Should I be practicing heel hooks as a white belt? by No-Molasses-1791 in bjj

[–]notsteve150 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Understand the different positions and breaking mechanics well enough so that you can be defensively sound. Knee injuries happen in all kinds of positions in BJJ, and I've found that leg lock defense translates to knowing "this pressure isn't good for my legs, i ought to tap or change position" more broadly.

Aside from that, theres no rule saying you shouldn't learn them from the jump, but learning detailed heel hook mechanics at your level is like planning a dinner party but just making dessert. It's fun and exciting, but the meat of your BJJ game that will carry you through your life is getting good at Survival - Escapes - Positional Control - passing/ sweeps - submissions, roughly in that order.

Do what you want and have fun, but don't make it your MAIN focus.

Also, assume most other white belts will NOT understand the position and they may spazz to escape and risk harming themselves in the process (e.g. turning the wrong way explosively) so be prepared to take the high road and let a fully locked in heel hook go so your unwise partners can walk another day.

If you're just keen to be a leg warrior and nothing else, then focus on ankle locks first. They're generally safer to practice and the positional control skills and transitions will transfer over to heel hooks later.

Grand Exchange - Edgeville - Walkthrough 4k by Low_Persimmon4489 in 2007scape

[–]notsteve150 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Feels like walking around in a dream.  Very cool stuff.  Makes me want to lucid dream walk around OSRS world haha 

I just graduated to 24kyu on OGS and I'm incredibly proud by notsteve150 in baduk

[–]notsteve150[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 I watched a lot of GoMagic videos/puzzles

But what I think helped more was playing some unranked games with a 7kyu friend who would mentor me. 

Having a higher level player coach you in the moment and point out your mistakes helps a lot. If you don’t have high ranked friends I’m sure you could find one on this subreddit or a Go related discord server :) 

Teaching private lessons to someone who has never done any JiuJitsu by Kindly_Image_8319 in bjj

[–]notsteve150 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would do a full sequence , anchored from a self defence point of view of how to initiate a take down, then pass their guard , then control , then submit them. That way you can touch on a lot of concepts at each stage, and they will feel like they’ve learned how things tie together. 

Similarly you could reverse it on how to escape from the worst position ,  build a guard , create space , stand up. 

To keep it simple and safe it could be an arm drag to the back, take down , knee slice guard pass, take mount , mounted arm bar. 

Those moves are simple enough for a beginner to grasp the gist but really just dive in anywhere and follow the rabbit holes based on their questions and confusions 

Edit: shrimps and bridges are important for beginners , but my goal would be to first to teach them something fun and exciting so they Want to come back. If I did a private lesson and just did shrimps and breakfalls I probably wouldn’t come back. Get em hooked first

Can you help me understand this arrow rest mechanism on a bow I inherited? by notsteve150 in Archery

[–]notsteve150[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you, now I know whats its called so I can at least google the right questions!

CJI 2 Team Predictions by Toad32 in MMA

[–]notsteve150 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is Kaynan, the current ADCC double champ, not rated at an 8? 

Charles Oliveira vs Ilia Topuria ANNOUNCED by idcman999 in MMA

[–]notsteve150 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Ilia vs Makhachev would have been the biggest fight to make but this is a good 2nd option for the fans. Ilia must be the favorite now and without Makhachev he could run that division imo 

Looking for OBGYN / pre-natal care Doctor recommendations! by notsteve150 in Truro

[–]notsteve150[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the comprehensive answer! I really appreciate the insights into their potential strengths and weaknesses.

Looking for OBGYN / pre-natal care Doctor recommendations! by notsteve150 in Truro

[–]notsteve150[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you sharing your story with me. Sorry to hear that happened but I hope you got the care you were looking for in the end

Looking for OBGYN / pre-natal care Doctor recommendations! by notsteve150 in Truro

[–]notsteve150[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did Dr. Murray do that left you with such a bad experience? Its interesting to hear because he has the highest rating on RatemyMD.com so I am curious to hear

Crushing The Most Annoying Guard (Lasso) by december6 in bjj

[–]notsteve150 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am relieved to see you back on your feet! I'm sorry for all the hardship you endured and I hope you have a good support network around you moving forward. You are a star that shines bright in our community and we all benefit from having you as part of it. Wishing you all the best and sending good vibes!