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6 year(s) ago • 12810 views • 230 replies

Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
Joe, Im your ally in this. I dont wash my belt except once in a blue moon. I do hang it after every class so it airs out.
Sweet. Let's be selfish together.
Vovis
Vovis
Black belt 2nd degreeVerified978 forum posts9335/1000
5 year(s) ago
Did Mark adopt an alias to hide from all the people he downvoted?
Nah man I stand on my own 2 feet. I stand behind any down vote I give lol. One they resolve incomplete profile I will verify them.
Bobby McMasters
Bobby McMasters
Black belt 1st degreeVerified1276 forum posts13440/1000
5 year(s) ago
You know...

It's probably totally fine to skip washing the belt if, for example, you're just teaching class and not rolling, or drilling on a clean mat, where nobody's really breaking a sweat. I do this all the time.

What I can't understand it's if you had an all out barn burner of a summertime training session, and basically just mopped up everything that came off of everybody else's body for the last 3 hours, why wouldn't you wash your belt?

Perhaps this would be one of the occasions that Joe washes his belt? I know a lot of coaches who rarely roll, so I think it's totally understandable why they wouldn't wash their belt every single time.

Btw, this is from the point of view of someone who is a former anti-washer. I was a blue belt for 7 years and I think my belt probably has at least a couple mutant strains of some rare STDs.
Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
Robert, the sitation you described would get my belt washed.

Matt, your genius continues to impress. I will start my belt washing training history today.

Alas, nothing to report.
Philip Dunlap
Philip Dunlap
Black belt 3rd degreeVerified1045 forum posts60960/1000
5 year(s) ago
I have decided the issue is we need to stop washing all together in the BJJ community the problem is we are too clean and we need more exposure to bacteria and fungus in order to build heard immunity..

Plus think all of the unique stench based submissions
Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
I have decided the issue is we need to stop washing all together in the BJJ community the problem is we are too clean and we need more exposure to bacteria and fungus in order to build heard immunity.. Plus think all of the unique stench based submissions
Another brilliant idea. And based in science, so how could it be wrong?

I reserve the rights to "The Stinky Triangle". Copyright, trademark.
John A. Byrne
John A. Byrne
Black beltVerified1013 forum posts6440/1000
5 year(s) ago
Another brilliant idea. And based in science, so how could it be wrong? I reserve the rights to 'The Stinky Triangle'. Copyright, trademark.
This needs to be filmed for an Instructional!
Vince Choo
Vince Choo
Black belt 3rd degreeVerified1129 forum posts21440/1000
5 year(s) ago
I have decided the issue is we need to stop washing all together in the BJJ community the problem is we are too clean and we need more exposure to bacteria and fungus in order to build heard immunity.. Plus think all of the unique stench based submissions
premium mats should also be removed and we roll in mud, slush or nearby mud pit to even the odds for all involved and extra delights
Ruadhán Macfadden
Ruadhán Macfadden
Brown beltVerified73 forum posts5675/700
5 year(s) ago
Plus think all of the unique stench based submissions.
I remember reading stories about Matt Lindland using that as a legit tactic back in the day. Wouldn't shower for a week before a fight to make it as unpleasant for his opponent as possible. No idea it's true, obviously, but as a story it certainly had legs.
Matt Guyer
Matt Guyer
Purple beltVerified1159 forum posts25450/400
5 year(s) ago
I remember reading stories about Matt Lindland using that as a legit tactic back in the day. Wouldn't shower for a week before a fight to make it as unpleasant for his opponent as possible. No idea it's true, obviously, but as a story it certainly had legs.
I believe it’s true, he looks like he smells.
Vovis
Vovis
Black belt 2nd degreeVerified978 forum posts9335/1000
5 year(s) ago
I just wanted to highlight this.
Oh the shit or "poop" as Anthony Restuccia calls it is getting thick.
Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
I remember reading stories about Matt Lindland using that as a legit tactic back in the day. Wouldn't shower for a week before a fight to make it as unpleasant for his opponent as possible. No idea it's true, obviously, but as a story it certainly had legs.
I heard that as well, that he was horribly stinky. And an awful human. Just what I heard.
Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
Hanging dry after a nice cold wash. That’s a happy belt.
BTW....whoever put those stripes on they are PERFECT.

I need a stripes lesson from this person. Mine always look like, well.....like I did it.
Matt Guyer
Matt Guyer
Purple beltVerified1159 forum posts25450/400
5 year(s) ago
BTW....whoever put those stripes on they are PERFECT. I need a stripes lesson from this person. Mine always look like, well.....like I did it.
Lol I did it myself.
Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
I even accidentally shut it in my car door once.
I know a guy who tied his new belt to the back of a truck and drove it around in gravel for a bit to make it look old. He will go to Hell.
Joemoplata
Joemoplata
Black belt 4th degreeVerified762 forum posts4065/1000
5 year(s) ago
Lol I did it myself.
Let's set up that "How to do stripes correctly" seminar anytime, Matt. I could definitely use it!
Matt Guyer
Matt Guyer
Purple beltVerified1159 forum posts25450/400
5 year(s) ago
I know a guy who tied his new belt to the back of a truck and drove it around in gravel for a bit to make it look old. He will go to Hell.
That’s nuts. This was the first belt that I didn’t actually want it to show any wear as it looked pretty beautiful right out of the package.
Matt Guyer
Matt Guyer
Purple beltVerified1159 forum posts25450/400
5 year(s) ago
Let's set up that 'How to do stripes correctly' seminar anytime, Matt. I could definitely use it!
I’ll make an instructional video. My YouTube could use the traffic.

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