don't be a tyrant, be humble, you move

I recommend that everyone just goes over an checks the black belts oil to gain their trust. Lol

Why not shake everyone's hand? I hate when people call me 'professor'. I tell them to call me Dave. They still won't and that is their choice whether I like it or not. Black belt doesn't make anyone an authority on everything in life or anything at all for that matter since bjj is constantly evolving. I've had people ask me for advice on things that surprise me. I always tell them to seek out someone who is an expert on the subject (marriage, finances and other weird shit).

"I dont need titles to feel good in the morning ."

I make a point of walking around before class to greet everyone personally with a hand shake and the old pat on the chest or shoulder. I agree with Francesco, visiting black belts get the VIP treatment and all my students will go out of their way to greet them. Making people feel good and welcome before you simulate murder is always the decent thing to do.

Saw this posted on Facebook today and honestly thought most of it is pretty silly. What do you think? **** Every gym has some unspoken mat rules. Those rules usually are not enforced but learned through observation and some may vary. Here are some of them: 1. Shake the hands of the black belts when you enter and when you leave the mat. 2. If a higher belt invites you to roll, you roll. They will invite you politely, if you say no they might not ask you again (except on special situations such as injuries, necessary rest for competition and others). 3. If a black belt is rolling near you, stop and move. If you are a black belt and you have a stable postion and the lower belts around you are scrambling or with a submission locked in, don't be a tyrant, be humble, you move. 4. Be stoic. If you get a submission, don't celebrate, don't show any joy. If you are submited, don't show frustration, shake hands and restart. 5. If the pain is tolerable don't stop. Don't talk to your partner about it, don't expect them to say they are sorry, most of the times they didn't even realized what happened. Keep it to yourself. 6. No excuses, a tap is a tap, crank or no crank. Don't waste time massaging your ego explaining why you tapped, focus on what you should had done instead. 7. During the explanation of a position be attentive, listen carefuly. Don't expect the full attention of your professor if you didn't gave him any. 8. Payback rule, whatever you do, it will be done to you. If you are rough we will be rough on you. If you take time to teach others we will take our time to teach you. If you dedicate yourself to Jiu-Jitsu we will dedicate ourselves to you.

Only 5 simple rules at our studio 1. Shake everyone's hand. 2. Wash your gi and gear as well, have good hygiene. 3. Be aware of your surroundings to avoid injuries. 4. Roll with everyone, no matter their rank you can ask. 5. Be present in your training, train with purpose, but remember that you will need your partners again.

I always preferred Coach. Sensei, Professor, etc. seem a little pretentious to me.

I make a point of walking around before class to greet everyone personally with a hand shake and the old pat on the chest or shoulder. I agree with Francesco, visiting black belts get the VIP treatment and all my students will go out of their way to greet them. Making people feel good and welcome before you simulate murder is always the decent thing to do.

Why not shake everyone's hand?

Haven’t you heard there’s a global pandemic going on, Dave?? Shaking everyone’s hand is NOT recommended! :D

In Dave's defense his gym isn't even open right now because of lockdowns, he can only train with his sons at home.

I've been shaking my own hand lately..... LOL

I'm going to have to come up for a visit just for the VIP treatment. Kkkkk

Don't forget, it's one shake per black belt degree.