Just checking, but you guys realize Bullshido, the organization, hasn't been about just martial arts-related BS for over a decade now, right?
What I'm saying is, you're free to post basically anything you think is BS here outside of partisan political crap. Just be prepared to back up why you think it's BS with empirical evidence.
Tbh I thought Bullshido was dead sadly.
Why? There are almost 60k people on the FB page, 5k or so on IG, an active FB group, and an entire Discord server on top of the podcast and website.
We're just not big about shameless self-promotion I guess.
I may have missed the FB but my primary interaction was the forums. I jumped on there again a few months ago and it seemed like things were at a crawl. I will check out the BoomerBook page. I would also be interested in the discord.
Link to that's on the right in the info section here. The FB page is trash and we troll half the people on it so check the group.
But we're trying to move everyone back to the forums once we get them on a more modern system, because FB is a dumpster.
the FB page is where we sit in wait like aged lions, patiently, till some doorknob shows up, says something stupid or complains we dont talk about martial arts enough. Then we pounce, slowly as our hips ache, and tell them they are stupid, then go back to waiting.
The mods take their job way too seriously over there. Ruined the forums for me.
We're restructuring from the ground up. Fewer mods, fewer restrictions.
So many discussions have disappeared kinda sad
We're working to bring back all the threads going back to 2002 back, but it's expensive and we can't find a decent contractor worth a damn.
Pfft, we think you take yourself too seriously.
I’m a mod there and I’m not even human.
whaaaaaaambulance needed here
I'm new here. Why are you calling people jerks? And what is bullshido?
I believe it's just the mod's way of addressing everyone, like how some groups of friends call each other bitches and bâtarde for jokes.
Bullshido is the play on words of "bushido" (a martial art) and "bullshit." My friend shared this group to me after we chatted about fake martial artists and MA "masters" that teach "miracle" styles of fighting that basically require nothing but "believing." There are videos all over the internet of these so-called masters and their pupils acting out "effortless" techniques that would actually do nothing in a real fight. And if they get called out for the technique not working, or even for getting themselves beat by a real fighter, they say it only doesn't work because the pupil "stopped believing" or that the opponent cheated somehow. Their dojos and genuine follwers basically become a cult.
But what did OP mean with that bullshido hasn't been martial arts related in a long time?
This is the subreddit for an organization named Bullshido that predates Reddit, Facebook, and most of the internet. Most of us are current or former martial artists, but a lot of us are also scientists, engineers, or other subject matter experts in more important things.
And calling out bullshit in those things is also more important, because martial arts are, in general, a hobby for dorks and goobers.
Bushido isn't a martial art. It's a moral code that emphasizes honor and Confucian values, which aren't spiritual/woo. Bushido was emphasized by Samurai, although it exists today in Japan.
I wonder how realistically dumb I can be to have you seriously explain the basic common sense things we all know. Hold on wait.. ok, "my mom says to not call people jerks that's very rude, how come he can say jerks when we're not even friends? WhAt ThE HeCK?? mY WoRld iS TurNinG upSIdeDowN! mY hEAD iS SPInniNg! oH MAn!" So how come people can call other people jerks on the internet mr.serious guy lmao
Don’t be A jerk.
It's a combination of "bullshit" and "bushido". Many years ago, it was a way to make fun of fake martial arts.
"Bushido" is a code that samurais followed. Also a lot of incel, out of shape, role-playing, tough-guy wannabe dudes adopted it thinking they're samurai or something. So it was a way to call out that bullshit.
Bullshido has now evolved to calling out all bullshit in general, not just martial arts.
HEY WAIT A MINUTE dont loop those of us who still play RPGS in with the pimply fat incel MRA guys who do.
My bad. I should clarify. When I wrote role-playing, I mean adults who dress in Hakamas, going to their local aikido dojo, role playing as martial arts masters.
valid then
I'm calling this guy's lack of common sense BS
hey jerk
Just came across Bullshido after finding the Rittenhouse article - excellent stuff!
I tried to subscribe but the RSS feed link isn't working on the website - if it's possible to add the RSS in it would certainly help us old-timers who still depend on RSS to get their content.
Regardless, I'll be a regular reader and plan to check out the podcasts and other media.
Heya. Welcome. We're reworking the Forums right now but they're the heart of the community and go back almost 20 years now.
For the RSS try: http://www.bullshido.net/feed/
Perfect, thanks!
So would Nancy Pelosi's husband buying millions in Nvidia stocks before it jumped and selling right before it tanked based on moves Congress made be "partisan BS"? Cause, honestly I don't care which side of the aisle you are on that is some Bullshido if ever I heard it.
Here's the list of all our podcast episodes to-date:
https://www.bullshido.net/category/podcast/
Wow. I had no idea there was a podcast! Thanks for posting this.
Well shit, now I guess we need to do another podcast.
42 episodes already. WTH!
quite rude of this guy to call of you - jerks
yo phrost what happened to the question. and squerrleh
No idea, sorry. The Q was a character for sure.
This post is BS !
Hey homeslice. I joined up per requests on he page. Now I have another distraction keeping me from doing actual WORK.
Hail comrade, lose your chains.
What
I have probably only been reading the forums since about 2013 and I never even realized, too busy reading people argue about shou shu