
Among the most badass martial arts indeed. Rugby dudes run around in next to no pads, routinely break noses and dislocate fingers, and keep going like nothing is the matter. X Research source It's not that football is puny (it's not), it's just that rugby is seriously rough. Football is a prance in the park compared to rugby.

Like boxers, they battle in a test of wit and brawn, repeatedly honing their bodies until they are efficient machines of ruthless power. Boxing is grueling, gritty, and grotesque very appropriate for the burgeoning badass. It's mortal against mortal, mano a mano, in a fight with nothing more than gloves and two giant pairs of cojones. In order to get fit enough to fit should the occasion warrant it, try: A badass doesn't go out sniffing for altercation, but he's unafraid to lay people out when there's no other option or when respect is seriously challenged. X Research sourceĭon't look for a fight but be prepared to spar.

The fairer sex is an opportunity to wing it convincing Congress to adopt legislation that would make it easier for you to drive monster trucks in your back yard is not. A badass will find a good balance between being spontaneous and planning ahead. (That's figurative, of course.) A badass gets himself out of problems in the cleverest of ways and with the greatest of ease. A badass will blast away the rock from within, not with explosives, but with the kinetic energy of grass stalks. So you're stuck between a rock and a hard place. Find ingenious fixes to hard problems.

A true badass will never run out of things to say but will rarely want to speak. For example, if you are shy, work on it by developing some conversational material (across different subjects and with plenty of anecdotes) that will ensure that you master your end of the conversation.It may not happen overnight, but it will happen if you have a badass state of mind. One of the most exhilarating and frightening things about becoming badass is removing the things from your life that stand in the way.

Don't let anything stand in your way of being a badass.
