Quantcast
Channel: Caveman Circus
Viewing all 21713 articles
Browse latest View live

For Anyone Considering Starting Jiu-Jitsu, Read This

0
0

Hello.

I don’t know you, but if you are here reading this letter, you are probably at least somewhat curious about BJJ and maybe considering training.

This letter is for you, and I hope that you will read it. Technically, this letter is actually to me, to the “me” of just over two years ago, but I want you to consider that this letter could just as easily have been written by you, about two years from now. I hope you will continue reading.

You don’t know it yet, because right now you are just staring at that business card you picked up in your favorite Mexican restaurant, but that card in your hand is very important. It says Gracie Jiu-Jitsu on it. You have been staring at it for about an hour. Your food is getting cold.

Since the divorce, this has been your routine: Take a long lunch alone to escape the office, eat way too much and wonder how in the hell you ended up in such a strange place. Fat and unhappy. Sleep apnea. Cigarettes. If you have 3-4 beers really fast before bed, you won’t remember your dreams, and that is a really good thing these days. Melatonin doesn’t work anymore. Your dreams are never good these days.

No, you are staring at that card because the logo on it reminds you of a time in your life long past. It reminds you of BeforeBefore you stopped doing martial arts so you could finish up school, before the stress of a bad relationship that turned into a bad marriage that turned into a gut wrenching divorce.

Before you were self-medicating with food and alcohol.

Before.

You remember watching the first UFC. Those crazy guys beating the hell out of each other. You remember that one small guy in a karate gi (you will learn differently later) climb and strangle and eventually topple all of those super scary guys who look like they came out of the womb with brass knuckles on. You got picked on a lot as a kid, and seeing that tiny guy defeat those giants, that is something you never ever forgot.

You remember David in a gi, killing all of those goliaths.

Tonight you are going to call the number on that card. And later this week you are going to come in for your first BJJ class. It is going to eventually be the best thing you ever did for yourself, in your entire life.

But you will have to get past the beginning first.

I’d love to tell you that you are going to become super close with this instructor, that he will be your Mr. Miyagi and help you through all this crazy shit. I’d love to tell you that, but it’s not true. He will have his own demons left over from the war. You will discover this before too long.

You will go train at that little Gracie start up school, and it’s going to be run by a blue belt. He won’t know that much, but that is ok, because you won’t know enough to tell the difference between a blue belt and a black belt. He was in the military and he is tougher than you, and that is all you need right now, someone to kick your ass. You won’t become friends, but it’s ok. He will eventually move on and close that school and you will have a bit of a falling out, but it’s ok too.

It’s ok because by that time, you will have spent four months training 5 days a week. That class you take on a whim is going to become the ballast that keeps you upright, that keeps your head above water every day. It’s going to start as “that fun thing to do after work”, but soon it will be all you can think about during the day.

You are going to get your arm popped at that first school, no big deal you will heal up fine. You will also get your floating rib popped, sprain your wrist, and eventually you will realize that your freezer now holds mostly ice packs when it used to hold frozen pizzas. You will quit those cigarettes for good, but for a while it won’t seem like it helps, and every day you train will be a fresh hell of hyperventilation and misery. Hypoxia for an hour at a time. Leave practice to go puke, the bathroom door is thin and everyone can hear you. Brush your teeth, catch your breath. Now go finish class. No one will laugh at you here. Everyone is struggling.

When your school closes, the best chapter of your new life will begin. You will find out that there is an accomplished black belt right here in your town: a multi time world champion who drives hours to personally train people in your town because there is no real BJJ school here.

And it’s this person that will truly shine a light on you.

It’s going to suck at first. When you change schools, you won’t be ready for the level of skill. This is a competition school where even many of the beginners compete. A UFC fighter will drop by a few times just to say hello to your professor and you will be somewhat stunned to realize the level of the guys on your mat. There will be hungry, athletic white belts who are much more talented than your last blue belt instructor. Your new professor will, out of respect for the Gracie school you were at before, honor your stripes, but you will take them off after the first open mat. You will gladly start from scratch with an empty cup. These kids are 20 and never run out of gas and they will give you no quarter for being a decade older and fat. It’s ok though, because this is exactly what you need. You need a whole team of people to hammer all of that self pity out of you so that you can rebuild yourself.

These people will help remake you, just as iron sharpens iron.

These kids will end up, after many months of suffering, becoming your friends and best training partners…but for now they are going to grind you into the mat until that buzzer goes off. Then the next guy will grind you into the mat. And the next guy. And the guy after that.

Your instructor? That black belt who is teaching you now? He is going to become your friend, and his school is going to become like a second family to you. You will compete alongside your team and form a bond that you can’t put into words, even though it’s strong enough sometimes to actually feel in the air. You will watch your teammates fight on the mat and in the ring, and you will feel like it’s you in there with them. Their victory is your victory, and their defeat is yours now too.

And a few years from now, you will look at yourself in the mirror and you won’t be able to even remember what you looked like fat and unhappy. The guy who stares back at you will have a smile on his face because he is proud of how hard he has worked.

He will smile because he knows, truly knows what he is made of.

He will smile because he has confronted all of the weakest parts of his personality on the mat and found out that he is made of stuff that you cannot see right now.

And about two years from now, your friend, your professor will put a blue belt around your waist, and it will be the proudest moment in your 34 years on this planet. Your whole team will clap and smile. It will mean more than your diploma. More than the black belt you got as a teenager. You will not allow your team to see this, but it will be one of the best days of your whole life.

But between that moment and this one, it’s going to be a grueling march up a very steep hill.

Between that moment and this one, you will have one thousand chances to quit, to half ass it, to give up, to take the easy way out.

So, it’s up to you, because it’s time to go do the work.

There is absolutely no one on this earth that can do this for you, but you.

I’ll see you in two years.

Sincerely,

The Person You Will Become

by gunslinger_006

photo credit: BJJPIX

The post For Anyone Considering Starting Jiu-Jitsu, Read This appeared first on Caveman Circus.


The Dumping Grounds

0
0

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

Rocket Scientist on Judge Judy!

 

In 1988 4 people tried to escape from the communist GDR and a tourist got it all on tape

 

Goldfish Drives His Own Little Electric Car Around a Room

 

Fresh Off The Boat With Eddie Huang: Shanghai (Part 1)

 

Fresh Off The Boat With Eddie Huang: Shanghai (Part 2)

The post The Dumping Grounds appeared first on Caveman Circus.

Awesome Links Of The Day

0
0

Shetland Ponies In Cardigans (7 Pics) – We Rule The Internet

23 Disney Cameo Appearances – Ned Hardy

The Sexiest Melanie Iglesias Video Ever – Knowd

The 7 Dumbest Things Girls Do In College – Crowd Ignite

I’ll take a ride with this hot HM14 gal (22 Photos) – The Brigade

Victoria Justice Mesh Cleavage And Bare Midriff Pics – Celeb Jihad

Jessica Lowndes in a bikini is fuking amazing! – Drunken Stepfather

15 Awesome How Its Made GIFs – Bro My God

The 20 Most Ridiculous Photos Ever According To Google – Leenks

13 Old-Timey Photos You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped - Linkiest

Damn Georgia Salpa Is Loaded! – G-Celeb

Beautiful blonde hair, blue eyed, big breasted blonde – Double Viking

This is Justin Bieber’s new girl – Celeb Slam

ReCasting: Fixing Bad Movies With Better Casting Volume One – Unreality Mag

The Many Faces of Olympian Ashley Wagner – Uncoached

Nikki Giavasis Shows Off Her “Curves” In A Sexy Photoshoot – Moe Jackson

If George Takei was in every movie – World Wide Interweb

Tramp Stamp Tuesday – Regretful Morning

Things that make us LOL! – OMG Cute Things

Yup, it totally seems legit (27 Photos) – Bad Sentinel

Why We Endure Long Hard Winters (38 Pics) – Radass

Megan is your hot college coed of the day – Big 10 Tens

The post Awesome Links Of The Day appeared first on Caveman Circus.

Dat Driver Seat

0
0

Porsche 918 Spyder

You can click on each picture to zoom in for greater detail.

BMW i8

Rolls Royce Phantom

Aston Martin DB9

Ferrari 458 Italia

Lamborghini Aventador

Ford GT

 

Lamborghini Veneno

 

McLaren MP4-12C

Mercedes SLS AMG

1967 Ford Mustang GT500

Lamborghini Countach

Nissan GTR

Ferrari F12

Dodge Viper

Jaguar F-Type

Audi R8

Maserati Granturismo

Porsche 911 Turbo

Lexus LFA

McLaren P1

 

Bugatti Veyron

 

Ferrari LaFerrari

The post Dat Driver Seat appeared first on Caveman Circus.

Checking In With One Of The Hottest MILFs Out There, Lisa Ann

This One Goes Out To All People That Are Childfree And Proud

The Side Of Iran The Media Doesn’t Show You

0
0

Over 20 years of news and photos from Iran were fairly uniform: a woman in a burqa, public executions, demonstrations with burning flags and rumors of nuclear weapons. However, the reality of everyday life in this ancient country is more complex and perse.

 

Drunk girls enjoying the party. Although there was a relative, men and women are forbidden to socialize and relax together, many ignore the law in their homes.

 

Two girls in the house after a party.

 

Eylya – artist – drinks and smokes in his house.

 

Saleswoman and catalog shopper consider underwear while another client tries on a bra.

 

A guy playing guitar in a park in Shiraz.

 

Girls smoke on the balcony of their house. At home, they can wear shirts with impunity and not to cover their heads.

 

Rock music is forbidden, so these guys rehearse at your own risk in a secret place.

 

Girls playing billiards in the recreation hall for men, where the girls entrance is strictly prohibited nastrogo.

 

Girls at the gym, where women are trained exclusively.

 

Rock band at a private concert.

 

Woman in a beauty salon, where men have no right to go. Work in the salon for men too, of course, prohibited.

 

Woman during a ceremony Chehel Manbar that passes in front of Ashura in Khorramabad. By tradition, the Iranian woman light 40 candles barefooted in certain places in the city center. The ceremony begins early in the morning and lasts all day.

 

The traditional last pet picture. Although, the context is rather sad in my opinion. Sherwin in his room with the dog. Under Islamic law, a dog is considered unclean animals, so the people of Iran can not keep dogs. Most Iranian dog owners keep their pets in the four walls, because the police have the right to confiscate dogs if their owners will be to walk.

Source: http://www.dailyfresher.com/2014/01/an-other-view-of-iran-18-photos.html

The post The Side Of Iran The Media Doesn’t Show You appeared first on Caveman Circus.

That Rare Combination Of Beauty, Talent And Intelligence…Molly Crabapple Possess Them All


The Dumping Grounds

0
0

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

Local Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen on Michael Sam being openly gay

 

Two guys climbing and exploring the Shanghai Tower

 

We are always told carbon fiber is stronger/lighter than steel. To put it in perspective here is a test of a steel vs. carbon fiber drive/prop shaft

 

This man is 70 years old

 

How Its Made: Lamborghini Aventador

 

The thought process of a Gary Kasparov during a chess game is mindblowing

The post The Dumping Grounds appeared first on Caveman Circus.

Awesome Links Of The Day

0
0

The Shortest And Most Accurate History Of The World – Ned Hardy

These Cats Are Your Guide To Japan – We Rule The Internet

The Sexiest Scarlett Johansson GIFs – Knowd

The Sexiest Way to Pay Respect to Your Dead Grandpa – Crowd Ignite

4 Olympic sports…and their women: Snowboarding, Curling, Speed and figure skating (179 Photos) – The Brigade

Rihanna topless for Instagram – Drunken Stepfather

AnnaSophia Robb Big Ass Booty Pic Compilation – Celeb Jihad

Eddie Murphy’s Daughter Bria Is Gorgeous – Bro My God

Hilarious Responses to Test Questions (21 pics) – Leenks

25 Scariest Things You Didn’t Know About Using Public Wi-Fi  – Linkiest

Damn hot blonde in the hottest outfit ever – Double Viking

A Single Nina Agdal Hand Bra Photo Deserves a Post – G-Celeb

Jennifer Lopez pelvic thrusts it for the World Cup – Celeb Slam

Sofia Vergara Hits Up The Dentist In Her Workout Gear! OW! – Moe Jackson

Emilia Clarke aka Daenerys Targaryen = Flawless (12 Pics) – Regretful Morning

Five Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Monty Python – Unreality Mag

15 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches That We Want Right Now – Uncoached

The 20 Funniest Food Puns Of All Time – World Wide Interweb

Things That Make Us LOL! – OMG Cute Things

Claire is your hot college coed of the day – Big 10 Tens

Misa Campo, should be on your radar (42 Photos) – Bad Sentinel

The First 20 People To Sign Up For Facebook – Radass

The post Awesome Links Of The Day appeared first on Caveman Circus.

A Few Things I Have Come To Understand About Women…

A Badass Brazilian Babe Will Get Us Through The Next 8 Hours

A Few Pictures To Remind You That Lovin Aint Easy

23 Guys Who Dug The Fedora’s Grave

Why You Get Used By Women

0
0

by Nick Notas

We live in a generation of angry young men. Men who harbor massive resentment towards women and blame them for their romantic shortcomings. But is that even fair?

You claim that women use and lead you on. That your time is disrespected. You always get friend zoned for no reason. You go online and make grand statements such as, “Women only date assholes”. Then you tell yourself, “This is why I don’t even try in the first place.”

I get it. You’re frustrated by a lack of success, and it hurts.

But maybe you should be pointing the finger at yourself. You let it happen. If you continually allow yourself to be disrespected, then you are to blame. It’s your job to prevent that from occurring or stop it when it does.

Let’s get proactive and break down why you feel used by women:

You expect them to sleep with you by just being there

“I was so nice to her. I listened to all her problems. I treated her with respect! And what do I get out of it? Her telling me that I’m an amazing friend while she sleeps with some other guy. What a biatch.”

Are you even listening to yourself? Do you know how manipulative you sound? You’re admitting that you expected her to have sex with you simply because you spent time with her. You were doing all these “friendly” gestures with strings attached.

Think of a girl in your lifetime that you had zero romantic feelings for. Maybe a co-worker or school friend you weren’t attracted to. If she hung around you and then automatically expected you to hook up with her, how would you feel? Would you sleep with her just because she was nice to you? I don’t think so.

Accept that attraction is an emotion which requires more than just standing around. The only time a girl is supposed to sleep with you is when she’s ready. And she’ll never be ready until she sees you in a sexual light.

You invest with your wallet, not with yourself

You don’t need to shower a girl with money or gifts to win her over. And if that’s what it takes, then she’s not worth the investment.

I’m not advocating being a cheapskate. If you want to pay for a round of drinks or a reasonably priced dinner, awesome. But don’t go dropping $200 on a bottle of wine or lavish presents before you’ve even built something substantial. You’re setting yourself up as the wrong type of partner. Also, it’s intense for many girls and places a lot of unwanted pressure on them.

Try to see it from her point of view. All she’s going to think is, “This guy doesn’t know me and is already willing to spend all this money. He must be desperate.” Even if it’s subconscious, she’ll slot you mainly as a provider and not a lover.

Look to create romantic connections using only yourself and not what you can offer monetarily.

You change to win them over

Seek out women who like you. The worst thing you can do is start a connection by pretending to be someone else. All it shows is that you’re insecure and you’ll do anything for approval.

Do you think a woman will respect you more or less when she sees you’re so easily molded? She’ll never view you as an equal partner and will continue to walk all over you. At first, it will be small changes. Eventually, you’ll forget who you even were.

Of course, as a relationship progresses, compromise is important. But those compromises should be fair and within reason. If you have a hardcore substance problem where you become an abusive prick, change makes sense. But if you like to smoke the occasional bowl to relax before bed, that’s a perfectly normal part of you.

Be upfront about who you are and what you want from the beginning. Don’t hide your smoking, toking, or drinking habits. Don’t stop playing video games (again, within reason) because she thinks they’re stupid. Don’t change your diet to match hers. And don’t ignore friendships unless your friends are mistreating you or her.

Have a backbone and be your own person. She can accept it or you’ll find someone who will.

You never push it forward and show your intentions

If you spend time with a girl you like and you don’t express your sexual intentions, you only have yourself to blame when she “leads you on”. You’re being dishonest and lying your way into the friend zone. A woman needs to be turned on by you to even consider you as a sexual prospect.

Most women are not evil monsters who get off on dragging you around. They either don’t know how you feel because you fake being a friend. Or they do know, but are looking out for themselves. They don’t want to have to reject you. They don’t want to lose you as a friend. Or they love the attention and hey, you’re giving it away for free!

I love when guys try to defend their actions with, “But I actually want to treat her like a person. I’m not just trying to get in her pants like every other douche.” They make themselves out to be superior men because they didn’t flirt with her.

Stop trying to justify your fears and insecurities by shaming sex. Deep down, you want to sleep with her as much as anyone else. You’re making her out to be a victim of predators when she’s the one actively choosing to hook up with them and not you.

You can still give a shiet about a woman and want to build a meaningful connection while being sexually forward. In fact, these are the guys who attract the most quality women. The combination of genuine connection and raw sexual attraction is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Showing your interest does not make you a jerk, it makes you a human.

You invest time in those who don’t invest in you

I want girls who want to invest energy and time in me. I do not chase endlessly. I do not try to convince them to like me. And I do not wait around for weeks or months racking my brain to see what she wants.

Text a couple messages back and forth, then suggest a date. On the date, pull the trigger and go for a kiss before the end. Stop playing the guessing game of how she feels. She either likes you and wants to pursue a romantic relationship or she doesn’t. Find out sooner than later.

I spoke with a guy a six months ago who was chatting with a girl from online dating. They had been talking for 2 weeks and I told him to ask her out already. I said if by then she refuses, I would focus my efforts elsewhere.

I got a follow up last week and he told me, “Dude, I’ve made serious progress!” They’ve now been chatting on the phone for months and every time he asks her to hang out, she never commits. I told him again to move on but ultimately he refuses.

If she finally commits, I wish him the best. But think about it: do you want to be with someone who took months to go on a first date with you? Do you believe that suddenly you two will have a healthy, passionate, sexual relationship?

And if she doesn’t commit, he invested tremendously in someone who wouldn’t return the same. He’ll end up emotionally crushed and pissed off.

You put all your eggs in one basket

Until anything sexual has happened with you and a woman, never close off your other options. Even once something does happen, it’s up to you to set the expectations of what you’re looking for – whether that’s casual or committed.

Still introduce yourself to new girls. Still ask for phone numbers. Still message women online. Still go to parties with friends and flirt with people. Still setup dates. Still escalate those dates forward.

Narrowing your focus to one person has no benefit. You have to start from square one if it doesn’t work out. You’ll tend to view that person as your only opportunity and place them on a pedestal. You won’t evaluate them objectively. You will settle because of a scarcity mentality and not because they’re right for you. And you’ll have a difficult time walking away from mistreatment or low quality women.

If you get romantic and she turns out to be the only girl you want, then you can stop pursuing others. Until then, date around and get some valuable experience under your belt.

Follow these guidelines and you’ll stop being used. You won’t feel shietty about making connections based on lies. You won’t blow your money needlessly. You’ll never be led on again because you’ll take action and only invest in women who are attracted to you.

And you’ll realize that whatever negative experiences you may have had were your own doing. Either you tolerated mistreatment or you were the one disrespecting your needs by being inauthentic.

Then suddenly, the resentment will fade away.

 

Check out more awesome articles by Nick @ The Dating Specialist >>

The post Why You Get Used By Women appeared first on Caveman Circus.


Stop Whatever You’re Doing And Rent Emma Watson’s ‘Bling Ring’ Right Now!

The Dumping Grounds

0
0

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

funny pictures and videos of the day

Cows literally jump for joy after being freed from a dairy farm into an open field again

 

The truth about being single

 

Nostalgia Biatch: Hit Songs of 2000

 

What if men and women traded places on Valentines Day

 

Matt Damon makes fun of Ben Affleck about Gigli

The post The Dumping Grounds appeared first on Caveman Circus.

Awesome Links Of The Day

0
0

The Stories Behind Famous Paintings – Ned Hardy

Celebrities Without Makeup – Knowd

The Sexiest Way to Pay Respect to Your Dead Grandpa – Crowd Ignite

Peace Through Strength: USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 (59 HQ Photos) – The Brigade

Joanna Krupa fills out a bikini ever so nicely – Drunken Stepfather

33 Epic Miley Cyrus Pics From Her ‘Bangerz’ Tour – Celeb Jihad

7 Women Who Put Their Lady Parts to Horribly Practical Uses - Linkiest

The Athletes of the First Winter Olympics in 1924 – Leenks

Online Dating Sites Can Be A Strange Place! – Bro My God

Joy Corrigan & Charlotte McKinney – Bikini Photoshoot in Miami – G-Celeb

I wouldn’t mind having her as my girlfriend! – Double Viking

The Sexiest Social Media Pics of the Week – Celeb Slam

Devin Brugman & Natasha Oakley Wear Sexy Red Bikinis – Moe Jackson

What Does One Trillion Dollars Look Like? (6 Pics) – Regretful Morning

President Obama is a funny guy (20 photos) – World Wide Interweb

Cosplay of the Day: Struck By Lightning – Unreality Mag

Funny Pics of Cats and Dogs Sneezing – Uncoached

Things That Make Us LOL! – OMG Cute Things

The Walk Of Shame, It Happens – Big 10 Tens

These skin tight dresses have never looked so happy (42 Photos) – Bad Sentinel

It’s Monday and We Should Celebrate Hump Day Early (46 Pics) – Radass

The post Awesome Links Of The Day appeared first on Caveman Circus.

That Netflix Experience

0
0

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

When my roommate asks me why I’m still awake making bacon and watching Netflix at 5.00 am

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

When I remember my ex’s Netflix password

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

When I find a new show on netflix that has 8 seasons

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

When I finish watching an entire series on Netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

When Netflix recommends Spongebob because I watched Breaking Bad

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

When I’m excited to watch a movie and I check to see if its on Netflix

netflix

netflix

netflix

The post That Netflix Experience appeared first on Caveman Circus.

Hot Damn, Breana Is Seriously Freaking Hawt!

Viewing all 21713 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images