Yeah I'd love to prove where I'm at with BJJ my whole life. I mean Beta came out in the 70's and for some reason it seems people don't have that gracie's use to endorse at home Beta/VHS training videos for Gracie Garages. Furthermore AI knows or showed me how the pre-1978 system was different and simple belted unlike 78+ until somewhere in the 80's when Carlos Jr changed the name to IBJJF and alot of the criteria. Poison for me is I got no certificates from Team Behring or Sylvio Behring in that I have no clue where it went to. So now I'm just gonna roll with aliance BJJ here in Vancity, Canada and maybe deactivate this profile until I got TANGIble Proof lol and smiles cuz I mean really how do you believe me as well as everything I know. Besides I just want to roll and maybe be an instructor someday. Probably NoGi so as not to sport a Belt. What do you all think of this?

Aaaaand he's gone. Belt checked.

Just after I had cast my vote!

Just after I had cast my vote!

Just after I had cast my vote!

Just after I had cast my vote!

I didnt screen shot the profile, but it would be nice to have permenant record for the demonstably unture profiles. So if some one googles the name they will see the info dug up. The forum does shows this info but as I say I am missing screen shots of the claims.

I didnt screen shot the profile, but it would be nice to have permenant record for the demonstably unture profiles. So if some one googles the name they will see the info dug up. The forum does shows this info but as I say I am missing screen shots of the claims.

I just added “No touching their ears” to the Crowdsourced Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Rule Book. Please vote for it. ;)

Can I still grab someones big toe while rolling and ask if I'm doing the "toe hold" correctly?

you just cannot put said big toe in your mouth!

Says who? show me in the IBJJF rulebook where it says I cant put someone's big toe in my mouth, make awkward eye contact, and try to mumble out my shitty jokes.

so you are the ultimate LOOPHOLE LAWYER!!! LMAO You are correct the rule book doesnt have any clause that says "An athlete shall not actively vacuum their opponent's big toe into their own mouth" Also remember that Single digit manipulation is not allowed, so one toe cannot be used as a submission. GOOD LUCK fitting three toes in your mouth to make it legal. However I do feel that Article 6.2.1 would get you a quick DQ! but the toe sucking might get you an offer for a date with your opponent after the match!

Just to piggyback on what William and Jim are saying, I think it's important to communicate to others what your rank is, in that particular discipline. For example, we have a bjj program and a judo program at our school, and I don't want to see bjj belts at judo class, nor do I want to see judo belts at bjj class, so I make an effort to wear my rank in one or the other in order to set a good example and avoid any confusion. I've definitely had the experience of training at TMA dojos where they wear bjj gis with their TMA belts, and this has rarely been an issue.

Over a decade ago, I had a (now former) student who was under me as a JJJ black belt and BJJ white belt (I was a JJJ 5th degree and BJJ purple belt at the time, living in another state). There was a guy in town who was an MMA fighter and a new BJJ blue belt, looking for attention for the school he had just taken over. He "dojo stormed" my guy for wearing a BJJ gi with his JJJ black belt, and made a video of the "storming" and posted it to Fakebook, calling my guy out as a "fake BJJ black belt." The incident went viral for a couple of weeks, and was dragged all over Sherdog and the Underground at the time. My guy even pointed out right on the video that his black belt had NO red sleeve, and was NOT a BJJ belt at all. Most of the black belts came to the consensus back then that a small club practicing BJJ didn't need to wear a non-BJJ gi when practicing JJJ. Since then, it seems to be more accepted... But at the time, there were a lot of "lower BJJ belt" folks and even some black belts who thought it was "shady as f**k" that anyone would wear a BJJ gi with a belt from any other art/style, even another Jiu-Jitsu style. I didn't and still don't see the issue with the gi. BJJ's are highly individualistic and not at all indicative of "rank." Only the belt confers a rank status. Happy to see it's rarely an issue anymore!

I train Judo and don’t get my arse up in the air when I see a non Judoka training in a Mizuno!

But we all might feel a little envy, it is after all, a Mizuno...

Need to take out a line of credit for those!

Jesus tits I'm just discovering these updates........

Man, reacting to this post so late, I thought you were still trying to jiu-jitsu your way out of a flannel shirt. As a native Masshole, I’m legally required to roast you for running on Vermont molasses time, even if I am down here melting in Florida now!

Oh i was in this previously but didn't see the most recent one.......... and we have maple syrup....

I had maple syrup in my coffee today