"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Everyone i know whose done good in wrestling has some kind of chronic injury. You'll definatly get something messed up. But, its also one of the funnest things to do. Theirs alotta technique in wrestling. . . .beating someone who is physcically stronger than you by technique is an awesome feeling. To me, its worth the injuries.

I've only done bjj btw, but we learn wrestling techniques in it. I wish I wrestled in hs
 

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Life is dangerous. Cars kill more people than wrestling.

But then again I saw a kid break his neck at a tournament, and I shattered my own thumb so badly it needed an experimental surgery. (If you go out for the team, learn to shoot takedowns with your thumbs pressed against your index finger; this keeps it from catching on the other guy and breaking.)

imo, learning the fundamentals of grappling on a hs wrestling team is an excellent foundation for whatever self-defense skills you develop later in life. People who can wrestle tend to fight well; ufc champs and finalists often have grappling backgrounds.
 

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I wrestled in high school. 6'0 215 ibs. Boi did i get hurt sometimes, mostly twisting joints and pulling muscles.

But it made me hella flexible which allowed me not to get into serious injurys.

As for statistics, juss tell your parents to let you do it, and at the first sign of any serous injury youll quit.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Wrestling is a great sport. Just make sure you don't be stupid. Tell your parents to cool down.
 

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Yea, my parents wouldn't let me have a skateboard when I was a kid because they thought I would break my arm. However, they let me play high school football and wrestling. Makes total sense to me :confused:

Anyway, I know a few peeps who got injured during wrestling, but nothing life altering. I broke a kid's nose once with a cross face and another kid's ribs during a tournament. Shyt happens, man. Just be the one delivering the pain.
 

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dude you'll be fine...the thing about wrestling is you wrestle against people of similar weight...just give it a try
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Berlex said:
dude you'll be fine...the thing about wrestling is you wrestle against people of similar weight...just give it a try
exactly. don't let a coach talk you into getting too skinny...not worth it. that's how my bro messed up his shoulder--ironically, driven into the mat by some jerk from my high school (we went to different schools). like any contact sport, there are coaches out there that will tell their wrestlers to go after somebody to mess 'em up. but if you're sensible and don't go too skinny you'll be fine (you'll have to figure out that threshold for yourself).
 

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Show them injury statistics for car crashes, other sports, anything common and every day. Pull the smartass routine and be like "well since we're getting all worried about injuries now, i guess i'll have to walk. Oh wait, never mind here are some stats on pedestrians getting ran over. I guess I'll stay home. Oh no, heres stats on people who have died in their own house."

:)
 

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If you can't do wrestling or bjj, here is something awesome you can do:

Get jui-jitsu instructional videos from bittorent, youtube, google videos, dc, ect, and get a few jui-jitsu intructional books from your bookstore (like boarders), and practice em with you and your friends. Look for ways to improve you techniques, and discover new ones. You can practice anywhere with proper cushining, such as a tarp or a lawn. This is a great way to get good on the ground, and its pretty common among people who can't train at a regular dojo.

You will also learn ground skills for wrestling. Even though you can't do it now, your parents definatly won't be able to stop you by the time you're a junior.
 

"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.

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I wouldnt suggest that. Without a trained professional, your chance for injuries go up tremendously. Besides, how do you know if you're doing it 100% correct.
 

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Skilla_Staz said:
I wouldnt suggest that. Without a trained professional, your chance for injuries go up tremendously. Besides, how do you know if you're doing it 100% correct.
We'll as long as you aren't rolling with a maniac, not doing any stand up, and not doing any foot/knee locks, your chance of injury is really low. I probably should've have mentioned that when I reccomended you guys roll.

about doing it 100% correct. . . .unless you're atleast a purple belt, you'll always be doing something wrong. Theirs like an infinate amount of details to learn about in every technique. I roll with trained perfessionals, and I know im probably doing stuff wrong, otherwise I wouldn't be a white belt.

Through rolling and practicing, your skill can only improve.
 

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That is true. I, personally, would rather have an instructor than be reading a book.
 
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