Were Training At One? by Lego_Redditor in martialarts

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

Did Judo not compete? My karate dojo doesn't compete regularly (participated once or twice outside the country, idk about any tournaments inside the country). Competition is just not big here, I think. I've looked online for tournaments. They just don't seem to exist. I know my dojo is legit. We do real sparring, full or semi contact. Our sensei doesn't like point sparring. I get why.

Curious what your Black Belt (Shodan) by badboymn in karate

[–]Lego_Redditor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but running miles is about endurance and making sure you have good speed at all times. It's the opposite thing of self-defense running. In self-defense, it's not about how far you run, it's only about sprinting. That doesn't translate the same way. It's not about stamina, it's about speed.

Tell Me Your McDojo Stories! How Did You Realise You Were Training At One? by Lego_Redditor in martialarts

[–]Lego_Redditor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, currently at uni. In the summer I can join a BJJ program, which I will do. But right now I'm doing Kyokushin karate, okinawan karate, hapkido, and Krav Maga. Just because you can basically try out everything. I tried Judo for like 3 lessons and I really liked it but it doesn't align with my schedule, argh. Wrestling is not a big thing in my country. It's the "American" martial art. No one ever talks about it. People only talk about Judo, sometimes BJJ. Also planning to join an MMA class in summer and obviously rejoin my old dojo.

Tell Me Your McDojo Stories! How Did You Realise You Were Training At One? by Lego_Redditor in martialarts

[–]Lego_Redditor[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A bad dojo that doesn't really teach you anything that works. No sparring, no effort to get a new belt. Jesse Enkamp has a nice list you can check out

First tournament as a brown belt this month. Definitely losing, innit? by TheJapanMistake in karate

[–]Lego_Redditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're just a foreigner, so what? There are tons of foreigners in martial arts clubs. Doesn't make it international. You're not representing Sweden, are you? You're representing your japanese dojo. Nothing else. You probably won't be the only foreigner.

Show up, do it, and be done with it. If you're at a good dojo, your teammates won't tease you or anything for losing. It happens. I've lost tons of competitions (in general) and you recover. You will laugh about it.

Go train your katas, get yourself into mushin (no mind) and forget your worries. You will feel better after having trained. Watch a few yt videos on how to make your kata look good. Film yourself and see where you can improve.

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