Me making a big mistake
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(Those who possess the proper context should immediately realize why this is a mistake...)
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@Tsaukpaetra that's a unique picture that was just taken today; not surprised GIS can't identify it. If you want to go that route, though, the guy on the left is me...
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
the guy on the left is me...
I already knew that. So, what, you engaged in fisticuffs with Richard Spencer?
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
the guy on the left is me...
Sweet! For some reason I pictured you with a wider chin...
Unfortunately, the database I've been keeping for forum members seems to be corrupted, I'm not sure I'll be able to remember your face for future identification.
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@anotherusername said in Me making a big mistake:
@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
the guy on the left is me...
I already knew that. So, what, you engaged in fisticuffs with Richard Spencer?
Never heard of him. Thanks a lot; now that name is in my search history...
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Your biggest mistake is not knowing how to punch. You’re gonna bust your thumbs making fists like a sissy
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@M_Adams hmm?
I learned to make a fist like that from my grandfather, who learned it in the Marine Corps. He said "whatever you do, don't tuck your thumb in and curl your fingers around it; it may feel natural but it's a good way to break your thumb if you hit hard enough."
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@anotherusername said in Me making a big mistake:
So, what, you engaged in fisticuffs with
@masonwheeler is that Nick from L4D2?
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@ben_lubar nope!
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
@M_Adams hmm?
He said "whatever you do, don't tuck your thumb in and curl your fingers around it; it may feel natural but it's a good way to break your thumb if you hit hard enough."
That’s true however having your thumbs pointed out will get them broken and severe damage to the socket at the base.
This is a proper fist, thumb out of harms way as you should be making contact with your first two knuckles in line with the bones of your arm:
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BTW: Trust me on this. I’ve been in more than my fair share of biker bar bust-ups and never damaged my thumbs. I’ve broken all the bones in my hand itself, by hitting a metal door when the fucker zigged instead of zagging, but the thumb was just fine.
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The stance is strange too. The best way to hold yourself is bent forward with both hands in front of your face so it's hard for them to hit anything.
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@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
The stance is strange too.
Yah, that stance is an invite for a distracting groin kick, just prior to my rabbit punch to the trachea.
I fight to win, if I have to fight. Fuck fair.
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This is like those Reddit threads where someone posts something like "met this guy today" and you have to read half the comments before you can work out which one is the celebrity
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@M_Adams said in Me making a big mistake:
@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
The stance is strange too.
Yah, that stance is an invite for a distracting groin kick
OTOH, @masonwheeler seems to be about to punch the other guy in the groin with his left hand, and it doesn’t look like he’ll see it coming.
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@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
The stance is strange too. The best way to hold yourself is bent forward with both hands in front of your face so it's hard for them to hit anything.
It's a traditional karate fighting stance. Admittedly it would have looked better if he'd been standing a foot or two further back, but...
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@Jaloopa said in Me making a big mistake:
This is like those Reddit threads where someone posts something like "met this guy today" and you have to read half the comments before you can work out which one is the celebrity
Yeah, basically. I figured someone would recognize him, but...
This is me with Jason David Frank. Said to be an 8th degree black belt, he's an undefeated MMA fighter and a renowned karate instructor.
(There's also the small matter of him being...
the actor who played Tommy Oliver, widely regarded as the greatest Power Ranger of all time.)Therefore, getting in a fight with him would be a big mistake. :D
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
It's a traditional karate fighting stance.
It looks more like a traditional flower holding stance. Especially with your expression.
Who is the guy in the white coat? (Apart from “someone with a better choice in tailor.”
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
@Jaloopa said in Me making a big mistake:
This is like those Reddit threads where someone posts something like "met this guy today" and you have to read half the comments before you can work out which one is the celebrity
Yeah, basically. I figured someone would recognize him, but...
This is me with Jason David Frank. Said to be an 8th degree black belt, he's an undefeated MMA fighter and a renowned karate instructor.
(There's also the small matter of him being...
the actor who played Tommy Oliver, widely regarded as the greatest Power Ranger of all time.)Therefore, getting in a fight with him would be a big mistake. :D
Oh. Well, he looks like Richard Spencer.
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@masonwheeler What are you doing up? It's like 5:30 on a Sunday morning there in Utah.
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@anotherusername ...or 4:30 here in California, but my body is still on Utah time and this is about when I normally wake up. :P
I have always been very much a "early to bed, early to rise" type.
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@Jaloopa said in Me making a big mistake:
@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
the actor who played Tommy Oliver
The EDL guy?
No, that's Jamie Oliver. He is part of the EDL.
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@Polygeekery said in Me making a big mistake:
No, that's Jamie Oliver. He is part of the EDL.
He's too busy culturally appropriating stuff for that.
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
The stance is strange too. The best way to hold yourself is bent forward with both hands in front of your face so it's hard for them to hit anything.
It's a traditional karate fighting stance. Admittedly it would have looked better if he'd been standing a foot or two further back, but...
Well, for that stance your body is way too frontal to the guy you're facing (should be more sideways), it's the left arm you should be raising as your left shoulder is the one forward and your right arm should be tucked way closer to the body with your right fist on a height with the solar plexus. The only time your arm should be facing down like your left is when you just swiped an attack to the side.
Also, your feet are way too close to each other, looks like you're putting the weight equally on both feet, that's just wrong. Either put the weight on the front foot (for increasing the range of your punch) or on the back foot so you can do a kick with your front foot. Also, your body should be way lower. I don't see much muscular tension either - this stance should evoke the feeling of a wound coil close to unsnapping.
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@Rhywden what part of "making a big mistake" do you not understand? :P
Seriously, though, it was a photo op in a constrained space. It could have looked more realistic if the camera had afforded more room to space things out a bit. I actually had a stance closer to what you're describing, but he corrected it to look better for the camera.
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@masonwheeler Well, depends on the definition of "looking better".
I'm also not sure that any kind of stance would make you look better
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This should literally be in the "look at me" category, because that's what we're doing here.
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@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
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@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
@pie_flavor said in everywhere
What?
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
Tommy Oliver
http://the-rift-cafe.wikia.com/wiki/Tommy_Oliver
??? Looks nothing like the former brony analyst...
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Me making a big mistake:
??? Looks nothing like the former brony analyst...
Most likely named his character after him. :P The Ranger Tommy first appeared in 1993 IIRC.
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@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
what?
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@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
what?
Take it somewhere else please, you two...
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@masonwheeler hmm? I'm just asking him for clarification.
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@pie_flavor 1/10 troll better.
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@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@pie_flavor 1/10 troll better.
what makes you think that's trolling?
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Me making a big mistake:
??? Looks nothing like the former brony analyst...
Most likely named his character after him. :P The Ranger Tommy first appeared in 1993 IIRC.
No, the character is named Tall Tales. His online name is (was) BronyCurious.
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@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
what?
https://what.thedailywtf.com/post/1400049
@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@pie_flavor 1/10 troll better.
what makes you think that's trolling?
Because he already provided the clarification, even before you asked, as noted above.
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@djls45 Oh, I must have missed that.
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@djls45 said in Me making a big mistake:
@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@topspin we're walking down to the insect hospital to set the insects free?
what?
https://what.thedailywtf.com/post/1400049
@pie_flavor said in Me making a big mistake:
@Gribnit said in Me making a big mistake:
@pie_flavor 1/10 troll better.
what makes you think that's trolling?
Because he already provided the clarification, even before you asked, as noted above.
What?
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@masonwheeler said in Me making a big mistake:
the actor who played Tommy Oliver, widely regarded as the greatest Power Ranger of all time.
:sadtrombone:
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@Rhywden said in Me making a big mistake:
Also, your feet are way too close to each other, looks like you're putting the weight equally on both feet, that's just wrong.
The weight definitely looks like it's shifted to the back.
Also, your body should be way lower. I don't see much muscular tension either - this stance should evoke the feeling of a wound coil close to unsnapping.
That's a good (and common) way to slow yourself down.
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@boomzilla It's the traditional stance, though ;) Didn't say anything about practicality.
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@Rhywden it's one traditional stance.
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@boomzilla The traditional stance is a 20 degree forward lean, with the elbows on the counter table and the beef held in both hands.
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