Relax, killer.
I mean, look at me, i’m one of the most loved and respected members of this site, and everyone rips on me.
Its all in jest, big guy
No, the list should end with “dying well.”
We’re all going to do it, and it’s the last thing we’ll ever do…
…so when it’s your turn, why suck at it?
Dying poorly: the one career-loss which offers no possibility of a comeback.
(But at least you wouldn’t have to worry about “living it down.”)
Just so you know, tough guy, most of us here fight for real, we don’t just wear around the clothes and pretend. We do this because we love it. And we don’t really care much about free shit.
This is not your normal watered down “MMA” website. Sorry to disappoint. And believe me, Omega will give his honest opinion. If he likes, you will probably get a lot of business from people on this site.
I hope you make a different kind of fight shorts. I have been looking for a good pair. I’ve been on the same brand for about 5 years now. So I will not go to a different one unless I have good reason. Buy the way, all the guys I train with use the same ones I do. So they will probably buy the ones I do if they are good…we will see what Omega thinks.
I’m actually glad as hell that there are no god damn skulls on the stuff. Skulls have been for posers since the beginning of time, and now they’re on 4/5 shirts I see at ANY store I go to. Although it would be nice if the text and layout resembled affliction a bit less. If that’s what you’re going for, fine, but its nice to see a bit more originality.
Go back to your room, Moose. The grown-ups are talking.
Yea dude, but what’s the reason? Is common courtesy absent anymore, or is it just something you guys do on this particular forum because of… whatever???
About made in USA goods - that was a conscious choice, and our margins suck because of it. There’s a lot of stuff we can’t offer, either: hand-wraps, gloves, etc. No one in the US makes that stuff. I actually got the idea to start the company when I bought a new pair of shorts that were made in China, and they ripped the first night of no-gi practice (company name withheld). They cost 60 bucks.
My partners and I just didn’t want to send anymore business overseas. We actually prefer to work with smaller companies also, rather than large outfits. Until everyone started demanding the 30/single cottons for shirts, we were buying American Organic Cotton from some small place in Texas that had a small office, really good products and nice folks.
About the hostility on the forum. Whatever. I’m a nice person by nature, so it doesn’t appeal to me to flame someone for no reason. If that makes Bullshido members feel good, great. I can tell you that it can turn off advertisers. I would now think twice about buying a banner on this site.
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YMAS is like a treehouse full of people who hate everything. Check out the other subforums for actual discussion.
Maybe one which reads TUFliction? No holes barred-Full Contact Fighter?
Or just CLASSY GOODFELLOW over the crotch.
edit: i’m way too drunk to figure out why the quotes aren’t working
No holes? What, do we tape over our orifices?
I fight just like you, tough guy. I’m a BJJ Blue, and I’m a Judo brown belt. I’ve been training for 5 years, actively. I also box whenever I have time. My partner took gold at Nationals and the US open at heavyweight purple this year. His name’s Fadi Khouri. And he posts on MMA.tv a lot. Feel free to tell him and the rest of the folks there that that’s a watered-down “MMA” website.
Don’t assume shit. Just because there’s a ton of people that never even stepped foot on a mat and they’re out there turn-keying cheap shit from Indonesia it doesn’t mean that’s what we do.
And I stand by my previous comments. Being a dick to new people just makes you a dick. Nothing else.
Honest feedback:
- Stupid name for the company ( a rupture is a hernia, a fault or a break of some kind, its not something good. Use a goddamn dictionary next time)
- Stupid names for the shirts (unless you are marketing them to tweenagers)
- Unoriginal, derivitive artwork (I mean just look at any other companies stuff for Christ’s sake)
- You become very unhinged at any negative feedback, honest or not.
Now, you say your stuff is high quality and made in the U.S. That’s great. Why not go back to the drawing board and try to come up with some original artwork and non-ghey names?
I’ll even let you use Vorpal as a company name. (Damn that shit sounds sweet ,I want to wear that shit right now!) In case you’re not up on your Lewis Carroll that’s the sword that was used to behead the Jabberwocky. That’s kickass! You could even use some of our other screenames to name the gear. Send me some Squerelli fightshorts in XL. Do it now.
That much flextosterone, in one post, can only be rewarded thusly:
OP–expedite matching sets of sheer pink tighties for diesel and co.
NOW!!!
You ever fight me, you’d better. :evil5:
'sides, it’s not much different from taping your knuckles, and will save you from a lot of physical and mental trauma
I really wish a mod would have moved this to the Support forum within the first page. You guys are all assholes.
Nick… don’t sweat it. Omega’s notoriously objective and probably the best person you could have had to review it. Somehow this thread is in YMAS, which is essentially the forum’s shark tank.
If there’s anything I can do to help, or questions I can answer, just drop me a line at Neal @ Bullshido.com.
My bad, I haven’t trained in a week due to holidays…blah…blah…blah… I’ll be normal again after tomorrow.
Not the sheer pink tighties!!!NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo…
And thus, Phrost spoils all the fun.
Dude, I get the thing with the names. You guys don’t like it. Some other people do. It was the delivery method. Not everyone will like everything. I just got a bit miffed at the way people were coming at me. Someone could have said “I think your names should be changed to this, etc.” None of the advice was constructive, it was just inflammatory. It was enough, however, to get me to look at how we name our stuff.
Everyone else loves the name Rupture. Sorry you guys don’t like it. It’s staying. I’m not here to convince anyone to buy our stuff. We’ve got enough customers as is. I just wanted someone from the Product Reviews forum to try our stuff… that’s it.
Neal, thanks. I’m essentially done with this. Omega’s gear is going out Monday. I’ll send you a couple of shirts on our next run. I take it you own this place. Thanks for ending this, as my nerves were fried.
Best,
Nick
I am curious, why the name “rupture”?
Marketing is everything, at least until you’re known for a good product within your chosen demographic.
In this case, fighters and sadly, posers.
Edit - Nick’s post in before the screen refresh.
Well…um…EVERY business wants to sell more product, so I will really just figure that the “we’ve got enough customers…” is just frustration.
The stuff looks decent and well-made and as others stated +rep for making the gear in the US.
As for the products review forum, that is a seperate area that ANYONE can post up a review of the gear either positive or negative…so if there is anyone with a history of the stuff, write up a review.
As for Omega, he is honest and fair and blunt. If he likes the gear, he will say so, if he doesn’t…I am guessing freebie or not he will say so.
Good luck to you.
And if you want the Hogfather to buy your gear, why not do something like this:
except make it 2 goats Rupturing a pizza
Here are some other names (along the lines of “Rupture”) that would be great for a clothing line geared toward MMA fans and the like:
Breach
Burst
Schism
Splinter
Faction
Alienation
Strife
Sever
I mean, I’m just throwin’ these out there. Some of these may be taken already, I dunno. These are free of charge right here, y’all can have them (you too, Mr. RuptureClothing).
I mean, I was readin’ this thread and I was all like “what,” so I be all gettin’ mah brainstormin’ on, y’all.