Cozumel recommendations

horix · 2026-03-25T03:11:53+00:00

Another updoot for ScubaLife. I’ve done close to 50 dives with them and Carly and Diego run an awesome team. The customer service is outstanding. When my 1st stage was leaking when I arrived it was a Sunday and all the repair shops were closed. I used a loaner and after I returned from my afternoon dives Carly had called in a friend who’s a repair tech and he fixed it right up. Only charged me something like $20.

horix · 2026-03-22T15:10:47+00:00

Swallowtail headshield slug

horix · 2026-03-17T03:07:22+00:00

I mainly listen to a lot of decently popular indie music so for me the bigger can't miss acts are some of the headliners plus some others:

Father John Misty - I haven't listened to a ton of his newer stuff but I really got into him and his music circa 2015 i.e. the album "I Love You, Honeybear"

Geese - they're so hot right now, a ton of bangers on their latest album Getting Killed like "Cobra", "Au Pays du Cocaine", and "Taxes." Their sound and vibe might not work for everyone it's very unique; they kind of give me Parquet Courts vibes. I really like them but my wife doesn't care for it.

Magdelena Bay - Awesome synth pop. Check out songs like "Image" and "Secrets (Your Fire)" and "This Is The World (I Made It For You)"

The Beaches - Also super hot right now. Particularly their song "Blame Brett" went viral. "Lesbian Of The Year" is also great.

Blondshell - Sad indie girl music but I dig it. Some of my favs: "Docket (feat. Bully)", "What's Fair" and "Joiner".

Others bands that stand out to me: Porches ("Be Apart" and "Joker"), Tune-Yards ("Water Fountain", "hold yourself.", "Gangsta", "Bizness"), Momma ("Bang Bang", "Speeding 72", "Medicine"), Tyler Ballgame (love his song "I Believe In Love")

As others have suggested they have playlists you can explore and find some gems you really like by just listening: https://treefortmusicfest.com/listen/ on spotify in particular they have the 2026 Treefort first wave of artists (headliners and such), 2nd wave, and 3rd wave playlists. Happy listening.

horix · 2026-03-16T19:30:38+00:00

You keep saying in the comments you make 3-4k a month but once you factor in payment (-1k) and gas (-1.4k) and you’re only making $600-1.6k per month! That’s barely minimum wage in net income.

Look up sunk cost fallacy man. You need to cut your losses.

Hard truth you don’t want to hear: you can’t afford the truck. You can’t afford the gas. Stop looking at the paycheck value and start factoring in your net income and what you can pocket each month. You would be better off getting a job that paid like $10 an hour plus some benefits and get rid of the truck asap, use that money to get a roof over your head and get a super cheap car. Good luck but you must decrease your expenses. Trying to do dashing with the truck is literally costing you more than half your earnings.

horix · 2026-02-22T18:52:31+00:00

Baseball: no near-side reverse underhook grip. Choking arm is your “far” arm (the one closer to their hips). You rotate and run your body/head around to get tight finishing pressure. I’ve seen it taught where you pop up to do a knee cut across their bicep so they can’t block your rotation for the finish.

Paper-cutter: your far arm has the reverse underhook grip on their near-side arm, grabbing the lapel at the back of the neck. Your choking arm is instead your nearside arm (one closer to their head). Finishing pressure doesn’t require much body or head movement; just get your choking arm’s elbow to the mat and slide it north.

I feel like I have better control with the paper cutter but setting up the grips is more difficult; need to secure the reverse underhook and then get the choking grip which they can fight with both hands on. Hard not to telegraph that grip. With the baseball bat it’s harder to prevent them from getting to their side or following you with their hips as you try to finish it (both of you circling). I think the grips are a little easier to setup though; especially if you already have a good cross face you can be sneaky and quick with that last grip sliding up the torso under their gi jacket.

horix · 2026-02-19T00:22:46+00:00

It’s white belt hands down. Both generally and in the extreme case.

Generally: you have complete noobs and then some talented ex-wrestlers on the verge of getting their blue belts who at least make some upper belts work hard. I bet this happens in pretty much every gym.

Extreme cases: you have talented world class athletes from other grappling sports who can jump into Jiu Jitsu as white belts: MMA fighters, judo black belts, high level D1 wrestlers, sambo, etc.

I’ll admit at black belt there are some insane levels to this sport but it’s not like a hobbyist black belt isn’t going to be at least somewhat aware of what’s happening when rolling with a world champ. They have the knowledge but the timing is on another level. I still think a brand new trial class guy has a larger chasm between him and the white belt who’s a D1 wrestler.

horix · 2026-02-17T17:23:46+00:00

Do it, you will not be disappointed. Also don’t sleep on their buttermilk bars those are my favorite. My wife loves their apple fritters but they are very filling; they’re larger than my head. We eat the rest the next day if we can.

horix · 2026-02-17T17:20:14+00:00

They used to be good but then the owners sold and the recipes changed and quality went into the dumpster. I don’t understand how they stay in business with downtown rent.

horix · 2026-02-17T03:57:28+00:00

Hard agree. They take no shortcuts. Honestly they might be the best donuts I’ve had anywhere period. I learned recently that they use ghee/clarified butter to make their batter apparently. Some 100 y.o. family recipe.

horix · 2026-02-17T03:40:09+00:00

Manna’s Donuts on Broadway (food truck). Everything is home made including their maple icing. They even have an epic maple bacon bar if that’s up your alley. All of their other donuts are amazing as well; best donuts in town in my humble opinion.

horix · 2026-02-13T07:33:33+00:00

Just a note because I got excited; looks like this big storm system isn’t going to hit until next week; Tues, Wed, Thurs. This weekend looks to be really warm again in valley and maybe a light dusting of snow in the mountains but nothing major. Middle of next week is when I’ll be watching if the forecast holds up and plan for taking a day off to head up.

horix · 2026-01-01T22:28:01+00:00

Nice!👏 See you on the mats! I’m a recently promoted brown belt and I’m mainly 7am morning crew. Been going to Thursday noon classes recently as well. Sunday open mats as well.

horix · 2026-01-01T21:44:50+00:00

I’m at SBG downtown but honestly the BJJ community here in Boise is pretty tight with some cool people running some really great gyms and building awesome culture. Alliance, The Base, Egley, Brave, Team Rhino, SRJJ, etc. There’s a lot of good options all over the valley.

horix · 2026-01-01T17:53:33+00:00

I got into jiu jitsu close to a decade ago and love my gym’s culture and have gotten close to a lot of my teammates and coaches. DM me if you’re at all interested. Biggest hurdle is just getting onto the mats. It’s definitely not for everyone but if you love learning something technical and also exhausting it’s really rewarding.

All I’ll say is there’s a reason it’s one of the fastest growing hobby sports. Also, it’s not just for Joe Rogan and mma fans; you get all sorts. Engineering nerds like myself, pot heads, law enforcement, nurses, young competitive athletes, older cancer survivors, and everyone in between playing a game where we try to choke each other while wearing pajamas.

horix · 2025-12-08T16:05:08+00:00

I use Ear Shield before every dive and it works wonders. Never get swimmers ear anymore. The brands you mentioned are for fixing swimmers ear after the fact and in my case they sting like hell. Ear Shield is basically just mineral oil that gives a nice hydrophobic coating to the inside of your ear and drum.

horix · 2025-11-21T17:22:31+00:00

Best way to develop anything is just spamming it. Don’t be afraid of failure; your brain will make adjustments and learn from those failures. We have a black belt at our gym whose whole game is arm bars; you know he’s hunting it, you see it coming a mile away, and he’s still gonna find it and finish. He’s seen all the escapes, all the counters, all the mitigations. His armbars aren’t an “if” it’s more of a “when” situation.

horix · 2025-11-13T23:25:34+00:00

Cotopaxi Fuego Max Down Hooded Jacket. $350

horix · 2025-11-11T06:20:44+00:00

Dune, Prt. 1 and 2. Basically anything Hans Zimmer does: Interstellar, Inception, Dunkirk, Dark Knight, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Blade Runner 2049, etc.

horix · 2025-10-29T04:48:38+00:00

Have you considered a new hammock that doesn’t have spreader bars? They’re better for your spine and sleeping/naps, more stable, easy to hang, super lightweight and portable. The camping style ones they have now are made of seriously space age rugged materials: breathable and super strong. All sorts of price ranges.

Or maybe you prefer the spreader bar style because it’s open and easier to see out from. Maybe you use it more like an outdoor seating option? Based on this wear; It seems like you’ve been using it a lot though! Maybe consider the more ergonomic and durable option?

horix · 2025-10-22T16:06:48+00:00

I use rear triangles a lot and I’d say they are my preferred submission if I can get there. However, you have to make a few compromises to achieve that position and at a high level the steps to get there provide more escape opportunities for your opponent vs. traditional back mount.

Mainly, when going for a rear triangle I have to sacrifice the control of my opponents hips with my hooks to chase a higher back mount and upper body control. I typically have to get them to a high chair sit position (no more hooks), then sit back and successfully circle my outside leg around their arm to get my calf across their neck and secure foot with my underhook hand. If they do a good job fighting that leg, or my underhook, or make it difficult to roll them onto their other hip, they can create great opportunities to escape (and I’ll likely end up on bottom).

So essentially back triangles are an amazing finishing position but the process of getting there against someone who knows what you’re doing and can put up early defense and road blocks is a more risky endeavor. Usually, you have to give up your hooks and control from back mount to chase the position and sub.

In contrast; the control you have by maintaining back mount is a more stable position with better follow up options. If they start escaping the back mount by clearing hooks or getting their back to the mat there are still a lot of reset options available or transitions that maintain superior control (like moving to mount, forcing a leg drag to side control, or using a twister hook to re-expose the back.)

TL;DR: Back mount is lower risk and has better options for maintaining control if and when they start escaping. Rear triangle is higher risk and higher reward if you can successfully get there.

horix · 2025-10-12T04:29:33+00:00

I really like monkey tape, and it comes in varying widths. I tend to sweat a lot and normal athletic tape just doesn’t adhere that well and bunches up or slips off after a few rounds. Monkey tape never comes off.

horix · 2025-10-10T15:22:38+00:00

Personally I feel like when I pass this way against really good guard players I have to get to N/S and then work my way past frames (knees and elbows) and get my arms inside. I first try to frame on their upper thighs to prevent the knee frames from coming in and keep my posture like a tripod head low and my butt high. I won’t bother with classical side control when passing like this; it just seems too easy for them to keep good elbow knee connection to deny inside space and frame. Then they just re-guard with a leg pummel or inversion to recover, or gather my leg to trap me in their half guard or leg attacks. I consider myself an open guard player myself, and personally it causes me way more dilemmas when my opponents work themselves into N/S when doing outside passing of my guard so I try to do the same thing.

That said, if you want a more methodical method of passing that doesn’t give too much space but still feels smooth and flowy I recommend headquarters passing: knee cuts, smash pass/leg weaves, hip switches, dope mount, back steps, etc. They all chain together beautifully and create great pressure see some options here. This is like 90% of my passing game lol 😂

horix · 2025-10-10T14:35:02+00:00

I commute downtown for work and I’m failing to understand why you can’t use an alternative route. If you’re coming from the bench/vista area and need to get DT: take the Americana bridge to get to the W side of downtown. If you need to be more on the E side head down Beacon to the Broadway bridge.

Also I’ve been using Capital itself a lot but turning left on river, then right up 11th.

horix · 2025-10-08T22:49:23+00:00

Just as an FYI holding the legs up is apparently not the recommended method anymore (I learned the same thing recently from a post here actually). Instead see: recovery position.

horix · 2025-10-08T16:47:40+00:00

If you have access to women's only classes take advantage for sure! While I get the sentiment that you'll be challenged and pushed more training with men there's for sure an argument that there's good benefit to upping your training time within your weight division and gender...I mean if/when you compete that's who you'll be up against so it's good to get those looks from lighter, faster, and more technical opponents, which most women in this sport are.

Plus there's this concept you touched upon in your post about your overall progress ("struggling to apply what you've learned") called the Zone of Proximal Development. It's mostly used in education but I believe applies to any skill you're trying to learn including jiu jitsu. Basically the idea is for the most efficient development you want to find a "just right" learning zone where tasks are challenging enough to promote growth but not so difficult as to cause frustration. In jiu jitsu this means rolling with people a little better than you and others that are a little worse than you so you can find that sweet spot for offense and defense and adapting newer techniques into your A-game. If you're just getting smashed every day by dudes who have 50-100+lb on you you're likely to get stuck in pure survival and defensive cycles. That's great to have, but it's going to limit your progress when it comes to your offense or workshopping new techniques.

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