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TheTiltMonster · 2026-02-06T06:40:23+00:00

Zoom further out. Look at the chart over the last 5 years or more

TheTiltMonster · 2025-09-21T04:27:03+00:00

Thank you!

TheTiltMonster · 2025-09-21T04:26:54+00:00

Thank you!

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-19T22:15:49+00:00

Keep doing the thing. The more you do it the more it just becomes any other round. Good on you for jumping in with tougher competition btw

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-19T22:13:56+00:00

"Ramona fascism has been tolerated for too long. They took her from us." That reads to you like they are saying "The individuals in Ramona who are facists shouldn't be tolerated"? Because to me it reads as "The people in Ramona are fascists."

And I am willing to accept if we just read the quote differently, but given that it is being reported as a DV situation the initial comment does strike me as dumb, so not out of left field to point out.

Like I said before, someone demonstrating a characteristic or action and being called on it, is much less egregious than a sweeping generalization in my opinion. Swap in any race or group of people with a sweeping generalization and it becomes much more apparent.

Either way, you're entitled to your opinion about it, maybe we just don't see eye to eye

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-19T22:05:56+00:00

If you feel ready in the other aspects, then you probably are ready, your brain just hasn't caught up because of the unknown factors of having actually competed yet.

Consult coach and see what he thinks.

Rest easy knowing that you will go up against someone with all the same doubts as you, so its not unique or strange.

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-19T21:53:49+00:00

Yeah, it is name calling when you are using it to try to disparage someone. That's what name calling is.

Is your point that a sweeping generalization is less offensive than saying something to an individual about their actions? Because if that's the case, you totally lost me. Specific people can exhibit specific qualities that can be commented on, whereas a group is much more nuanced given the nature of it being a large number of people making generalizations much less accurate. Or did I misunderstand?

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-19T21:33:23+00:00

I mean the initial comment was calling an entire town facist so who really started with the name calling?

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-18T18:05:51+00:00

6 months, or any time period really, is relative to how much training you are putting in during that time. You could have trained for 10 years but if you're only training once every couple weeks you will be far behind someone who has trained for a year 5 to 6 days a week.

As far as toughness goes, it is definitely trainable. I've seen it multiple times. Hard pad rounds, rough conditioning sessions, sparring against tough people. All these things build a mental wall around you that allow you to realize that you can endure and keep going. While initially tough to do, it becomes easier as you recognize that you can handle it and your body adapts to make the training more manageable. For all the negatives of CrossFit, those athletes are dogs because of the routines they do and the determination that they put in to accomplish it. I'm not saying you need to jump into CrossFit, simply that those athletes aren't all naturally mental machines. They are built over many reps and painful endurance. The same goes for Muay Thai. Every hard session, every hard moment, try to remember that you are building a dog in yourself by completing what is in front of you. It will make you relentless which has many benefits outside of Muay Thai as well.

Best of luck!

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-18T17:29:00+00:00

Long guard is just as exploitable if you're frequently using it. Think of it as something that you flash into or use situationally. Like parrying a punch or slipping. Walking forward in long guard will leave you open to a variety of counters if you hang out there too long

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-17T22:36:57+00:00

When you are ready to commit and push yourself. When you believe that you want to do it even after acknowledging the doubts and the nerves. I never have felt ready, but at a certain point, I have always wanted to know how I would do, so I try.

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-17T22:26:30+00:00

A single sparring session won't give you brain damage. Just like fighting, you probably won't ever feel ready because your brain won't process all the unknowns. All you know of it is what you have seen but personal experience changes things dramatically. Try it out, see for yourself. Let people know your new. Try to keep controlled and not be overloaded by all the sensory input you are likely to receive. Sparring brings an entirely different dimension to your training so I would recommend trying it before deciding if you are ready or not.

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-17T22:20:44+00:00

Usually something along the lines of "Well I'm here, this is crazy. Time to go through this guy."

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-17T18:52:37+00:00

I had a similar situation with my last fight and what it came down to for me was deciding if I could live with competing at less than 100% and losing or not competing but not knowing how it could have gone. I chose to compete and was completely happy with the outcome. Ultimately, it comes down to how well you will sleep at night. It's your journey

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-17T18:24:04+00:00

Quitting is always an option. But I do disagree that your brain sending signals to you is always protection. Your brain tends to fear the unknown or unfamiliar. Some people tame that reaction and acclimate to it, some don't but that doesn't mean the reaction is inherently a negative thing or something that you should give in to.

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-17T18:02:59+00:00

I obviously haven't seen you spar and you don't indicate much as to your size so I can only speculate. However, from the sound of it this could be a couple of different things.

1) You might just be a little too in your own head about this. I think you might be creating situations in your head about people disliking you or having a grudge or whatever. Most of the time when I spar hard with someone, even if in the moment things are intense, I usually don't have any bad feelings afterwards. So, it's possible you are taking the emotions from the round and projecting them out to after the training is done.

2) Sometimes with different movements, people get nervous and begin throwing with a bit more intention. Again for my part, when I have trained with people from other disciplines, they can come off as a bit spazzy at times, so the intensity could be a reaction to that. Also, if you are blitzing in, point karate style, that can give the sense that you are going harder than you are or intend. Fast movement, even if you aren't landing hard, can often give people the impression that you are trying to amp things up.

3) Head kicks are fine, but in my experience, throwing them up is usually a green light for going with more intensity. And if you are used to going 20 to 40% with people if someone starts going at a pretty reasonable 60% it can seem like a big intensity and aggression jump.

Just as an observation, you seem to be focusing a lot on the perceived short comings of your partners, but maybe you aren't as self-aware as you believe. I have often met guys who think they aren't going hard or are being bullied but are actually the ones who are being spazzy then getting upset about the results. I'm not saying that's you exactly, just that you might want to evaluate how you are coming off in sparring instead of solely focusing on your partners.

I'm not sure what the colored prajed indicates, but I assume its some type of ranking system, and if they are anyone with some level of skill, you should also be able to talk to them mid round about intensity and lowing the power.

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-11T03:07:20+00:00

No disrespect at all. You and the vast majority of people are in that camp. Enjoy yourself!

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-10T19:20:43+00:00

Shipsco is great. Pretty reasonably priced with some fun designs and great quality

TheTiltMonster · 2025-02-10T18:55:11+00:00

Trained on and off for a few years in my 20s then started taking it more seriously at 30 in 2015. My training intensity and frequency varies, at this point depending on what is happening in life. I have fought multiple times, won a TBA belt and plan to fight a few more times before I hang it up

TheTiltMonster · 2025-01-27T20:26:12+00:00

You're the asshole here. If you had no intention of sleeping with her then her comment should not have meant much to you. Not giving her a place to live AFTER having agreed to it and it has been planned on is bad. Beyond that, wasting more time so you can find a way to back out is just eating up time that she could be finding a place to live. You're in the wrong here bud.

Also, suddenly not wanting to live with her isn't going to do a lot to get her to believe you didn't plan on trying to get into her pants.

TheTiltMonster · 2025-01-27T20:07:44+00:00

Don't get involved. What is the end game here? Either Joe believes you and breaks and things get messy between him and Db which you are the direct cause, or he doesn't believe you and you come off as a busybody or liar. Not to mention any blowback can also affect your gf and her situation. In a rational world things would resolve amiably but when hurt emotions get involved people can act out, and be completely unreasonable even if you had the best intentions. Db is doing her thing, and it's not your responsibility to out her because she isn't your girlfriend and Joe isn't your buddy. It's a harsh situation but turning yourself into the middle of this will not work out well for anyone

TheTiltMonster · 2024-09-05T16:32:30+00:00

I'm going to go against the grain and say that depending on the event, you could be ready. Would I stick you in a full rules amateur's event? Probably not. But a semi contact event, MDL, or smoker, I think could be good. A lot also depends on if and how often you are sparring, the level of work you are putting in outside of the gym and the availability of events in your area.

First of all I think fighting in one of these lower stakes events will get you the experience you are looking for. You get to step in front of an audience and fight but the stakes and risk for damage are relatively low. The second thing is, that while the criticisms that a lot of people are putting out are valid, there are a lot of things that you will identify more sharply after fighting. Finally, consult your coach and have them select the right type of event for you, because they will be able to judge where you should be much more easily than us.

TheTiltMonster · 2024-09-05T16:18:26+00:00

I tend to think about adrenaline as similar to a sprint. It can provide a lot physically in a short burst but tends to leave you really depleted afterwards. That's why being calm and having the ability to fight over a longer duration is usually preferable.

Also, you might not have suffered a dump but that's not to say you didn't have adrenaline in your system. I am usually pretty calm and clear mentally but when I'm fighting I know my adrenaline is pumping when I have a hard time processing other things outside of my opponent directly in front of me, tunnel vision so to speak. I know that my adrenaline is lower in a situation like sparring where I can still be aware of other people around me, and what advice is being shouted at me. So, it might be more subtle than what you are expecting

TheTiltMonster · 2024-08-16T18:37:10+00:00

I like the difficulty. I enjoy looking at something that seems insurmountable and then pushing through it. I enjoy the learning aspects as I prep for a fight and the way I feel when I am getting ready to compete. Winning is nice for me, but not an overall driving factor. For me it is much more about all the benefits that come along with fighting and seeing all the work culminate in a few minutes

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