SeymourCake
Banned
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Striking - Muay Thai
Grappling - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or Olympic Wrestling
Grappling - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or Olympic Wrestling
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
About to start a martial art......
- Thread starter speed dawg
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Von
Master Don Juan
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Striking- Muay Thai
Grappling - Judo or Aikijutjitsu
Complimentary - Krav Maga or Silat
BJJ is a joke (in my graplling suggestion ground work and getting off ground is included)
revolutionnow
Banned
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Make Sure you have a good instructor if he or she doesn't teach you to choke it defend a choke run