It's a distraction and contrary to jiu-jitsu/mma. You could be a 500 pound "aikido master" and call dean lister a pussy everyday on facebook and hide behind the screen. So what is the point in learning martial arts if people are still gunna cyber rob u, pick on you etc. makes no sense
plus do u think brock lesnar has a facebook lol
Except Facebook is where I find out about the best seminars, training camps and competitions.
Maybe it's just me, but I fail to see any correlation between my jitz and facebook usage.
I will admit that a large amount of my training, i.e. open mat time and locations, seminars, networking, info on UFC/EBI type fights, jiu jitsu videos etc. would probably take a hit w/o the Facebook machine.Quote:
Originally Posted by NameLikeNoOther
And to respond to the "what is the point in learning martial arts if people are still gunna [sic] rob u", it's called Haters gonna Hate, Winners gonna Win. No one person who has achieved notoriety doesn't get some hate. Look at Eddie's success, it came with a lot of haters. If he listened to everything that every person said, Tenth Planet wouldn't be where it's at today and the Flat Earth movement wouldn't have any legs.
I’m not on fb that much but IG is another story. I’ve learned so god damn much on there about Jiu Jitsu, plus it’s essential for promoting seminars and mts
Facebook gives your location, who your family is, who your friends are, where u r right now etc
WHY IN THE FUCK WOULD YOU WANT A ENEMY TO KNOW THAT SHIT!
If you want to protect yourself secrecy is the best.
lmao. Ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaolinmonk
obviously you never had a gang of skinheads send you and your family death threats
you live in boston LOL
Are you Geraldo Rivera? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SHAOLINMONK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fN9BQEh4Fo
If anybody says this applies to instagram, they have clearly never seen john danaher's. It's like half concepts. I highly recommend y'all check it out: danaherjohn.
Personally, as someone who travels to new cities often, Facebook is a powerful tool for keeping in tune/touch with people that I care about in the cities that I am not currently living. (especially the different 10th Planet moons!) For example Slick Rick is my friend on Facebook and one of my personal Jiu Jitsu heroes. Its awesome to see him and his team killing it at Evolve MMA in Singapore. Facebook to me is more for friends and family of 150 people or so as opposed to Twitter, IG or reddit which connects you with the entire hive-mind. (In other words if you are talking to some 500 lb. dude calling Dean Lister a pussy on Facebook, you are doing it wrong in my opinion)
I am aware of all these studies coming out showing how Facebook is bad for your mental health... my solution is to work on checking social media only in the morning, the way a sophisticated gentleman read the newspaper in the 1920s. Fill yourself in with the happenings of the world over a cup of coffee then go about your business for the rest of the day. Any important information will still be there waiting for you in the morning.
As for quitting things "cold-turkey" ...I know this is a controversial opinion and lots of people disagree, but I am a big believer in not quitting anything you enjoy entirely. I personally see it as a weakness and instead prefer to "master the moderation". Of course this doesn't apply to things you legitimately never WANT to do again, but if there is some want or desire why should you abstain yourself completely? Some good personal examples for me are common vices like cigarettes and alcohol. I used to go ham with both from ages 14-22. Now at 29 I have mastered the moderation with both to my liking. I smoke roughly 2-7 packs of organic tobacco American Spirits PER YEAR. They are particularly nice during rough weight cuts, road trips, and on vacations in the mountains at high elevation. As for alcohol, I drink maybe only 5-10 nights PER YEAR. When I do drink, I get completely hammered, dare I say LIT. Its super enjoyable and at the same time deters me from drinking again since the aftermath is so rough!
One day we’ll be proud of looking at our phones and we’ll even chose our spouses based on how often they look at their phones. “I’m looking for someone I can stare at my phone with” -Jessica Beil
It’s like “Don’t use any knives in your kitchen because they may kill a person”
That is so sweet of hers. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo