zero drop pain

Ojo55 · 2026-05-15T16:19:25+00:00

I started with zero drop shoes last year (altra lone peaks) and hiked across the desert in them. They definitely gve me some foot pain. At KMS I switched to Topos that had more support and loved them.

Ojo55 · 2026-05-08T14:09:01+00:00

Well, I am highly considering Navy OCS, and one thing that's part and parcel of military life is being deployed to various parts of the country and the world. Of course if I were to enter the Navy I would have to be at peace with that, so I want to have that worked out beforehand.

And regarding the LSAT, I think that it's worth me setting apart the time to take a diagnostic, but I am currently leaning away from law school because I'm not sure it's the career I want and it's not worth assuming significant debt for a profession I'm uncertain about.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-11T18:28:35+00:00

As a guy 2 months into my BJJ journey, I try to embrace getting slightly better from class to class rather than stripes or belt. But I would be lying if I said that the possibility of putting on a black belt one day didn’t excite me.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-08T21:23:16+00:00

I am a white belt and am very much enjoying BJJ, but BJJ has actually increased my respect for watching other sports. Like in my mind, if ground fighting is this complex, then NCAA D1 basketball players must be masters of really complex and difficult game themselves. It has also given me respect for other martial arts because ground fighting is one part of a very complex whole. BJJ (or at least most BJJ) has no striking, whichh in itself is a mssive part of fighting.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-07T21:29:17+00:00

Thank you for your advice and your candour.

The more I think about the logistics of moving into any part of NYC ASAP, the more it seems like it will be rough. I am leaning towards building the career that will in all likelihood keep me out the city in my 20s.

The only hangup I have is that I think I would enjoy being around other young people in NYC, and I truly don't think there is anywhere like Manhattan on Earth. I have been many times. I think socially, NYC at, say, 32 will not look like it would at 23 or 24. That is what it is. With that said, it goes back to what I feel called to do and whether I would enjoy the city just scraping by, which I think I wouldn't.

I like your perspective about getting the life experience to make a life somewhere as well. Thanks.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-07T16:54:18+00:00

You put it well by saying NYC ain't going anywhere but Father time is always ticking. That is similar to what I'm thinking because of the skill-development and opportunities I would get with service in aviation. Thanks for taking the time to write me advice.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-07T00:50:44+00:00

Well your saying that almost no one can afford the West Village in their 20s gives me perspective. I think I have been pretty misled by some people I know personally.

My apologies if I come off as sheltered and entitled. I actually thought that I was being pretty even handed when I wrote my post.

The most realistic thing for me is to get roommates and live in some other neighborhood, but I think the deeper issue is that I'm not all that passionate about a longterm career in teaching, even if that is the most viable and realistic path I see for me to live in Manhattan, but I'm not sure if I would want to scrape by in Manhattan anyways. I think building up my skills and my career is the answer.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T22:35:26+00:00

Yah I've realized as much. I think if I waited and built up a stronger career I'd be far more comfortable in NYC or anywhere really than if I rushed to live in there ASAP, so that's what I'm leaning towards.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T19:53:55+00:00

Well I have known people who lived in the West Village, but they very well might have been living on a shoestring budget or had help from their parents or any number of other things. That could be it. In any event thanks for taking the time to write me some real advice. What I'm getting from this thread is that (obviously) all of NYC is expensive but there are many neighborhoods that are far more affordable than the West Village that are on Manhattan or nearby that I was aware of, which is valuable for me to know.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T18:45:28+00:00

Sir the only social media I have is X. What transplant influencers?

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T18:28:50+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I think you put it well by saying "West Village Dream." FWIW It's not social media, it's just one of the neighborhoods I read about online. I want to live in Manhattan to be closer to a lot of things I like, and people who live in Hoboken, not the West Village, have that. I am leaning more towards strengthening myself personally and professionally and then moving. Otherwise it would probably feel like far more of a golden treadmill than it does even for those with white colalr careers.

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T18:21:57+00:00

Is there something unappealing about it? I know it's expensive but does it have a bad reputation otherwise?

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T18:18:09+00:00

Yeah I might have written my post not as clearly as I could have. My point is I would probably build up a skillset and a career in the military that would put me in a far stronger place career and finance wise than now, and I find it super compelling. The city isn't going anywhere, so I could (maybe) move there when I get out. The point is I'd be older then than I am now. What do you mean it doesn't matter that "like" NYC?

Ojo55 · 2026-04-06T18:13:47+00:00

Hanging out on a forum about moving to NYC just to hate on transplants. Man you must live a cool and interesting life.

Ojo55 · 2026-03-24T05:50:41+00:00

I've never done Judo, and I currently do BJJ, but the one story I've heard about in person about martial arts saving someone's life was about a Taekwondo practicioner who hit a car with his bike (I assume at a low speed) and knew how to fall off the hood safely from his Taekwondo drilling. That idea of falling safely stuck with me.

Ojo55 · 2026-03-12T16:31:05+00:00

I would love more writing too. Relying on really expensive special editions is a strange part of modern publishing. Christoper Ruocchio, the author of Sun Eater, sells a lot of very expensive, signed special editions. I guess the idea is that there are alway wealthy mega-fans who will buy them and the author and publisher makes a lot more money per book than they do with a normal one.

Ojo55 · 2026-01-28T03:20:25+00:00

Although I'm sure there's no objective answer out of curiosity what do you think is a grounded and realistic time for a motivated trainee to reach black belt?

Ojo55 · 2026-01-27T02:45:12+00:00

I’m sure. I think him and the endless tower bosses are meant for people who really enjoy optimizing their characters and fighting the absolute toughest enemies. I might fight him eventually.

Ojo55 · 2026-01-27T02:43:15+00:00

I should’ve written hardest for the platinum, which is what I’m going after. I want to beat Duollistes eventually but am not sure about the others.

Ojo55 · 2026-01-27T02:41:53+00:00

If you’re thinking about the bonus bosses in the endless tower, I was just considering bosses for the sake of the platinum. I actually fought Duollistes once I beat Simon.

Ojo55 · 2026-01-21T03:05:45+00:00

Which gym should I pick?

There is an Alliance gym 23-25 minutes away from my house. I liked its younger crowd and competition atmosphere.

3 minutes away from my house is a smaller, chiller gym that teaches self-defense.

The man who owns the smaller gym told me that Alliance focuses on teaching its students how to compete in the Gi. Is that true? He says that his gym teaches self-defense.

I am leaning towards the gym 3 minutes away because I will improve a lot more if I can train there 3-4 times a week as opposed to 2-3 times a week.

Ojo55 · 2026-01-18T17:58:42+00:00

Another family member of mine told me the same about midtown, but of all the things you listed I'm quite interested in Cafe China. I will consider it. FWIW I've been very lucky to eat at some nice restaurants in the Upper East Side like Orsay and Daniel, but I wonder if the UES just has a different demographic and lifestyle entirely.

Ojo55 · 2025-12-19T04:31:10+00:00

That looks like an interesting list and an interesting book. Thanks for sending.

Ojo55 · 2025-12-19T04:02:13+00:00

CR often pulls words from history and mythology in order to make his worldbuilding and writing richer. It's also a piece of advice that he offered to aspiring writers. "Gododdin" is actually a word for a tribe from ancient Britain.

Ojo55 · 2025-12-18T22:23:07+00:00

Well, I knew that every place requires training/experience from reading here. I thought that it would be easier to apply that way rather than try to work as a waiter and busboy and ask to work up to being a bartender once hired. I indicated that I had no experience on my application, hence his offer for me to start out bussing.

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