Also, that's terrible to hear about Weidmen. Hope everything is okay with him and his family.
Good luck mate and most importantly have fun.
I remember I first started going to my MMA gym at 17 and getting my ass handed to me. Whether it was BJJ or stand up, I would go home with black eyes, sore limbs and fat lips and I fucking loved it.
Thanks guys. I'm wholeheartedly expecting to get my ass kicked, and that's fine by me. That's how you learn. And that also means I'll probably be on the other side one day doing the same thing to other noobs like me years from now
I'll keep you guys updated if you want. Walls, what level are you in BJJ? And how long have you been doing it?
Speaking of UFC 155, here's the official promo. It's dope. The music for whatever reason gets me pumped:
You really should, it's an amazing skill to have. I've gotten pretty good relatively quickly because I'm completely and utterly obsessed with it. I soak shit up like a sponge and went in there with absolutely zero ego. I've been rag dolled, destroyed, owned and choked unconscious a gang of times now, it's very humbling which is great for keeping your ego in check. I've gotten to the point now where I can tap a lot of people and it's one of the best feelings in the world. It's also fantastic for self defense and gives you a giant confidence boost. I know that unless a guy is ridiculously bigger than me or has great stand up, odds are I can drag that bitch to the ground and he's fucked. I highly recommend it.
Apparently Big Nog/Werdum will be coaching season two of TUF Brazil. Whoop dee fucking doo. Couldn't care less.
Aldo/Edgar is also booked for UFC 156. Should be interesting to watch Aldo beat the shit out of Edgar.
Thanks guys. I'm wholeheartedly expecting to get my ass kicked, and that's fine by me. That's how you learn. And that also means I'll probably be on the other side one day doing the same thing to other noobs like me years from now
I'll keep you guys updated if you want. Walls, what level are you in BJJ? And how long have you been doing it?
Speaking of UFC 155, here's the official promo. It's dope. The music for whatever reason gets me pumped:
I'm a blue belt currently. I caught on very, very quickly due to what I mentioned before and shot up pretty quick. Been at the school now for maybe 8-9 months? I don't remember exactly but just under a year. I expect it to take quite awhile though for me to get my purple belt, that takes a lot of time. I've tapped a purple belt only twice and one of those times was just pure luck, being honest. Taking some time off currently, my neck is kinda tweaked right now. I got caught in a Twister and I had no fucking idea what to do and didn't tap quick enough. Not fun.
Rough shit. That's insane when you think that guys like BJ Penn got their black belts in 2 years. Is that basically how you move up? You gotta be able to tap upper ranked belts to move up? I should start researching all this shit.
I can't wait. I'll be banged up, sore, and I might dislocate my kneecap for the 4th time, but I don't give a fuck. I'm far too interested in jiu-jitsu. I might start some Muay Thai this summer too.
I've had a few Muay Thai training sessions as well, maybe a little over 10. I liked it but I didn't love it. I learned how to stand properly and how to kick and punch properly but not much else. I got legit dropped by leg kicks a gang of times. I have really sensitive calf muscles for some reason and they are just fucking brutal. I got head kicked and it hurt less. But I just love BJJ way too much, it's my passion and both BJJ and MT classes at the same time is expensive and very time consuming, so I just stuck with BJJ.
I haven't trained in like a week and a half due to my neck being tweaked, really missing it. I've noticed I've been a tad angrier this past week that I haven't gone. I enjoy choking people, it's a great stress release.
Muay Thai is if I have the time. But BJJ will be my first priority. I am interested in stand up, but theres something more satisfying about choking the life out of fuckers rather then just head kicking or punching them in the face.
I actually wrestled a bit in High School, but Rugby always got in the way of it so I had to let it go. It's such a shame now that I think about it. I didn't start watching MMA until a relatively recently and if I knew about it then, I would've immediately have started wrestling and doing jiu-jitsu FAR earlier. I see guys like Jordan Burroughs wrestle in the olympics, and see videos of people practicing BJJ, and I immediately get this passion burning inside me that things like football or hockey or baseball never ignited in me.
Some people have soccer, baseball, basketball etc. as their sports of choice since they were young and they've enjoyed it. I was never into them, and it completely sucks that I didn't know how much I loved MMA earlier in my lifetime because I could've been practicing that from day one.
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