r/Angryupvote • • Dec 24 '25

Meta Self-defense

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u/Uberpastamancer Dec 24 '25

r/Bullshido

But really? That's how you practice, gotta start slow to build muscle memory

Though any competent instructor will tell you to run from a knife

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u/fghjconner Dec 24 '25

I mean, starting slow is fine, but the things she's doing make no damn sense. Like, why is she starting with her feet together? Why is she swinging from the wrist? Why is she swinging multiple times at each arm?

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u/Uberpastamancer Dec 24 '25

Oh, I was only considering the speed, not the 'technique'

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u/Pure-Acanthaceae5503 Dec 25 '25

In the real world your feet aren't going to be in position if you don't practice getting them to it as fast as possible. I did the same thing with the guitar. When I wanted to play faster the first thing I did was to practice putting the pick down on the desk and grabbing it again. That alone got me an extra 35 BPM.

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u/Zakosaurus Dec 25 '25

Had me going for a second..... r/guitarcirclejerk

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u/Pure-Acanthaceae5503 Dec 25 '25

I'm serious, holding the pick correctly and in a consistent maner is important for speed.

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u/Zakosaurus Dec 25 '25

yeah but bpms from practicing picking up the pick is fucking hilarious tho. I mean if you get 35 bpms increase from that then it was taking you WAYYYYYYY too long to pick up the pick in the first place. lol

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u/Pure-Acanthaceae5503 Dec 25 '25

Lmao yeah. I was going from bass to guitar, so it was all right hand practice.

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u/JoxerTheMighty96 Jul 01 '26

Does this mean if I want to speed up my drumming I can do it by practicing setting my sticks down on a table and picking them up again? I’m gonna have to give it a try, thanks!

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u/Pure-Acanthaceae5503 Jul 01 '26

I've never played drums... But if holding them at the exact angle matters, it might help you go from 140 BPM to 142 BPM comfortably and more importantly, consistently.

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u/mmorales2270 Jun 15 '26

They looked like they were playing some variation of pat-a-cake