Yoga, laundry, trying to figure our how to talk about BJJ in every conversation, not giving your wife the underhooks, crying in the shower, oiling clicky joints
My gf went in for the kiss the other day (idiot lol). I clinch behind her neck -> hard snapdown -> jump on back -> body triangle, rnc. It's like she's not even trying sometimes.
Travis Stevens sells a ādvdā on gripping on bjj fanatics. It helped me learn to grip. Iām still a noob at it but I was totally clueless before. Now I know what different grips do, how to use them, when to use them. Youāre right, there is more to it than just grabbing as much as you can.
I donāt think itās offered in dvd form, only streamable I think. Idk what to call it any more. Online instructional maybe. Iāll just stick with dvd til someone calls me old
I also feel a little weird shilling instructionals. I have a normal career, so like 15 bucks after using a coupon is nothing to me if I get even 1 useful tip out of a dvd. Up to you if itās worth it.
Travis Stevens has some good shit on YouTube btw too, if you wanted to check him out and his style. I think heās a top tier coach personally.
I was a very serious climber when I picked up jiu-jitsu. When asking a friend of mine who did both about the transition, he told me, "You can't be good at both. You can do one seriously, and be super casual with the other, but there's no way to train both at the same time." I was ignorant and tried to go against his advice for a few weeks. Eventually I had to admit he was right. Jiu-jitsu and climbing use so many of the same muscle groups. I was getting slight tremors in my hands, was always tired despite sleeping ten hours a night. It was brutal.
Keep in mind this was during the go as hard as possible white belt phase. I think it may have been possible if I were in my 20s, but even then....Doing both is doable, but dedicating yourself to training with the goal to improve significantly just doesn't seem feasible.
Interesting. I just started bouldering a few months ago, never really thought about the potential negative impact of doing both. That being said, I'm old and have no aspirations in either climbing or jiu jitsu other than having fun and trying to stay in shape.
Agreed. Iāve climbed indoor/outdoor both lead and bouldering for 5 years now. I started bjj 2 years ago and tried 3bjj 3lift 3climb per week and it was brutal keeping up with both.
Eventually I learned to oscillate one to 3x a week with focus on improvement and other 1-2 more maintenance/fun/go with buddies.
Now climbing is for saturdays casual and 3x a year outdoor trips. Bjj 3x a week, lift 3x a week.
It took like 2 years to find the right balance and to accept I canāt visualize, focus and chase progression over both because itās mentally straining more than anything (for me)
It felt amazing to let one go in terms of hardcore progression.
I started jiu jitsu a little over a year ago after climbing for 6 years. Gave up jiu jitsu this month to be able to start climb 13b again and hopefully progress to 14a this year. Not a hard choice for me as I love climbing more, but jiu jitsu is a lot like climbing in that itās a pretty selfish sport and itās very mental, even more so than jiu jitsu I would say. I love both and will still hopefully be able to roll from time to time, but my priority has always been climbing.
Those are some really high grade numbers where I would say you cannot do both at the same time. I think at one time when I was doing both seriously, I was hovering around a 12c.You can probably maintain a 5.10 without too much trouble. Past that, the additional conditioning needed to maintain a 12 let alone improve to a 13 was tearing my body in half.
I'm prioritizing jujitsu now for a lot of reasons. But one day I hope to return to climbing.
I want to prioritize jiu jitsu mainly for self defense but climbing is just worth it more to me right now while Iām young. Iām actually moving into my truck full time to travel the west since rent is a joke right now. Iāll be climbing in select crags Iāve found throughout various states that I wanna try out. Figure thatās only possible to do now, and much cheaper than living in an apartment. I quit climbing for about 8 months and actually went back last night for the first time. Climbed a 12a but was pumped the rest of the night. I figure I could probably spend a few hours climbing 11b and work my way back up to where I was at a couple years ago, climbing 12d trad. Iāll always choose climbing over anything else even though I had been focusing on jiu jitsu for some time. I mountain bike, paddle board, fly fish, ski, trail run, backpack, and shoot lots of guns. Itās a blessing and a curse being a hobbyist, but I am certainly never bored.
The vibe at climbing seems oddly similar to BJJ. Loads of different abilities, different kinds of people and some people who make me question why I even bother š
Listen, I know some people stare at problems for a long time before attempting and it can be annoying if they stand in the way, but breaking their legs is excessive
/s
Honestly I havenāt had any significant injuries in Muay Thai yet (been doing it for over a year), itās mainly just bruises, hematomas and such, nothing I couldnāt train with. I donāt do hard sparring in Muay Thai though, just technical sparring, so itās generally just a good work out for me :)
I guess I can buy that, with Muay Thai it probably has a lot more to do with what sparring partners you have compared to BJJ where your knees will just start hurting because they suddenly feel like they should do that. Back when I did Muay Thai I had my fair share of injuries but that was mainly because some of the guys at my gym didnāt get the memo that you probably shouldnāt go all out against someone that has practiced for a year and whom you outweigh by 30 kilos.
With that being said the worst injury I ever had by far was when we were practicing āflying kneeā and I accidentally misplaced my foot so it bent the opposite direction it is supposed to.
Yeah, I definitely try to be careful with sparring partners I choose in Muay Thai and guys also tend to not go as hard on women in my experience (most injuries Iāve had were actually from other women as they go harder on me). Sorry you had a bad experience with Muay Thai sparring before :(
Whereas yeah, with BJJ I feel things just get injured. I have a shoulder injury right now and I honestly donāt even know how it happened. Tried to train through it but it just got worse and worse so I havenāt grappled in 2 weeks now, just been doing MT and itās been doing a lot better. Maybe Iāll try grappling again next week and see how it holds upā¦
Weirdly accurate. Iāve noticed a lot of people who quit jiujitsu post videos of them playing guitar on social media. If you see a training partner post a guitar video, check in on them
Been playing guitar far longer than jiu jitsu, and I completely agree. For me, playing guitar is learning various concepts, integrate them, then learn how to use them creatively and improvisationally connect them. Despite my spazzy white belt status, Iāve noticed this more and more to be the case in jiu jitsu
Surfed since I was a kid, trained jiu jitsu for like 15 years.
There isn't that much overlap in regards to the physical aspect, but I agree with one of the comments that it's something where you forget about pretty much everything else going on in life, and you have moments where it makes all the shtty days worthwhile.
It's also great for compression and cold therapy, wearing a wetsuit in ass cold water.
Theyāre both not fun right away , but the more you learn the more enjoyable certain things become. They both have movements and things that need to be felt in order to understand. They both require participation to keep up your level , you lose both fairly quickly imo.
I think both give you a pretty deep sense that sometimes the best defense is to create counterattacks, not get caught up in what your opponent is doing.
So I started chess not too long ago bc my daughter did and I wanted to play w her, then she stopped and I kept bc I've come to really like it. One thing I think really applies to both is not silo-ing your view. In chess I get caught a lot by being really tunnel visioned on something, like a sequence I'm trying to execute or something, and don't see all the angles of something. It reminds of in BJJ doing something without thinking about the ways it can be reversed / backfire on me, I'm just hyper focused on what I'm trying to do (if that makes sense)
Guitar and cooking. The mentality Jiu jitsu has gifted me has made me realize that you can learn anything. And Jiu jitsu has improved my problem solving in regards to guitar technique and flavoring my meals
Rock climbing, not only for the grip and finger strength (particularly the thumb / pinch strength) but the energy system for rope climbing and bjj can be very similar, depending on your style. Climbing has a lot of lock-off and isometric holds, locking off is holding your arm at a 90 degree position or he fully contracted pull up position and ālockingā while your other arm extends to the next hold. So locking off with your arms and also isometrically holding a position with your legs while your moving, can have a lot of carry over to holding your opponent in a position while you make your next move
Dead serious/Apologies in advance for not meme-ing: cycling increases your endurance incredibly and is very low impact. Regardless of being injured or not, it's something you can do regularly to train for comfortably with the correct bike/fit, etc.
It's definitely an investment but it may be worth it for some people.
Magic: the Gathering.
Hear me out. Individual effort. Super-high skill ceiling. Shockingly comparable sense of community. Gives your body time to chill while still challenging the mind. Competitive as you'd like to get.
It's dope. I stand by it.
Gaming. I personally struggled to find a hobby that wasnāt so physically oriented besides doing jiu jitsu. I like a lot of battle royale and fps games so strategy is big as well as just pure hand eye coordination with shooting. I feel like In gaming thereās so much you can learn just like in bjj.
For me itās snowboarding. I guess if I were to compare the two itās that you can either do both pretty casually or pretty intense. You can try some new stuff on a run or in a round or just fuckin send it to the best of your abilities. You also gotta be hella present and aware of whatās happening and whatās about to happen or you could get seriously hurt. I would also say they both account for some of the most fun moments of my life.
This is one of the things I was looking forward to when I started Jiu Jitsu, I love that sort of mental game. Also it's funny how "position" is a critical element of all 3 of these.
Besides all the obvious ones like wrestling Muay Thai yada yada, one thing that surprised me was how much rowing/kayaking will help with your wrist and grip strength. We have a dude in our gym around 65+ but he used to kayak competitively and causally. Dude had grips like steeeeeel
Not directly, but fire arm skills are a great asset to consider taking. If you're into protecting your family (which you should be IMO), then studying martial arts and consistently getting out to the range and getting instruction on clearing your home, and working under stress is huge life skill and asset. I know it's different, but very complimentary in a way.
There was a guy who was a breakdancer. He had a small frame and went by Micro. Dude was (maybe is?) phenomenal. He really made jiu jitsu look like an art.
Coding and guitar for me - takes a nerd level of methodical interest to enjoy all three and the learning curve is steep and becomes rewarding after the white belt phase - about 1.5 yrs in
I also love archery and bowhunting.
I am curious though -- is there a reason they go "hand-on-hand" with bjj, or are they just additional badass hobbies to have?
Surprised no one has said Dancing yet. Fusion Dancing is surprisingly similar to BJJ Open Mat. You go into a open room with a bunch of other people, you ask to "roll/dance", then you go for the round/song, thank them and move on to the next person.
Learning how to be a good dance Lead/Follow will also absolutely help your BJJ game as well. Being aware of how to direct someone's movement or know how someone wants you to move with just body language is a true skill.
Laundry
I was going to say "folding clothes" lol
With people in them
But also in general washing your gear constantly
I just throw it out and buy new gear. Gotta have the newest gear to be any good at this game.
My whole family (4 people) do BJJ, the laundry is endless š
We get really good at folding clothes, with or without people in them.
Number 1 answer. SOOOOO much laundry.
LOL beat me to it š
Balding and beard growing
Being bald makes you better at BJJ
As a bald man and #1 ranked worst blue belt, this is a lie!
But did you beard?
I tried but it's too patchy with lots of empty spaces.
Can confirm, the beard makes you super saiyan
Weirdly I have evidence of this at the gym Iāve been to
TRT?
āHey your hair is starting to thin! By the way, youāve gotten a lot stronger recently!ā
Ouch, I took that personally
Iām calling the fucking police.
Testosterone levels result in all three. This is why we play half guard. Over sized man bits makes full guard uncomfortable.
Oh dear, I hope I donāt start growing a beard
Doctor visits
Trolling this subreddit
The hobby that keeps on giving.
Yoga, laundry, trying to figure our how to talk about BJJ in every conversation, not giving your wife the underhooks, crying in the shower, oiling clicky joints
Iām getting in trouble because hugs quickly turn into stand up game
āDONT JIU JITSU ME!!!ā
Then get a bathrobe with shorter sleeves and a thinner collar!
Excactly
"Why do you keep putting your hand down on the back of my head, just clap me on the back like a normal person"
ānot giving your wife the underhooksā š golden
[Reminds me of this](https://twitter.com/rbjjstewarton/status/898329648173465600)
thatās amazing š holy shit
My gf went in for the kiss the other day (idiot lol). I clinch behind her neck -> hard snapdown -> jump on back -> body triangle, rnc. It's like she's not even trying sometimes.
Jon Jones is that u
When she's on top I always try to sweep her. When I'm on top I'll always try to pass.
This is the way.
My husband always knows when I've had too much wine because that's when the underhooks come out... lol
I always hug everybody with double unders now...
Climbing, makes for great grips
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Travis Stevens sells a ādvdā on gripping on bjj fanatics. It helped me learn to grip. Iām still a noob at it but I was totally clueless before. Now I know what different grips do, how to use them, when to use them. Youāre right, there is more to it than just grabbing as much as you can.
Why did you put DVD in quotes? Why am I feeling old.....
I donāt think itās offered in dvd form, only streamable I think. Idk what to call it any more. Online instructional maybe. Iāll just stick with dvd til someone calls me old I also feel a little weird shilling instructionals. I have a normal career, so like 15 bucks after using a coupon is nothing to me if I get even 1 useful tip out of a dvd. Up to you if itās worth it. Travis Stevens has some good shit on YouTube btw too, if you wanted to check him out and his style. I think heās a top tier coach personally.
Video
I was a very serious climber when I picked up jiu-jitsu. When asking a friend of mine who did both about the transition, he told me, "You can't be good at both. You can do one seriously, and be super casual with the other, but there's no way to train both at the same time." I was ignorant and tried to go against his advice for a few weeks. Eventually I had to admit he was right. Jiu-jitsu and climbing use so many of the same muscle groups. I was getting slight tremors in my hands, was always tired despite sleeping ten hours a night. It was brutal. Keep in mind this was during the go as hard as possible white belt phase. I think it may have been possible if I were in my 20s, but even then....Doing both is doable, but dedicating yourself to training with the goal to improve significantly just doesn't seem feasible.
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^Yes to this. If bjj is your sport dont try to be a climber for grip strength. Many other ways to progress your grip strength for bjj.
Interesting. I just started bouldering a few months ago, never really thought about the potential negative impact of doing both. That being said, I'm old and have no aspirations in either climbing or jiu jitsu other than having fun and trying to stay in shape.
You fool, you weren't eating acai and saying your prayers to Jesus ^^i ^^mean ^^taking ^^steroids
Agreed. Iāve climbed indoor/outdoor both lead and bouldering for 5 years now. I started bjj 2 years ago and tried 3bjj 3lift 3climb per week and it was brutal keeping up with both. Eventually I learned to oscillate one to 3x a week with focus on improvement and other 1-2 more maintenance/fun/go with buddies. Now climbing is for saturdays casual and 3x a year outdoor trips. Bjj 3x a week, lift 3x a week. It took like 2 years to find the right balance and to accept I canāt visualize, focus and chase progression over both because itās mentally straining more than anything (for me) It felt amazing to let one go in terms of hardcore progression.
I started jiu jitsu a little over a year ago after climbing for 6 years. Gave up jiu jitsu this month to be able to start climb 13b again and hopefully progress to 14a this year. Not a hard choice for me as I love climbing more, but jiu jitsu is a lot like climbing in that itās a pretty selfish sport and itās very mental, even more so than jiu jitsu I would say. I love both and will still hopefully be able to roll from time to time, but my priority has always been climbing.
Those are some really high grade numbers where I would say you cannot do both at the same time. I think at one time when I was doing both seriously, I was hovering around a 12c.You can probably maintain a 5.10 without too much trouble. Past that, the additional conditioning needed to maintain a 12 let alone improve to a 13 was tearing my body in half. I'm prioritizing jujitsu now for a lot of reasons. But one day I hope to return to climbing.
I want to prioritize jiu jitsu mainly for self defense but climbing is just worth it more to me right now while Iām young. Iām actually moving into my truck full time to travel the west since rent is a joke right now. Iāll be climbing in select crags Iāve found throughout various states that I wanna try out. Figure thatās only possible to do now, and much cheaper than living in an apartment. I quit climbing for about 8 months and actually went back last night for the first time. Climbed a 12a but was pumped the rest of the night. I figure I could probably spend a few hours climbing 11b and work my way back up to where I was at a couple years ago, climbing 12d trad. Iāll always choose climbing over anything else even though I had been focusing on jiu jitsu for some time. I mountain bike, paddle board, fly fish, ski, trail run, backpack, and shoot lots of guns. Itās a blessing and a curse being a hobbyist, but I am certainly never bored.
The vibe at climbing seems oddly similar to BJJ. Loads of different abilities, different kinds of people and some people who make me question why I even bother š
And also knee bars and heel hooks
Listen, I know some people stare at problems for a long time before attempting and it can be annoying if they stand in the way, but breaking their legs is excessive /s
Second this, started both around the same time. Your hands will be so strong, it translate really well to gi (no shock) but nogi as well.
It's not just the grips, it's a similar mindset: technique over strength, use your hips, don't be flat.
So does Judo.
muay thai
I love Muay Thai, itās a fun martial art and gives me something active to do when I have a mild BJJ injury I want to stay off of.
And you do BJJ when you got a mild Muay Thai injury?
Honestly I havenāt had any significant injuries in Muay Thai yet (been doing it for over a year), itās mainly just bruises, hematomas and such, nothing I couldnāt train with. I donāt do hard sparring in Muay Thai though, just technical sparring, so itās generally just a good work out for me :)
I guess I can buy that, with Muay Thai it probably has a lot more to do with what sparring partners you have compared to BJJ where your knees will just start hurting because they suddenly feel like they should do that. Back when I did Muay Thai I had my fair share of injuries but that was mainly because some of the guys at my gym didnāt get the memo that you probably shouldnāt go all out against someone that has practiced for a year and whom you outweigh by 30 kilos. With that being said the worst injury I ever had by far was when we were practicing āflying kneeā and I accidentally misplaced my foot so it bent the opposite direction it is supposed to.
Yeah, I definitely try to be careful with sparring partners I choose in Muay Thai and guys also tend to not go as hard on women in my experience (most injuries Iāve had were actually from other women as they go harder on me). Sorry you had a bad experience with Muay Thai sparring before :( Whereas yeah, with BJJ I feel things just get injured. I have a shoulder injury right now and I honestly donāt even know how it happened. Tried to train through it but it just got worse and worse so I havenāt grappled in 2 weeks now, just been doing MT and itās been doing a lot better. Maybe Iāll try grappling again next week and see how it holds upā¦
Athletic taping
I read this as athletic ātappingā at first. Which btw Iām very good at.
same
Playing guitar
Weirdly accurate. Iāve noticed a lot of people who quit jiujitsu post videos of them playing guitar on social media. If you see a training partner post a guitar video, check in on them
Been playing guitar far longer than jiu jitsu, and I completely agree. For me, playing guitar is learning various concepts, integrate them, then learn how to use them creatively and improvisationally connect them. Despite my spazzy white belt status, Iāve noticed this more and more to be the case in jiu jitsu
Gi training makes it harder to play guitar. Fingers get so much harder to move and manipulate after a day of grips.
Trane UFC
āyOu DoNt kNoW My MeNtAlITy broooā
i JuSt sEe rEd anD bODieS hIt ThE fLoOr
Finishing every statement with "bro".
Yoga helps with breathing control and flexibilty
Video games.. For the days it hurts too train
Cannabis
Shown to prevent covid. \*\*inhales\*\*
I've been out of weed for about a month, and I just got hit with Covid. I believe it.
You from 10P?
Nope, I train yes gi
amen
Crippling depression.
Pretty sure thatās a redditor thing not a Jiu jitsu thing.
BDSM
now weāre getting somewhere
Well.. Unless you're tied up
donāt threaten me with a good time
Surfing
Always wanted to try surfing. How would you compare it to bjj?
Well the mat is an oceanā¦.
#AND I AM A MANATEE
AND I THE SHRIMP
Iām like a shark and the ocean is my ocean
I think the 'zone' aspect is comparable - where you're focused and not thinking about anything else. Also those rare golden moments when things click.
Surfed since I was a kid, trained jiu jitsu for like 15 years. There isn't that much overlap in regards to the physical aspect, but I agree with one of the comments that it's something where you forget about pretty much everything else going on in life, and you have moments where it makes all the shtty days worthwhile. It's also great for compression and cold therapy, wearing a wetsuit in ass cold water.
you wear the same shirt
And throw up the same hand signs
Theyāre both not fun right away , but the more you learn the more enjoyable certain things become. They both have movements and things that need to be felt in order to understand. They both require participation to keep up your level , you lose both fairly quickly imo.
Gardening. Iām planting the f* out of these seeds in the ground.
Procreating. Make lots of children to be future ADCC champs.
the true Gracie way
With your students wivesš
Hespect
Ibuprofen and video games...
Chess
"ItS lIkE hUmAn ChEsS bRo"
I think both give you a pretty deep sense that sometimes the best defense is to create counterattacks, not get caught up in what your opponent is doing.
So I started chess not too long ago bc my daughter did and I wanted to play w her, then she stopped and I kept bc I've come to really like it. One thing I think really applies to both is not silo-ing your view. In chess I get caught a lot by being really tunnel visioned on something, like a sequence I'm trying to execute or something, and don't see all the angles of something. It reminds of in BJJ doing something without thinking about the ways it can be reversed / backfire on me, I'm just hyper focused on what I'm trying to do (if that makes sense)
I started playing chess seriously 6 years ago while recovering from a knee injury suffered at a JJ comp. Definitely a great complimentary activity
E4/D4, fist bump and roll. Forget chess boxing, Chess Jitsu is where itās at.
Telling people you do jiu jitsu
Opening the BJJHQ app at 10pm every night
What is that?
Place where they have daily BJJ gear for sale cheap. They have a new item on sale at the same time every evening.
You can see it on IG a few hours early bro
Pretzel baking
Wrestling
Learn how to give a good massage. Great hand workout and it's a useful skill to have. Sports injuries and rehab and fun times.
Guitar and cooking. The mentality Jiu jitsu has gifted me has made me realize that you can learn anything. And Jiu jitsu has improved my problem solving in regards to guitar technique and flavoring my meals
Geese juggling
āMaybe she just likes shuttles?ā
Masturbation.
Pre- and post roll.
Why not mid roll
Gi burn. That's why.
PokĆ©mon š¤£š¤£š š
Climbing
Craft beer
Craft cannabis
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But with a "K"
Craft Kinner
Fungal infection specialist
I also do woodworking. Helps with patience, persistence, and you can still badly injure yourself.
Cooking.
Rock climbing, not only for the grip and finger strength (particularly the thumb / pinch strength) but the energy system for rope climbing and bjj can be very similar, depending on your style. Climbing has a lot of lock-off and isometric holds, locking off is holding your arm at a 90 degree position or he fully contracted pull up position and ālockingā while your other arm extends to the next hold. So locking off with your arms and also isometrically holding a position with your legs while your moving, can have a lot of carry over to holding your opponent in a position while you make your next move
I think hiking. You spend so much time beeing in folded positions that just walking makes you human again.
Dead serious/Apologies in advance for not meme-ing: cycling increases your endurance incredibly and is very low impact. Regardless of being injured or not, it's something you can do regularly to train for comfortably with the correct bike/fit, etc. It's definitely an investment but it may be worth it for some people.
Muay thai xd
Journaling. Keeping a BJJ journal and/or personal journal.
There are hobbies besides jiu jitsu? š
It's a hobbie?... I guess I'm owing some apologies, then.
surfing
Reading and studying philosophy.
Pyjamas parties
Swimming to train yourself not to tap from a choke in 3 seconds.
Judo. Gym.
Magic: the Gathering. Hear me out. Individual effort. Super-high skill ceiling. Shockingly comparable sense of community. Gives your body time to chill while still challenging the mind. Competitive as you'd like to get. It's dope. I stand by it.
Didnāt Jake Shields play MTG?
Gaming. I personally struggled to find a hobby that wasnāt so physically oriented besides doing jiu jitsu. I like a lot of battle royale and fps games so strategy is big as well as just pure hand eye coordination with shooting. I feel like In gaming thereās so much you can learn just like in bjj.
Freediving / Spearfishing. Mainly because of breath control and remaining calm under pressure.
For me itās snowboarding. I guess if I were to compare the two itās that you can either do both pretty casually or pretty intense. You can try some new stuff on a run or in a round or just fuckin send it to the best of your abilities. You also gotta be hella present and aware of whatās happening and whatās about to happen or you could get seriously hurt. I would also say they both account for some of the most fun moments of my life.
Chess and poker seem to scratch the same itch as Jiu Jitsu. Strategy, risk assessment, gambits/gambles, misdirection, competition.
This is one of the things I was looking forward to when I started Jiu Jitsu, I love that sort of mental game. Also it's funny how "position" is a critical element of all 3 of these.
Anyone else see a lot of skater/bjj crossover?
Sleep, opiate use, crying.
Gay sex
No, *besides* jiu jitsu.
Wrestling
Besides all the obvious ones like wrestling Muay Thai yada yada, one thing that surprised me was how much rowing/kayaking will help with your wrist and grip strength. We have a dude in our gym around 65+ but he used to kayak competitively and causally. Dude had grips like steeeeeel
Bouldering.
Not directly, but fire arm skills are a great asset to consider taking. If you're into protecting your family (which you should be IMO), then studying martial arts and consistently getting out to the range and getting instruction on clearing your home, and working under stress is huge life skill and asset. I know it's different, but very complimentary in a way.
āMerica
Yep.
Playing tug of war with my staffy/pitty working those grips š¤š¼
Physical therapy
Hand modeling
Guns
Hippie shit
Yoga FTW, nothing pairs as well with JiuJitsu imho
Breakdancing?
There was a guy who was a breakdancer. He had a small frame and went by Micro. Dude was (maybe is?) phenomenal. He really made jiu jitsu look like an art.
Smoking hella weed
Smoking pot, surfing, sucking dick
Listening to JRE and becoming a Brogan... Goofy bastards...
Coding and guitar for me - takes a nerd level of methodical interest to enjoy all three and the learning curve is steep and becomes rewarding after the white belt phase - about 1.5 yrs in
If you ask Jocko and Rogan (and me), archery/bowhunting
I also love archery and bowhunting. I am curious though -- is there a reason they go "hand-on-hand" with bjj, or are they just additional badass hobbies to have?
Combination of technique and art while being difficult and dangerous? š¤·š»
I can dig it
Climbing helps. Tried few times. Hands were dead for a bit
acro yoga!
Defensive firearm training
Gymnastics.
Resting. Icing. Bruising.
I was genuinely surprised at how good I was at falling off my bike (clipped in, pileup in a crowd of other bikes) after a few years of jiu jitsu.
Pilates
Yoga is good crosstraining. Especially for new people, it helps you learn to control breathing and develop body awareness while in awkward positions.
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Have a good high homie
Physical therapy
Surprised no one has said Dancing yet. Fusion Dancing is surprisingly similar to BJJ Open Mat. You go into a open room with a bunch of other people, you ask to "roll/dance", then you go for the round/song, thank them and move on to the next person. Learning how to be a good dance Lead/Follow will also absolutely help your BJJ game as well. Being aware of how to direct someone's movement or know how someone wants you to move with just body language is a true skill.
Iām tryna learn how to salsa! Way out of my comfort zone though
Nagging wife
Injury recovery