Let's face it if he had a Black Belt he would post the certificate ... The average person doesn't understand stripes/ degrees etc.. But now he has himself in a position where even the Black Belt is in question.. There is question on both his rank and his mental health at this point and he is promoting people to Black Belt and they are then teaching.... Parents are trusting their children with him. I am sorry but that is a bad thing.. If this Gregory guy believes he was given a black he should know better it is the beginners that don't.. And by the Bridgett I know you were probably uncomfortable starting this but you did the right thing.. There is nothing wrong with questioning rank hell we have a thread here where most of us were happy to share out lineage

And by the Bridgett I know you were probably uncomfortable starting this but you did the right thing..

Ha, thanks. I'm new to jiu-jitsu, but I'm kind of an old hand at nailing people on the Internet. I did learn a lot in this thread. I knew very little about advanced black belt degrees or the Fadda lineage when it started. I really appreciate everyone adding their expertise and especially David's and Drew's research. I'm very surprised how this all turned out. I expected to learn that Mr. Rogers had gotten to purple or brown and then self-promoted to black. Now it's looking like he may have given himself nearly all if his promotions. Just amazing.

Once he had a falling out with the Machado affiliation, he claimed a legit but lesser known lineage. Seems the most likely explanation.

So, if he promoted someone to black belt, and they later got degrees from a legit black belt, where does that leave them? Does that validate a fraudulent past promotion?

Can you guys see the Facebook reviews of Pure Jiu Jitsu? I think everyone has blocked me. I'm VERY sad

I can't see reviews for ANYTHING. They reported me

'Best BJJ cosplay in the country.' :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D

For the win

Huh. If you're in Facebook Review jail, tbh, going to other people's reviews and arguing with them could be part of what got you there. These review sites will let you post a negative review, but they won't let you do anything that's perceived as 'harassing' the business. Years ago a shitty daycare kicked out my son and then made up a crazy story about me cussing and raving in their hallways, said I was engaging in 'nonverbal outbursts.' (Reality: I picked up my son and left quietly without a word. They had made the same claims against multiple customers and DCFS workers.) They said I was not to come within 500 feet of any of their locations. They apparently don't know that you can't just make up your own restraining orders without a court case. So I took a picture of myself standing right outside their business and posted it to their Yelp page. I posted negative reviews to all ~9 of their locations. Yelp removed all of my reviews and the picture. They said I could only review one location. I said fine, but when I re-posted a review, it went straight to 'not recommended' reviews. Anyhow, I learned my lesson after that. If you want to post a negative review of a business, keep it straight and simple and don't do anything that can be perceived as harassing the business, even if it's hilarious. :-D

Mr Rogers still haven’t replied yet. Still he claims to be a Fadda Lineage/ mestre Alves representative.

I just want to know if they are still going to be friends tomorrow.

Looks like Edmilson Alves isn't friends with Randy Lasu Rogers anymore, but he is still friends with Lasu Rogers.

Looks like Edmilson Alves isn't friends with Randy Lasu Rogers anymore, but he is still friends with Lasu Rogers.

Yeah I noticed I was blocked by Randy Lasu Rogers but not Lasu Rogers. Only a true badass would block polite white belt women on Facebook.

Steven! LOL!!

Jordan blocked me too. This one stings. I was looking forward to watching his next promotion

I ve been blocked too, cause I asked who promoted the „mestre“ Lasu to 7th degree!?

I am more interested in who promoted Lasu to blue belt at this point

Yeah.... he at least must have had some („blackbelt“?) skills, as bjj blackbelt Gabby Romero wrote to you, didn’t she? Don’t get me wrong.... it is not my intention to „defend“ this guy....

See I'm not convinced he had the skills. I think her opinion is the product of nobody wanting to put him down.. because it would bring down so many others . I think he learned some jiu jitsu and was athletic. If someone gave him a blue belt or higher, why would he only mention tom mcgonigal, who he only wore a white belt with