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Sports themed rooms or “Man Caves” are all the rage these days. Big screen televisions and comfy couches are a given when it comes to setting up these rooms, but some have really taken it to the next level when it comes to laying out arguably the most popular room in the house. Some men have even built their man caves as a tribute in support their favorite sports team.

So was the case with my good friend. I was invited over to a housewarming party shortly after he moved into a new home. He and his wife had just bought the house of their dreams they bragged, and they wanted to share it with their friends.

I got to the house and was immediately impressed, the house was unbelievable! I received the grand tour, ending in the media room. The media room was definitely a man cave on steroids. It was themed after my buddy’s favorite baseball team; he had installed two baseball ceiling fans, a bar with a baseball diamond inlayed and had painted the wall his team’s colors. There was baseball memorabilia all over the place, great artwork too. A picture of the baseball field, bats and balls showcased on shelves, and even a digital scoreboard. To cap the room off, there were televisions everywhere, above the bar, three on the main wall, and even a small TV in the attached bathroom.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a sacred martial art that has been studied and practiced for many decades now. It revolutionized martial arts as we know it today due to the fact that it enabled a much smaller man to incapacitate and defeat a larger opponent, a feat though to be nearly impossible by conventional standards at the time of the styles creation. Using leverage and the joints in the body against each other, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, better known as BJJ, when utilized properly, can allow a small man to take down and defend himself against much stronger people, thus becoming a worldwide sensation upon discovery.

One of the most famous chokes is the guillotine choke, aptly named as it causes severe pressure on the neck of the assailant/opponent (although it shouldn’t decapitate the opponent if applied correctly). The choke itself can be utilized in 2 separate ways, both rendering the opponent unconscious if applied for long enough periods of time. One of the methods is a tracheal choke, compressing the trachea and preventing oxygen flow to the lungs, and the other blocks blood flow to the brain, both resulting in an unconscious opponent.