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Originally Posted by uh-oh
my knees are fucked
GOT THE PISTOL FOR YOUR JIU JITSU
PEW PEW NIGGA
but nah thats pretty dope diode. how old are you now? i was gonna ask if you thought about maybe competing upon getting the black belt eventually at higher tier jiu jitsu events, but i realized im fucking 29 so your like what 35ish. by the time your a black belt and not only that but a ridiculously skilled black belt you'll probably be aged out of legit competition against young freaks who have done it since youth now.
do you watch any of those events though? like eddie bravos shits or the big mainstays that i don't know the names of in abu dhabi or whatever and the gracies/gracie puts on
i think eddie bravo is doing some weird shit now where its open palm strikes as well. and at that point its like wtf just make it mma. but i do like the idea of submission only events
i thought about grabbing fight pass just to watch some of those to see if i dig it as a standalone sport
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a lot to unpack here
i've competed at some decent level stuff and had the superfight. the ibjjf can go fuck itself and i'm too old for adult worlds anyway, would have to be in master's 1 or 2. i prefer sub only in the gi which is hard to find, especially down here. usually have to travel and i have little desire to travel for a hobby that isn't paying me.
i should get the bb within a year or two depending, at which point i'll be 36 or 37. still young enough to handle most young guys unless they're at my level. i do watch some events but as you know, they aren't very entertaining for most people, hence grappling's lack of success to translate into money. eddie just ruined EBI btw - he's ditching the format and making it even more 10th planet friendly bc all he honestly cares about is making his affiliates/system look good, so yeah, no more sub only and instead silly fake mma.
thankfully, quintet has become the new hot thing and the ruleset is both excellent and attracting big names (plus they fucking pay). it's also fun to watch because you can't fight for a draw (which is almost always what happens at the upper levels of the sport) - you both lose if nobody is ahead by the end, which can really fuck with the team dynamic of the event. check it out sometime.