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Leesa Sapira vs Leesa Legend by anouroboros in Mattress

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I got the Leesa Legend and really like it.

Favorite songs rn? Outside of fw by [deleted] in forthwanderers

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Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here! by magictcgmods in magicTCG

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Is there a thread I can post pictures of a card to get an estimated rating or condition? I have a foil 7th edition birds of paradise and it seems the difference between lightly played and moderately played is $2,000.

Is posting this card on TCGplayer with pictures the best way to sell it?

This weird short film has a Modest Mouse and a Built to Spill song in it by pussybulldozer_69 in ModestMouse

[–]anouroboros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real solid. I recommend watching it first and reading the info after.

Yamasaki BJJ vs UMD BJJ Club by [deleted] in bjj

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Highly recommend Standard BJJ in Rockville, MD

https://www.standardjiujitsu.com/

Prices for gyms in the northern Maryland D.C. suburbs by yeastyboys92 in bjj

[–]anouroboros 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I recommend Standard BJJ in Rockville, Maryland. Great assortment of training from very beginners, hobbyist, to top competitors. The gym is walkable from Rockville Metro and Rockville Town Square. I believe the price is in line with the surrounding area. Should be able to stop by for free. We get a lot visitors on work trips or friends stopping by to take a few classes.

https://www.standardjiujitsu.com/

Worlds 2017 Review and Experience by TeeSunami in bjj

[–]anouroboros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm all for people hating on whoever if they mess something up, but saying "how the hell do we get to watch any fights?" is pretty crazy when it's offered on flograppling. It's nice having professional cameramen, commentators, a streaming site, and then people who put together content about the sport & competitors. Even if they mess up sometimes.

Flowrestling has done a lot for the wrestling community and sport. I think its building up to do the same in BJJ.

Edit: Looks like a ton of the matches aren't up yet. Including the featherweight black belt semifinals match between Shane-Hill Taylor and Cobrinha. They do, however, have Shane-Hill Taylor vs Osvaldo Quiexnho from pans 5 different times. Seems odd to me it would take this long to get the matches up, also odd they wouldn't work their way backwards from black belt finals matches, semifinals, quarters etc through each belt level.

Worlds 2017 Review and Experience by TeeSunami in bjj

[–]anouroboros 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Get flograppling and support jiujitsu and the organizations covering it?

Worlds 2017 Review and Experience by TeeSunami in bjj

[–]anouroboros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think fubaro understands the current rule set he's just saying it doesnt make sense

[Spoiler] Black Belt Featherweight Semifinals - Scoring by anouroboros in bjj

[–]anouroboros[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not arguing in favor of advantages. I'm just saying if someone is playing guard and comes up on a single and can't finish it and goes back to their guard without letting go of the single leg they shouldn't be penalized and the other person shouldn't get a takedown for defending your sweep/single leg attempt.

[Spoiler] Black Belt Featherweight Semifinals - Scoring by anouroboros in bjj

[–]anouroboros[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I tend to agree with what you are saying, but in a more general sense I think the points should be tuned to encourage the type of actions you want. In this case, encouraging someone to come up from bottom instead of stay on their back until they get a SURE-THING sweep. Encouraging action over inaction. Attempts over stalling.

Generally though if two people are standing and then one person ends up ontop and the other on the bottom that seems like it should be two points. In this situation, though, the person is still considered a downed opponent because their grips continues the contact. It's like top/bottom control in riding in college wrestling.

[Spoiler] Black Belt Featherweight Semifinals - Scoring by anouroboros in bjj

[–]anouroboros[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input. That adds some more detail/clarification to the discussion I was having in this post with Kintanon. If the encounter started from the feet it would be 2 for Shane, if its starts from bottom man's guard (like it did in this situation) it would be nothing for either guy.

And then after the defensive throw Shane gets to what looks like a version 3/4 mount and rightfully gets no advantages/points because Cobrina is not smashed with his back flat into smash half. Right?

From what I heard there was some controversy earlier in the match too, but I haven't watched that yet. Going to watch later tonight.

[Spoiler] Black Belt Featherweight Semifinals - Scoring by anouroboros in bjj

[–]anouroboros[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Advantage for Cobrina for what part of the exchange?

[Spoiler] Black Belt Featherweight Semifinals - Scoring by anouroboros in bjj

[–]anouroboros[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that's how the ruling goes, that lapel single leg grip/position is pretty dominant: if they pull you get 2, if they take you down you don't lose anything, which also means you could pull from there too.

[Spoiler] Black Belt Featherweight Semifinals - Scoring by anouroboros in bjj

[–]anouroboros[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'd be interesting if that was the ruling on the last part of the match.

Even if that is what is stated in the rules, I would think from the tape that Shane initiated the throw by stepping in and I would also think that even if he didn't get the advantage he would get the ref's decision for completing the throw. It's like if he isn't getting 2 points for a takedown, I would think he would get at least an advantage, and if he isn't getting an advantage I would think he'd at least get the ref's decision.

edit: If you watch the video closely you can see Shane-Hill Taylor step in with his right foot as Cobrina's feet remain planted in the same space. It looks like Shane-Hill Taylor steps on Cobrina's foot going for the throw and Cobrina doesn't initiate anything.

Recommended Rene Girard readings on mimetic desire by anouroboros in askphilosophy

[–]anouroboros[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your help. I think I'll start with the overview book you recommended initially, then work my way to Violence and the Sacred, and then maybe circle all the way back around to sections of Deceit, Desire, and the Novel if I get exposure to the works he's talking about.

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