I actually got a reply from them. They said they would get together and discuss things once the pandemic has calmed down. So let's see.

Quick update: IBJJF has doubled down on their decision to ban BJJ Globetrotters. It is what it is, we move on! :)

ok, with that being said.. WHAT could you do to make this right? everyone just needs to have a class under the person who signed for them? SOOO technically if you Video conference before you verfiy to sign for the person that would Technically be valid as being taught by the person that is signing the paper... So you within the actual guidelines...

It's not like they check already if people have a relationship with the person who sign their form. From my quick facebook poll, more than 50% of people does not train / know the person who sign for them. It's obviously something else about me / BJJ Globetrotters they have a problem with. I don't know exactly and I'm not sure they know either, tbh.

It's obviously something else about me / BJJ Globetrotters they have a problem with. I don't know exactly and I'm not sure they know either, tbh.

You absolutely right.. I know a few people that have never met Robson that are part of our organization and hes the one that signs for us. They got it out for you if that the fact... I maybe because your 'Team' presence could disrupt the balance of the strong hold groups such as Gracie bara, Atos, etc. so Numbers wise your threatening team titles of the tops teams

Shit, if only someone in the industry was running alternative competitions that globetrotters could enter and those grappling competitions were more frequent, better value for money and had a superior ruleset. They could call it something like Grappling Industries and make the IBJJF even more irrelevant than they already are.

This is great until GI realizes that everybody goes to their tournaments so they jack up the price and they become the new Evil Empire. One huge hurdle that organizations like GI face is that they base their gi tournament ruleset on that of the IBJJF. The IBJJF, as bad as they are, does a lot to address every tiny detail of competition regulation whereas these smaller organizations don't do that because they have the IBJJF to do it for them. What we really need is a fair, not-for-profit, impartial governing body that determines things like the rule set, gi regulations, rankings, etc. There are some large downsides to going this route, but I think it's the lesser of two evils imho.

I think we should just verify/downvote an entire competition ruleset here on beltchecker. Don't like advantages? Downvote. Really diggin' the ban on knee reaps? Verified. Then we can all compete under our collectively-decided-upon ruleset at Globetrotter Worlds.

This is actually a pretty good idea. A crowd sourced rule set based on this site.

Isn't there already something for everyone? Grappling industries rules are near perfect for me, for those who don't want to wait until purple belt to heel hook there's NAGA. Butt scooters can do sub only. For those who like to pull guard, do a half assed kimura attempt for an advantage and stall to rest of the match then that's what IBJJF is designed for.

People aren't going to IBJJF tournaments because of the rules, it's because of the opponents. [...] In my age and weight class, I'm lucky if I've got 3 opponents in most of them. Anna IBJJF tournament in. The same country will normally be double that.

I think this really sums everything thing up in terms of rules. But there is a an aspect this overlooks. People aren't going to IBJJF tournaments because of the rules, it's because of the opponents. We have NAGA,. GI, AJP, etc., but most of those aren't as well visited as the IBJJF tournaments. In my age and weight class, I'm lucky if I've got 3 opponents in most of them. Anna IBJJF tournament in. The same country will normally be double that.

I'm not sure how he did it with Globetrotters being banned as an academy, but hats off for making it happen.

What events are there in the UK that aren't IBJJF ?

AllStars Grappling Industries Roll Models Hereford Open To name a few.

Thank you. So basically its easy enough to gain competitive experience using Globetrotters as an affiliation and individual member and completely avoid the IBJJF. Maybe its a list we can start in the UK forum?

Thank you. So basically its easy enough to gain competitive experience using Globetrotters as an affiliation and individual member and completely avoid the IBJJF. Maybe its a list we can start in the UK forum?