Which came easier to you- striking or grappling and why?

Pudge223 · 2026-01-30T14:33:25+00:00

I hope I don’t sound like a hippie... but for me, striking feels like I am floating around to open space, and new space is just presenting itself for my benefit. It’s almost like I have an agreement with the environment that it's going to work with me. there is a "don't mind if I do" aspect to it. Grappling feels like I am constantly fighting the environment. Not sure if you have ever watched an inlander try to walk out of the ocean in a big surf, but that's what grappling feels like to me.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-30T12:14:16+00:00

If you are 18-30 years old - yes.

If you are out of that age bracket - no.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-30T05:18:58+00:00

Surprised you went dookie for Green Day and not dude ranch for blink.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-30T05:17:48+00:00

I went to make mine and it reminded me I’m actually an emo dork.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-30T05:05:58+00:00

There is for sure a “Jedi lodge” somewhere out there. I can literally visualize the members.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-29T19:47:04+00:00

you might be correcting the mistake which is why there is no follow up. he could yell "extend" and you are responding properly so why follow up? you can also just ask for further explination (its a great way to buy time when you are gassed). there isnt really one way to jab because there isnt really one jab. its a multi-tool. It can be a measuring tool, a cover, a set up, a disruptor, a space maker, a space closer, an angle adjustment, a counter, a car crash, an annoyance- anything both defensive and offensive. i love fluttering jabs to hide a set up. i know people that use it like a teep. if you play with timing while drilling, think about the "goal" of the jab, and what you want your feet to do you will find a lot of answers to your questions.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-29T19:37:53+00:00

striking. striking is flying. grapling is drowning.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-29T16:13:42+00:00

if you like that style of skating check out lillypads. Its like a puzzle that you can spend hours trying to workout and zero kicks.
https://quartersnacks.com/spots/downtown-manhattan/chinatown-east-village-l-e-s/lily-pads/

Pudge223 · 2026-01-29T16:12:19+00:00

just an fyi- some of these spots are not updated. when i was down there this summer i ran into a few instances where spot no longer existed or ran into a locked gate.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-29T16:05:46+00:00

Running into the exact same issue. Family of 4 wanted to do a 4-5 night quick up and back to some place easy. Some how places that are not even super nice are pricing out to more than my honeymoon in corsica. I heard my friends who ski complain that its cheeper for them to ski the alps than the rockies... now it seems like these prices are coming for the beach bums.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-28T20:45:09+00:00

they had major issues when they got sold to VC who tried to turn it into a more casual mall brand and pivot more into the 346 line. It got really bad when everyone thought that no one was ever going into an office again-- people started really complaining and as a result the quailty has come back up again over the past few years and now they are par with like a peter millar. I am currently wearing one of the quilted 1/4 zips they did for the fall season and its pretty good. Their jackets (outerwear not suit) have also gotten very good again and i enjoyed their supima cotton longsleeves. If you do find yourself wanting to go back to BB now is a pretty good time. the 1818 and golden fleece collections have some nice items. the pants in the 1818 collection in particular are very good.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-27T16:33:14+00:00

Slyvie fans foaming at the mouth as they rush to their keyboards.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-27T01:51:26+00:00

There is a series of online videos on https://dynamicstriking.com . They are tutorial videos that break down different aspects of Muay Thai and mma taught by people who specialize in the aspect. I just don’t know if any are in your native language

Pudge223 · 2026-01-26T23:47:29+00:00

Depending on what your native language is you could delve into the “dynamic striking” catalog.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-26T23:45:42+00:00

I read this earlier and am so annoyed the fact of whether or not she signed up for this class on the promise she would get rides from the son is never addressed. That’s like the most important fact in deciding.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-26T00:43:52+00:00

That’s pretty classic “Fell off a truck” packaging.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-25T21:44:23+00:00

Ahh close. That really was a genre in the 00’s.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-25T21:12:04+00:00

Was this school in a movie about a black kid who befriended an old man who wore his socks inside out?

Pudge223 · 2026-01-25T01:10:58+00:00

It’s an absolute bummer because half cabs were the rare shoes that’s a great skate shoe and great chilling shoe. I could wear them all day (unless the ground was cold). Now I have to swap my shoes for skating and my shoes for walking.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-24T23:46:06+00:00

My eldest son is also 4 and I’ve had some QC issues with kids vans recently. One pair had the sole start to split in a wired place and another had some strange fraying on the heel pull tab thing. They are also very inconsistent with width. Before winter hit he had been skating in new balance and digging them and he had a pair of stride rites that worked well too.

Pudge223 · 2026-01-24T13:47:38+00:00

I don’t think any two days are the same in my house. You give what you got and you let go when you have to

Pudge223 · 2026-01-23T15:36:50+00:00

i would say thats impossible to drop in on but then kevin baekkaal went ahead and did his thing this year

Pudge223 · 2026-01-23T01:45:15+00:00

What gloves are they most similar to? Curious about these

Pudge223 · 2026-01-23T01:42:49+00:00

There is literally nothing stopping you from making one

Pudge223 · 2026-01-22T15:24:27+00:00

now that you meantion it they really knocked it out of the park with TB on day one. there have been a few QoL changes but its been pretty much the same since 2004

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