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Started doing some judo to supplement my jits ... took bronze at a tournament today after getting hit with some massive takedowns as a result of lame judo though lol ...
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MercuryU.com has the best demos. Judoinfo.com has more about judo than you can ever read.
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Me, but only about a month in.
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Justin Amash 2016
Just a girl. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver. |
Originally Posted By Barbara:
I've never posted here, but not sure how to deal with something. I've been training for ~a year and half. I hold my own ok. In general, everyone is great..no one gives me any ground, and definitely they go hard with me. But one guy is a jerk. I avoid rolling with him and he usually goes to a different class, but once in a while it happens. He's super aggressive. We've been training about the same amount of time and he probably outweighs me by 60 lbs. I've watched him roll with other people and he's pretty intense but seems like he saves up for me and the other woman in class. Friday night, he flipped me up on my neck and choked me. Sucks, but ok, fine. All's fair. But he wouldn't stop when I tapped and kept cranking on my neck while it was bent backwards over the mat. I finally yelled at him to knock it off. There's no way he wasn't seriously trying to hurt me doing that. What is his deal? I really don't want to whine to the instructor. Just avoid him? Stab him in the parking lot? View Quote Sure he saw the tap? He does sound like an ass. Everyone where I train stops asap when you tap. Only issue is if they don't see it. |
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Originally Posted By Gabriel82:
Yeah I should of been a little clearer in my earlier post.. my bad. I am a purple belt in BJJ and I have trained since white belt under the same instructor. He is a Pedro Sauer black belt, and we were a Gracie CTC. I have traveled and had the opportunity to visit some other schools, some of them big name guys. My instructor and I were having a conversation this morning about grappling being a part of Jiu Jitsu but not entirely Jiu Jitsu. That is with us defining BJJ by Helio's master text and the original Gracie Academy curriculum. I have been lurking this part of Arfcom for a while and was just curious on what your guys input is. How do you, your school, or your instructor define BJJ? Thoughts? View Quote I don't see BJJ as really being part of TJJ. We train mostly for competition, which is fine by me since I believe the strength of BJJ is competition. Stuff designed as self defense shares the inherent issues of the TMAs. We do have Grace /self Defense classes, I think they add some good stuff but I'd want a core skill set from competition BJJ. I do think that MAA, basically "BJJ + Thai kickboxing" makes for a superior overall MA. But I think you want to get a lot of grapple only training and striking only training in addition to the full MMA game. |
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I am slowly reading through this thread and I signed up at GB this past week.
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By navvet89:
nice, which one? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By navvet89:
Originally Posted By testudo:
I am slowly reading through this thread and I signed up at GB this past week. Albuquerque, NM Gracie Barra New Mexico http://gbnewmexico.com/ Gracie Barra West Side is a short drive so I can occasionally attending a class there. http://gbwestside.com/ |
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Originally Posted By testudo: Albuquerque, NM Gracie Barra New Mexico http://gbnewmexico.com/ Gracie Barra West Side is a short drive so I can occasionally attending a class there. http://gbwestside.com/ View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By testudo: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By testudo: I am slowly reading through this thread and I signed up at GB this past week. Albuquerque, NM Gracie Barra New Mexico http://gbnewmexico.com/ Gracie Barra West Side is a short drive so I can occasionally attending a class there. http://gbwestside.com/ Nice, you have some legit instructors there |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By navvet89:
Nice, you have some legit instructors there View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By navvet89:
Originally Posted By testudo:
Originally Posted By navvet89:
Originally Posted By testudo:
I am slowly reading through this thread and I signed up at GB this past week. Albuquerque, NM Gracie Barra New Mexico http://gbnewmexico.com/ Gracie Barra West Side is a short drive so I can occasionally attending a class there. http://gbwestside.com/ Nice, you have some legit instructors there Thanks, it is good to read the approval. I don't know who the respected names are in BJJ at this point, but I have heard good things about the GB NM instructors and I feel fortunate to have access to this gym. |
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Originally Posted By testudo: Thanks, it is good to read the approval. I don't know who the respected names are in BJJ at this point, but I have heard good things about the GB NM instructors and I feel fortunate to have access to this gym. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By testudo: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By testudo: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By testudo: I am slowly reading through this thread and I signed up at GB this past week. Albuquerque, NM Gracie Barra New Mexico http://gbnewmexico.com/ Gracie Barra West Side is a short drive so I can occasionally attending a class there. http://gbwestside.com/ Nice, you have some legit instructors there Thanks, it is good to read the approval. I don't know who the respected names are in BJJ at this point, but I have heard good things about the GB NM instructors and I feel fortunate to have access to this gym. Look at the instructors page, all of those guys have recent successes in competition over the last few years, that's a good sign and you have multiple black belts in house. It looks like a really legit stable of instructors as far as respected names go, it's about 10 years of ball breaking work to get a black belt in BJJ, purple belts are typically the equivalent of black belts in other martial arts. I've been training bjj for about 3.5 years and am ranked a 1 stripe blue. I train at a "satellite" school of the nearest Gracie Barra "premium" school, I train under a brown belt Ive known since he was a blue (and I was a brand new white belt). Our school is small but we get a lot of personalized attention that we wouldn't get at a bigger school so there are pluses and minuses. If you have any questions about etiquette or training feel free to ask, there are some good guys here that can help. |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By navvet89:
Look at the instructors page, all of those guys have recent successes in competition over the last few years, that's a good sign and you have multiple black belts in house. It looks like a really legit stable of instructors as far as respected names go, it's about 10 years of ball breaking work to get a black belt in BJJ, purple belts are typically the equivalent of black belts in other martial arts. I've been training bjj for about 3.5 years and am ranked a 1 stripe blue. I train at a "satellite" school of the nearest Gracie Barra "premium" school, I train under a brown belt Ive known since he was a blue (and I was a brand new white belt). Our school is small but we get a lot of personalized attention that we wouldn't get at a bigger school so there are pluses and minuses. If you have any questions about etiquette or training feel free to ask, there are some good guys here that can help. View Quote I did check the instructors page and I figured if they have done well in comps it is a good sign. I understand that this thinking might have flaws, but it was something I used when shopping for a school. I also knew that Tussa and his instructors have a good working relationship with Jackson's MMA, this sold me too. As far as belts go, it was not until recently that I clued in that the BJJ rank system is different than many other martial arts. It appears to take more of an investment to move in rank, which is a positive for me. I have a bunch of questions, but many of these will only be answered by putting in the work in on the mat. I am focusing on making it to class a minimum of three times a week and my short term goal is to "graduate" from the fundamentals program. This way I can start the advanced program and hit some classes back-to-back. navvet89, thank you for taking the time to respond. If anything comes to mind I'll post here or shoot you a PM. |
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Give them nothing, but take from them everything
NY, USA
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God made all men, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
Originally Posted By Lumpy196: Shakespeare is good. Shakespeare with automatic weapons is fucking awesome. |
anyone watching the worlds or keeping tabs?
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Hi guys!
I am 6 weeks into a Caique BJJ class. Any tips for a new guy with limited natural BJJ skills? Thanks. |
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Give them nothing, but take from them everything
NY, USA
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God made all men, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
Originally Posted By Lumpy196: Shakespeare is good. Shakespeare with automatic weapons is fucking awesome. |
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I got my blue belt a couple days ago. Wasn't expecting it. I don't really feel qualified but guess I'll have to work harder to make sure I am.
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Justin Amash 2016
Just a girl. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver. |
Congrats on the blue. Enjoy the journey
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Sure, you can have them all. One round at a time.
Legally wrong, ethically questionable, but tactically correct. |
Originally Posted By Barbara:
I got my blue belt a couple days ago. Wasn't expecting it. I don't really feel qualified but guess I'll have to work harder to make sure I am. View Quote I must be mixed up, I thought I saw earlier you were just a couple months into it? I trained for 2 years before I got my Gracie Barra Blue belt. Now a brown. Congratulations, none of us really feel we deserve our belts at first. |
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Sure, you can have them all. One round at a time.
Legally wrong, ethically questionable, but tactically correct. |
Originally Posted By FordGuy:
LOL, none of us had natural BJJ skills! Have to earn them over time. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By FordGuy:
Originally Posted By utb1528:
Hi guys! I am 6 weeks into a Caique BJJ class. Any tips for a new guy with limited natural BJJ skills? Thanks. LOL, none of us had natural BJJ skills! Have to earn them over time. Thanks. I am working at it. Things are coming along well. |
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No, about 2 years. Part of my surprise was because I've never competed, mostly because work interferes.
Tried Judo a couple months ago but messed up my knee and didn't continue. Thanks for the congrats. Brown seems a long way. |
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Justin Amash 2016
Just a girl. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver. |
Originally Posted By Barbara: No, about 2 years. Part of my surprise was because I've never competed, mostly because work interferes. Tried Judo a couple months ago but messed up my knee and didn't continue. Thanks for the congrats. Brown seems a long way. View Quote congrats on the blue. I was about 18 months to my blue, took another year to put the first stripe on it (that was back in March 2014 iirc). |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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I've regarded it as a fact of life now, you get hurt doing Judo. Not if, but when. With the end of the IBJJF season coming up I'm tapering my Judo practice down so I don't get injured.
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Originally Posted By sweatpants: I've regarded it as a fact of life now, you get hurt doing Judo. Not if, but when. With the end of the IBJJF season coming up I'm tapering my Judo practice down so I don't get injured. View Quote Agreed, standup is dangerous. We were just training normally last night, pretty normal throw and bam, he got gimped. My coach told me he was going to promote the guy at the end of class (1 stripe blue) but he was gone to the doc |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Well I got injured anyway but fuck it lol.
Anybody else headed to the IBJJF Dallas Open? |
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Originally Posted By sweatpants: Well I got injured anyway but fuck it lol. Anybody else headed to the IBJJF Dallas Open? View Quote Professor Alejandro from GB Southlake (Dallas) is registered for the BB group, he's a legit bamf, catch that match if you can. |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By sweatpants: Good day yesterday, pulled out a silver. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NbFYsn8eNyM/VBWq4UCxnRI/AAAAAAAAFNY/WzfRY0BZdoA/w649-h865-no/IMG_2404.JPG View Quote |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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anyone watch metamoris tonight?
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welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever.
Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By navvet89:
welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever. Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. View Quote Damn dude, is there anything doctors can do for you? |
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Originally Posted By sweatpants: Damn dude, is there anything doctors can do for you? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By sweatpants: Originally Posted By navvet89: welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever. Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. Damn dude, is there anything doctors can do for you? Doesnt look like it, I saw two different ortho/spine guys, the only thing they could tell me was "come in when you cant stand it and you can have a shot and some pain pills". One of them told me to get serious about core strengthening (abs and back) if I wanted to carry on somewhat normally. I've been out of training for about two months now, my Prof sent me a text today and told me to come back and do what little I could and he wouldn't charge me tuition, I might take him up on it. Throws are out of the question, I cant stand the impact. Rheumatoid Arthritis is ultimately the cause of my problems, nothing to be done about that. |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By navvet89:
Doesnt look like it, I saw two different ortho/spine guys, the only thing they could tell me was "come in when you cant stand it and you can have a shot and some pain pills". One of them told me to get serious about core strengthening (abs and back) if I wanted to carry on somewhat normally. I've been out of training for about two months now, my Prof sent me a text today and told me to come back and do what little I could and he wouldn't charge me tuition, I might take him up on it. Throws are out of the question, I cant stand the impact. Rheumatoid Arthritis is ultimately the cause of my problems, nothing to be done about that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By navvet89:
Originally Posted By sweatpants:
Originally Posted By navvet89:
welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever. Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. Damn dude, is there anything doctors can do for you? Doesnt look like it, I saw two different ortho/spine guys, the only thing they could tell me was "come in when you cant stand it and you can have a shot and some pain pills". One of them told me to get serious about core strengthening (abs and back) if I wanted to carry on somewhat normally. I've been out of training for about two months now, my Prof sent me a text today and told me to come back and do what little I could and he wouldn't charge me tuition, I might take him up on it. Throws are out of the question, I cant stand the impact. Rheumatoid Arthritis is ultimately the cause of my problems, nothing to be done about that. That really sucks to hear. I hope strength conditioning can put you back to normal and maybe bring you back on the mats. I don't know if you care for chiros but mine has been really good for muscle pain. Not saying they'll be able to do anything to repair your particular problem but give you some relief. |
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Originally Posted By sweatpants: That really sucks to hear. I hope strength conditioning can put you back to normal and maybe bring you back on the mats. I don't know if you care for chiros but mine has been really good for muscle pain. Not saying they'll be able to do anything to repair your particular problem but give you some relief. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By sweatpants: Originally Posted By navvet89: Originally Posted By sweatpants: Originally Posted By navvet89: welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever. Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. Damn dude, is there anything doctors can do for you? Doesnt look like it, I saw two different ortho/spine guys, the only thing they could tell me was "come in when you cant stand it and you can have a shot and some pain pills". One of them told me to get serious about core strengthening (abs and back) if I wanted to carry on somewhat normally. I've been out of training for about two months now, my Prof sent me a text today and told me to come back and do what little I could and he wouldn't charge me tuition, I might take him up on it. Throws are out of the question, I cant stand the impact. Rheumatoid Arthritis is ultimately the cause of my problems, nothing to be done about that. That really sucks to hear. I hope strength conditioning can put you back to normal and maybe bring you back on the mats. I don't know if you care for chiros but mine has been really good for muscle pain. Not saying they'll be able to do anything to repair your particular problem but give you some relief. F'ing old age. |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Navvet89, try the Eight Brocade excercises (Youtube) and get the book Chi Kung for Health by Chuen. If nothing else you can still perform Tai Chi and have fun with push hands.
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Originally Posted By navvet89:
welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever. Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. View Quote Sorry to hear this. This also got one of my friends/training partners. My wife was put out due to some odd knee injury. Two scopes and it still will not stop swelling and range of motion sucks. Plus the pain. I always hate to hear about those who love the sport having to leave it. Talk to your instructor and do what you can, only if it's safe. Take care dude. P |
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Originally Posted By Prae: Sorry to hear this. This also got one of my friends/training partners. My wife was put out due to some odd knee injury. Two scopes and it still will not stop swelling and range of motion sucks. Plus the pain. I always hate to hear about those who love the sport having to leave it. Talk to your instructor and do what you can, only if it's safe. Take care dude. P View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Prae: Originally Posted By navvet89: welp, looks like I'm done with BJJ for awhile, maybe forever. Advanced Degenerative Disk Disease (L3/4/5) and SI Joint Dysfunction complicated by advanced arthritis, just cant take the impacts anymore. Sorry to hear this. This also got one of my friends/training partners. My wife was put out due to some odd knee injury. Two scopes and it still will not stop swelling and range of motion sucks. Plus the pain. I always hate to hear about those who love the sport having to leave it. Talk to your instructor and do what you can, only if it's safe. Take care dude. P My coach called me last month and invited me to come by and train when I could, and do what I can, at no cost. Can't really beat an offer like that but I'm still iffy on the back. |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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Originally Posted By swingset:
I feel like printing this thread out on some quality paper, so I can go wipe my ass with it. |
Warrior blood in that kid. Well done GENESMITH
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Thank you.
He loves to compete. |
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Originally Posted By swingset:
I feel like printing this thread out on some quality paper, so I can go wipe my ass with it. |
Originally Posted By GENESMITH: Just wanted to brag on my son. Been doing Jiu Jitsu for about 2.5 years now. 19 tournaments, more than 50 fights. Going to the AGF tournament in Duncanville, Tx next weekend, and an AGF tournament in Arkansas on the 31st. I'm a very proud dad. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72257 View Quote Japanese Jiu Jitsu? Who does he train with? |
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"What do I take in my coffee? Caffeine and hate... and sometimes whiskey."
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He trains BJJ and also Muay Thai.
BJJ mon - thu, Muay Thai on tue, thu, & sat. He's a very dedicated young man. (Also straight A student in all his pre AP classes.) Like I said, I'm a very proud dad. He trains at Core Fight Academy LINK |
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Originally Posted By swingset:
I feel like printing this thread out on some quality paper, so I can go wipe my ass with it. |
Got my purple yesterday. Was a good time. Been a long road to it, no turning back now....
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I'm doing science and I'm still alive!
TX, USA
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"If someone is so fearful that they are going to start using their weapons to protect their rights, it makes me very nervous that these people have weapons at all." - U.S. Rep Henry Waxman (D-CA)
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Originally Posted By Afterwork_Ninja:
Congratulations! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Afterwork_Ninja:
Originally Posted By Prae:
Got my purple yesterday. Was a good time. Been a long road to it, no turning back now.... Congratulations! This right here. Hell I'll be pretty happy to get my first stripe on my white belt. Only been training since December though. |
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