the day of false starts?

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

Ah, Sergio, thank you.

Me, I know MMA kinda-okay, and it even once saved my life when I was coming back to my apartment, half-intoxicated, and some kids tried to jump me, but I'm just a skinny little nobody.

I got bruised-up a bit, but the kids... that made me feel bad. Next day I had bloody knuckles and everyone was congratulating me on social media, but... to be in that situation, attacking strangers... what have we come to?

(of course, everyone thought I was a total freak for trying to understand my attackers)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Me, I know MMA kinda-okay,

    That's so awesome, I'm hoping to sneak a year of BJJ in before I'm too old and frail, then it's back to low-impact Shotokan I guess.

    to be in that situation, attacking strangers… what have we come to?

    At least they weren't carrying guns like so many folks these days. Glad you survived tho!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Huh, Judo & BJJ are just... next level to me.
    I got minimally trained upon wrestling, and it worked out for me that night, oof.

    Rant time-- I absolutely despise Dana White & the UFC, but the UFC's actual matches across history are truly fascinating. A wild matchup of styles & fights, going back to the actual founders. (i.e. not White & cronies)

    Glad you survived tho!
    Thank you.

    I'm a half-Latino who looks pale as the driven-snow in colder months (my mom), and then ruddy as a bronzed-savage in summer months (my dad).

    For my part, I somehow related to my African-American attackers (plus my fists) that night, and they wound up backing off. I bloody well had NO idea I had that in me, and again, I felt... bad for the kids (they were actually bigger than me, but had little plan or technique).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I’m a half-Latino

    oh yeah same lel. I cheer for one sumotori who kinda looks like my white uncle, and another sumotori who kinda looks like my latino grandfather!

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