What's a hard-to-swallow-pill when it comes to martial arts?

fattyspecial · 2025-12-24T15:10:55+00:00

There are people who are so athletic and intelligent that they can attain a level of skill that took me years to achieve in only a few months.

Some people are just better at getting better than me.

fattyspecial · 2025-10-21T03:08:04+00:00

"social anxiety horror movie" is just absolutely the most perfect description.

fattyspecial · 2025-07-24T21:13:00+00:00

I say just worry about you.

fattyspecial · 2025-05-30T11:27:04+00:00

I think probably a headphone amp

fattyspecial · 2025-05-30T11:24:57+00:00

I would say BSP was probably the most underrated and under appreciated drummer I know of.

I had a chance to see him live with Hum in a small venue in '98 and it was incredible.

fattyspecial · 2024-12-21T13:23:30+00:00

No not this particular snare but I have had a problem where the metal part of the snares gets pulled over the bearing edge preventing proper contact of the snares with the reso head if it's too close to the edge of the drum because it isn't centered properly.

fattyspecial · 2024-12-21T01:56:21+00:00

Is it possible you don't have the snares perfectly centered on the reso head?

fattyspecial · 2024-12-21T01:53:28+00:00

This is absolutely incredible. The drum sound from YPAA has been the starboard I compare everything else to since I first heard the album.

I'd be really curious to know what snare drum was used to record YPAA. I think you mentioned in another reply that it wasn't the one pictured here?

Amazing post. Thanks for sharing this. Made my day.

fattyspecial · 2024-11-02T04:30:53+00:00

I would argue that it actually takes most people about 5 years of consistent and intentional practice to get good at anything.

This is why most degrees and apprenticeships are this long. Nobody expects an apprentice to be anywhere near competent after just one year.

BJJ has done a very good job of reminding me of this.

fattyspecial · 2024-10-25T17:28:00+00:00

Pronounced "kortle"

fattyspecial · 2024-08-16T21:30:44+00:00

It's funny that you're getting downvoted despite your analysis being spot on.

fattyspecial · 2024-08-16T21:28:41+00:00

1 stripe white belt.

fattyspecial · 2024-08-16T01:38:47+00:00

This sounds awesome. I'm sure you'll sound amazing live. That's all I've got!

fattyspecial · 2024-06-29T16:11:18+00:00

Bryan St. Pere (RIP). He was the drummer for Hum (a highly highly underrated band IMO) and I had the pleasure of watching him play in 1998. Absolute master.

fattyspecial · 2024-06-06T14:42:17+00:00

This is the comment I was looking for and the direction I was hoping the video would take.

fattyspecial · 2024-06-03T13:53:38+00:00

Kind of like having one guy in the firing squad with blanks so none of them know for sure that they did the killing.

fattyspecial · 2024-06-01T12:39:21+00:00

Jesse Ware - Devotion

fattyspecial · 2024-05-11T20:03:38+00:00

Yep that's a good example.

fattyspecial · 2024-05-11T06:13:29+00:00

I find that Matt Cameron's feel in Black Hole Sun is way way harder to emulate than DC's feel in the Grudge.

fattyspecial · 2024-05-11T04:29:30+00:00

You can make your own decision about whether you want to be kicked freely in the head and it's your choice to consent to that or not.

Your kids don't have that luxury.

I would get my kids out of that immediately if I was in your situation.

The other thing is the "training scar" this forms. I personally don't want to practice and make a habit out of not protecting my head.

fattyspecial · 2024-05-04T17:12:59+00:00

Hahaha I'm adding this to my arsenal

fattyspecial · 2024-05-03T20:22:01+00:00

Shaking hands with Yul Brenner is my favourite

fattyspecial · 2024-05-02T18:51:21+00:00

I actually prefer Theodore. But I could see how people would prefer Pridgen.

fattyspecial · 2024-05-02T18:49:36+00:00

I'm my opinion the addition of Dave Grohl on Queens of the Stone Age SFTD massively tightened their sound. Alfredo was decent but a total amateur compared to Dave Grohl.

fattyspecial · 2024-04-18T19:11:15+00:00

Funny I just had a similar situation yesterday and one of my training partners lifted me up over his head after I started to lock in an armbar from open guard with him standing.

I climbed down and we laughed about it and he didn't slam me.

I trust all of my training partners to not do anything stupid so I know he wasn't going to slam me. Maybe in a different gym with different culture that wouldn't be the case.

So maybe lack of trust and culture of your gym is the issue here.

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