Badass hobbies.

[juturna]

A black belt in Brazilian Jiu jitsu is the toughest black belt to get. It takes an average of 10 years for a hobbyist type, I was in line with that with a couple of layoffs for injury/illness.

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Ah, I see. That's pretty cool to know, man. Anything else you'd like to inform me on since I'm interested?

I was going to do muay thai. Maybe you can help me out with that, too?

 

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[chadahr01]

Ah, I see. That's pretty cool to know, man. Anything else you'd like to inform me on since I'm interested?

I was going to do muay thai. Maybe you can help me out with that, too?

I never trained Muay Thai, I'm fairly familiar with it though. Are you just looking for a workout? self defense? competition?

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[JasonR]

Skydiving would be so cool to do!

I've skydived 4-5 times. I'd love to get more into the sport - but I realize I can only get good at a couple things at a time. For me, right now, that's surfing.

One day I might circle back and get a few licenses for jumping out of planes.

So many hobbies, so little time.

To the original poster's question, I'm into/have done:

surfing, shooting, scuba diving, offroading/rock crawling (so done with this), shifter cart racing, sky diving, snowboarding, wakeboarding (meh), traveling, snowmobiling motorcycling, weight lifting, dirt biking, white water rafting (in Thailand), and more I'm forgetting.

I will literally never be bored for my entire life - I'll never be without something to do or some sort of hobby to pursue.

Things I haven't done that I want to do: bungee jump (freaks me out), hang glide, base jump, ice climbing, more scuba diving (want to see big animals), ride in a helicopter or two, take a ride in a fighter jet, experience what it's like to live in 10+ countries (on my way to that one).

What are you waiting for? Pick ONE thing you've put off for the last year and go do it this month.

 

[juturna]

I never trained Muay Thai, I'm fairly familiar with it though. Are you just looking for a workout? self defense? competition?

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I never trained Muay Thai, I'm fairly familiar with it though. Are you just looking for a workout? self defense? competition?

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Honestly, a little bit of all 3. I started taking some nootropics to help me out with some of the work out since you have to be dedicated and I'm not that easily motivated, you know?

 

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[BlakeIC]

I've skydived 4-5 times. I'd love to get more into the sport - but I realize I can only get good at a couple things at a time. For me, right now, that's surfing.

One day I might circle back and get a few licenses for jumping out of planes.

So many hobbies, so little time.

To the original poster's question, I'm into/have done:

surfing, shooting, scuba diving, offroading/rock crawling (so done with this), shifter cart racing, sky diving, snowboarding, wakeboarding (meh), traveling, snowmobiling motorcycling, weight lifting, dirt biking, white water rafting (in Thailand), and more I'm forgetting.

I will literally never be bored for my entire life - I'll never be without something to do or some sort of hobby to pursue.

Things I haven't done that I want to do: bungee jump (freaks me out), hang glide, base jump, ice climbing, more scuba diving (want to see big animals), ride in a helicopter or two, take a ride in a fighter jet, experience what it's like to live in 10+ countries (on my way to that one).

What are you waiting for? Pick ONE thing you've put off for the last year and go do it this month.

Ha what coincidence, so i ended up going sky diving yesterday and while talking to the guy who was going to be hooked to me

So i asked him if he had ever done bungee jumping before, he said he will never do it in his entire life

I first went bungee jumping 3 years ago from yesterday which was also the day i went sky diving

 

[DeletedUser394]

Speedskating season officially kicks off tonight. The rest of this year is going to be the biggest and busiest so far in my life, so I won't have much time to devote to skating... although I guess bringing in 10s of thousands in dollars instead is still pretty badass

I'm already booked solid from next week until next summer more or less, so I'll be lucky to skate once a week.. if that.

 

[ryanbleau]

general 4x4 nonsense in the desert. Fishing in the lake with my kid and blowing shit up. It is arizona . Where else can you shoot holes through engine blocks just for fun. And here's a pic of my desert truck . 75 chevy k10 with mismatched tires in the pic. Has a 350 with a 4 speed manual and dana 44's front and rear running on 35 inch tall tires. Getting 40's very soon. Previous owner geared it waaaaaay to low for street use.

 

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[John Clancy]

It depends what your definition of badass is.
If you're looking for a hobby that will get people to say "Wow, that's badass!"... then it's is suggested that you undertake something which they can't immediately imagine themselves being able to do. Cal Newport has a great article on this, which is summed up in this quote:

The Failed Simulation Effect
Accomplishments that are hard to explain can be much more impressive than accomplishments that are simply hard to do.

For example, if you're an excellent guitar player, you'll get plenty of respect for your skills, but people wont really think "Wow, badass" as they can roughly approximate the steps required to get there. Basically, its a case of " could do that if I wanted to...". They're less impressed because they can imagine doing what you've done.

On the other hand, if you've created a Youtube music channel with over a million views, that has a tendency to stop people in their tracks, as they can't readily imagine the steps you took to get to there. The level of effort and dedication required to do this might not even be greater than the person in our first example (this is particularly prevalent in the music world, where there is an abundance of talented, broke musicians). The second person is more "badass" than the first in the eyes of others.

If your definition of badass is more along the lines of something adrenaline pumping, then possible suggestions include skydiving, bungee jumping, scuba diving, base jumping, rally car racing, or some kind of athletic event (eg. a powerlifting competition or a race).

If you're simply looking for something cool to do to pass the time, I like to consider hobbies that produce something rather than just consume. For instance, classic car restoration and woodworking are both beneficial, productive pastimes, while watching Netflix is simply passive consummation.

Hope that helps!