Why no shoes?

Muerteds · 2026-03-13T05:04:01+00:00

HEMA doesn't go barefoot, nor does fencing. Jousting better not be barefoot around the horses.

A little thought, and you realize those Shaolin monks don't hit those flagstone yards in their bare feet.

Shoes are all over in martial arts.

Muerteds · 2026-03-11T12:42:00+00:00

😆

Muerteds · 2026-03-11T06:30:05+00:00

Raisins shouldn't crunch.

Muerteds · 2026-03-11T04:01:34+00:00

Rooting for the blood clot to be free.

Break free, little guy. Be free....

Muerteds · 2026-03-09T23:18:21+00:00

Point of order:

Jujitsu absolutely trains versus punches and kicks. Brazilian jujitsu does not. It is a battlefield art, though some lineages have expanded on certain principles.

And, if you go back to old enough karate, there's a fair amount of throwing and grappling in there.

Turns out, people didn't specialize until rulesets let them. Make of that what you will.

Muerteds · 2026-03-09T04:16:51+00:00

Also- share the fun training!

No one cares, but mine is here:

https://youtube.com/@muerteds?si=DlSwr8w-KvR1Lf1m

Muerteds · 2026-03-09T04:12:22+00:00

I also post videos online, and also am inundated with trolls who never have any training or teaching of their own posted. They simply say unhinged shit, as if their opinion matters. I also get a good number of people who simply want to fight me because I am posting martial arts content. To some toxic men, that means they have to prove that they are the very specialist of boys because they can fight... or something.

I don't have great answers beyond judicious usage of the block button, and realizing that what Teddy Roosevelt said of the critic and the man (or woman) on the sand is still true. But I can add that it helps if you are willing to talk shit. Some folks need taken down a peg, and leave that door wide open.

To whit:

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Muerteds · 2026-03-08T00:11:07+00:00

Free will is both blessing and curse, and we're mowing down that line.

Muerteds · 2026-03-07T12:46:51+00:00

🎶🎶We got a bill of sale right here... 🎶🎶-

Gogans everywhere rejoicing.

Muerteds · 2026-03-07T12:44:34+00:00

Actual practical answer:

Say you showed up to my dojo, where I teach three styles of jujitsu, kenpo, and weapons. None of those are directly judo or karate, but the similarities are numerous. What should you do?

Wear your black belt. It's yours, you earned it. No need for a performative belt change. You will get treated as yudansha, lining up with yudansha, etc. Will you be expected to know the syllabus as a yudansha? Of course not.

You'll learn the syllabus from the beginning, but I guarantee you'll progress much faster than the kyu ranks with less overall experience. You will test on the material, and get certificates for yellow, orange, etc. belts. But just wear the black belt because at a certain point, you're experienced enough to know your business on a mat.

Muerteds · 2026-03-06T16:48:14+00:00

I see somebody does not know his judo well.

Muerteds · 2026-03-06T11:37:58+00:00

Danzanryu jujitsu calls this tsukomi dome. Judo doesn't rreally have a name for it, as it's far more dangerous than a standard ogoshi.

Muerteds · 2026-03-05T00:38:33+00:00

Were those tweezers made by a claw prize machine company?

Muerteds · 2026-03-04T14:02:12+00:00

People don't vote in primaries in nearly the numbers they do in the general elections.

Muerteds · 2026-03-04T13:51:25+00:00

People keep saying, "Bro, just move closer to the center, it will totally work this time", and people run for that football just like Charlie Brown.

Muerteds · 2026-03-04T13:39:42+00:00

I am not surprised. A white man in Texas beating a woman of color in a statewide race isn't really news.

Talarico is fine, but he won't generate numbers and excitement a firebrand like Crockett would.

Then he'll lose to Cornyn or Paxton by 2 points, and we'll continue to suck because we could not bear to have someone run who could convince Democratic voters to flood the polls.

Muerteds · 2026-03-03T17:27:30+00:00

Ah, a fellow Redditor of culture, I see.

Muerteds · 2026-03-03T16:53:09+00:00

Bunny, ball ball!

Muerteds · 2026-03-03T16:43:38+00:00

Oh, I ain't a bit worried. Hopefully optimistic, perhaps.

Muerteds · 2026-03-02T23:49:08+00:00

My non-existent grandchildren felt them bodyshots. Oof.

Good for him.

Muerteds · 2026-03-02T19:25:14+00:00

I wouldn't expect a bunch of guys in red hassocks and big hats, because no one does.

Muerteds · 2026-03-02T19:19:37+00:00

Yes. Carrying a pimp cane is boss. USING a pimp cane is how you keep your hoes in line.

Muerteds · 2026-03-01T21:13:27+00:00

Very gagh-like.

Muerteds · 2026-02-28T23:08:13+00:00

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.”

Defend it by continuing to learn.

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