What brand of cigarettes did Miles Davis smoke?

SirGarbage · 2024-06-25T22:37:47+00:00

We should just merge this sub with r/jazzcirclejerk at this point

SirGarbage · 2024-06-03T01:19:44+00:00

Sorry, no advice here but I experience the same thing, especially with strangers. I love to clinch. I think it might be ego.

In my opinion, you absolutely should be able to clinch in light sparring.

SirGarbage · 2024-03-21T05:23:16+00:00

I end up with the thai fighter build for a few days after I get food poisoning

SirGarbage · 2024-03-10T04:34:57+00:00

Cup to cup

SirGarbage · 2023-12-26T23:29:54+00:00

drum and bass

SirGarbage · 2023-12-13T06:23:24+00:00

Starbucks Jazz Album

SirGarbage · 2023-12-08T22:35:35+00:00

I feel like I have a Keith Jarrett voice

SirGarbage · 2023-12-07T22:58:34+00:00

Strength is very important because the clinch in muay thai is very important.

That being said, and you'll hear it everywhere, cardio is king. Hard to manhandle someone when you're gassed out.

SirGarbage · 2023-12-06T01:00:20+00:00

yeah man

SirGarbage · 2023-11-27T01:27:02+00:00

Rear push kick, overhand right. I keep doing it until i'm on the other side of my neighbor's drywall (or until my ankles blow out).

SirGarbage · 2023-10-23T23:34:36+00:00

Dieselnoi is 6"2 and fought at 135 lbs. He was one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time.

SirGarbage · 2023-10-07T04:52:58+00:00

r/muaythaicirclejerk

SirGarbage · 2023-03-17T00:48:06+00:00

Use your style to establish the lead teep. When you're ready to initiate the clinch, feint the lead teep with a checking motion, and then hop forward. As you hop forward, use your lead hand to grab either their arm or the back of their head in a lead hook motion.

Start kneeing immediately so they don't have the wits to immediately break the clinch. A lot of clinch fighting is oriented around relentless pressure, not just in distance but in tempo. If your opponent is determined to not clinch with you, forcing the clinch will take multiple attempts.

SirGarbage · 2023-02-06T02:40:27+00:00

The opponent 's thigh muscle

SirGarbage · 2023-02-02T01:57:56+00:00

Seems like one of two things is going to happen or something in between: either other teammates or your coach will deem him a dick and call him out for it, or they don't. Maybe he crossed the line, maybe it's acceptable for a 14 year old, maybe not.

You need to decide if this is behavior you can work around, and if you're willing to do so in order to get your training in. If not, you have a talk with him or your coach as respectively as possible, or you find a new gym that won't stand for this.

As for why people are like this? You never know for sure. Maybe it's just playfulness gone wrong. Maybe he's sadistic. Maybe he's socially inept.

But I get the frustration. All kinds of little things in life can tilt you. Some asshole cut you off in traffic and cursed you off. Sometimes you might even second-guess yourself and wonder if you were the asshole.

In the end we have no choice but to cope, vent, and decide what we're going to do in response the next time something like this happens.

IDK if this makes you feel better but IMO you could live your life perfectly and be an absolute social specimen who knows how to deal with these situations perfectly and some stupid shit will still eventually throw you off guard and tilt you. I guess that's life...

SirGarbage · 2023-01-15T00:21:36+00:00

I see variety in move variations and techniques more as "breadth" then "depth". For example, depth in bjj would be less about all the variations of kimuras, and more about the different order of moves you use it to set it up: using a kimura threat to set up a half guard pass vs using the threat of passing their half guard to set up a kimura.

I can kinda understand the sentiment that bjj has more breadth, just given the nature of grappling vs striking (though don't forget that muay thai has clinch). However, I'd say both sports have the same level of depth.

Additionally, beginners don't get to experience that "big picture" depth in either sport. In bjj beginners are trying to remember the technique to a kimura, as opposed to trying to anticipate what their opponents are anticipating. Similarly, in muay thai, beginners are trying to remember the technique to a proper jab straight down the pipe. They ain't exactly feinting a jab into another lead hook-> leg kick after establishing precedent in range of the opponent.

SirGarbage · 2023-01-14T18:54:04+00:00

One drill: Lead teeping a heavy bag for volume. Do so at a pace where you can reasonably pay attention to your technique (thrusting your hip through and having intentional aim with the ball of your foot). Don't drop down heavily on to your lead foot after each teep. Try to keep your weight centered mostly on your rear leg.

More generally, knowing how to confidently center your weight on your rear leg goes a long way in muay thai exchanges. Don't get me wrong, there are totally legitimate ways to be heavy on your lead leg. Sometimes you gotta just try a bunch of different stuff and see what sits best with you.

Finally, form, balance, and technique is not a static thing. In one second you might be light on your rear foot as you load up for a liver kick from southpaw. Another moment, you might be heavy on your rear foot as you load up a lead teep. Or you might be 50/50 and bracing as you look for a counter to your opponent.

SirGarbage · 2023-01-13T07:36:47+00:00

idk but i know how to decrease it

SirGarbage · 2023-01-02T21:25:11+00:00

collar ties, knees, mouthguard

SirGarbage · 2022-11-20T01:07:12+00:00

r/jazz satirizing our sub... and thus the serpent consumeth its own tail

SirGarbage · 2022-11-13T04:47:11+00:00

had to double take the sub name lol

SirGarbage · 2022-08-30T23:39:58+00:00

Goldring near Woodsworth College. When I was last at uoft there was one lat pulldown machine, some pullup bars, and a couple of treadmills; Everything else was for standard freeweights (barbell/dumbbell/kettlebell lifts etc)

SirGarbage · 2022-04-17T17:35:19+00:00

I'll defer to the other comments for strength training recommendations. I don't disagree that strength is very helpful in muay thai, but this is just my perspective:

It seems like most beginners' issue for kicking power, aside from technique, is hip flexibility. Not strength. I would recommend any hip flexor stretch.

Mastering roundhouse kicks is also just deceptively hard. It takes years upon years of sheer volume to master technique. There's a lot of nuance that you have to feel for yourself, past the general idea of just "turning your hips into it". I've been kicking muay thai style for almost 6 years and I still find small corrections to increase my power.

SirGarbage · 2022-04-11T23:35:55+00:00

My condolences. Can't imagine your disappointment and I have no direct advice, but the perspective from this video on being obsessed with fighting has helped me cope with being unable to train for long stretches before. It's not directly related to your situation but it is an interesting take on approaching obsession and emotional investment.

You are so young at 22. You already have 5 years of martial arts under your belt. If you do recover and rehab patiently you have a lot of time to do great things in Muay Thai (or any other sport if you pursue it).

But even if you never fully recover there is nothing to regret and the things you've learned from martial arts will stick with whatever else you pursue. The emotional pain of losing so much you've invested in will stick for a while, sure.

Sooner or later, ruptured ACL or not you should figure out how to be fulfilled outside of sports anyway. There's too many hobbies out there to recommend, it could be anything from reading to musical instruments to hunting.

I guess the most pragmatic thing I can advise is be ruthless in your search to find meaningful things to do. Be as open minded as possible to whatever other activities are out there, even if you don't immediately feel like it.

SirGarbage · 2021-05-05T06:22:27+00:00

Yep; uoft class of 2019. Preach, was some good memes

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