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It's called "ring psychology" stupid fuck
>>1088105
>tvtropes
The Bunny. He showed up as a darker version during superstars or main event and nothing really happened after that.
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So, I've been watching Ping Pong and it really inspired me to take up table tennis. How many of you play table tennis and what are some tips for people picking it up?
How long have you played it and how long did it take for you to get good?
I've played casually since I was a young child, with my father (who played in china) generally teaching me the basics and drilling with me. By no means am I good at table tennis, I don't play in tournaments, but I can offer some of the obvious pointers. Take them with a grain of salt.
Like most sports, if you want to get good, find a club, attend training sessions, find a personal coach if possible, and drill repetitions endlessly. Form is essential for table tennis, and it takes a while for you to start feeling the ball underneath the bat. You're probably gonna use the shakehand grip. There are a multitude of styles and techniques for this sport in particular: drives, chops, lobs, loops, counter drives, etc. Don't get too caught up in style, first become proficient in the most fundamental techniques, focusing on movement and placing the ball where you want, with the stroke you want. Power, speed and accuracy will come with time and repetition. Your own preferences will let you find your own playing style. As with most sports, but especially for table tennis, you absolutely must drill the movements until they become second nature, it's not absurd to perform a stroke upwards of 100 times in one training rally.
>>1087942
Thanks for the tip.
>5 more until 2000
shit thread kys
3rd for Charlotte
Is Rikishi dumb as fuck?
http://www.pwmania.com/rikishi-responds-to-former-wwe-stars-negative-comment-about-roman-reigns
Rikishi is just baiting
> getting pushed because the promoter has a chub for you makes you the best
What a fuckin' mark.
I get that he's sticking up for senpai and all but pointing out all the shit that was basically handed to Ramen makes him look even worse. I'm like looking at that list of kayfabe accomplishments and thinking "fuckng hell. And they still can't get him over?".
Is this guy the sloppiest 'great' wrestler of all time? He fucking botches a million spots every match, almost kills his opponent every match by botching, randomly slips and lands on his ass every spot, never ever connects on his cross bodies. The fuck is with this guy? He's great at psychology and acting in the ring, but holy fuck is he sloppy as shit. How did MITB 11 even get 5 stars with all of Punk's botches? Keep in mind Cena had 0 botches and 20 were Punk's. Cena carried the fuck out of Punk like he does every match. Punk also killed Cena's...
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>what is storytelling
When you're an indy talent you get free passes from the iwc
That's just his ring psychology dumbass
What is the name of this submission hold?
calf ~~killer~~ crusher
Using her legs to scissor the cuck's throat.
It looks like she's going for a kakato jime, aka a heel choke.
Austin is perhaps the greatest fighter since the days of Greek Mythology.
His career is a bigger contribution to human civilization than the printing press, the Taj Mahal, and the filmography of his predecessor John Wayne, combined.
One segment involving him in thousands of times better than the best moment of almost every wrestler that has debuted after he retired.
Curse the lapsed fan who, whether now or in 50 years, ever forgets Austin 3:16. The bionic redneck, the very baddest son of a gun that this planet may have ever seen, raised a Hell which lasts...
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Overrated. He was average on the mic, shit in the ring, had his own 5 moves of doom and buried actual talent.
>>1087575
holy shit fuck right off
>>1087576
Tell me I'm wrong. We complain about ramen rains and his 1 vs all fuckery and scsa literally took out entire locker rooms by himself.
Not to mention his moveset was punch, punch, punch, kick, middle finger, stunner. Hated this fuckhead watching as a kid and hate him now.
Cesaro is being advertised for returning to action in Amsterdam April 15th.
http://pbandsports.sportsblog.com/posts/14345842/wwe--cesaro-returning-soon-.html
who cares
>cesaro wont neutralize the undertaker at WM
fuck it all
Cesaro 4 IC Champ
>>1087451
Flush yourself shithead
>>1087450
they're just going to put him in a feud with stardust or someone so i don't know how much i should look forward to it
Reminder we will see all three of these GOATs at Wrestlemania
>cena run in to help shane win
>obligatory hbk appearance during mania season helping triple h win by hitting the sweet chin music on roman reigns
Are you ready?
Anyone else kinda miss Cena?
>>1087436
I miss the sense of importance that surrounded him
The amount of attention they put toward his storylines made it so that his segments were usually enjoyable outside of his samey promos
>>1087456
Which one? Whatever your answer is you will trigger autists that hate your choice.
Who is the hottest Diva?
Steph, Steph, Steph!
https://youtu.be/N9nXeTW5cT0
>>1087271
>tfw she will never come out with that shirt again
>tfw they dont sell it anymore
I can't find any info or map showing it online, thanks
>>1086878
Visually, my favourite WrestleMania.
>9
>8
>19
>18
>16 (muh 2000)
>17
>14
>5, 4
>6
Those are the best ones I can think of
>>1087108
>JR in a toga
How about no.
Wrestlemania IX is indisputably the worst Mania of all time. The utter, empty-card shitshow this Mania is turning out to be will STILL have to drastically underperform to out suck IX.
>>1087113
yes the matches were shit, and hoganwinstitlelol was one of the worst moments of the 90s.
but the aesthetic of the event was amazing. unique. i loved it.
Anyone here ever done naginatajutsu? I've had an interest in it for a while, but I can't imagine ever finding a school without going to Japan. Is naginatado completely modernized i.e, kendo to kenjutsu, or does it retain any sense of realism? How does the martial art typically hold up against other polearm fighting styles?
>>1086800
There is alot of variety in naginatajutsu. naginatado is modernized to some extent, though its alot closer to its roots than kendo is, it still has alot of strong ties to traditional schools.
As for the older arts you have those that train womens self defense naginata and those that train heavier war naginata. If your training in battle field stuff you'll probably learn alot of other weapons along side it.
The Naginata was the perfered polarm thoughout the early part of Japanese history, before ashigaru...
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ranged>polearm>everything else
reach advantage is huge. just look-up videos of sword vs spear hema sparring
>>1086831
>he has an impractical and anachronistic hobby
>lets call him edgy and post on 4chan
its only edgy if you take it too seriously fampai
welcome to juan cena burger & taco senor can I take your order
>>1086710
i recommend el great khali senor, es muy bueno
>>1086723
>$65 for a fucking triple burger
Am I missing something here?
Are yo-yos an Alternative Sport?
yes, know any tricks?
>>1086690
I can walk the dog when I'm with your mom
>>1086656
i remember when yoyos came back, it was during the attitude era
What was your favorite Brand theme?
My Personal Choice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iTdsSBNQ2U
Papa roach
>>1086621
Wanna Be Loved was pretty based
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeJDbyJwL7E
Raw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kuNyEBOeXY
Smackdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5_HH4b6BYk
