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I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and I'm interested in some places to train BJJ and/or judo. I saw what you guys have posted about session per month pricing, and every gym here except for Gracie does that. These are the two that really stand out as possibilities: https://www.ronintrainingcenter.com https://triumphbjj.com Which of the two do you think is better, or are both of them solid
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Smoking Crow posted:I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and I'm interested in some places to train BJJ and/or judo. I saw what you guys have posted about session per month pricing, and every gym here except for Gracie does that. The first place has a head BJJ instructor with a legit lineage, which is a good sign. https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/vitor-henrique-gfteam Whether or not he'll be the one actually running classes is another story. The instructor at the second place doesn't list his lineage and I couldn't find anything on that from a quick search, which isn't a great sign. All else being equal I'd say the first place looks like the better option.
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Jan 31, 2019 19:23
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Smoking Crow posted:I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and I'm interested in some places to train BJJ and/or judo. I saw what you guys have posted about session per month pricing, and every gym here except for Gracie does that. Ronin is the most established competition school in Columbus IMO--some of the guys from my gym cross-train there and vice versa. Speaking of, if you're in the Dublin area, check out Super System. Really, just do a few classes at each place that interests you to get a feel for them; none of the schools around here should be giving you the hard sell "you must buy a yearlong contract right away" shtick.
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Jan 31, 2019 19:40
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They both look like they’re worth a visit. Different places can have very different atmospheres , so I’d see which one fits better for you. The best gym for you is the one that’s gonna keep you coming back, not necessarily whose got the best pedigree or whatever
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Jan 31, 2019 19:49
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FWIW I've heard good things about the Relson Gracie schools in Ohio.
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Jan 31, 2019 20:02
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Dave Grool posted:They both look like they’re worth a visit. Different places can have very different atmospheres , so I’d see which one fits better for you. The best gym for you is the one that’s gonna keep you coming back, not necessarily whose got the best pedigree or whatever This^^^ When I first moved to Vancouver, I immediately went to the dojo with the most famous teachers. I got lots of direct coaching and all the stuff that should in theory make it the ideal place, but after a couple of months, I completely lost motivation. I realized that everyone was (in my opinion) way too serious and no one seemed to enjoy themselves and I had a hard time connected with my peers. Tried another dojo, and immediately engaged with my peers and decided that that would be my new dojo. (That I then, after 10 years changed back to the first dojo is another story). Point is, though, that you should go to the place where you enjoy practicing, as it's far more likely that you'll keep going.
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Jan 31, 2019 21:07
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mariooncrack posted:FWIW I've heard good things about the Relson Gracie schools in Ohio. That's another good one. I trained there for two years, and my current gym was started by a few instructors from there. They have a very solid beginner's program and a more old-school approach.
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Jan 31, 2019 22:38
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I had my first lesson in Chang-Hon Taekwondo today. I spent one and a half hours getting detailed instruction on how to correctly kick people in the face. Life is good.
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Seen on the internet:quote:-Tae Kwon Do: due to increasing circumference around your middle, you lose the ability to touch your toes and often to even see them. You cannot say no to weapons with metallic or glitter paint. You believe hairstyles and fashions reached their pinnacle in 1983
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Feb 11, 2019 00:31
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After a year of hemming and hawing I've decided I have the time and money, there's no reason I shouldn't at least try out a bjj gym and do something with some of my evenings*. The place I'm thinking of (https://www.hurricanejj.com/) has both a free appointment to show you a class and sign a waiver, and then 30 days of "come as often as you want, for free" so I'm going to try that out, but are there any things I should look out for or ask questions about while the instructor is showing me around? I'm coming to this with basically 0 knowledge of martial arts at all, so I don't really know what kinds of things I should ask questions about. *I'm also miserably out of shape (6'4, 140 lbs, no flexibility, strength, cardio). I haven't been able to motivate myself to Just Go To The Gym or anything, so having a structure that also supports other things I want to do seems like a good idea. Draxion fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Feb 12, 2019 |
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Feb 12, 2019 01:47
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Draxion posted:After a year of hemming and hawing I've decided I have the time and money, there's no reason I shouldn't at least try out a bjj gym and do something with some of my evenings*. The place I'm thinking of (https://www.hurricanejj.com/) has both a free appointment to show you a class and sign a waiver, and then 30 days of "come as often as you want, for free" so I'm going to try that out, but are there any things I should look out for or ask questions about while the instructor is showing me around? I'm coming to this with basically 0 knowledge of martial arts at all, so I don't really know what kinds of things I should ask questions about. I've actually been there before. Call the head instructor to make an appointment. Ask questions as you come up with them. If there's a movement or drill you're not sure about or not comfortable doing, say something. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions about the place.
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Feb 12, 2019 03:46
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Draxion posted:After a year of hemming and hawing I've decided I have the time and money, there's no reason I shouldn't at least try out a bjj gym and do something with some of my evenings*. The place I'm thinking of (https://www.hurricanejj.com/) has both a free appointment to show you a class and sign a waiver, and then 30 days of "come as often as you want, for free" so I'm going to try that out, but are there any things I should look out for or ask questions about while the instructor is showing me around? I'm coming to this with basically 0 knowledge of martial arts at all, so I don't really know what kinds of things I should ask questions about. I've never been to their gym, but one of their guys smoked me at my last tournament (and was quite nice afterwards), so they're legit. Being up-front about prices on the website is rare, and a 30-day free trial is unheard of. Their FAQ covers everything I could think to ask about, so just follow their advice, show up, and have fun.
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Feb 12, 2019 03:54
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Yeah, that school looks great. 30 day trial, no contracts. I know it's just information garnered from a website, but those are some signs of a good school.
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Feb 12, 2019 04:58
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Draxion posted:so I'm going to try that out, but are there any things I should look out for or ask questions about while the instructor is showing me around? I'm coming to this with basically 0 knowledge of martial arts at all, so I don't really know what kinds of things I should ask questions about. In case you don't feel like this is your place and want to continue exploring your options that maybe closer or smaller or bigger or whatever. 1) How many times do you clean the mats? The answer should be somewhere between once daily or after every set of classes, and never less than than daily 2) How often do you spar or have opportunities for sparring? The answer shouldn't be less than daily. Anything less than at least once daily is a waste of your time. 3) How long before I can participate in sparring if I want to? The optimal answer is "As soon as you feel comfortable" but never longer than a couple of months and "When you get your blue belt" is an answer so dumb you should run. Just remember, you're a customer and you're looking for the best opportunities available to you so don't feel pressured to sign unless you feel comfortable that this is the place for you. If you don't like the vibe, the smell, or the instructor go find other opportunities for grapple sports, and of course you shouldn't tolerate any place without at least one or two free trial classes.
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Feb 12, 2019 15:12
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Excellent, sounds great. Thanks yall.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:05
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Just started up at a gym doing BJJ and Muay Thai and it is a good experience so far. Two questions: 1) What is the go-to youtube for basic BJJ technique? They have us noobs rolling and I feel like I don't have enough committed to memory to get proper practice out of that yet, I remember how to pass guard into armbar and how to shrimp out of trouble and that's about it 2) Do people usually train through those annoying twisting back stinger pain things, or take a few days off? Lasagna Pilot fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Feb 13, 2019 |
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Feb 13, 2019 16:06
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Lasagna Pilot posted:Just started up at a gym doing BJJ and Muay Thai and it is a good experience so far. sorry but what is a 'twisting back stinger' besides the finishing move of my pro wrestling alter ego The Scorpion
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Feb 13, 2019 16:16
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Wangsbig posted:sorry but what is a 'twisting back stinger' besides the finishing move of my pro wrestling alter ego The Scorpion lol back soreness/strain on the side/lat area that feels sorta like what happens if you carelessly reach behind you in a car seat to pick something heavy up with one arm
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Feb 13, 2019 16:26
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Muscle strain in the latissimus, if I had to guess. Did you do a lot of throws? You tend to get those from rotating your upper body too fast. I don't know what would be the best recommendation in the MA context, but in general, it's recommended to let that kind of thing heal rather than risk it worsening into a tear.
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Feb 13, 2019 16:28
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Cardiovorax posted:Muscle strain in the latissimus, if I had to guess. Did you do a lot of throws? You tend to get those from rotating your upper body too fast. I don't know what would be the best recommendation in the MA context, but in general, it's recommended to let that kind of thing heal rather than risk it worsening into a tear. Some throws, take downs, a lot of twisting and explosive movements like bridging to escape control. I am guessing the strain happened during an explosive movement to escape, because outside of those situations I am usually going half speed trying to focus on technique and trying not to over-rely on strength because I have 30+ lbs and a strength advantage on a lot of the other Intro players.
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Feb 13, 2019 16:46
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Makes sense. If it starts roughly above your kidneys and goes to about middle-ish of your shoulder blades, I'm guessing latissimus strain. I used to get that from Judo. I recommend rest because explosive movement only makes it worse, but it's up to you.
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Feb 13, 2019 16:54
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Cardiovorax posted:Makes sense. If it starts roughly above your kidneys and goes to about middle-ish of your shoulder blades, I'm guessing latissimus strain. I used to get that from Judo. I recommend rest because explosive movement only makes it worse, but it's up to you. Yep, that's it. Guess I'll do practice dummy or cardio during the sparring time until it heals up.
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Feb 13, 2019 17:25
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Lasagna Pilot posted:
1) Stephen Kesting has good techniques that don't extend far beyond noobjitsu. 2) You're an adult, theoretically, if you're just sore go train, but if you feel like you may hurt yourself rest.
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Feb 13, 2019 17:41
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Defenestrategy posted:1) Stephen Kesting has good techniques that don't extend far beyond noobjitsu. Kesting also has a free e-book that provides a good high-level overview of BJJ aimed at beginners. There's some links to his videos sprinkled throughout. That said, trying to teach yourself new moves off YouTube without spending some time drilling them is gonna be an uphill battle.
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Feb 13, 2019 19:19
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Kesting's stuff is decent for sure. Definitely don't try to dive too far into learning techniques on the internet when you're starting out. Use it as a tool to reinforce the things you're being taught in class. I think all of Saulo Ribiero's Jiu Jitsu University is on Youtube somewhere as well.
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Feb 15, 2019 21:57
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JaySB posted:Definitely don't try to dive too far into learning techniques on the internet when you're starting out. Use it as a tool to reinforce the things you're being taught in class. On the other hand I don't see anything bad coming from just learning poo poo over youtube so long as you vet anyone you're watching and you combine it with going to class and regular rolling. I go to a positively giant school where, if you aren't attending 6am class, chances are you aren't going to get anything close to 1 on 1 tweaks from the instructor. Really the instructor is kinda mostly there to facilitate rolling and a kind of move of the day unless you're a competitor .
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Feb 15, 2019 23:10
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Defenestrategy posted:chances are you aren't going to get anything close to 1 on 1 tweaks from the instructor. Really the instructor is kinda mostly there to facilitate rolling and a kind of move of the day Our school had a blanket "no instruction to fellow students" policy, but I routinely ignored that because I was pretty senior and knew the stuff I was pointing out was not objectionable. Sometimes the coaches are looking the other way and don't see a form or tactical mistake, and you want to address it head on before it becomes ingrained.
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Feb 15, 2019 23:30
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kimbo305 posted:
That's...a thing I suppose. We have a general, "everyone helps everyone" attitude. Even a new white belt is capable of pointing out to another white belt they missed something the coach showed in the technique.
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Feb 15, 2019 23:38
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starkebn posted:That's...a thing I suppose. We have a general, "everyone helps everyone" attitude. Even a new white belt is capable of pointing out to another white belt they missed something the coach showed in the technique. It depends on the student population. I'm sure we've all run into low level students that thought they were geniuses. Obviously, you are allowed to co-train and interact with your partner during partner drills. The rule was meant for people potentially giving conflicting instruction from the coaches.
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Feb 15, 2019 23:54
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Defenestrategy posted:On the other hand I don't see anything bad coming from just learning poo poo over youtube so long as you vet anyone you're watching and you combine it with going to class and regular rolling. Yes and no, information overload is a thing. I learn technique and concepts from the internet all the time, but as a day 1 white belt or whatever I'd probably be better off researching the things that were taught in class or just the basic fundamentals rather than watching video on x-guard transitions to the back.
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Feb 16, 2019 02:00
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starkebn posted:Even a new white belt is capable of pointing out to another white belt they missed something the coach showed in the technique. honestly, a lot of times they're simply not
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It's hard to vet stuff on YouTube if you don't know who anyone is or what you're looking for. There's even some pretty popular videos that are sorta ... half right about stuff.
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Feb 16, 2019 05:58
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Xguard86 posted:It's hard to vet stuff on YouTube if you don't know who anyone is or what you're looking for. I feel at worst, someone learns something dumb which is no less than any given white belt learns even if they are in a given physical class and at best they learn something good that they're interested in and good at that they can manage to apply during a live roll. On the whole it's probably no different than reading JJUniversity or shelling the money for a DVD, again combined with actual physical rolling partners that you roll with constantly. It's not as good as if you're given a lot of 1 on 1 attention, but that's not practical if you're a white belt at my gym in which the average class side is closer to thirty five than twenty five most nights during prime time or without the means to pay out for private lessons.
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Feb 16, 2019 14:06
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kimbo305 posted:It depends on the student population. I'm sure we've all run into low level students that thought they were geniuses. ~*~blue belt seminars*~*
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Feb 16, 2019 17:19
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Question about mouth-guards - since it's not really the kind of thing you can try out ahead of time is there any kind of a consensus on best kind/type/brand?starkebn posted:That's...a thing I suppose. We have a general, "everyone helps everyone" attitude. Even a new white belt is capable of pointing out to another white belt they missed something the coach showed in the technique. I was working through a new pattern (form) and had a hand from more senior friend. About 10 minutes of it feeling weird and awkward until it dawned on him he was teaching me the last half of a totally different pattern  so that's kind of the risk, but that can literally happen with anyone.
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Feb 16, 2019 17:22
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kimbo305 posted:It depends on the student population. I'm sure we've all run into low level students that thought they were geniuses. Don't doxx me
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slidebite posted:Question about mouth-guards - since it's not really the kind of thing you can try out ahead of time is there any kind of a consensus on best kind/type/brand? Go to your dentist and have them make you a custom one; it should run about $50-100 with insurance, but they're night and day compared to any boil-and-bite you can get.
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You can also order kits online for custom ones that are about $100 without insurance. I have one from https://gladiatorguards.com which is pretty decent but avoid the gimmicky power grip stuff. I also have one from https://www.mouthpieceguy.com which is extremely well made and provides full coverage but it's a little hard to get out once it's in. If I were doing striking sports I'd use mouthpiece guy but for like BJJ and stuff where you aren't getting punched in the head gladiator guards should be fine. The mouthpiece guy website actually has some really informative YouTube videos about mouth pieces and the differences between different styles of mouth piece out there.
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