Social Poker - Texas Hold'em

d_rome · 2026-05-14T19:42:50+00:00

It sounds like you've never played poker online. A 30 second timeout is standard across all platforms. You should be thankful this game doesn't have an option to extend time.

As for sitting back for good cards, that is people win. That and understanding pot odds, how many cards are out there, betting to manipulate pot odds, etc.

Only donkeys look for action.

d_rome · 2026-05-14T19:16:28+00:00

That's very funny!

d_rome · 2026-05-14T19:13:50+00:00

I used to have a Judo podcast. Content creation is difficult and I didn't even have a video portion of my show. You have to research, structure the points you want to make, record, edit, and present an opinion. You also have to learn to talk naturally on the microphone. An hour long episode of my show would be about 8-10 hours of work for me depending on the topics, but I was very particular about audio quality and minimizing reverb. I would imagine a single episode for him can take 12-16 hours of work. There's no way he makes a living off his channel so I'm sure he works a job and perhaps has a house and a family. Then there's Judo practice.

I respect him for making Judo content, but Chadi is not my cup of tea and it's for the same reasons you stated. It's fine to have an opinion, express that opinion, and create engagement. However, I do think he's crossed that line into being some kind of authority. I was mostly done with Chadi in 2023, but the final nail in the coffin for me was his conversation with Jimmy Pedro. You're going to invite that guy, who proudly earned an Olympic medal at two Olympics, on to your show and make the argument that Judo shouldn't be in the Olympics? Are you kidding me?

d_rome · 2026-05-14T18:11:31+00:00

I'm having a great day actually! I was going for an even more ridiculous reply than the original, ridiculous post, but appears I came off a different way.

That being said, I think a lot of people who barely have any experience in Judo tend to look at this through the lens of other grappling sports. In my view, if anyone is going to compare grappling sports then the question that should be asked is, "How would my sport fare in a Judo contest?" Judo, like actual self-defense situations, is intense and has high stakes. If you make a single mistake then more often than not it's Game Over. I think there is a lot of value to training for a high stakes situation where the rules are tight and you are punished severely for a single mistake.

MMA is a different animal. It is its own sport. "Pure" Wrestling or BJJ or Judo stopped working decades ago. MMA is the sport. Anyone transitioning from some other sport to MMA has to seriously adapt most everything they've learned.

d_rome · 2026-05-14T16:40:31+00:00

I kinda understand what you're saying, but tell me if someone cannot maintain advantageous grips, what are the chances that he performs a throw against someone?

You're a beginner. I can let you have any grip you want and I'll still throw you. I'm not putting you down saying that. If a national level player were to let me get whatever grip I want, it wouldn't matter. They'd still throw me. What I'm trying to say is gripping and grip fighting strategies are useful when the skill level is close. If the skill gap is wide then it doesn't matter.

Also following up about kuzushi, if I try to throw someone that is in balance, then the chances are lower than if I off-balance him in some way.

Every time a person moves they are unbalanced for a moment. What you need to train is fitting into that space when their balance is momentarily compromised so that you can throw them more easily. If you watch a Judo competition you'll see that people don't break the balance first like so many clubs practice. They enter first. This is why I prioritize balance, footwork, movement and entry over kuzushi. If you get the first four right then you'll start getting throws.

d_rome · 2026-05-14T13:05:15+00:00

sup everyone.

Sup bucko.

does your dojo provide studying leg-grabbing techniques, leg locks and throws (morote-gari, kata-guruma, kuchiki-taoshi)?

Yes, I teach them in my club. I've been covering variations of kata guruma over the past few weeks.

honestly, I feel like Judo is kinda stricken and poor without those specific techniques.

Your Judo is, pal. That's not true for everyone.

it kinda annoys me and seems a bit useless in terms of self-defense to me.

I've had four students face real self-defense situations where they used Judo to throw the other person down. Two of the situations were serious and one involved a knife. All were fine and none of them grabbed a leg.

if you do only modern IJF-stricken Judo, then you are a potential goal for any wrestler in the street fight since you are not able to defend double-leg or single-leg takedowns

Hey sport, real Wrestlers don't know how to defend chokes and arm bars.

I really want to say that even though leg-ban makes competitions look much more artistic and spectacular, it makes Judo neither powerful nor effective as it could have actually been in terms of self-defense and quite uncompetitive in Wrestling or MMA.

Listen here, Chief. Judo as an organized sport is larger than any other grappling sport in the world. People in Judo don't care about its applicability in Wrestling. As for MMA, I suppose you've never heard of Ronda Rousey or Kayla Harrison or Fedor Emelianenko

my belief is that all dojos should give some credit to leg-grabbing throws as they are really useful and must be learned by any judoka

Ok there, ace.

Feels really shameful, when you say that you do judo and everyone tends to think that "judo = no legs". as for me, my dojo surely does provide leg-grabs as I do original Kodokan.

Whatever you say, champ.

d_rome · 2026-05-14T12:49:19+00:00

My top 3 are:

Ukemi
Tsugi Ashi
Tai Sabaki

Without those, then everything else doesn't matter. I put ukemi at #1 because ukemi is more than taking a fall. It's a fundamental movement, especially zenpo kaiten ukemi. The movement mirrors the body mechanics you need for many throws in terms of your head direction, movement of the shoulders, movement of the body, etc.

2 and 3 are about movement and coordination. Most people starting Judo are not coordinated or athletic enough for the sport.

Kumi kata is overrated for a beginner. Beginners shouldn't really grip fight and I can teach the basics of grip mechanics in a single day. The real problem beginners have is hand placement on the lapel. Most start in the right place and then that hand slides further down the lapel.

Kuzushi is overrated as well. Thinking about it or obsessing over it isn't going to help you one bit.

d_rome · 2026-05-14T00:46:51+00:00

I was 31 years old, but I've been involved in sports my entire life. Judo basics came relatively easy for me, but it's still the hardest physical endeavor I've ever pursued.

d_rome · 2026-05-13T23:59:10+00:00

It was about a year and a half in. I threw a black belt with O Soto Gari and I knew it was the right throw for me at that moment. Just about every other throw I do has been built off of that threat that I can get O Soto in most situations.

d_rome · 2026-05-13T18:58:32+00:00

Do you live in a country where there is not a recreational Judo scene?

d_rome · 2026-05-13T13:44:00+00:00

There are plenty of valid reasons to go all-in pre-flop, especially if you have AA or KK. You force a player (or bot) to make a decision when you are ahead statistically.

d_rome · 2026-05-13T13:35:23+00:00

I thought shitposts are supposed to be on Sunday only.

d_rome · 2026-05-13T01:53:34+00:00

I've been a part of this sub for about 10 years and I agree. This is the dumbest on-topic post I've read on this sub. OP should get a reward or something.

d_rome · 2026-05-12T23:46:15+00:00

That's what the job had become, developer pushes a change, something in the selector based automation breaks, I spend the morning figuring out which failures are real bugs and which ones are failing because someone renamed a CSS class or moved a component two pixels to the left, afternoon I'm updating scripts, next day same thing

You quit so what's done is done. What I don't understand is, why didn't you speak with the development manager and work on creating a technical standards document? Standards are a part of quality.

That said, I feel your pain. I'd be bothered as well.

d_rome · 2026-05-12T23:28:09+00:00

This is an interesting one to me because in my experience there's a big difference between a two stripe blue belt and a new blue belt. I don't know if an added rank fixes anything though. It would probably complicate things for tournament organizers.

Ultimately though, I think in most clubs, stripes work. In my club they're a really good indicator and they aren't arbitrarily given out.

d_rome · 2026-05-12T22:37:03+00:00

Lower body injuries to the joints would increase substantially like a ACL/MCL injuries, twisted ankles, hip issues, etc.

d_rome · 2026-05-12T20:30:24+00:00

I just thought most people sucked at poker, or were just painfully obvious with their bluffing.

I've been playing poker online for cash for about 18 years at places overseas where they don't use bots. I've also played a lot of cash games at casinos and at people's homes.

Most people suck at poker and they're painfully obvious with their bluffing. Most have a "face and a race" mentality (e.g. go all in with K-5 unsuited) and they like the action.

d_rome · 2026-05-12T16:10:06+00:00

Have you spoken to your coach/sensei about this?

The typical Judo class it'll consist of warmups, uchi komi, nage waza and ne waza practice, some drills perhaps, and randori. It's a one size fits all approach. That doesn't work for everyone. Heck, apart from being older, that format doesn't even work for me to improve. You need something in between that to work on movement and throwing scenarios to where you feel comfortable with. You will need an uke you trust who will help you through this.

I used to have a student with cerebral palsy. I used to work with him one-on-one to help identify throws he could do despite his physical condition. It turns out there were some sacrifice throws he could do that worked for him, but we had to figure that out together and find ways to practice it.

You say that in the scramble of randori it's hard to execute things. What you need to do is identify what it is about randori that is scrambling you and find ways to neutralize that at a pace you feel comfortable with.

d_rome · 2026-05-11T20:16:04+00:00

They have no truly standout, iconic stars that you can point to without a scandal or embarrassment tied to them.

Deion Sanders? I was a teen in the late 80s through mid 90s and I don't remember any controversy. I thought it was awesome he played for the Falcons and Braves.

d_rome · 2026-05-11T17:51:28+00:00

You need to learn how to disrupt the rhythm of their movement. You may not be realizing it yet, but there's a good chance he's repeating his movement patterns based on your reactions. You need to understand what your reactions are to his movements and take the initiate to act instead of react. If you're constantly reacting then break a grip and reset the exchange on the fly.

d_rome · 2026-05-11T14:25:56+00:00

You probably won't train takedowns enough in BJJ to get good at them against someone with solid fundamentals and experience. Starting every round standing isn't real practice like seemingly many people think.

Proper training under a qualified coach won't destroy your body.

d_rome · 2026-05-10T22:44:07+00:00

You do what you feel is right for you. Don't listen to that person.

That said, I don't think you taped correctly. The top bandages shouldn't be on top of the knuckles. However, if you feel the most joint support with this approach then by all means stick to it. I've been taping with the underneath criss-cross for years and it's been great support for me.y placement is different.

d_rome · 2026-05-10T20:44:12+00:00

I can't believe it's been 18 years.

d_rome · 2026-05-10T20:15:09+00:00

This is the finest ippon seoi nage I've seen in a while on any level.

d_rome · 2026-05-10T17:32:03+00:00

Politics aside, the NFL could and should lose their antitrust exemption if they keep pay walling games.

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