Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
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"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.
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
Master Don Juan
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
Master Don Juan
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
"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.
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
Inquisitus
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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.