Andrew R Torrez

I edit bio's when I'm bored

[FacilityBJJ @FacilityBJJ]

An armbar from the back that I picked up about 14yrs ago from Phil Cardella.

#Jiujitsu #BJJ #BJJtwitter #Grappling #Judo #Wrestling

[chl$ @chelsssseeeea]

LOTR might genuinely be one of the greatest things humans have ever put on a screen and I’m not even exaggerating. You can watch it as a kid and think it’s about hobbits and swords and this terrifying ring. Then you watch it as an adult and realize it’s basically about everything that actually matters.

Power corrupts people and evil usually starts really small..Good people can be tempted and courage isn’t about being fearless. Friendship can literally carry you when you can’t carry yourself anymore. The smallest person in the room can change the course of history. You do the right thing not because you know you’re going to win, but because it’s the right thing to do.

Honestly… I think it should be mandatory viewing for kids at some point. Not just “watch the movie” but actually dissect it. Why does Boromir fail? Why can Sam resist what other people can’t? Why does Frodo show Gollum mercy? Why is Aragorn a good leader when he spends half the story reluctant to have power? What happens when someone becomes consumed by resentment, fear, or the desire to control other people? Then make kids apply those questions to their own lives. Friendship, temptation, loyalty, courage, responsibility, choosing who you want to be when nobody is forcing you to choose correctly. There are probably more useful lessons about becoming a decent human being buried in those movies than in half the stuff we make kids memorize in school…and those are learnings and lessons that would stick and could carry you through all of life.

My favorite part is that the heroes aren’t these invincible characters either. They’re tired, scared, tempted, and completely outmatched. Half the time they have no idea what they’re doing but they just keep going….

Then somehow Peter Jackson took ALL of THAT and made three epic movies at the same time, filled them with real sets, real landscapes, thousands of extras, incredible music,… and made something that still looks better than movies being made with $200M budgets 25 years later.

I really don’t think we’ll ever get another thing like it.

[sara -ʀʏꜱᴛʀᴀᴠᴇ- jayne 💛💤 @rystrave]

Wtf is this sorcery

[Survival Instinct @SurvivalInstint]

Caught in a front guillotine over the arm from guard after a street-fight takedown?

Don’t panic, create space, protect your neck, and work your way out.

[Drewlock @drewlock]

Duck unders in the gi just hits different.

[Adam H. Condra ☦️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @PolytropicSage]

That’s the backstrap. Most tender cut of the pizza. It belongs to the hunter.

[KneeOverToesGuy @kneeovertoesguy]

90s Chicago Bulls Squat SOLUTION

Al Vermeil = only strength coach in history to win both NBA & NFL rings!

There’s so much I’d like to cover on this topic, I’ll continue to break it down over the coming days…

[BJJotter @JiujitsuOtter]

“I’m so sorry” 💀

[Redd @ReddCinema]

You can actually feel Jimmy Butler contemplating strangling Ryan Garcia here lmaooo

[JH @JH37777]

“Busy”😭😭😭

[Ryron Gracie @RyronGracie]

When your grandfather is the grandmaster. #HelioGracie

[黒猫 @Schwarzekatze02]

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[Shak The Ceo 💼 @NumbThePain]

dude has had me in tears for 3 days LMFAOOOO

[Bernardo Faria @BernardoFariaJJ]

Discover the powerful Dragon Sleeper submission from the North-South position with Neil Melanson!

#BJJ #DragonSleeper #Submission #NorthSouth #NeilMelanson

[𝕮𝖍𝖔𝖐𝖊 𝖔𝖗 𝖉𝖎𝖊 @chokecraftsman]

恐ろし

[BJJotter @JiujitsuOtter]

A city councilman and BJJ Black Belt LAUNCHED a massive security guard after an altercation at a fundraising meeting 😭

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

Former NFL coach Mike Tomlin shows off his massively detailed Minecraft city that he's been building for the last 12 years

[BJJotter @JiujitsuOtter]

Ronald McDonald vs Wendy’s

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: Senate Democrats unanimously block the Stop Insider Trading Act.