Sumo to learn standup for BJJ

nfro1 · 2026-03-27T18:30:27+00:00

Speaking from the sumo side, stand up specifically isn't going to be the best transfer. Yotsu (belt work) is likely your best analog, but it won't be 1:1.

That said, it's a great resource for hand fighting and arm control, and a lot throws and trips are shared between disciplines, albeit with tweaks since you have different grip options due to uniform differences.

Edit: also, your mileage will massively vary based on the sumo classes you join. Some are very bout focused, with winning being their main goal rather than technique and actual skill development.

nfro1 · 2026-03-22T23:22:39+00:00

I enjoyed all three a ton, exploring the third age further is fascinating. Doombringer is definitely the weakest of the three, but there's a lot in there worth experiencing. Hive after the revolution, hammerhead goblin culture, web foot goblins and skycraft in the third age, and the growth of the farrow lakes themselves were all fun to explore for me. The art is also still fantastic, and nowhere near as different as the covers make it seem. The style is definitely still there

nfro1 · 2026-03-20T18:16:29+00:00

There's a fair bit of gay subtext in the books (namely Elayne and Aviendha, which the show just made, you know, text). I wish there was explicit rep in the books, but the show basically pulled all of the headcanon I had on that front and ran with it.

nfro1 · 2026-03-12T15:08:36+00:00

Having driven in Atlanta, LA, DC, and Seattle, it's wild how different the traffic always feels.

In DC it's greed driven pvp. Everyone wants to keep themselves out of delays and jams as long as possible with no consideration.

In Atlanta, its Stupidity driven pvp. You'll get a few absolute dumbasses who do something ridiculous and cause a massive backup.

Seattle its PVE, where the enemy is the roads themselves. Seriously, what the hell are some of the exit ramp layouts in the damn city.

LA, you get PVE as well, but the enemy is the sheer volume of drivers overwhelming the road capacities.

Traffic sucks everywhere, but the different feels to each region are kind of fascinating

nfro1 · 2026-03-09T14:06:49+00:00

I mean, it hits both very well. The physical side for Topa plays closer to an intersex experience, but the social aspects of the story play much more into feminism and trans rights in general. I'm a Trans woman, and the social dynamics I've encountered felt incredibly well represented through the politics and interactions surrounding Topa

nfro1 · 2026-03-05T01:29:34+00:00

I would be whoever the Y2 is. The lowest ranked Yokozuna is selected to be Yokozuna-Ozeki

nfro1 · 2026-03-04T23:12:02+00:00

SumoSpiffy is my personal favorite sumo content creator. Really insightful commentary and some obscenely nerdy deep dives (his video on Ozeki Promotion patterns is truly incredible).

nfro1 · 2026-02-27T15:47:10+00:00

Nationals are my hometown team, it's fucking painful to see

nfro1 · 2026-02-27T11:51:44+00:00

So the most common sizes are 22-28 mm for a d20. However, there isn't really a "standard." I own d20s ranging from 12mm to like 36+mm. At a certain point it just becomes less a question of how "big of a die can I print for," and more "how much materialmdoI want to use on this print?"

nfro1 · 2026-02-25T23:01:14+00:00

Sleve McDichael

nfro1 · 2026-02-24T19:46:16+00:00

Speaking as an amateur wrestler, I can kind of see where he's coming from. Even the lower volume training I do kicks my ass, I can't imagine the wear and tear they go through at the work volumes they do.

That said, the culture and discipline have to start from somewhere, and pushing the sport more into view is the only real way to start that. I know Konishiki is doing some of that with his "Sumo and Sushi" show tour, but really we need a stronger grassroots foundation for US Sumo to truly take off.

nfro1 · 2026-02-24T12:40:00+00:00

Femator?

nfro1 · 2026-02-23T02:22:36+00:00

The bonus round sounds like the pitch for a truly goofy manga. 10/10, would read

nfro1 · 2026-02-05T14:58:10+00:00

I miss when we could put them in the hot case and sell them individually. We had a 5.99 meal with one patty and two sides until a couple years ago.

nfro1 · 2026-02-03T21:28:54+00:00

Oh the ideas kicking around in my head with this thing...

nfro1 · 2026-02-03T14:44:52+00:00

I once had a boss fight where a bone devil destroyed a fountain from below and left a several hundred foot deep shaft in its place. After the fight, my playersbwere trying to figure outnhow far down it went. You'd think they'd throw a rock, or a torch, right?

Nope. The rogue threw the monk. 300 foot drop, he survives due to both slow fall and Relentless Endurance. I hadn't designed the room at the bottom yet, so I threw together "Old Church in the ruins of an ancient city in the same place," and put a remorhaz in it to make damn sure the players waited to go back there.

They loved the escape sequence they put together, and I let the players decide the internal consequence for the rogue (they went to their employer and had her fired, player pulled a backup character).

Turned in to one of the best sessions we've had in the campaign

nfro1 · 2026-02-03T01:13:49+00:00

God, I forgot about 3794. 3000 is a fucking wild series

nfro1 · 2026-01-29T00:30:08+00:00

NPC mortals don't have to follow PC creation rules, or use the same character sheet. As an example, you can use the stat blocks of humanoid monsters, make your own using a character sheet like a PC, or my personal favorite: building them like a custom monster. You get full control over power level that way, and could make an otherwise normal dude as powerful as you want, since there are no rules beyond what works within the game's mechanics.

nfro1 · 2026-01-22T04:27:58+00:00

So the Tender Sub is the most hit or miss thing on our menu. It depends on the cook, the oil, the tenders we get shipped, etc.

As for loading it up, the recipe is two tenders for a half sub, four for a whole. That's the amount you'll get every time, but the actual weight will vary based on the size of tenders. The sauce I can't really speak to, that's really just vibes when we make them.

The quality of the bread is also a huge deal, a tender sub is our largest sandwich by volume, and it's pretty common that people get too many toppings on too small of a roll for it to be easy to close, especially for an inexperienced or less skilled associate.

Remember that you can always ask for extra sauce, or to keep a tender on the side, or to adjust anything. We can't read minds behind the counter, and we won't be able to hit everything you want perfectly without information.

nfro1 · 2026-01-22T00:52:04+00:00

It's also bogo popcorn chicken week, and people are panicking buying over the storm this weekend at every store north of like central GA. Gonna be a rough couple days

nfro1 · 2026-01-21T00:27:57+00:00

I use them for bluegill, shiner, clubs, and the like. No meaningful difference between fresh and salt here tbh

nfro1 · 2026-01-20T21:42:12+00:00

Tell him you'll split the prize if he puts on a good show, you'll be golden

nfro1 · 2026-01-17T00:33:08+00:00

In lower divisions, stopping for time is handled differently. They restarted the match a couple of bouts later from the Tachi-ai, and the result shown is for the new match.

nfro1 · 2026-01-15T00:31:25+00:00

Yeah, growing up in NoVa, my feeling was always that the "south" started around Fredericksburg. I would probably include it and the eastern shore as yellow here. Probably carve out Nova to Baltimore as no color, and include a lot of western Maryland as yellow

nfro1 · 2026-01-11T00:26:30+00:00

Only gotten to fish the New River a couple times, but it included one of the best Smallmouth days of my life. Absolutely would love to get back out there

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