KnowYard Community

the McDojo accusations are unfair. a McDojo promotes students without merit and charges for belt tests. Octagon has legitimate belt standards and the coaches (at least at my location) hold students to them. its a chain, not a McDojo. theres a difference

for DFW boxers: shadowboxing in front of a mirror at home is free and its the best way to improve your footwork. 15 minutes a day focusing on movement. no punches. just move correctly. your coach will notice within a week

the real answer is the best striking art is the one at the gym closest to your house with the best coach. a mediocre art with a great coach beats a great art with a bad coach every single time

the karate to MMA pipeline is more real than people think. Wonderboy Thompson, Lyoto Machida, Robert Whittaker — all karate-based fighters who adapted it to MMA. the distance management and blitzing is unique and hard to deal with

started adding wrestling conditioning to my BJJ training — stairs, sprawl drills, shot drills, live wrestling rounds. my gas tank for competitions improved more in 2 months than the previous year of just rolling

Buffalo Wild Wings pro tip: call ahead on big PPV nights and get a table reserved. ive been turned away before because the place was at capacity by 7pm for a Conor card

the MMA gym watch party is the move and i wish more people knew about it. watching fights surrounded by actual fighters and grapplers who can break down what just happened in real time is an elite experience

counterargument: its the fighters choice and body autonomy matters. BUT — when the culture pressures every fighter to cut and the alternative is fighting at a size disadvantage, is it really a choice?

my P4P has Pereira at 1 and i dont care if its controversial. the man cleared out middleweight, is clearing out light heavyweight, and has the most highlight reel KOs in UFC history. the eye test matters

modify everything. come to class, drill technique with a trusted partner who knows youre injured, and go home. do not roll. the 6 week competition can wait or you can compete at the next one. there is always another tournament

this list is clutch. ive been wanting to visit other gyms but didnt know when open mats were. saving this thread

for self defense the gi argument is valid. most altercations happen when people are wearing clothes. if you can cross collar choke someone in their hoodie thats a real world skill lol

nogi has won and its not even close. look at where the money is. ADCC, CJI, WNO — all nogi. the best grapplers in the world are nogi specialists. gi is becoming what kata is to karate — traditional but not where the innovation happens

File for unemployment the same day. Texas unemployment isn't much ($563/week max) but it buys time. Don't wait. The processing takes 2-3 weeks.

Property taxes are the real killer. No income tax sounds great until you realize you pay 2.5% of your home value every year. That adds up FAST on a 400k house.

Been thinking about this all week. Good timing on the post.

The companies forcing return-to-office are just trying to justify their lease costs. It's not about productivity and everyone knows it.

The recyclers buying these no-questions-asked are the real problem. A stolen cat sells for $100-500 in scrap. Until that's regulated this won't stop.

Skip the job boards for the first week. Reach out directly to everyone you know. LinkedIn connections, former coworkers, friends of friends. 70% of jobs are filled through networking and that's not a cliché.

Church and mutual friends are how most people here meet. I know that's not helpful if you're not religious but that's honestly the reality.

Got a used Prius for my commute. $14K and it gets 50mpg. My gas bill went from $380 to $140. Best financial decision I've made in years. I still have the truck for weekends.

Look at healthcare and government tech roles. They're not as flashy but they're still hiring and they don't lay off every 6 months. Stability matters when you've been burned.

I have everything delivered to my office now. Annoying to carry it all home but at least it's secure.

At $110K combined you can make $350K work but it will be tight with Texas property taxes. Run the real numbers including tax, insurance, and a maintenance fund. Not just principal and interest.

If the menu is laminated and the decor includes wood paneling, you're about to have an incredible meal. That's just science.