"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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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.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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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 Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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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.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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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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