I’m willing to bet that IBJJF is the only organization to ban any affiliation.

Wait, scratch the 'almost' part.

Almost makes me a little bit proud to have started the only Jiu Jitsu affiliation in history that has gotten banned from paying IBJJF money :D

Almost makes me a little bit proud to have started the only Jiu Jitsu affiliation in history that has gotten banned from paying IBJJF money :D

I hope the real reason comes out someday.

I don't think there is any secret reason; they just didn't like the way I was a customer in their business. Like kicking out a customer from an all-you-can-eat buffet for eating too much. Not much else to it, I'm sure.

Well, I think everyone knows the reason given was bullshit. They know every other affiliation does the same thing, so I assumed there must be another reason. I mean, they can’t be that hypocritical right?

Good point. I was just speaking specifically about the signing for athletes that have no relationship with the black belt instructor who is signing their memberships part.

I guess you could argue that they just have a different definition of “relationship” than we do. I think that really is the core of it to be honest

(hands down biggest affiliation in the world)

Bigger than Gracie Barra? I would be very surprised if that were true.

It’s true

'relationship' = just pay me $200/month so you can advertise my name and brand in your local area, fly me in for seminars, tell your students they are only allowed to wear my merchandise/patch... Family, bro.

Where are the numbers for Globetrotters?

So I see the individual lists on the Globetrotters website per belt but there's no totals and as it's not exportable, I don't feel like building the spreadsheet myself. Christian, can you add totals on those query pages?

I have gotten a couple participation trophies so to speak from losing but never have I gotten one for not even competing. I kind of feel like some people might even game this system and cherry pick certain masters weight divisions to win a 'world championship' with no one even in the division.

Two weekends ago, at Grappling Industries, I had a teammate in a nogi bracket with two other guys. The nogi stuff was happening later in the afternoon and the two other guys were there for gi. Well, I guess the two other guys decided not to wait around for their nogi matches and told the organizers they were leaving. GI just cancelled the bracket. Would not let my friend merge into another bracket (they said it was too late; I've only done two tournaments but NewBreed had merged someone into my bracket maybe 20 min before, so not sure why GI couldn't do it), would not give him a 'participation' gold, and would not give him a refund or credit because he had competed in gi and if you compete in gi then nogi is free. I'm new to tournaments and still forming opinions, but it seemed crappy to me. Merger, refund/credit or participation medal, he should have been offered one of the three. I guess what I'm saying is, I think a participation medal is probably better than nothing (which is what my friend got from GI).