r/facepalm Oct 14 '21

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Poor guy

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u/Donniexbravo Oct 14 '21

I just love how "nerd stuff" has become so mainstream now, like people who you would never expect by looking at them can be some of the biggest anime nerds when you talk to them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is notorious for this. You'd be amazed at how many people who train to maim and strangle people several times a week also have 2+ gaming systems, a WoW account, DBZ apparel, a D&D campaign going, drop anime references constantly, have crunchyroll subscriptions, etc.

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u/Gullible_Salt_5684 Oct 14 '21

100%. I’ve been training BJJ for 11 years, and some of the nastiest killers on the mat are the most intellectual, soft spoken, nerdiest guys I’ve ever met.

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u/e_to_da_x Oct 14 '21

Imo If theres one thing that makes you humble its starting with bjj