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I'm into grappling martial arts. I did a year of judo, 6 or so years of Brazilian jiu jitsu and now I do freestyle wresting. Unlike striking-based martial arts,

by dre85 11y ago

I'm into grappling martial arts. I did a year of judo, 6 or so years of Brazilian jiu jitsu and now I do freestyle wresting. Unlike striking-based martial arts, there is really no violence at all and I find that they are vastly more technical. There are literally thousands of different techniques to learn and each one takes a lifetime to master. I find it to be quite safe as well. I've never had any serious injuries or even seen any. Best of all, I find it incredibly relaxing mentally. After spending an entire day inside my own head, it's so nice to do something where your brain shuts off and your muscle reflexes take over everything. Recently, I decided to get into beer brewing. I made one batch so far from a kind of "just add water" beer sludge that you can buy in a can. It's drinkable. I'm looking forward to trying my next batch completely from grains and hopefully making some proper beer.

JoeAltmaier 11y ago
I appreciate the benefits of martial arts. But to describe grappling as 'really no violence' is ignoring the joint locks, cartilage torqueing and so on. If it hurts, its violence! Good luck with the beer. Its all good; never mind what's 'real' brewing and what isn't; only thing that matters is what you like.
- dre85 11y ago
  Yeah, I mean from an overall perspective it can still be considered violent, but I just wanted to clarify that a punch to the face or a kick to the ribs will always hurt while a joint lock or a choke hold generally causes only as much discomfort as you choose yourself because after a bit of experience you know exactly when to tap out and let your opponent know to stop. Mostly you do this even before the person starts actually applying any significant pressure just because you realize automatically when you've reached a doomed position. Obviously when you're a beginner or when you train with some spazzy or violent people it may not be so ideal. In my opinion, if you are experiencing any significant amount of pain during a normal training session, something is very wrong and you should change gyms/partners. As for the beer, I definitely do go by taste. The stuff from the can just didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. It should also be more fun to do everything form scratch, which is probably the most important aspect of having a hobby in the first place.
yodsanklai 11y ago
> Unlike striking-based martial arts, there is really no violence at all I tend to disagree with this. I did 10 years of judo, and 10 years of striking sport (in particular muay thai), and I think injuries are more common in judo. Conversely, striking sports aren't necessarily violent. Sparring can be done in a non-violent manner. And it's highly technical as well.
yodsanklai 11y ago
> Unlike striking-based martial arts, there is really no violence at all I tend to disagree with this. I did 10 years of judo, and 10 years of striking sport (in particular muay thai), and I think injuries are more common in judo. Conversely, striking sports aren't necessarily violent. Sparring can be done in a non-violent manner. And it's highly technical as well.

by dre85 11y ago

JoeAltmaier 11y ago

I appreciate the benefits of martial arts. But to describe grappling as 'really no violence' is ignoring the joint locks, cartilage torqueing and so on. If it hurts, its violence! Good luck with the beer. Its all good; never mind what's 'real' brewing and what isn't; only thing that matters is what you like.

dre85 11y ago
Yeah, I mean from an overall perspective it can still be considered violent, but I just wanted to clarify that a punch to the face or a kick to the ribs will always hurt while a joint lock or a choke hold generally causes only as much discomfort as you choose yourself because after a bit of experience you know exactly when to tap out and let your opponent know to stop. Mostly you do this even before the person starts actually applying any significant pressure just because you realize automatically when you've reached a doomed position. Obviously when you're a beginner or when you train with some spazzy or violent people it may not be so ideal. In my opinion, if you are experiencing any significant amount of pain during a normal training session, something is very wrong and you should change gyms/partners. As for the beer, I definitely do go by taste. The stuff from the can just didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. It should also be more fun to do everything form scratch, which is probably the most important aspect of having a hobby in the first place.

yodsanklai 11y ago

> Unlike striking-based martial arts, there is really no violence at all I tend to disagree with this. I did 10 years of judo, and 10 years of striking sport (in particular muay thai), and I think injuries are more common in judo. Conversely, striking sports aren't necessarily violent. Sparring can be done in a non-violent manner. And it's highly technical as well.

yodsanklai 11y ago