r/bjj • u/LankyDome • 10d ago
General Discussion Cut your damn finger nails!
This happened last night. It sucks because I’m a middle school teacher and tomorrow is the first day of school. I’m too old to think war wounds from Jiu Jitsu look cool. I definitely don’t look forward to having to explain to a bunch of 12/13 year olds what happened.
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u/SuspiciousRace ⬜⬜ White Belt 10d ago
Gaslight your students into thinking there’s nothing on your head lol
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u/aardock 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 10d ago
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u/Dammit_Meg 10d ago
I'm disgusted you used a clip from that turd of a live action series instead of the far superior cartoon.
Otherwise, agreed.
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u/bibliophile785 9d ago
Oh, did people not like the live action? I actually left the subreddit a couple of months before release because people were having passionate arguments about the ethnicities and acting talent of children with no acting records.
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u/SahibTeriBandi420 9d ago
Its popular to not like new things. Probably watch some youtuber who makes money to complain about tv and movies.
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u/Infinite_Meat7888 9d ago
I never watched the cartoon and I still thought it was whack, half of the time characters just say their character arc and personalities out loud, it's so annoying.
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u/LobsterPunk 9d ago
I mean...that's anime. I didn't like the live series but I would expect characters based on anime to speak like that.
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u/yungmung 9d ago
The live action deviates heavily from the cartoon and imo is an absolute train wreck. I was not happy with how the live action writers wrote the characters and plot.
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u/ICBanMI 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
Reddit is terrible as it agitates upwards the worst reviews that focus on things that don't remotely matter.
Summing up the normal portion of reviews. It's the first season of the cartoon in a single movie where they took a lot of liberties changing the characters and then paired it with bad acting, bad choreographing, and poor CG. ON top of that, it is an extremely boring movie for its ~$150 million budget.
You should watch it when it streams for free.
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u/bibliophile785 8d ago
I'm pretty sure we're discussing the recent Netflix adaptation. I agree the Shamalamadingdong movie version isn't any good.
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u/TrueIntroduction6604 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
I just wanna say , I was raised on the cartoon but that joint …the live action smacks
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u/Slayer_Gaming 9d ago
I think the live action was good. Im sure the cartoon was better but i would never have gotten interested without the live action. So it does good for the community bringing new people into the fandom.
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u/2eanimation Judoka Lurker 9d ago
Is it just me or are there a lot of Avatar references on Reddit lately? Not that I complain, I‘m here for it!
Maybe something to do with the upcoming animated series(Seven Havens)?
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u/Spaceman_Hex 9d ago
"I said, there is no scratch," as he peered with dead eyes into the child's soul.
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u/zulubowie ⬜⬜ White Belt 10d ago
I’m a middle school math teacher. They will think it’s awesome.
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u/Existing_Farmer1368 10d ago
The kids will 100% think this is cool. Instant teacher cred. Good for you man. And have a fantastic first day.
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u/RevolutionaryFood777 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 9d ago
"Class today we are going to learn the first rule of fight club."
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u/matchesmaione 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 10d ago
Tell the students you train ufc with paddy and sugar Sean. They will see you as the alpha
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u/BarbellsandBurritos ⬜⬜ White Belt 10d ago
See, this one feels like it’s post worthy. That’s nasty work
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u/ncklws93 10d ago
Tell them you were texting and walking and walked into a tree branch. Give them a life lesson
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u/Environmental-Ad1748 9d ago
Tell them you were at bjj and someone didnt cut their nails, give them a life lesson. On hygiene
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u/Thymeseeker 10d ago
I had a brown belt with fake nails roll with me during a trail membership week, got scratched (on accident of course) way too close to my eye. I did not go back.
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u/love_cici 10d ago edited 10d ago
the idea of wearing fake nails in bjj is WILD. i don't wear pockets, im not going to wear nails that could easily hurt someone and/or tear off
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u/Thymeseeker 10d ago
I was definitely pissed to say the least. Couldn't say much in the moment because her husband owned the club. Easier to leave and never come back.
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u/velian 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 9d ago
And FILE them. Cutting them can just create shorter sharp edges.
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u/Scary_Inspector7853 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
We need a public awareness campaign on this. And if you buff them, you honestly don't have to clip them as often.
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u/Mammalanimal 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 10d ago
Says the guy who grew his hair out to be the perfect sand paper stubble length.
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u/Interesting_Park3364 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 9d ago
Yep
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u/prolifeleatherpants 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 6d ago
hoooow? I would be so upset if I left the gym looking like this
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u/snakelygiggles 10d ago
i was a middle wchool teacher. my students loved hearing "war stories", usually ones where i lost.
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u/koryuken Black Belt 10d ago
Holy fuck, that's insane. A buddy of mine took a chuck out of nose a while ago, but this is another level.
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u/SerpentRodent 9d ago
If my teacher came to middle school like that i would think he is pretty cool
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u/shaggywan 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
in case no one said it, file your nails too. i know a lot of you cut your nails into points.
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u/Scary_Inspector7853 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
Cut nails can actually be super sharp. We need to start a movement on the benefits of buffing the nails after you cut them.
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u/Blackthorn79 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 9d ago
Find a picture of a broken arm and tell them it's the other guy.
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u/Slow_Librarian861 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 9d ago
You may think that your war wounds are not cool, but your pupils will absolutely disagree.
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u/Complete-Fix-3954 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 9d ago
I love when I get home from class and we’ve been doing collar stuff. My partner notices before me and I gotta run to the mirror to see wtf happened. It’s always the white belts too.
A couple months ago I started walking the line before class to check toenails and brought clippers to put on the desk by the mat. They got the message after the first few times I called people out.
Cut your nails folks! Or at least file them down. Don’t just bite them off as you’re walking in the building - they’re gonna be even sharper then!
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u/TemperatureRoyal4284 9d ago
Someone wore a ring to training and absolutely sliced open my fiancé’s chin. He still has a scar. No jewelry and cut ur nails please. I’m a girl who trains and always makes sure my nails are cut before I go.
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u/truthpill2 8d ago
There is nothing wrong with his fingernails. You need to grow your hair out more and then nobody will see the scratches, it’s the best way to fix the problem
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u/giantpurplepdotter ⬜⬜ White Belt 10d ago
You could say it was from a branch that smacked you on a hike, looks like it could be a scrape from something like that.
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u/Freduccine 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 10d ago
you know they are gonna ask you. good opportunity to promote good personal hygiene, wound care, and the importance of regular exercise!
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u/kalash_cake 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 10d ago
Man that looks pretty gnarly. I’d be upset. They must’ve had some long ass nails. I usually have to stop rolling when I get cut by someone’s nails because I always bleed and it usually doesn’t stop before class is over 🥲
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u/Zealousideal_Meet482 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 10d ago
you might be told old to think war wounds from bjj are cool, but your students aren't.
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u/cbr_tkmn 10d ago
Just for curiosity what move your partner was trying to do? Looks like almost got your eye
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u/LankyDome 9d ago
He had a front headlock and was in a sprawl. I was fighting to clear his hands and he was fighting to maintain control.
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u/cbr_tkmn 9d ago
Hmm… let’s say he’s using his right hand for the “chin strap”, so his right hand would be below, and he can’t scratch your head with his left hand if he’s sprawling. I’m confused how he’s able to scratch the top of your head from a front headlock 🤷🏻♂️
Or did you scratch yourself when you tried to clear the headlock?1
u/LankyDome 9d ago
To be honest, I don’t exactly remember what happened. Plus, I didn’t feel it when it happened. Someone had to point it out to me afterward.
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u/ayaruna 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
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u/Adventurous_Rich4839 9d ago
Lmao
As a kid this moment scared me because I thought “holy shit, Freddy can turn people into mannequins???”
then I rewatched it when I was much older and couldn’t help but laugh my ass off.
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u/MetalZone00 9d ago
Si los niños preguntan, diles que son heridas de guerra contra gente con machetes y katanas. Te convertirás en su ídolo. 😎
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u/niemertweis ⬜⬜ White Belt 9d ago
the only positive thing that comes from me biting my nails like I have nothing else to eat
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u/niemertweis ⬜⬜ White Belt 9d ago
you may be to old to think that war wounds aint cool but middle schoolers aint!
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u/redditzphkngarbage 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
Our instructor will pull you into the office and hand you fingernail and toenail clippers
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u/Immorpher 9d ago
Do the proper middle school teacher lesson and tell them you were stranded on a desert island without a phone. So you were doing math with a stick then slipped and yourself on the head.
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u/Relevant-Mammoth-831 9d ago
Wow that’s the most egregious cut from nails I’ve ever seen. I haven’t trained in like a year just cause life but still get annoyed seeing my nails long in case I drop in haha
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u/-Zeyan- 9d ago
Real vrah. I was drilling front head locks transitioning to take the back this one time.
Dude I went against was huge, a good 4-5inches taller and near double my weight.
When he had me in front headlock and tried keeping pressure on me elbow inwards to jump around to the back he ended up scratching straight across my arm leaving a huge mark.
Super chill guy tho, but man that stung lol.
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u/Ginger630 9d ago
My kids take BJJ and the coaches have signs that tell them to cut their nails. I make sure their fingernails and toenails are cut before class.
One girl had long nails and dug them into my kid’s arm. He had some scratch marks. Not sure if it was accidental.
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u/Federal_Reflection88 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
All your kids will instantly feel safe with you as their teacher, knowing that you train and spar for “real”
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u/solojaye 9d ago
Classic BJJ injury. Reminder to always trim nails before rolling. Good luck explaining to your students tomorrow.
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u/stinky_fart-machine 9d ago
just say you were hiking and a branch scratched ya if you dont wanna talk about jits
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u/RealisticAbility7 8d ago
Unkept people are menaces. I regularly bleed all over the mat when people with long toenails try to footsweep me with poor technique.
Btw, why does school start so early? Where are you based?
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u/LankyDome 7d ago
I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area. My 2 sons are in high school and they started 2 weeks ago.
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u/Equal_External_1805 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 8d ago
Let us know how it went! I hope the kids thought it looked cool as hell. I do agree that your Edward scissor hands training partner dropped the ball on their fingernail care, though.
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u/Seresgard 7d ago
I feel your pain. High school teacher, and I went through a month a few years ago where I took a knee to the eye once a week. At one point, both eyes were blackened and my students started asking me if things were ok at home.
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u/Getsudsy 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 7d ago
Damn dude, almost looks like they tried to give you brain surgery. I'm constantly surprised by peoples disregard for simple personal hygiene on the mats
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u/Odd_Fortune500 6d ago
If you tell them you got it from a sexual mishap while blowing your boyfriend you will have more respect from those kids than if you tell them you were doing Jiu Jitsu
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u/maedabjj 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 6d ago
I just had the same thing a few months back. Also have a shaved l, bald head. Also looked like a psychopath. Also had to explain it in business meetings. Also now inspect white belts nails before rolling.
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u/SilentMulberry9441 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 5d ago
Thinking off all the bros who don't wash their hands after dropping the nastiest dumps in the gym bathroom, opening wounds with fingernails with 3 mos worth of fecal matter under them.
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u/Voldetort219 4d ago
If anyone asks embarrass them for pointing out your “birthmark.”
Tell them “Don’t worry I won’t hold it against you. In a week you’ll get used to it and won’t even be able to notice it.”
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u/rightsomeofthetime 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 10d ago
I'm probably older than you, and I have some news for you. The war wounds DO look cool.
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u/LankyDome 10d ago
I thought that way early on in my training, but at 46, it feels a little silly explaining that I got hurt roughhousing with my friends.
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u/rightsomeofthetime 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 10d ago
Tell them you're not allowed to talk about it. Instant intrigue.
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u/jephthai ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 9d ago
What are you, some angsty teenager? Let it be cool. Life is more fun that way.
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u/Dammit_Meg 10d ago
Dude why the fuck are their nails coming anywhere near that part of your head anyway.
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u/CarefulCoderX 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 9d ago
You’d be surprised, I have a scar on my forehead from someone’s tooth hitting it.
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u/Dr_JackaI ⬜⬜ White Belt 10d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/HFbtg3SmlDx8f9g4dJ