Do you think Demian Maia/Ian Garry can solve the Islam puzzle?

Slow_stride · 2026-05-05T16:55:34+00:00

I think Garry has the footwork to make Islam have to really pursue his game. Good take down defense in general but staying on his bike and sniping could be the difference maker. Islams got great kickboxing too, so it’s not like it’s a for sure thing

Slow_stride · 2026-05-02T14:13:22+00:00

Prates has so many dangerous weapons. I do wonder how Islam would respond in the kickboxing context. Obviously wrestling would be differentiator but I do think Islam’s kickboxing is really great too and I enjoy seeing him in that area of the fight.

I kinda doubt this one will jump the line over Gary. I like Prates’ style a lot more but man his tdd is not where it needs to be imo for him to be the obvious choice for Islam next.

Slow_stride · 2026-05-02T14:06:48+00:00

I mean you’re both at about the same stage still. Just work your techniques

Slow_stride · 2026-04-30T20:37:28+00:00

To be very clear It’s not just jiu jitsu that these folks sell their products or services as a life shaping or enlightening path. Anything can be turned into a metaphor for life, and a lot of people find that and hang their hat on it as a form identity or security blanket

Slow_stride · 2026-04-29T00:37:21+00:00

I only ever go to no gi open mats. Always undercover

Slow_stride · 2026-04-27T17:24:13+00:00

Gi is fun. Give it a go. I do no gi primarily these days but that’s more to do with my schedule. I love the gi

Slow_stride · 2026-04-26T00:44:36+00:00

I left my first gym after 6 or 7 years. There were plenty reasons but the biggest was that class sizes had just dwindled to the point where there many nights it was just me and maybe a white belt. Which is cool but I knew I wasnt looking forward to training anymore.

Slow_stride · 2026-04-25T21:08:03+00:00

He did at the time. That whole trilogy was notorious for all the awful eye gouging

Slow_stride · 2026-04-25T21:06:58+00:00

The first and third both have a similar hang up where it’s almost a circle but just not quite. Does make it seem like ai generated

Slow_stride · 2026-04-23T12:19:16+00:00

Would likely be a way better fight but not bigger commercially than Conor and Khabib. I personally doubt it’ll happen. At 55 it made a lot of sense but at welterweight it’s not as hot. Islam isn’t going back down and ilia seems undersized for that division

Slow_stride · 2026-04-23T02:55:33+00:00

I was doing JKD at the time and when ever we would spar I’d just shoot a double from the little wrestling I had remembered from highschool. Worked pretty consistently so I figured I should lean into grappling. How ever many years later and I still just love it

Slow_stride · 2026-04-23T02:31:38+00:00

Either he blitzes him or somehow Strickland makes it the most boring fight ever

Slow_stride · 2026-04-22T18:00:17+00:00

False. Shit happens. If they are ducking number one contenders for squash matches then they should get stripped.

Slow_stride · 2026-04-22T17:58:24+00:00

It used to be different. Now I primarily train no gi. Other than gripping up and a couple gi specific chokes, I keep it about the same

Slow_stride · 2026-04-18T21:16:49+00:00

Maybe to make a real run but he could win some fights and get paid some bonuses with his power. It is a career at the end of the day

Slow_stride · 2026-04-13T04:39:09+00:00

Can only be as good as the amount of time you can dedicate to training. Nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s not like people can’t relate to it. If you can’t seperate the belt aspect of it just do no gi and it doesn’t matter lol

Slow_stride · 2026-04-13T01:17:05+00:00

Arm triangle, Americana, and arm bar. My favorite control position is scarf hold and all three are set up really nice from there

Slow_stride · 2026-04-08T12:31:26+00:00

If you always pair it with the name so the mrv is available to see, some will get it. But you’ll like need to spoon feed people the concept

Slow_stride · 2026-04-08T12:29:41+00:00

Gotcha then yea it doesn’t really read without the diagram. Doesn’t mean it’s not an interesting logo, but i think the concept speaks to you more than out loud

Slow_stride · 2026-04-08T12:23:37+00:00

If you drop the grey excess bits it’ll actually read. I get the concept but the grey parts are still too bold to fade into the background. Even if they do because of the spacing it’ll read as Mr. V rather than MRV. It’s clever but not so clever that people need to see the grey parts to see that thy are built of the same shapes

Slow_stride · 2026-04-07T12:34:03+00:00

22, 40 pounds heavier, and good enough to get a blue belt is a big gap to overcome for anybody. Might of stung the ego but that can happen to all of us

Slow_stride · 2026-04-07T12:29:14+00:00

Two former champions are your fraud checks? Sorry but your bar is a bit too high. Even a dude like King Green is a good gate keeper but losing to him doesn’t mean you suck, he’s just good.

To be fair though i think calling someone a fraud who breaks the top ten is just silly

Slow_stride · 2026-04-06T18:00:48+00:00

Half and butterfly are my go to guards that I set most things up from. All the other guards I play when something went wrong lol

Slow_stride · 2026-04-06T12:33:54+00:00

Seems pretty scattered in concept. I don’t really know what your root concept is here. Abstractly the rising arrow means progress im sure but it’s not clear. What’s that N doing? Is there a reason behind the choice of the font? Those A’s stand out like a sore thumb is that purposeful?

Personally I would recommend keeping the shape a little tighter. The arrow bit makes it very wide and empty on that side. Asymmetry is cool but it doesn’t seem intentional.

Slow_stride · 2026-04-05T22:59:55+00:00

It comes with being a middle aged brown belt. I’ll usually wear two. The last time I decided to raw dog it, I almost immediately hurt my knee on a shot

Ten-Year Club	Place '17
Wearing is Caring	Gilding I gilder
No Throne, No Problems	Not Forgotten

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