"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.
question for martial artists
- Thread starter speakeasy
- Start date
"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.
Interceptor
Master Don Juan
The knuckles of the hand in a fist are a bit more suspect.
Many MA train to use their fist only on softer body areas.
They both work. And ultimately your ability to generate power in that particular strike and which vital area of the human body is what makes the difference.
IOW, it's not an either/or question, one should train them both and be able to use them both.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Somebody above gave the reasoning for palm strikes though. If your fists aren't conditioned it's very easy to break a hand. I've boxed alot but times I've unfortunately gotten into a street fight I've messed my hands up alot. Hitting someone on the ground looks easy and fun in the UFC but it's easy to miss and hit nothing but 'crete.
If you ever find yourself in that situation hit them with palms. You may get made fun of by yourfriends but you can still palm strike them afterwards if you have to.
"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.