CaptainBeyondI've been out walkingRegistered Userregular
I did muay thai for a while and that was a lot of fun once I got passed the early stage, but I’m a short stocky fellow and I think judo would suit me better
By that I mean like a hobby, a sport, a pastime, field, industry, anything
For me it's surfing. There's some decent surfing a couple hours drive from me; I'm currently pretty close to passing my driving test and getting a car (don't ask lol) and when I do I think I'm going to join a surf school and mix it up a bit! I've done a bit before but would be cool to get properly on it!
Anyone else got any dreams hiding under the crust of late stage capitalism?
If you want any advice or pointers let me know, I’ve been flailing about in the loving* embrace of the British coastal waters for a decade now
I did muay thai for a while and that was a lot of fun once I got passed the early stage, but I’m a short stocky fellow and I think judo would suit me better
My focus has just sorta changed
Now that I'm more into weightlifting than high cardio, the value of Muay Thai has dropped out a bit
I found it really hard if you slowed your MT practice down to get restarted into it because of the high conditioning level most schools pursue
I really wanna do something more technical and with sparring/tournament opportunities that are less likely to result in injury, so judo feels like a good fit as a new art for me
By that I mean like a hobby, a sport, a pastime, field, industry, anything
For me it's surfing. There's some decent surfing a couple hours drive from me; I'm currently pretty close to passing my driving test and getting a car (don't ask lol) and when I do I think I'm going to join a surf school and mix it up a bit! I've done a bit before but would be cool to get properly on it!
Anyone else got any dreams hiding under the crust of late stage capitalism?
If you want any advice or pointers let me know, I’ve been flailing about in the loving* embrace of the British coastal waters for a decade now
*occasionally polluted and always cold
Oh definitely! Got any recommended surf schools?
Ahh unfortunately not, I got started by watching some youtube videos and throwing myself into it again and again. I wish I had gone to some classes, it would have save me some time!
I would say that the basics will be the same anywhere, what does change is the sea/wind conditions each beach requires to work in - to that end I’d look at the spot you can access most easily and frequently and see if there’s a school/classes there - they’ll be able to tell you what to look for on the surf forecasts so you’re at less chance of wasting a trip
0
CaptainBeyondI've been out walkingRegistered Userregular
I did muay thai for a while and that was a lot of fun once I got passed the early stage, but I’m a short stocky fellow and I think judo would suit me better
My focus has just sorta changed
Now that I'm more into weightlifting than high cardio, the value of Muay Thai has dropped out a bit
I found it really hard if you slowed your MT practice down to get restarted into it because of the high conditioning level most schools pursue
I really wanna do something more technical and with sparring/tournament opportunities that are less likely to result in injury, so judo feels like a good fit as a new art for me
Same really, I’m not a monstrously fit 20 year old anymore and my strength in MT was in the clinch anyway - judo seems like it would maximise that.
I’d still do MT again if the chance arose, it was very satisfying when you got into that flowy state with arms and legs working in harmony
I did muay thai for a while and that was a lot of fun once I got passed the early stage, but I’m a short stocky fellow and I think judo would suit me better
My focus has just sorta changed
Now that I'm more into weightlifting than high cardio, the value of Muay Thai has dropped out a bit
I found it really hard if you slowed your MT practice down to get restarted into it because of the high conditioning level most schools pursue
I really wanna do something more technical and with sparring/tournament opportunities that are less likely to result in injury, so judo feels like a good fit as a new art for me
Same really, I’m not a monstrously fit 20 year old anymore and my strength in MT was in the clinch anyway - judo seems like it would maximise that.
I’d still do MT again if the chance arose, it was very satisfying when you got into that flowy state with arms and legs working in harmony
Yeah, mine was kicks and flexibility, being able to kick real high and tap heads
Seems it could translate real well to grappling though!
I have the equipment and would do MT again, but the one good school is a 25 minute drive away and that's a bit of a bother when I could do something new with a little more of a mind game to it
If you can find someone teaching aikido, that's one I'd like to get back to.
Like any learning, gotta watch for instructors romanticizing its effectiveness and *their* goals. It runs into problems when practitioners get competitive about real-world fights versus boxers or BJJ or whatever, which is just seeking ego validation. Or, much the same, if it's co-opted for performative spirituality.
It's good in its lane as a supplemental rather than universal self-defense; speaking with the authority of a couple semesters twenty years ago -- I think aikido works best in combination or as a later martial art, not a first. Personal application is thankfully free from the purity test of competition rules; it's a mezze! Aikido's meditative or spiritual aspects are often more emphasized versus combat, as its main utility is in de-escalating, and minimizing harm when push comes to shove. (Not that aikido can't be brutal, or has always interpreted minimal harm = no broken bones.)
The biggest benefit imo was drilling many and varied safe falls, even more than other martial arts I've tried. And, oh, the throws. But we also had occasional guest judo instruction to try out ground grappling and choke holds. So it works in the same space as judo and Jiu-Jitsu, but in my experience it's a fulcrum more focused on regulating speed and pinpointing imbalances so that smaller movements have greater effect.
For me, aikido boiled down to energy management and bodily awareness/respect plus some applied opponent control via armbars and joint locks, in a way that makes sense as a smaller person. But that was on top of ~year and a half practicing shotokan as a kid, which focuses on short, sharp, strong movements versus the flow of aikido. A reddit comment compares them, "Shotokan is about chambering a sequence of moves to transfer power; Aikido is about a unified movement of the body to redirect power."
The combination reinforced for me that I want to have enough confidence & ability to end a fight quickly, but avoid getting into one if possible.
But on second thought (wanting to get back into aikido), remembering my joint issues and uh autonomic dysfunctions, I really need to build back up to stuff that fucks with joints and sends my head spinning on purpose. Maybe someday.
I did a semester of Aikido on college and it seems really good for basic self defense and a way to stay in shape, but not a flashy or MMA ready martial art.
Aikido was actually the other martial art on my list! One judo school I am considering actually has lessons in both you can opt to pay for. I think the pure self-defense/using your opponent's energy against them is really fascinating.
In my younger days, I spent so much money on buying musical instruments and gear (mostly guitar pedals).
Some of these things are built like tanks, and some... really aren't. I'd love to learn electronics and soldering so I could repair some of this stuff, and also maybe even make my own pedals. I think that would be really neat.
Time and space (and not knowing quite where to start) is the main hurdle, as well as being worried I'll spend a bunch of money on tools I might not end up using. I guess I could resell stuff or give it away if it doesn't work out.
Do you have a local makerspace or tool library? Sometimes they offer lessons, or have folks who are willing to teach. Sometimes you actually have to take the lessons to use the associated tools.
The tool library here for example has *so many tools*, and you can either pay an annual rate to get access to them, or pay in volunteer hours. Great if you want to try some out or just use a tool once.
Y'know, after reading this, I remembered that years ago, I found a local modular synth makerspace fb page that I had totally forgotten about!
Gonna go find out when they're running a workshop next so I can make the things that make things go beep boop
In my younger days, I spent so much money on buying musical instruments and gear (mostly guitar pedals).
Some of these things are built like tanks, and some... really aren't. I'd love to learn electronics and soldering so I could repair some of this stuff, and also maybe even make my own pedals. I think that would be really neat.
Time and space (and not knowing quite where to start) is the main hurdle, as well as being worried I'll spend a bunch of money on tools I might not end up using. I guess I could resell stuff or give it away if it doesn't work out.
Do you have a local makerspace or tool library? Sometimes they offer lessons, or have folks who are willing to teach. Sometimes you actually have to take the lessons to use the associated tools.
The tool library here for example has *so many tools*, and you can either pay an annual rate to get access to them, or pay in volunteer hours. Great if you want to try some out or just use a tool once.
Y'know, after reading this, I remembered that years ago, I found a local modular synth makerspace fb page that I had totally forgotten about!
Gonna go find out when they're running a workshop next so I can make the things that make things go beep boop
In my younger days, I spent so much money on buying musical instruments and gear (mostly guitar pedals).
Some of these things are built like tanks, and some... really aren't. I'd love to learn electronics and soldering so I could repair some of this stuff, and also maybe even make my own pedals. I think that would be really neat.
Time and space (and not knowing quite where to start) is the main hurdle, as well as being worried I'll spend a bunch of money on tools I might not end up using. I guess I could resell stuff or give it away if it doesn't work out.
Do you have a local makerspace or tool library? Sometimes they offer lessons, or have folks who are willing to teach. Sometimes you actually have to take the lessons to use the associated tools.
The tool library here for example has *so many tools*, and you can either pay an annual rate to get access to them, or pay in volunteer hours. Great if you want to try some out or just use a tool once.
Y'know, after reading this, I remembered that years ago, I found a local modular synth makerspace fb page that I had totally forgotten about!
Gonna go find out when they're running a workshop next so I can make the things that make things go beep boop
If you know where it’s broken, you can always stop by and I can help you solder everything up. I dunno about how to fix a pedal but I can fix a broken wire.
I need to find some like. Cowboy chord songs to learn. Really simple campfire shit.
I'm better at changing chords now so it would be much easier to put them together.
I still need to learn to play along with recordings too. Be a good way to learn songs also.
I feel like the world's longest running beginner guitarist seeing as I can't play a single full song still.
0
-Loki-Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining.Registered Userregular
edited June 22
Someone at work pointed me to Moises, an AI method of removing certain instruments from songs, so you can rip out the guitar track and play along with a song you’re trying to learn.
I’ll be looking at that when I get to that point.
I’d be up for a guitar thread too. Having a place to talk about learning would probably help motivate me.
Posts
Oh definitely! Got any recommended surf schools?
My focus has just sorta changed
Now that I'm more into weightlifting than high cardio, the value of Muay Thai has dropped out a bit
I found it really hard if you slowed your MT practice down to get restarted into it because of the high conditioning level most schools pursue
I really wanna do something more technical and with sparring/tournament opportunities that are less likely to result in injury, so judo feels like a good fit as a new art for me
3DS Friend Code: 0216-0898-6512
Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
Cornwall I'm guessing
Ahh unfortunately not, I got started by watching some youtube videos and throwing myself into it again and again. I wish I had gone to some classes, it would have save me some time!
I would say that the basics will be the same anywhere, what does change is the sea/wind conditions each beach requires to work in - to that end I’d look at the spot you can access most easily and frequently and see if there’s a school/classes there - they’ll be able to tell you what to look for on the surf forecasts so you’re at less chance of wasting a trip
Same really, I’m not a monstrously fit 20 year old anymore and my strength in MT was in the clinch anyway - judo seems like it would maximise that.
I’d still do MT again if the chance arose, it was very satisfying when you got into that flowy state with arms and legs working in harmony
Yeah, mine was kicks and flexibility, being able to kick real high and tap heads
Seems it could translate real well to grappling though!
I have the equipment and would do MT again, but the one good school is a 25 minute drive away and that's a bit of a bother when I could do something new with a little more of a mind game to it
3DS Friend Code: 0216-0898-6512
Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
It's good in its lane as a supplemental rather than universal self-defense; speaking with the authority of a couple semesters twenty years ago -- I think aikido works best in combination or as a later martial art, not a first. Personal application is thankfully free from the purity test of competition rules; it's a mezze! Aikido's meditative or spiritual aspects are often more emphasized versus combat, as its main utility is in de-escalating, and minimizing harm when push comes to shove. (Not that aikido can't be brutal, or has always interpreted minimal harm = no broken bones.)
The biggest benefit imo was drilling many and varied safe falls, even more than other martial arts I've tried. And, oh, the throws. But we also had occasional guest judo instruction to try out ground grappling and choke holds. So it works in the same space as judo and Jiu-Jitsu, but in my experience it's a fulcrum more focused on regulating speed and pinpointing imbalances so that smaller movements have greater effect.
For me, aikido boiled down to energy management and bodily awareness/respect plus some applied opponent control via armbars and joint locks, in a way that makes sense as a smaller person. But that was on top of ~year and a half practicing shotokan as a kid, which focuses on short, sharp, strong movements versus the flow of aikido. A reddit comment compares them, "Shotokan is about chambering a sequence of moves to transfer power; Aikido is about a unified movement of the body to redirect power."
The combination reinforced for me that I want to have enough confidence & ability to end a fight quickly, but avoid getting into one if possible.
But on second thought (wanting to get back into aikido), remembering my joint issues and uh autonomic dysfunctions, I really need to build back up to stuff that fucks with joints and sends my head spinning on purpose. Maybe someday.
{Twitter, Everybody's doing it. }{Writing and Story Blog}
3DS Friend Code: 0216-0898-6512
Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
Y'know, after reading this, I remembered that years ago, I found a local modular synth makerspace fb page that I had totally forgotten about!
Gonna go find out when they're running a workshop next so I can make the things that make things go beep boop
Love this
3DS Friend Code: 0216-0898-6512
Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
If you know where it’s broken, you can always stop by and I can help you solder everything up. I dunno about how to fix a pedal but I can fix a broken wire.
Satans..... hints.....
I'm better at changing chords now so it would be much easier to put them together.
I still need to learn to play along with recordings too. Be a good way to learn songs also.
I feel like the world's longest running beginner guitarist seeing as I can't play a single full song still.
I’ll be looking at that when I get to that point.
I’d be up for a guitar thread too. Having a place to talk about learning would probably help motivate me.
Eh I'll probably get around to it next week though
It'll keep me from shitting up a bunch of other threads with my progress posts all the time