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TIL… never heard that one, nor should I
Also TIL, I had only heard the term in context of grappling.
1) Alden longwing commando soleFor some reason, have had Alden cordovan long wings on my mind a lot lately. They seem like one of those CM things that actually transitions easily to the type of stuff I like, particularly because of how good the Barrie last is.
1) Would it look dumb to put a reasonable lug sole on them? I can’t find pictures of such a combo.
2) Would it be possible to add brass eyelets at a cobbler?
3) Would cordovan be more likely to age with those nice ripples/waves, versus creases?
lol. You guys only have black belts? I think that we are about 75% white belts, maybe 10% blue belts, and the rest advanced belts, with only currently two black belts, including the main instructor.Yeah my school was a super laid back when it came to uniforms etc. We also had summer uniforms a la ***** - shorts with a gi only between memorial day and labor day. This was from a seminar a few years back, funnily enough the only guy in a white on white gi was a visitor.
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the black was news to me, so are mismatched colors!
might well have been a club rule but , i'd spent maybe 6 years around bjj and only ever saw white or blue. at copa pacifica maybe i did see black but it's a while back now.
good knowledge!
Try it out. You might like it. Just make sure that they practicve safely. Also, anyone who says that BJJ is the safest martial art to practice is dumb. That would be aikido. I'd say that it's generally safe if you are talking about head injuries and acute injuries unless the gym is really unsafe, but many practitioners end up with chronic injuries, especially as you get older. My right elbow cracks at will from a few hard armbars and kimuras in competition, my knees are jacked up. I've broken and sprained toes, fingers, and ribs (in drills. I was letting my partners do knee belly drills on me, and a 200 lb woman crashed about a foot short on my right floating ribs. I think that about 90% of injuries come from drills with spazzy white belts. Don't be that.) . I even broke my back, but that is pretty unusual.A Daniel Gracie gym just opened across the street from my house. I've been a little curious but also hesitant to check it out as I'm not in the greatest shape of my life but seems like a fun way to exercise.
Frankly I would choose a trickers bourton. I feel they look better with a lug sole than the long wings for a similar vibe
Normally I would go for something with that vibe (which is why I got Heinrich Dinkelackers, for example, when I was going for a black derby) but something about the ever so slight mismatch of the Aldens with the casualness of what I usually wear actually seems more interesting to me. Maybe it’s one of those dumb impulse things though.
And ByBorre across seasons is very inspired by judo wear (Borre is a judoka)On a note of the martial arts in fashion. The current and next season of Nicholas Daley has some pretty sick martial arts inspired pieces!
lol. You guys only have black belts? I think that we are about 75% white belts, maybe 10% blue belts, and the rest advanced belts, with only currently two black belts, including the main instructor.
I can't find a picture of the gym (which I helped paint!) but it's all blue and white and super clean looking. We have a lot of mats, and then one side with workout equipment. and there a heavy bags and more specialized bags (upper cut bags, etc...) on along the sides. it's a big space.
It just opened in the spring of 2016, so most of the advanced bellts came in with colored belts already. I think that he has promoted maybe a half dozen people from white to purple belt, and then promoted a bunch of us up a belt or two. He has only promoted two people, both already brown belts to start with, to black belt.
I dunno about shorts with the uniform. It seems like a good way to deny toreando passes. I guess, but that's my go to for open guard standing passes.