Really havn't played much, up a lot due to running good/playing really well. Been playing much less omaha (bad action for some reason) and been crushing 5/10 and 10/20 NL instead.
BJJ is going good too. My conditioning sucks ass due to being a lazy poker player but my balance seems to be above average and I'm very limber for my size which helps a ton. In sparring I'm doing ok against most guys, but the ones that are in shape and/or has been doing some kind of grabbling before still have an edge, obviously. I did, however, superown this 30ish y/o 100 and something kilo guy by basically underrestimating his strenght, get pushed to the ground, do some kind of panic-mood-gaurd and then just triangle him. I think he kind of thought I had the same ability as him to actually reach anything with my legs (ie: non to speak of) and got caught of guard by my general awesomeness. Then I managed to do the same thing once again and later sweep -> armbar from mount him all within 3 minutes. It felt really good that stuff actually works.
In positional sparring (no submissions and when you get a dominant pos for 3 sec you just change so the other guy starts in that position) I managed to own my room mate which was really fun since he usually owns me. Then I did some regular sparring against some guy who seemed to be in much better shape then me. Got mount, figured I'd try to do that Aoki-thingy with a gogoplata from mount, obviously failed miserably and got swept. From then on I had some decent armbar attempt from the bottom but in the end he passed me, got my back and RNC'd me.
Was happy about it anyway since I learn stuff. Basically I think I need to do some running or whatever so that I actually get some conditioning going and then figure out wtf I'm supposed to do when I get sidemounted.
Weird thing is that despite actually making more then most people in Sweden does in a year in two weeks I'm still more excited for BJJ then poker right now. That feels a bit weird, but I'll take it I guess.
Really looking forward to Unibet Open Bulgaria in June. It'll be so much fun it's ridiculous. Also, since I'm this new healthier me I might actually be sober enough to hold on to a conversation for a bit so if you're going there don't hesitate to say hi.
After watching it 10 more times, i think i know what it is. There's a mix of something really sad, distorted and beautiful at the same time. His existence is so pure and simplistic, only existing in the now, filled with joy. At 0:15-0:18 his conscious seizes to exist and at 0:19 he comes back to life. Idk I can't really describe it.. Really good art imo.
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Stim_Abuser United States. Apr 16 2010 01:31. Posts 7499
dont worry. ive been training about a year now and my cardio isnt as good as most people in my gym. really gotta dedicate outside time to that to get it tip top.
Hey Im slinging mad volume and fat stackin benjies I dont got time for spellin n shit - skinny pete
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Stim_Abuser United States. Apr 16 2010 01:36. Posts 7499
and lol at the aoki gogoplata from mount thing. you silly man.
i used to get shit all the time for going for gogoplatas and shit. made fun of too. i still do rubber guard when im super tired because im flexible and its easier to keep guard that way lol.
Hey Im slinging mad volume and fat stackin benjies I dont got time for spellin n shit - skinny pete
On April 16 2010 00:36 Stim_Abuser wrote:
and lol at the aoki gogoplata from mount thing. you silly man.
i used to get shit all the time for going for gogoplatas and shit. made fun of too. i still do rubber guard when im super tired because im flexible and its easier to keep guard that way lol.
Yea. Was one of those "I just need to try this at least once!"-thingys. Probably could've died happie then and there if it had worked
Nah but to be serious, I suck from mount vs people without GI's since I never can decide what to do. Also, I think my top game might suffer from my inability to think about much except the fastest way to go for a triangle (I do like my triangles, my roomie jokes about how I would probably not be able to submit anyone at all if the opponent just had his arms glued to his body).
And yea, I love the rubber guard too for reasons having a lot to do with people getting stuck and not doing much for at least a couple of seconds so that I can rest a bit. Although, I try to keep away from it since the instructors haven't talked about it yet.
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Stim_Abuser United States. Apr 16 2010 01:57. Posts 7499
in mount id worry mostly just about control. youre in the dominate position. wait for them to try and get out of it and make a mistake. also learn S mount. its awesome.
Hey Im slinging mad volume and fat stackin benjies I dont got time for spellin n shit - skinny pete
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Stim_Abuser United States. Apr 16 2010 02:06. Posts 7499
Also a lot of BJJ guys will get mount for the points then move right back to side control. it's a lot easier to control your opponent from side control and there are more submission options. I usually do this if the guy on bottom is stronger than me. much easier to control those big fucks this way,.
Hey Im slinging mad volume and fat stackin benjies I dont got time for spellin n shit - skinny pete
Just checked with Linus, he will not come to Sweden because Island fucked up. So no Jameson for you this time. But he promised to buy one for you, so next time.
On April 16 2010 00:57 Stim_Abuser wrote:
in mount id worry mostly just about control. youre in the dominate position. wait for them to try and get out of it and make a mistake. also learn S mount. its awesome.
Sounds good. Also when you tell me stuff about BJJ great things always happens. I sent an E-mail to our instructor about my fuck up with that getting choked by black belts etc and my ignorance about the unwritten rules and such and since then he seems to come with small pieces of advice all the time.
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