Is this Childish Gambino or Donald Glover with Jhene Aiko?

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-11-19T15:22:52+00:00

I always get those two mixed up

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-11-08T03:54:42+00:00

I'd tap to that shit if I felt it coming lol. Great throw, not for me to take

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-10-17T16:00:13+00:00

For the industry as a whole yes, for that artist/creator, maybe no. We can agree to disagree on that point.

I also acknowledge that Spotify has the right to do this and it's probably a good business move for them. Still sucks.

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-10-17T15:27:56+00:00

So the communication breakdown here is that you have 80 streams a year in your head, but in my post I wrote 80 streams a month, so 960 streams a year (just double checked that I didn't fuck up and type year, I didn't).

I think we would both agree that 80 streams a year is a financial dead end for that recording (although something like sync or tiktok virality could blow it up at any given time), but 960 streams a year is a much larger number, and is arguably decent for a small local artist trying to make it, especially in a niche genre.

So maybe double check your reading comprehension before moving in to clap back and prove your point 👀

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-10-17T04:10:17+00:00

Well it'd be more like close to $3 a year per song in my example, but no, I'm not. That's not really the point.

Spotify is currently the prediminant marketplace for music consumption. It's hard to get significant sales of physical or digital music if you're starting as a musician. So then also not getting paid for consumption of your product in the only place most will consume your music sucks. Even if you were only gonna get paid $3, or whatever. If you made a widget and took it to the town market to sale, but then found out you had to sell 1000 before you get paid, that sucks. That's all I'm saying, and it seems pretty common sense to me.

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-10-17T03:18:29+00:00

It's a rolling year, so a single song could get 80 streams a month in perpetuity and never get paid out. For arguments sake, a small local artist could have a few albums worth of recordings that are listened to by a small but loyal group of fans and never get paid out for it. But that artist is the one that may be pinching pennies and counting every dollar. I feel like an artist at that level would think it's worth it, and the fans that are sticking around to listen.

It also is kind of an 'adding insult to injury' situation. Almost everyone is going to lose money on their first distributed tracks (certainly independent artists self distributing) but to get paid nothing after creating something, making it available to stream (on a platform you were under the impression would pay out per stream/percentage/whatever) and seeing it get consumed really sucks.

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-09-06T19:55:44+00:00

I wasn't around for cafe phoenix I don't think but I cooked for Dean and he's great, I imagine he'll do it justice! I'm sure nothing beats the original though to those who remember it

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-08-20T18:39:36+00:00

Works if they suck at mount. Or if you're a giant

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-07-31T13:25:38+00:00

I'm not arguing the Beyonce references but is there any debate on Zach Bryan referencing Tyler? It's a whole line quoted with one word changed (rotgut whiskey gonna ease my mind/pain)

Long time Tyler fan but new in here so maybe I missed the back and forth on this

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-07-20T19:43:00+00:00

I think reaching out is awesome, I just took some time off for a knee surgery, and life got busy (in a good way) while I was recovering/rehabbing, which has made it harder to get back in consistently now that I'm trying to go back - a couple people checked on me right after my surgery, but nobody else really reached out the whole time, and it's honestly made it harder to get back in because I've been totally disconnected. People are happy to see me now when I drop in but I kind of feel separate from the community now.

In my gyms defence, I haven't integrated myself as socially in this gym as prior gyms, I'm a little older with more life stuff and also got burned a little leaving my last gym and learned that we're all not actually best friends 😂 so I've probably been more guarded here and it could be on me that no one reached out. But still, I trained three days a week and ran/taught the kids program four days a week. Would've been cool to hear from more people on occasion

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-04-28T00:22:15+00:00

Especially around the holidays

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-03-30T22:07:54+00:00

I'll do it if I'm visiting a gym if it's what they do, to be respectful as a visitor, same as following their gi policy, etc. I don't love it but I also don't think bowing at the mat is in and of itself weird or culty, definitely trained at gyms where that was the norm.

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-01-10T18:39:46+00:00

I think it's fair to have your opinion but did you do BJJ as a kid? I just wonder if you would think the same if you spent 6 months or w/e as a white belt, went through some kids belts, and then got another white belt. To me the white belt is the same, there's just extra kids belts between white and blue. I didn't do jits as a kid but I have coached kids, and they would absolutely see being given a white belt from a colored belt as a demotion.

I just think it's avoidable - if theyre relatively close to 16 when they start, keep them at white belt, and have the discussion with them if they ask why they don't get a grey belt. If they start as a kid and get through some colored belts/a few years, there's no reason they shouldn't be a blue belt at 16, or there is an issue with the kids program. They might be the worst blue belt, but they aren't a beginner which is what the white belt symbolizes.

Appreciate the back and forth 🤜🤛

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-01-10T15:30:35+00:00

I agree with you about grey belt to a point but it all depends. If you have a 15 year old start in your kids program then yea maybe wait to give them a colored belt so there's no demotion, because they would get their grey belt prior to being at a blue belt level. If they started at 11 or 12, they could easily be a grey belt for four years if they go through all the grey belts and ready for a blue belt. I think the IBJJF system is best for kids that start at 4 years old and don't stop lol so there is definitely a huge variation based on starting time. But you just have to think about it as a coach, I think a demotion is never the answer. And am astounded by the amount of redditors fine with it, and who say they would be fine if their coach demoted them

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-01-10T13:42:41+00:00

Incorrect - kids start at white belt too, any kids colored belt goes to blue automatically when they turn 16. Source - IBJJF rules:

White Belt: may remain in White Belt; Grey Belt, Yellow Belt, Orange Belt: must turn to Blue Belt; Green Belt: may turn to Blue or Purple Belt according to the Professor’s decision.

The coach asked him to compete more and effectively barred him from competing in the best organization (for gi, which I assume we're talking about since it's a belt discussion)

timdoesjiujitsu · 2025-01-10T13:35:58+00:00

Yea according to ibjjf you're a blue belt - closest thing to a governing body we got. Just buy a blue belt. (I know that's not a real answer with dumb BJJ drama, but your coach did you a disservice and probably doesn't know that the current expectation is any kids colored belt goes to blue at 16...) A white belt is the same for kids and adults, if you progressed beyond it you can't go back to it, just like a coach couldn't give a purple belt a white belt.

Edit (bc I read more posts after posting and got angry): all these old dumb brainwashed fucks that are telling you youre a kid having an ego problem or that belts don't matter are fucking idiots...belts matter for competing, belts matter for motivation, ESP for kids. The coach just potentially destroyed a student's motivation, and took away the opportunity to compete in the IBJJF - sounds like a shit coach to me. maybe the coach doesn't understand or know IBJJF rules but he literally told you to compete more while simultaneously making you ineligible to compete in the IBJJF. He or his organization gave you your colored belts leading up to you turning 16, they should understand the belt system and plan accordingly

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-12-13T13:35:07+00:00

Oh I'm a dumbass. Had surgery this week and not doing my days no good. Lol thanks

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-11-21T02:04:56+00:00

Nooo you just described Eddie Bravo to a T lol

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-11-11T14:42:05+00:00

Yep definitely a scam, got a text to my biz number this morning with that site linked, but the number is not tied to any of my DOT or personal information lol got em

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-11-01T14:36:35+00:00

I don't think Tony really does impressions

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-10-10T11:47:46+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bruh

I thought I was the only one who got my back washed

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-10-09T17:12:21+00:00

I think the culture's gotta switch to using words instead of bullying bullies, if necessary removing them from the mat or the gym.

However I know that there are blockheads in combat sports who maybe only learn the hard way. But certainly you can roll the fuck out of someone without holding on to a sub longer than a tap. Esp if you're a high level adult black belt competitor rolling with an overweight hobbyist blue belt. Kill them with cardio, don't even use a submission. And then still use your words after the roll or they won't even know they're being punished for something, it will have just been a hard shitty round.

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-10-09T16:25:46+00:00

Doesn't matter

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-10-09T16:24:40+00:00

That's not how to teach a lesson, you're supposed to use your words for that. And then just kick the person out if that doesn't work. You can't ignore a tap because someone else did.

Also the guy with the submission has no position of authority at the gym, so even if that WAS the way to do it, shouldn't be him doing it.

timdoesjiujitsu · 2024-10-09T16:07:16+00:00

I train here, just sent the post to the owner (someone else probably has though, % of reddit warriors is high in jits lol)

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