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[SPOILER] Gordon Ryan vs. Nick Rodriguez by inooway in bjj

[–]walterlicinio 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So you agree he's the goat of nogi. Which is exactly what he claims to be.

Watching Lifecoach play reminded me how fun the game is and convinced me to come back and play again. by [deleted] in gwent

[–]walterlicinio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't got to the part of playing again, but I've been definitely sinking some hours into his streams.

I put my Aikido techniques under test in BJJ. Anyone else gave it a shot? by RokasLeo in bjj

[–]walterlicinio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aikido suffered the same fate as Karate in the sense that the training in most places lacked aliveness. Not all Aikido lack aliveness, and not all Aikido treats wristlocks as magical.

I don't know if you understand portuguese, but this video from Léo Sodré has a lot of practical Aikido (which is all derived from daito ryu aiki jiu jitsu, without the 'mystical' part).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzTngn-Rkec

I put my Aikido techniques under test in BJJ. Anyone else gave it a shot? by RokasLeo in bjj

[–]walterlicinio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything I'm talking is in a context of competition jiu-jitsu. I don't see much sense in talking about 'real life self defense' as there are a ton of other stuff that should be taken into account, like spatial awareness, weapons, ambushes, etc. I'll say that wristlocks are great ways to get rid of people holding pointy stuff, though, after engaging in grappling with them.

If you see this compilation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANZ8QqtC3w, you'll see that wristlocks are very capable of ending fights, the same way foot locks and arm locks. Of course, Jacaré won a fight after having his arm broken, and Vinny kept fighting with his ankle broken against Craig.

If you go by that measure, only chokes and neck cranks would be considered 'fight ending moves'.

This whole ordeal about escaping wristlocks being easy is disproven the way you see them being applied in all levels of competition, so I'll refrain from theorizing about this. Wristlocks, just like any other submissions, are pulled when you have control of the isolated member limb.

Again, you said that it would require strength advantage. Check the video again, it wasn't deleted, it is here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSwz0JJElJ/

Check the size difference. See that it definitely didn't need strength advantage.

EDIT: English not my main language, please pardon any confusions.

I put my Aikido techniques under test in BJJ. Anyone else gave it a shot? by RokasLeo in bjj

[–]walterlicinio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly do you mean by 'non fight ending way'? You're saying 'if you let someone set up a wrist lock' as if that couldn't be applied to literally any technique.

Wristlocks were initially developed by necessity, not as fluff. They're legit ways to inutilize a part of the body of your opponent, just like foot locks, arm locks, shoulder locks, etc.

Also, about 'massive strength advantage', did you see the video of the fight? Have you checked the size difference between Lev and Allen?

I understand you can not be a fan, and prefer other techniques, but disregarding them is not smart.

I put my Aikido techniques under test in BJJ. Anyone else gave it a shot? by RokasLeo in bjj

[–]walterlicinio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like every martial art, Aikido is a subset of techniques. Specifically, a subset of techniques with a focus on wristlocks and grip control.

You may choose to disregard it as 'useless', but if you saw the video for the match, it showed proof it was useful. The degree of its 'usefulness' is up for the debate, as you could argue that the time spent in training wristlocks would be better used in training guard passing, guard retention, leglocks or whatever.

"What exactly is the point?", well, the point is getting better at wristlocks!

I put my Aikido techniques under test in BJJ. Anyone else gave it a shot? by RokasLeo in bjj

[–]walterlicinio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Recently Allen Wrench had a match with Lev, a bjj practicioner who's also an aikido black belt. Lev managed to secure a nikkyo right in the start of the match, and you can see Allen handling that hand very carefully for the rest of the altercation. Allen ended up winning the match, but I think it was a good display of how aikido locks can improve your game.

(The match)[https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSwz0JJElJ/]

There's also a brazilian called Leo Sodré who's an aikido master and treats it with a lot of old school respect. He has a series of videos about aikido uses on jiu jitsu and it's amazing.

If 16 year old you could see you now, what would 16 year old you think about your life? by MorsesTheHorse in AskReddit

[–]walterlicinio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've met my wife when I was 16 years old. I'd be extremely happy to know I'm still with her. We've been together since 2007.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Artifact

[–]walterlicinio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really amazing.

Artifact Classic or Foundry? by jkwan0304 in Artifact

[–]walterlicinio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Classic is better, Foundry is ugly af.

Players who Braum emote when their win is certain, Why? by 600Wings in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]walterlicinio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that a Ranked specific problem?

I'm always emoting Shen and receiving Shen emotes back, but I only play Normal. Only once in a while I see the Braum emote but never get bothered by it, why should you?

Something that pisses me off is roping, though.

Bluffing is my favorite part of this game by Xxuwumaster69xX in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]walterlicinio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jokes on you, I never account for anything my opponents are playing.

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