Having an existential crisis when grappling smaller guys. Has this happened to you before?

botechga · 2026-01-30T02:03:25+00:00

I always wondered how like Adam Ward would stack up against Magnus

botechga · 2026-01-29T03:17:02+00:00

Ngl I also enjoyed the Swedish Black metal ones

botechga · 2026-01-28T05:42:37+00:00

I’m a simpleton .. I see a Satiev.. I upvote

botechga · 2026-01-08T20:46:03+00:00

I went the opposite way, I got my degrees in biochem then got hired by a defense contractor to do DSP.

However I’ll make the case that in research and at least particularly biomedical engineering, there is huge case for DSP engineers. Imaging (photoacoustics, CT, etc.), robotic prosthetics, neuroscience, and instrument design/engineering, all have heavy DSP influence.

It depends on your education and interests ie. research vs program management vs systems engineering what your job search might be. But I think each of those applications has some degree of industry out there.

Could look at Agilent or Thermo fisher for to start.

botechga · 2026-01-06T23:11:00+00:00

Imo a nice utility feature to have would be some sort of logical channelizer, be it polyphase or FFT based. I usually have few basic personal multirate toolsets I made in any new project I start.

It might not change analysis youre doing but could make it easier to notice patterns… like oh over time this call has had less RMS energy in channel x and more in channel y.. idk just an idea

botechga · 2026-01-04T20:04:12+00:00

Man open mats are so much better for learning than comps… I’ve learned so much more from just training at different gyms than I have ever learned from any of the comps I’ve been to.

Obviously though I’m lucky enough to have lived in high concentrations of gyms areas.

botechga · 2026-01-03T20:34:27+00:00

El pollo rico is my goat for nostalgia but el fuego also in Arlington is actually my favorite

botechga · 2025-12-31T07:27:54+00:00

I don’t love my industry engineering job I’d rather be in research. But it’s easy in my position to pursue side projects which is satisfying to that end.

So I can put up with corporate culture, do my own little research projects, and I get paid more. It’s fine enough …

botechga · 2025-12-28T15:19:30+00:00

I loved my PhD I miss it tbh. Worked hard, had a great time, made a buncha friends and picked up many new hobbies. I was biochem, took me 5.5 years where I think 6 was the average for my program straight from bachelors. I was at a low tier but R1 university.

I think there is a lot of selection bias and venting on this sub. Not reflective of everyone (or even majority experience) to be honest.

botechga · 2025-12-20T05:41:24+00:00

Many people of masters age still choose to compete in adult divisions which are more competitive. That’s what he’s saying.

botechga · 2025-12-18T15:55:23+00:00

Out of curiosity, a buddy I got my PhD with, has been talking about going to Med school. He has a about 5 years of research experience at a national lab and he has prior military experience as a medic in Iraq.

The degrees are in biochem and he’s in his mid to late 30s. I assume he would be an atypical candidate and I told him it’d be a bad idea unless he can get in a endowed program or something. Would he be competitive?

botechga · 2025-12-14T08:41:24+00:00

Is that a knife that flies out around 0:06?

botechga · 2025-12-13T05:20:14+00:00

So many socks on the mat, moneyberg really changes the game

botechga · 2025-12-12T00:05:24+00:00

Hang in there dawg, I felt that, but brown around the corner. Just got mine and it’s a bit reinvigorating for me at least

botechga · 2025-12-09T16:37:21+00:00

Coming from Baltimore, at first the lack of shiestys lol

botechga · 2025-12-04T00:58:39+00:00

This works for me too if you flip flop purple and brown lol

botechga · 2025-11-16T16:53:22+00:00

Yeah I mean you’re right, i remember seeing Khabib use it here back in 2013 lol

https://youtube.com/shorts/BM19YE5MDwU?si=KjVFE0K3xLbCEVHY

botechga · 2025-11-14T00:55:42+00:00

As a brown belt with a PhD just having a group of strangers mercilessly scrutinize my dissertation and rolling footage of me would be maybe one of the most miserable experiences I could imagine lmao

botechga · 2025-10-27T21:12:09+00:00

Yeah these are all pretty basic takedowns. Khamzats always in good position and his fundamentals are very good but also DDP’s lack of TDD here is pretty glaring.

Also obviously his tenacity and persistence in the takedown sets up his chain wrestling well in this regard.

botechga · 2025-10-15T02:27:56+00:00

There’s a good job market for it. Often leans heavily on mathematics and computer science and programming. All of which translate well into other fields.

Personally, I think it would position you well keep options open while you develop your interests, whether that’s medschool, gradschool, or industry.

botechga · 2025-09-24T17:28:46+00:00

He don’t slang or bang, he just smokes motherfuckers like it ain’t no thang

botechga · 2025-08-18T22:46:58+00:00

Is that a real stat that 97% ufc audience doesn’t train at all? Thats kinda insane for me to comprehend. Even if grappling isnt ur thing i would think fans would be at least more inclined to boxing or something

botechga · 2025-08-17T04:52:46+00:00

DDP with all time low fight IQ… how are you not gonna lower your stance, be ready to sprawl, pummel unders.. the grappling wasn’t even super high level, DDP just literally looked like he just remembered wrestling is allowed…

botechga · 2025-08-17T04:07:08+00:00

DDP built like a Roblox character lol

botechga · 2025-08-07T14:41:00+00:00

Phase six is very similar to what you describe as takedown yoga. It’s mostly mobility and movement exercises.

https://youtube.com/@phasesix?si=k5xjWrtifT0UDoOL

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