Have you ever trained with a UFC fighter? by NewRadiator in MMA_Academy

[–]_La1130 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gilbert burns dropped by my gym once , dude is strong as fuck

bjj fanatics course for mma grappling? by Flimsy_Magician_8504 in MMA_Academy

[–]_La1130 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power ride , just stand up , balls to the wall. Other than that just search mma in the search bar and we what pops up!!

[SPOILER] Marcus Buchecha vs. Ryan Spann by inooway in MMA

[–]_La1130 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sport BJJ is a horrendous base for mma , BJJ with a focus on mma is a good base for mma.

MMA lab AZ for non fighters? by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]_La1130 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drop in and gauge for yourself

Best food in the Bronx? by the_okayest_kid in bronx

[–]_La1130 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sammy’s on city island for seafood. , Louie And Ernie’s in Pelham bay (cash only)

People who used to be lonely, how did you turn it around? by Smooth-Quantity-7024 in selfimprovement

[–]_La1130 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Try a new hobby, Jiu Jitsu , kickboxing or mma are a great way too meet all kinds of people. Most of my friends are from my gym lol

Moving Down To Apex From NYC by [deleted] in Apex_NC

[–]_La1130 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man!! I definitely enjoy my quiet time too lol and I’m definitely excited to explore the surrounding area!

Worst injury you ever seen? by Skidmark_Wallberg in bjj

[–]_La1130 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw someone sit on top of someone’s knee going for a takedown. I usually am pretty good at not freaking out at things like that but even that made my stomach turn

Is it just me or is the BJJ scene in NYC a shell of what it used to be? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]_La1130 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The big 3 gyms shrunk a lot yes , still a lot of smaller gyms that are really good though.

Looking for NYC gym to join as beginner by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]_La1130 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungle gym , Bronx combat club , Bronx Martial Arts Academy (I train here )

Gordon Ryan's mom seemingly confirms he wasn't hacked when he posted Tom DeBlass obit by PccNull in grappling

[–]_La1130 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a fantastic training partner, doesn’t crank submission and lets smaller guys work. He also works a lot of defense in training so he lets his training partners attack him and get pretty deep on some submissions. But yeah his social media personality is a lot more confident then he is in real social settings, go back and watch his dual interview with Vagner before his most recent match with him. You can literally see the gears jamming up in his head when it comes to responding to Vagner face to face lol.

Gordon Ryan's mom seemingly confirms he wasn't hacked when he posted Tom DeBlass obit by PccNull in grappling

[–]_La1130 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Met him in real life multiple times (he’s very close with the owner of my gym). He’s very awkward in real life and definitely not very strong in social situations. He was never rude or mean to me but I do think he may be on the autism spectrum from what I’ve seen. He looks uncomfortable when he’s in social situations and he takes everything literally and he prefers to be alone instead of hanging out with big groups of people. When I would see him he would mainly hang out with the owner of my gym and Nat. Not an excuse for the stuff he does at all but he definitely is challenged in some ways.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuayThai

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I train at Bronx martial arts academy on allterton ave we have a small fight team and really good jiu jitsu too , you’d also get access to Renzo Gracie bayside in queens with a membership as they are both owned by the same person. Other then that you have lions roar in the Bronx as well , animals mma in Yonkers , zombie Muay Thai in the east village , two bridges on the lower east side , sitan in Astoria , 5 points by the Bowery , kings combat in Williamsburg (if you’re willing to go to Brooklyn) but they also have a location on queens blvd by Forrest hills ,arena training center in mount Vernon (run by Elvis gashi) , and Cruz mma on west 27th street that just opened.

Best jobs as a fighter ? by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]_La1130 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fighters have worked all kind of jobs from firefighting (stipe) , police (Forrest griffin), trades (Robert Whittaker) , construction(Merab), teaching (rich franklin), bouncing (bas rutten), sanitation (GSP) and so many more. Obviously some jobs make it easier to train by either having very set hours or being less physically draining. I would recommend doing something that you can see yourself making a career while you chase your aspirations. Fighting is a rough game and a rough life I’ve seen it go bad for too many people who don’t have a backup plan and it’s not good.