BlogHide Resteemsramareddy (40)in bjj • 6 years agoNew Video: History, Jiu Jitsu, and Maps with Ruadhan MacFaddenMy second interview in my "Out on a Limb" episodes. Lesson learned: Audio can be just as much of a hassle as video, man. My mic picked up everything including the rub against my shirt and the…ramareddy (40)in mma • 6 years agoConcept: The Attack and Adjust Cycle (and the difficulties of formatting)Hey Guys, throwing up my newest article on my blog at This is an conceptual piece discussing the philosophy of attack as a way to gain information about your opponent. I wanted to put it…ramareddy (40)in mma • 6 years agoCommentating for We Love MMA in Berlin tomorrow!Helping with the English stream of We Love MMA's 44th edition here in cold, rainy Berlin at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin! This is my second commentating, and maybe the first time I sent a CV to…resteemedevecab (67)in cleanplanet • 6 years agoA @cleanplanet initiative - clean up around you!Yesterday (December 2nd 2018) we spent the day at one of our favorite beach spots, and have decided to join the @cleanplanet initiative and pick up trash where we found some. This beach is…ramareddy (40)in bjj • 6 years agoI have a new website up, sorry I've been gone for a sec!Life is good. After last summer, I've been focussing on how to make the transition to Germany with any amount of elegance. Huge lol. One brick in this house was building a website and migrating…ramareddy (40)in bjj • 7 years agoBJJ Seminar/Web-series with a friend in India!This is exciting news! Eliot is a super cool guy. American, but grew up in Japan. Wrestled at UC Davis. He's currently a BJJ black belt with a dojo in El Dorado Hills, California. Much like me…ramareddy (40)in boxing • 7 years agoSouthpaw vs Orthodox: Unmatched LeadsThis is something that helps my students wrap their heads around "Unmatched Leads" as a positional concept. To steal a phrase from Bruce Lee. This just discusses options in terms of punching or…ramareddy (40)in travel • 7 years agoA brief jaunt to Athens and a look at the AcropolisI was lucky enough to spend a couple days in Athens! To say it was awe-inspiring would be an understatement: It was something of a dream come true. For history-geeks, this is what many would…ramareddy (40)in wrestling • 7 years agoNew Video: 25 Single Legs in 3 minutesHeeeeyyyyy, I just put my first wrestling instructional up! Truly, less of an instructional and more of a reference for those wanting to organize how they think about single leg finishes.…ramareddy (40)in boxing • 7 years agoBoxing Combo: Fitzsimmon Shift + D'Amato ShiftTwo of my favorite movements to create a great combo to herd someone into your left hand. End's with what is called a "Homerun Hook" in the Cus D'Amato's system. Stay Safe!ramareddy (40)in travel • 7 years agoGot my phone stolen: The How, The Calm, and The PreventionLast night around 830, as I was looking at Google Maps, three kids on a scooter snatched my phone out of my hand and zoomed off into the night. This is in Indiranagar, a relatively developed and…ramareddy (40)in mma • 7 years agoI was wrong, so wrong about UFC 223. (Holloway vs. Nurmagomedov)After much Yanni-listening , I have come to terms with Holloway-Nurmagomedov and I am eating my words like popcorn. Odd to me on a few levels: Holloway was too injured to face Ortega, a guy…ramareddy (40)in bjj • 7 years agoWrestling-phobia in BJJ: Why, How, and a Potential Cure“I just pull guard, brah! LOL”. It’s almost a mantra. Sure it’s self-deprecating, maybe even charming, but are you a puller because you want to be, or because you never really had the knowledge to…ramareddy (40)in bjj • 7 years agoThe Most Elaborate Prank in UFC History: Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson fall-through #4If you're bugging out because you think Tony Ferguson actually tore his MCL tripping on a sidewalk, relax yourself. That guy literally break dances on concrete and front flips out of double legs.…resteemedjiujitsu (63)in steemitbjj • 7 years agoGet Off the Ground with These 6 Techniquessteemitbjj.com knightbjj.comramareddy (40)in politics • 7 years agoThe Compass of DemocracyHow often have you heard after a poorly stated, though otherwise benign opinion: “Shut them down!”, “She needs to stop talking!”, or “Throw him in jail!” Obviously, acting on any of those would…ramareddy (40)in mma • 7 years agoJudge Dread: Clearer Criteria to Save MMA from Hilariously Bad Decisions (Part 1)As fighters become increasingly well-rounded and skilled, MMA fans are seeing more and more fights that are labelled as “controversial” decisions. Most of the rest of community just calls them, and…ramareddy (40)in india • 7 years agoImpress your Indian IT teammates by wishing them a Happy Ugadi!Ugadi/Yugadi is the traditional beginning of the new year (year 5119!) of a few ethnicities in India: Kannadigas (in and around Bangalore) Telugus (many of of whom are in or around Hyderabad). A…ramareddy (40)in bjj • 7 years agoMy very first instructional and lessons learned (Or can you catch the glaring flaw in this video before reading the post?)A few years ago, I created a video with my good friend Eliot (who currently runs Shuraba MMA in Taipei). It was much more of a process than I had imagined. We shot and reshot a few times because…ramareddy (40)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoBringing MMA, history, and sociology nerdiness to Steemit!Hey there! Here's bit about myself without sounding too much like a Tinder profile. My rough trajectory of homes since my birthing: NYC --> Houston ---> Seattle ---> Taipei --->…
