"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
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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.
oakraiderz2
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"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.
ready123
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though i gotta admit, during the postfight I have no clue what he's saying
On October 24.Levex said:when's that fight coming up?
ready123
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his fighting stance is pretty unusual toopiranha45 said:the way he punches seems pretty revolutionary.
half his opponents have no clue what to do w/ it haha
Inquisitus
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Just google Shotokan or JKA sparring or watch this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkGP0AM14F0
EDIT: this one is good too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=292RJFjGCKA
"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.
Lyoto's dad changed (adapted) Shotokan karate in order to deal with bigger and taller opponents when he migrated to Brazil. So, its different from other Shotokan karate.Inquisitus said:His fighting style has been seen outside of MMA. He's the first to use it successfully in MMA or any full contact match.
Just google Shotokan or JKA sparring or watch this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkGP0AM14F0
EDIT: this one is good too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=292RJFjGCKA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzQt2dO4JGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4dgDxLbWwE&feature=channel
Looks the same technically as the others.
There may be differences but it looks to be the same type of differences between instructors. Also, Lyoto and Chinzo may not be the best representatives as they're not short guys.