Syphilis Fish posted:

Generally, if you're a racist/sexist/whatever you don't really get martial arts by disrespecting/underestimating a whole segment of potential opponents. Anyone with a belief like that is faulty in their spirit and will never achieve sword saint hood.

ICHIBAHN posted:

Tbh I don't even actually know. I don't know how you attain stripes either.

1st AD posted:

I'd like GB a lot more if their classes didn't spend so much time on self-defense techniques that I personally don't think would work.

It'd also be cool if they let beginners have a bit more freedom while drilling specific positions/techniques, but I imagine they work with lots of people who've never seen BJJ before and it's probably better overall to have controlled sparring until someone demonstrates they know how to avoid injuring themselves or others.

n3rdal3rt posted:

So I just watched some "Aikido" tournament videos on youtube . I now understand why everyone thinks it's bullshit. If what I saw there was my only experience with Aikido I would never step foot in a class.

Please don't think this is what Aikido really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbatbtaR3xA

Nierbo posted:

He didn't mention. His fb message said: "I have a blue belt under Jeff Wiley who is a second dan black belt in bjj"

The Fool posted:

I occasionally evangelize my gym at work. Any time I bring it up around a specific co-worker he launches into this big speech about how he learned to fight on the street (he's white middle class) and that he wouldn't be able to control himself (probably true) and would put anyone he was partnered with in the hospital. (probably not) He's normally a pretty chill guy too, but some people just have a ridiculous ideas about their fighting abilities.

Xguard86 posted:

I have to admit one time a long time ago I was kinda drunk, kinda tired and my friend , who always made this argument, brought this point up for nth time.

I explained to him that, in a situation in which we both went crazy, I would hold him on the ground and chew his face off like an ape, and there was probably nothing he could really do to stop me. Maybe its coincidence but since then he's never mentioned that line of reasoning.

Novum posted:

I would like to know which of the kung fu animal styles is most deadly.

Decades posted:

Quick heads up that Rogan's recent podcast with Andrew Hill (a somewhat kooky neuroscientist) contains a pretty fun but easily missed dismantling of aikido from about 2:30 to 2:42. The guy mentions it a few times throughout the podcast and Joe starts polite, but at the 2:30 Hill starts to poo poo on Seagal and Joe trolls him a bit then puts him through the wringer, and 12 minutes later his basic understanding of human conflict is quietly shattered (at precisely the point Joe says he's not trying to shatter beliefs or anything.)

ManOfTheYear posted:

There are these three old clips about two dudes playing with aikido techniques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QreuuPm24UI

Xguard86 posted:

Do you have a coach or school?

Slaapaav posted:

could be a worn blue or green belt?

ImplicitAssembler posted:

Is the drama and humiliation really necessary?. "I'm just happy I kept my composure".

Xguard86 posted:

The sport or art specific martial art sub Reddits are ok. But yeah it's easy to forgot how dumb so many people are about these things.

quote:

Do you think the BJJ practitioner would have a fighting chance against a Kung fu or FMA practitioner armed with a weapon of their choosing ( Staff, whip, knife, kali stick, etc. )
Why or why not? Also which MA weapons training do you think is more applicable to a real fight scenario?
This has been a question burning in me with all the hype of BJJ being the end all be all for self defense.
Serious replies only please.

ElMaligno posted:

mike is my spirit animal (i also train with him)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTfPxeib9bk

ManOfTheYear posted:

How much your bjj club does practice throws/takedowns? I realized I've been a bit prejudiced towards jiu jitsu, I thought a lot of clubs really don't practice that stuff, but after visiting my local club I realized a lot of them can wrestle pretty good. That was a very nice surprise.

KildarX posted:

I don't understand the gripping against points in grappling. Do people REALLY want grappling tournaments to go on far longer than they already do? I mean even at the five minute match format the individual divisions in the tournament feel like its an all day affair. The Metamoris format is really only cool for the really cool superstar matches. I have seen more shenanigans coming from the banning of certain submissions rather than a guy just holding position after he's up on points, but I've only been to two tournaments so.. they maybe a bigger problem than I know vv

the JJ posted:

Okay, but it often looks to me as though BJJ guys place themselves in situations that -while great for their ruleset- are often really lovely for self-defense. Now that's fine for a sport but since we're talking about self-defense (and the merits of (realish?) 'sport' vs. 'disciplines') is it not true that some trained reactions* of BJJ seem less good than, say, judo or MT? Like it doesn't have set goals or outcomes but many outcomes often do look like two people wrapped up and that's not where I'd want to be if I'm trying to extricate myself from a situation as opposed to scoring points.

*And, the argument has been made, the repeated drill of techniques against resisting opponents is what separates 'good' self defense from 'bullshido' self-defense

ulmont posted:

I suspect it depends a lot on the dojang; isn't hapkido basically jujitsu with taekwondo kicks?

origami posted:

I think it should be noted that the villain/osiris guy is jordan tabor who has been caught up in a kerfuffle regarding the legitimacy of his belt. I know he recently lost his position of bjj coach at a local gym - not sure if it was related or if it was just bjj politics.

quote:

Houston Cottrell is a certified Gracie Jiu-jitsu Blue Belt under the Gracie Academy in Torrance, CA. Having completed an extensive instructor certification program in July 2014 he became the youngest certified Gracie Jiu-jitsu Instructor. Houston is passionate about teaching and this certification means that Houston will be teaching the exact same techniques that are taught at the Gracie Academy in Torrance using the same teaching methodologies and guidelines that Grandmaster Helio Gracie outlined. He is excited to bring the “Gentle Art” as well as the Gracie philosophies to Mississippi.
Houston has taught both adult and children’s classes in various martial arts since he was nine years old and also holds a black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate.

Rorion's Idiot Shithead Kids posted:

In 1929, the director of the Bank of Brazil, Mario Brandt, arrived for a private class at the original Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro, as scheduled. The instructor, Carlos Gracie, was running late and was not present. Helio, who up until that point only learned by watching his brothers, offered to begin the class with the man. When the tardy Carlos arrived offering his apologies, the student assured him it was no problem, and actually requested that he be allowed to continue learning with Helio Gracie instead. Carlos agreed to this and Helio Gracie became an instructor at 16 years of age. The rest is history.

At 16 years old, Houston Cottrell became the youngest person to ever complete the Gracie Academy Instructor Certification Program. At 17 years old, he turned an empty warehouse into a state-of-the-art Level 1 Certified Training Center and began working full time to teach Gracie Bullyproof and Gracie Combatives to a growing group of dedicated students in Madison, MS.

When you meet Houston, you realize that maturity has no age requirement, and when you see him teach, you realize that precise passionate instruction has no belt requirement.

Keep up the good work champ! We’re proud to have you as part of the family and Madison is lucky to have you leading the way!

ICHIBAHN posted:

What's the big deal?

manyak posted:

Yeah its embarrassing, but the gracies are salespeople above all else so this is right up their alley

Rabhadh posted:

how many years until everyone is lamenting old bjj

Xguard86 posted:

That karate dojo might be fine but why do people think they can't get this from a MMA striking or BJJ gym? Not picking on Cephas, a lot of people say something like this and its weird to me. I guess its marketing, with competition gyms seeming more chaotic?

In reality if you're training at a place where people make their livelihood, its going to have more focus and structure than most hobby spots. Even if you aren't training in the pro class, the coaches and the atmosphere is going to be there.

Migz posted:

I'm looking at a new bjj school. I'm currently paying 100 a month for 4 classes. New school is 7 classes I can attend for 179 with a 200 down payment and a year contract. (Free gi included) without any names the new teacher is a legend / multiple time world champ. It's a big increase in price for me but I want to take my game to the next step. ( only a blue belt here)

Question is. Is this a totally off the wall price for a big bjj name? Do schools normall negotiate?

IT BEGINS posted:

Yeah, no. I'm not a particularly good judoka or wrestler, but my successful throws and takedowns look 85%-100% like the kata versions. Same with the moves my teachers show me. poo poo, the cleanest tai otoshi I ever hit was in sparring, not during drills.



Lol.

fatherdog posted: