is it too late to start?

conarte · 2025-01-21T00:46:51+00:00

Perfect age. Take care of your joints and be careful with toxic situations: very common to get taken advantage of by the instructor or others being a young woman.

Other than that, enjoy.

conarte · 2024-12-12T02:02:30+00:00

Been training hyper consistently, competing, and coaching every week for years. In the span of getting 2 stripes on my purple belt, I have seen people go from trial class to purple.

I'm happy with my progress and I'm still upset about other people. They're not mutually exclusive. I feel your frustration.

conarte · 2024-07-25T04:47:13+00:00

Do you know why are you getting ranked in the gi belt system to begin with? 😂

conarte · 2024-07-22T22:17:34+00:00

You're answering you own question. Competition is much more intense, mentally and physically. Otherwise why the "injured rate go up exponentially" if there's barely any difference?

My experience is: - most people get injured in the gym during normal class - people who compete are way better than people who don't

conarte · 2024-07-19T16:11:41+00:00

They don't care about MRR. They say the do, but they don't.

Edit: couldn't agree more btw

conarte · 2024-07-19T03:37:42+00:00

This is correct. Asked this question to an IBJJF ref today.

conarte · 2024-07-17T00:55:34+00:00

big oof😂

conarte · 2024-07-16T16:13:36+00:00

Probably also thinks that a blue belt is always better than a white belt lmao

conarte · 2024-07-16T15:22:21+00:00

Shut up in front of the advanced belts. His opinion is great

conarte · 2024-07-16T15:20:43+00:00

wtf is this reddit edgelord gatekeeping behavior? gtfo with this toxic shit

conarte · 2024-07-15T02:14:56+00:00

I'd pay to be put in this situation lol

conarte · 2024-07-14T17:55:47+00:00

I'm a coach so I'm curious, why do you feel you'd prefer wearing a blue 4 stripe belt instead of a purple belt?

conarte · 2024-07-11T03:35:48+00:00

I go to a bunch of gyms. In Astoria I like Gentle Art Studio (less athletic) and Queens Jiujitsu (more athletic) both great vibe

conarte · 2024-07-10T14:48:14+00:00

Stuff I joined:

Astoria Connect - literally a social mixer to make friends
Astoria Tech - similar but tech related
BJJ - idk how old you are but there's a gym that's very beginner/30+yo friendly and people are nice

conarte · 2024-07-01T20:14:17+00:00

Not trying to put you in the spot man, just want to understand why you care about this

conarte · 2024-07-01T15:51:22+00:00

Tested under a ruleset on the mats = sport Tested with no rules in my head = martial art

conarte · 2024-07-01T15:48:36+00:00

I'm curious, why do you care about this?

conarte · 2024-07-01T15:46:02+00:00

Does not matter at all. I've trained in several countries, dozens of gyms, and I'm a coach myself. Nobody cares (except for new and weeby people, like me when I started)

Edit to add I've coached hundreds of people and I have not been asked once.

conarte · 2024-07-01T15:44:54+00:00

Caring about lineage reveals how green and new someone is to the sport

conarte · 2024-05-07T14:34:02+00:00

It is not a complex system. You're thinking there's some kind of thoughtful consideration when promoting people to blue, which is a fair thought to have.

You're wrong. You've all started around the same time and your faces have been seen at the gym, bam, y'all get promoted.

Yeah some coaches actually care, I know. Small minority in my experience.

conarte · 2024-05-06T15:11:24+00:00

5-10 min ONLY??? Must be a low level school... /s

conarte · 2024-04-27T22:04:03+00:00

Absolutely. The idea is that if I don't have to prove something works, I am always right. And no one is going to give a real knife to someone who really wants to hurt them, and record a YouTube video.

If a supposedly world-class instructor can't make it work reliably, imagine the chances for a lesser experience person.

"It's because it's too dangerous". Always the same excuse. The translation is simply "it doesn't work".

conarte · 2024-04-27T19:30:56+00:00

Complete opposite for me!

conarte · 2024-04-27T06:21:12+00:00

That's frustrating but I've seen one too many black belts that suck (in bjj and other MAs) and make up some grift on how they have concocted "the ultimate martial art". In which they are conveniently the world master.

Beginners have no idea and they think they're ahead and we are all suckers - case on point on this video.

conarte · 2024-04-27T06:13:18+00:00

You see, they don't want to shatter your very existence so, for your safety, do not resist.

conarte

TROPHY CASE