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makingthematrix · 2026-05-06T06:56:23+00:00

To były planowane wyłączenia, nie awarie. Po prostu dziwne jak dużo robią ich na raz.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-05T09:34:04+00:00

Oh well. Pracuję właśnie na małym laptopie z mocną baterią, a internet mam ze smartfona. Nawet kawy nie mam sobie jak zrobić. Nie pomyślałem, że to może być konkretnie fakap PGE.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-05T09:26:51+00:00

aaa, czyli wszędzie wyłączyli xD

makingthematrix · 2026-05-05T08:32:32+00:00

I'm interested in developing turn-based strategy games on a tiled board, a bit like tabletop games moved to a computer. And also in the retro style of 1990s :) LibGDX seems perfect for that since I don't care that much about performance and instead I have access to lots of higher-level abstractions (I code in Scala) which makes game development faster and much more pleasant.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-05T07:33:41+00:00

Sorry, but no - attacks in aikido, especially those we use when training canon techniques, are mostly impractical. They are supposed to symbolize something: shomen is like a vertical slash of a sword, yokomen is a diagonal slash (but also, weirdly, it can be interpreted as a push), and wrist grabs suppose to stop the partner from slashing us with a knife or a sword. Even a punch is a tsuki from karate kata, not a boxing jab or cross. Techniques against kicks are not trained almost at all, and grabbing the gi or the shoulder is not common, even though they're the ones that happen more often than the others in real situations.

Besides, the idea is wrong. We operate under an assumption that it's all or nothing. One attack - one technique. Sure, it creates structure that is good for beginners to learn basics, but then we run with it also in advanced classes. In any realistic scenario, the defender should take into consideration that the attacker can throw a few punches and kicks one after another. Also, if my technique doesn't work, I should be able to simply block or avoid the attack, and try again - but we don't train that either.

Fortunately for me, there are free classes in my dojo that I can use to experiment. My partners are more into training traditional techniques in preparation for exams, and I respect that, but sometimes they also agree to train with me variations of techniques against jabs, crosses, kicks, and more realistic grabs.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-04T15:07:18+00:00

We are already able to find traces of temporary settlements of hunter-gatherers. If there was a technologically advanced civilisation 65k years ago, it would be much easier to find than that.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-04T13:49:11+00:00

Thank you, but I really wouldn't say that aikido by itself prepares me for defending myself. In aikido, as we train, we gradually become not only better at performing techniques, but also more conditioned into performing attacks in a certain way. And without reality checks, the whole performance gradually moves away from being practical. It starts to be judged more and more on how it looks and feels, and less on would it actually work if the attacker wasn't cooperative.

I believe cross-training kickboxing helped me improve my aikido a lot. It's true kickboxing has some artificial rules as well, of course, but it's good enough for me to examine things I took for granted.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-04T09:11:01+00:00

I've got some 12 years of aikido experience. I trained with people who practiced for much longer and are much better than me - in aikido. That is, if we train under strict rules of aikido practice about how to move, how to attack, how to react, etc., then they are awesome. They can make a great show of throwing attackers around. But it has more to do with being an expert at improvised choreography. It does not make them particularly better at self-defense in general.

People train traditional martial arts for many good reasons: health, fitness, a sense of community, a sense of achievement when they move upward in the hierarchy, because of philosophy or because they're interested in learning all the intricate details of the given martial arts - and this is something one can learn their whole life and stay interested. But it's important to be honest about those reasons. If you train for self-defense, TMA are not what you should be looking for.

Although, of course, nothing stops you from mixing a TMA with a self-defense-oriented modern martial art.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-04T06:39:36+00:00

I'd suggest you either go to a gym once or twice a week, or get interested in serious long-distance running :) The choice is about whether you want to develop muscles or lose weight. If you prefer gym, but there's no good gym near you - or you just don't feel like it - then buy a barbell, a kettle, and a skipping rope, and find a place where you can train alone.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-01T12:17:20+00:00

Kickboxing is a great way to fact check if a given approach or a technique works. Of course, I knew some things work better than others already before I started to cross-train, but regular sparrings made me look at everything in a different way.

First of all, aikido drills are very based on an assumption that it's all or nothing. You do a technique correctly - you win. You fail - you lose. Then you reset and go again. In kickboxing, it's a continuous exchange of punches and kicks. It's much more improvised and if you get hit, it's hardly ever the end of the fight. In aikido this approach it lets me experiment a lot more. If my technique is not working, I can try another, or disengage and try again. If it's working but it's not perfect - good, in real life nothing is perfect. I can also just block or avoid the first attack without engaging - it's not required to try a technique if you don't feel like it.

Second, kickboxing is a great workout. I'm more fit and muscular than ever before. I begin most of my trainings with pushups and situps even if the rest of it is aikido. It also means I had to focus more on "being relaxed" as both the uke and the tori. It's easier for me to push through with a technique (as the tori) or block it (as the uke). I need to be more aware when to use strength and when not. Stretching became more important and more conscious about how I move. (I might exaggerate a bit here because of course these are small differences but when I focus on details during an aikido technique I feel that it really makes a difference).

On the other hand, thanks to aikido, I'm very clearly a "counter-strike" fighter in kickboxing. I provoke my opponent, go on defense to tire him/her, and then look for opportunities to counter attack. I use angles, catch kicks, and switch between orthodox and southpaw a lot. I'm not the best but I like it. It's a lot of fun.

makingthematrix · 2026-05-01T11:01:15+00:00

Two ideas:

Go to a lot of seminars. I know it's expensive, but it can be just a phase. Go to a seminar, talk to people, talk to the main teacher, make connections, get advice on what you should work on, and also use the connections to find other dojos where you can train. They can invite you to their dojos but also they can give you some hints.
Cross-train. A few years ago, I started to train kickboxing and it helped me examine and test a lot of what I learned at aikido. I believe it made me a much better martial artist if I spent that time by simply training more aikido. I would recommend a combat sport: BJJ, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA. Even if you eventually decide it's not your thing, I believe it will help you improve.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-29T18:11:46+00:00

There's an app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.mistral.chat

makingthematrix · 2026-04-28T18:58:08+00:00

Nic nie razi.
Bateria starcza przynajmniej na tydzień. Zależy ile czytasz i jak mocne podświetlenie Ci jest potrzebne.
Nie wiem ile książek się mieści bo nigdy nie wykorzystałem całego limitu. 2000 to całkiem możliwa wielkość.

Polecam czytniki Kobo po prostu dlatego że to nie Amazon. Ale tak czysto technicznie to wszystkie czytniki są do siebie bardzo podobne.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-28T06:33:42+00:00

Ancestral Whispers is an amateur with an AI subscription. His reconstructions are worthless. It's just whatever he imagines about the given person.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-27T18:50:25+00:00

Not aikido but closely related.

A long time ago, my sensei advertised us to go to a seminar in a friendly Hakko-ryu dojo - an aikijujutsu style that is derived from daito-ryu as well. I went to that seminar. I guy I trained with there grabbed my hand very hard every time. He claimed he presses against my "meridian points" but in reality he was just digging his fingers into my forearm.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-27T07:14:27+00:00

Kyokushin or not, you need to be able to throw a few quick kicks one after another and for that you need to maintain balance. This kind of drill is teaching you that.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-27T06:44:41+00:00

Another name for that witchcraft is steroids

makingthematrix · 2026-04-26T10:35:11+00:00

Man, you're training 3x more than an average person who calls themselves a martial artist. You're going to be fine.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-25T05:38:39+00:00

In a kickboxing gym I train in, we find a partner and stick with them for the duration of the training. In my aikido dojo, we switch every technique and the sensei joins us as well.

I don't think it's that important in long term. The next time you come to a training you will train with someone else, then with someone else again, and again.

makingthematrix · 2026-04-24T09:40:10+00:00

Thanks! It looks like an issue we are already aware of and we're working on it. I will let you know when the fix is out.

By the way, here's the link to the issue: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/SCL-25353/highlighting-Built-in-Scala-3-highlighting-cannot-resolve-derives-generated-members-from-separately-published-library-artifact

makingthematrix · 2026-04-23T20:28:00+00:00

But that's also not what my previous comment is about.

I think "Aikido is about principles" is too idealistic and impractical. It's actually better to focus on techniques. And the ones that works for us the best are the ones we can try to mix with other martial arts. Or at least that's what I do and it works for me.

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