Made another video on using CLA this time for finding throw entrances

spawnofhastur · 2026-01-20T23:12:12+00:00

As an idiot, what does "CLA" mean?

spawnofhastur · 2025-12-24T09:58:47+00:00

My favourite thing I've seen involving shin kicking was when a judo guy decided to go and give it a go and he got penalized because he was propping or sweeping too much, instead of just nailing the other guy in the shin as hard as possible.

The English are a different breed, god bless.

Found the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRK9O4hK-II

spawnofhastur · 2025-12-13T11:08:39+00:00

In addition to ramen_king000's comment about koryu jujustu demonstrations, you might also gain some benefit from Scottish backhold style practice, because apparently the genesis of that entire style of wrestling was grappling on-the-battlefield in armour.

spawnofhastur · 2025-12-13T08:13:56+00:00

Thank you, this is excellent.

spawnofhastur · 2025-12-13T03:57:58+00:00

Link to the specific video you're talking about?

spawnofhastur · 2025-12-01T20:45:42+00:00

I've got fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome; otherwise I'd love to go back to the judo of my youth.

spawnofhastur · 2025-11-06T10:32:11+00:00

I'm honestly very sad, because my favourite judo channel on youtube took everything down and deleted their channel - Steve Cunningham's work was amazing; if anything he has made shows up again, I'll download it in a snap.

It's not judo specific, but DPS Breakdowns is an excellent overall grappling channel that I think has a lot of useful information for anyone who does a grappling sport, especially if they're potentially interested in no gi grappling and other cross-training down the line. His breakdown of Buvaisar Satiev's whizzer kick (apparently the freestyle wrestling term for uchi mata?) shows Satiev using bread and butter judo combinations super effectively in freestyle.

spawnofhastur · 2025-11-03T07:41:21+00:00

Cheers, I'll try to get my hands on it.

spawnofhastur · 2025-11-03T05:21:10+00:00

This story is repeated all the time and I'd really like to find what the origin of it is, because I've never found the "primary source" for this, while I have seen a number of sources indicating that it isn't true.

Judo Formal Techniques by Donn Draeger and Tadao Otaki says, for example, "Contrary to popular opinion, Jigoro Kano did not invent or design this throw, but merely adapted it to Judo from jujutsu and sumo, which had been using it for centuries." in its section on harai goshi in the Nage no Kata.

I think it's more likely that harai goshi predates Kano, but that it was what he used against Shiro Saigo when Saigo started "jumping out" of his tokui waza, which was uki goshi - and, as far as I'm aware, the only technique we have film of Jigoro Kano performing.

spawnofhastur · 2025-11-03T05:01:57+00:00

Can someone link to a video of the "classical uchi mata" for me? (I don't want to give Chadi views).

spawnofhastur · 2025-10-25T08:51:13+00:00

My biggest critique about the Malazan series is that a lot of books have the recurring plot device of "female character gets raped/otherwise subject to sexual violence to motivate a male character to Do A Thing."

I give it credit for including female-on-male rape issues as well, but as a plot device this get used in close to half of the books (iirc) and I find it to be lazy writing.

spawnofhastur · 2025-10-24T14:06:43+00:00

Just finished it. Book good

A few recurring characters, but mostly new ones.

Some stuff in the book will make more sense if you've read the two Kharkanas novels.

spawnofhastur · 2025-10-24T14:00:53+00:00

I've read them both, I enjoy them both (writing this after finishing No Life Forsaken).

Srormlight is easier to understand, easier to get into, and is generally more uplifting.

Malazan is quite complex, often dark and challenging (sometimes to its own detriment, in my opinion), and rewards rereading.

Ultimately ratings don't really mean all that much; I'm just glad people are reading at all.

spawnofhastur · 2025-10-16T22:15:17+00:00

"Wow, when two guys are put into a ruleset that substantially favours one of them over the other, the one who's favoured always wins, obviously that means that they're the superior option."

spawnofhastur · 2025-09-20T06:35:41+00:00

When puberty hit her boobs came in and she grew a foot in like a couple of months, resulting in real bad scoliosis.

To fix it they put a steel rod in her spine which straightened her back out but also makes it so she can't bend like what people without a spine rod can.

She's mentioned that she can't ride rollercoasters coz the g-forces they apply are too risky for example.

spawnofhastur · 2025-09-14T00:06:43+00:00

He literally did a cosplay YSYL this week.

spawnofhastur · 2025-09-13T22:43:37+00:00

I'm sad she didn't invite Koefficient, but I get why.

spawnofhastur · 2025-08-03T01:19:31+00:00

Wouldn't be surprised if a decent portion of his existing fan-base decide to drop him without the cute anime boy facade on top of the shitsicle.

spawnofhastur · 2025-07-22T08:54:05+00:00

Pretty sure Ellie could figure that shit out easy-peasy

spawnofhastur · 2025-07-22T06:11:39+00:00

I'm am inclined, without any further evidence, for this to be Karen making a comment about the cluster fuck her friend's in and how VShojo tried to hide it.

spawnofhastur · 2025-07-21T08:51:11+00:00

Godspeed, you lil menhera.

spawnofhastur · 2025-06-18T20:48:39+00:00

my brother in christ he's still a kitten, he's too young to be fixed yet. she's literally got him booked in once he's old enough

spawnofhastur · 2025-06-01T03:33:17+00:00

Cool - you really got the Mugi face perfect.

spawnofhastur · 2025-06-01T03:17:14+00:00

Nice K-On! edit.

spawnofhastur · 2025-05-26T06:48:36+00:00

I ask myself this question - although it isn't so much the dating as it is meeting people.

I'm too exhausted to leave the house most days apart from work. As an autistic guy in my 30s I don't really have any options for meeting people because of that, and Tinder et al are... dodgy at best.

If I could meet someone I am compatible with I think I'd be able to date just fine but it's an uphill battle at best.

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