/xs/ is a place to discuss all types of extreme sports and similar physical activities, which include (but are not limited to) skydiving, surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, climbing, rafting, bungee-jumping, parkour, BMX & mountain biking, airsoft, paintball, etc.
What if UFC had heightclasses instead of weightclasses?
>>197418But what about manlets?
>>197419Well not for nothing but why do they think they have a right to be professionals in a sport if they're not athletically gifted enoughOther sports don't have a professional manlet divisionIf you want to play basketball or football or some shit, be a big person or get so good that you can be 5'6" and still keep upSports fans want to see the best of the best, not the jr.s
>>197419If manlets can become top division mainstays in sumo, they can manage in any other sport. Go and tell Midorifuji he shouldn't be allowed to fight the big boys.
Height and reach are a huge factor when it comes to striking, being shorter allows for better grappling. But yeah, Suga Sean is basically on PED's being that fucking tall in his weight class. Nobody can get close.
>>197423I get your point but I wouldn't want to miss out on Demetrious or Cejudo
Thread for Judo (other jacketed wrestling styles welcome)>Discussion starterWhat are your favorite non-dominant side moves and why?>IJF World Tour Schedule 2024https://www.ijf.org/calendar?age=world_tour>Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/c/judolive.ijf.org>Video Resourceshttps://www.youtube.com/@KODOKANJUDOhttps://www.youtube.com/@Shigashi84Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>197379It does, classic kata guruma isn’t something you can do in competition anymore
>>197384I HATE THE IJF I HATE THE IJF
>>197371You made a whole thread for a question you could've just asked in here? And now, you're posting that thread in here? What are we doing man?
>>197384wtf that sucks
>>197400We all do>>197422Agreed, but there are a lot of modern variants that don’t involve grabbing the leg.
~~Crack edition~~>Where do I start?People typically start in the gym and branch off outdoors and find their niche, be it bouldering, trad, sport or a mixture of the above. Some never leave the gym at all. Ultimately it doesn't matter - just get started and enjoy yourself.>How fit do I have to be to start? Do I have to be able to do x amount of pull-ups?Being light, strong and flexible helps at the higher levels but climbing is open to almost anyone and is fairly intuitive to most. Even if your body is feeble and weak now, you will develop strength over time by virtue of just climbing. Climbing is a holistic sport and success often hinges upon many factors, not just strength and power, but having these qualities definitely helps when you breach into the higher grades.>What shoes do I buy?If you're starting out in the gym, don't worry too much: get some snug shoes without dead space that don't cause you lasting pain. Some people (such as the famed shoe designer Heinz Mariacher) recommend wearing soft shoes when you're starting out -- this makes sense since your footwork will probably suck and the increased feedback will pay dividends over time. You really don't need fancy expensive shoes when you're starting out, but certain shoe properties help send harder problems (e.g. stiff shoes for standing on tiny granite edges or soft shoes for sandstone/gritstone smears).Here are some useful resources for sizing:>https://sizesquirrel.com/>https://rockrun.com/blogs/the-flash-rock-run-blog/rock-climbing-shoe-sizing-guideComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>197328Nothing , it does look wierd but my right hand thumb is under my fingers pinching .
>>197323Believe me it's not. That's the first thing we tried. With the knee bar you can almost stick with no hands at all.
>>197322nice tan and hat my nigga, and good luck with the proj
>>196443clockwise>make friends at the gym, you already have aligned interests>that shit will keep you alive dont be a gumbofaggot and trust your gear>touch grass literally>get belay certified>you'll have as many climbers partners as you want>just ask for beta>so? thats not important to climbing additionally everyone in your gym is poly>embrace the suck now, you weren't a climber back then>nigga i stg see if your gym has a community board and post up that youre looking for a belaypartner that climbs 5.6
my climbing shoes scrape really hard on the top of my index toes oww :'(
SPAZ EditionOld Thread:>>187462Keep strictly real-steel related topics in >>>/k/, gun and gear porn's cool as long as you don't spam.If you have a useful guide or want to rework one for the OP, post it and someone will add it to the next one.>Recently updated Newbie pastebinhttps://pastebin.com/9EdSzRMj>Recently updated /asg/ retailer guidehttps://pastebin.com/VHtFZX8M>Legal comprehensive, crosscheck with your local laws to be on the safe sideComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>197147>Foliage Run heavier bbs, the rest of it is skill issue cope
>>197147Upgrade your gun to make it more accurate Run nothing lower than .32sWork on positioning yourself better If you can't do that, then you should get a NGRS gun to cope. Preferably the M4 or 416 so you can use the 120rd PTS mags.
What hop-up buckings are you guys who run .32g BBs in your AEGs using? I experimented with some of these recently and liked them, much more predictable than .25gs. I've heard some people recommending Maple Leaf MR and Macaron.
>>197335Super macaron 60 with omega nub. Just don’t get the silicone versions. They are way too sticky so BBs get stuck
>>196050complete set with the TM stock, hook and box got sold like around $700, yours probably lesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFjqwsyPrpc&t=965s
Is Judo the best single martial art in terms of self defense?When it comes to street fights, almost everyone can agree that being on the ground is bad considering the possibility of things like glass being on the ground and someone else coming up and kicking you in the head. Therefore wouldn't the best martial art for street fights be one where the whole goal is to slam your opponent into the ground without falling yourself? Especially because while a person would expect punches and kicks from their opponent, something like a hip throw would likely catch them by surprise
>>197380Tl;dr, sounds retarded though https://youtu.be/OW1ji0BwpzQ?feature=shared
>>197383That dude sounds like he's about to ejaculate the whole time
>>197383Judo ostrich cope
>>197407That guy is a pencil necked dweeb with braces and sounds like some sort of mmo nerd parody. It's funny he thinks he's an authority on fighting lmfao
>>197407>>197413I enjoy his channel because it lets me see interesting fights I probably wouldn’t be able to find on my own, but I have to watch them on mute because I can’t stand listening to him talk.>>197411How is it a cope? The boxer got his ass choked out. The “oh I’d just punch you in the face grapple no work on me” line is a cope.
>motocross is so dead there isn't even a thread for it on /xs/ its so over
>>195078Does not even ride buts posts in motocrycle thread
Jettwinslol
What the fuck is her problem?
>>197146Easily Judo, placed Bronze at the 2008 Olympics.
>>197149damn calling herself a shemale?I bet she had odd taste in porn.
>>196220>entire identity tied to winning thanks to her mom>probably has undiagnosed mental illnessHere's what Rhadi Ferguson said about her:>When you hear Ronda Rousey talk about beating Cain Velasquez and all that stuff and lining up against heavyweights, understand that I'm telling you that I don't believe it can happen. But in her mind, she believes that s---. That's not any marketing. She believes it. I believe that all elite athletes or everybody who exists at the right of the bell curve in some form or capacity in terms of expertise, they're a little bit off in some form or fashion. Ronda Rousey is that good because she does not believe that anybody is ever supposed to beat her.>I remember after the Olympics Ronda's mom called me because Ronda was coming in town in Florida and she had a tournament down there. She wanted her to stay by my home and take her to the weigh ins and take her to the tournament, etc. We had a training session where we were rolling around on the mat with just newaza. I was a black belt at the time in jiu-jitsu. Ronda began to cry. I said, 'What are you crying about? ' She said, 'I can't do anything.' I said, 'Ronda, I'm 100kg male.' She said, 'Yeah, but I don't feel like you're supposed to beat me.'>I had known her for a while, but it got to the point where I got a little upset because I was like, 'Well, hell, what is she saying about me? Is she disrespecting me and my expertise?' And no, she's not. She does not believe that she's supposed to lose.
>>196220nothing,But I am biased she was the first thing I JO too.
>>197358>She does not believe that she's supposed to lose.Unironically based mindset.
No link to old thread edition
>>197399If they put a quarter pipe on one end, bank on the other, it'd be solid.
>>197399I'd skate the shit out of this park.
>>197404It's built to my skill level lol
who is the Kenny G of street skating?
>>197408pic rel
I legit forgot this board even exist, they don't even show a single banner or anythinganyway thought on this nigga?are his long vid worth the time?
>>196684Literally who?
Sarcastic member berry storytelling is ok at first, but the bit gets stale quick. Especially when there's an entire market of cunts doing it in the comedy/mma retarded crossover world.
>>196684i think he's quite funny but also comes off as a bit of a fag
(Japanese Kickboxing)
>>197198Shishido's beaten Nak Muays before, it's just that Buakaw's high caliber and very few can beat him. Besides Sato nailed Buakaw with a knee to the gut and knocked out; something Souwer and Masato were never able to do.
Don't like it. All they do is shell up and brute forward until gloves touch then start banging and counter. Not fun to watch. There's a reason tenshin exploited them all
>>191052whenever i try shit like this nothing happens.... amazing stuff tho love Yoza
>>190582I do prefer it
Are there any noteworthy japanese kickboxers in higher weight classes?
>Wrestlebros... I...
>>197354>The undeserved hypeEvery MMA fighter uses it.
>>197356
>>197359You're not allowed to choke people in sambo.
>>197360You can choke in combat sambo.
>>197356I feel like people talk about bjj and don't really understand what bjj is
>>189967what is the sport to this?
>>194377I would argue it's more similar to chess in the sense that yeah it's not physically demanding, but it's more about the mental aspect and needing a solid clarity to not fuck up and even once or you die
>>194459Mental clarity and having a dysfunctional amygdala are two separate things.Rooftopping is largely safe if you take standard routes, pretty much anyone can do rooftopping regardless of fitness. The pic you've shown pretty much has them climbing a ladder, they're just high up.The real kings of extreme sports are free soloing and wingsuiting which have high mortality rates and require a high level of physical and mental ability. The majority of people will never wingsuit or free solo in their life. Whereas people are rooftopping every day, for work. This does not make it extreme.
Want a job?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU
>>189967Way too retarded to not be having some basejumping parachute with you just in case you fuck up so you can kick off the building for some speed and get the chute prepared and off you safely go somewhere.
A place to discuss zorbing and zorbing accessories. A misunderstood but globular extreme sport. Limp Bizkit once wrote a song about this
Feels so crazy that they're actually bringing back zorbing at the Olympics, it's been so long. Did anybody honestly think they'd do it?
>>194368No fucking way... Zorb bros, we are going home, at last.
zorb bump
zorbGODS how we livin?
>>197105I'm still hyped for the Olympics. Can't wait to see these classic contests back, like the king of the hill one
Ameri-do-te editiondiscuss martial arts hereDiscord Channel: https://discord.gg/8Vw9d7jWhat to look for in a martial arts gym:>Physically conditioned, fit participants>Trainer with certified professional record and a training history with at least one athlete who competes successfully>Sparring, "aliveness" in training>At least one participant competes at amateur or professional level>Physical conditioning part of training>Clean facility with mats that are frequently cleanedWhat to be wary of:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>194303>Well and here I am trying to convince my French friend why Savate is the most autistic combat sport, I mean none of them can kick properly and you have to chamber your kicks in an exaggerated way according to the rules...you're an idiota savate guy beat ramon dekkers and ernesto hoost always said he loved savate and it helped him coming up with his own style
>>196883That's quite a kick. How's the savate scene in the US?
>>196884non existenteven in france it's in total decline, it was really at its best in the 80s and 90s, lots of legendary fights between french savate fighters, the pioneers of dutch kickboxing and american full contact karatekas
>>196885>even in france it's in total declineVery sad. Many such cases.
The most autistic combat SPORT. If he did that kick in savate he would get a warning from the ref.
