Are these guys ahead of the pack when it comes to fraud in BJJ?

Hello friends, I wonder, what is it that is trying to be done with this thread? Obviously the guy is a fake 17th degree blood belt, but what is our obligation as a community, if any at all? My 2 cents: Beltchecker community did its job. If people do their homework they will know he is a fraud. Now let history forget this guy.

Shoe on the mat. Not only is he a fraud, he's a idiot

Hello friends, I wonder, what is it that is trying to be done with this thread? Obviously the guy is a fake 17th degree blood belt, but what is our obligation as a community, if any at all? My 2 cents: Beltchecker community did its job. If people do their homework they will know he is a fraud. Now let history forget this guy.

No, technically our responsibility is to show up.

The last people that did that never came back though...

LOL! Then they are clearly legit!

I mean promoting yourself doesn’t automatically mean you’re not a beast on the mat.

It's what the Gracies did.

No, technically our responsibility is to show up.

To show up at the guys gym? That would be like picking a fight with a 90 year old. If you win, your an asshole for fighting a 90 yr old. If you lose, you are the asshole who got beat up by a 90 yr old. Plus, I don't want to have to pay him his mat fee :)

According to Chael Sonnen, Mark Schultz promoted himself too. I was always under the impression that Pedro just promoted him, but I guess so other things took place (if you believe Chael). https://youtu.be/fBBDQ6mIW0o

And we can’t forget about the “king.”

Actually the story is he put the belt on and went and said to the people that objected take it off.. The couple guys who tried didn't have great luck.. I heard the story from someone who knows Mark really well

If someone is self-promoted, they should just be honest about it. If they're winning tournaments or legitimately skilled but weren't promoted by anyone, just be open and up-front about it and let the community decide if they accept that or not. It's when people self-promote and then evade (like blocking on social media when you ask them) or lie about it that I have a problem.

That’s a good point. Our boy Lasu lied about who promoted him and that person publicly denied the promotion. He also promoted himself to a rank that he obviously would not be qualified for if he wasn’t a fraud. If you’re going to be a fraud I would think you’d try to make it be believable.

He also lied about Fadda affiliation. And has been playing fast and loose with his students' stripes/degrees and promotions. If he had promoted Jordan Gregory to no-degree black belt and limited his own degrees to 3-4, I don't think he ever would have come under scrutiny.

I guess Lasu took this one to heart when he self promoted himself.

omg the socks and sneakers on the mat! it's like they keep forgetting that they like taking post training photos and only remember when people are half dressed to go home, haha 'don't worry about the shoes on the mat guys, the picture is more important!'

Is the goof troop expanding?

Is the goof troop expanding?