A skill that I admire

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Some people has awesome flexibility to the point that they can contort themselves. I think that this is one of the most beautiful and extraordinary things that a human being can do. It envolves your own body, so you don’t need equipment or expensive things, but don’t sleep on it, it’s a mind test because your body is going to burn in pain.

Resultado de imagen para contortion

I admire this skill because I’m a brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practicioner. This form of martials arts rely on submissions, grabbing your oponnent and choke him or break his arm. So, flexibility is key when it comes to BJJ (Brazilian jiu-jitsu). A person who can contort himself not only can look cool in pictures, also can produce some extraordinary submissions like ‘Gogoplata’ or ‘Rubber guard’ (I’m going to left pictures below).

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                          (Rubber Guard)                                                                       (Gogoplata)

I think that practice can take me there, to the level of being capable of applying those submissions, but I also think that I will never reach the level of contort myself. I don’t know If I want to, I only admire it.

Comentarios

  1. Eric Hamilton16 de noviembre de 2018 a las 12:11

    Some of those positions or poses look a bit scary, but I also think this is a really admirable skill, and being flexible is very important especially when considering one's physical shape.

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  2. nacho16 de noviembre de 2018 a las 12:24

    Wow. Such a hard sport. Take it easy, maybe you can reach that level someday.

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  3. Unknown16 de noviembre de 2018 a las 12:27

    The contortionists give me a lot of nerve, because I think that at any moment they are going to break.

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  4. Anónimo16 de noviembre de 2018 a las 12:40

    cool, i admire the contortionists too. They remind me my childhood and how i loved to go to my artistic gym classes


    xoxoxoxoxoox

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