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Bjj Grey
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 Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:54 pm Post subject: Aspiring Bjj'er, Hi |
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So I've been stalking these forums for about 3 months now (weird i know). I have recently taken a huge interest to ground game, jiu jitsu in particular. I'm unable to start training atm(funds and transportation issues.) However i hope that by posting on here it can motivate me to find a way to get myself there! I've recently lost 30 pounds, and looking for a new hobbie thats a bit more active and not League of Legends  Only place close to me seems to be Cobra Bjj here in Plano Texas instructed by Eddie Ricardo. So if anyone knows anything about him would be appreciated. :d |
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treoptika333
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Dog. Tier 1 Training Facility.http://tier1trainingfacility.com/ It's right in McKinney, not far at all from Plano. Cobra Jiu Jitsu is freakin bad ass too though.
And welcome to the forums.
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Bjj Grey
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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At first i thought you were saying it was Dog Tier XD. I live in Sachse, so cobra still gonna be closer, although i find it weird ive never seen Tier 1 come up in google searches O.o.
Do you attend Tier 1 then? assuming so since you recommend it. |
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treoptika333
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Naw, I've just been through. Cobra is good stuff too, I just like Tier 1 because they're a multi-faceted gym. Give you lots of options.
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parabellum
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Vanilla Guerrilla
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:19 am Post subject: |
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What happened to your stripes, P?
OH, and welcome, new guy.
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parabellum
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: |
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What happened to your stripes, P?
OH, and welcome, new guy. |
This is probably best for another thread but I voluntarily took them off and I'm starting over under my new Professor. He had legitimate objections to how the stripes are given under the Gracie Academy system, but said that I could keep them if I wanted to.
I made the decision to take them off and start from the ground up in his system.
Besides, its important that I earn the respect of my new team, and these guys would be right to question someone coming in from another system with stripes not earned the same way.
When I finally make blue belt under my current professor, its going to be one of the best moments of my life, and I'm not trying to rush that.
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Vanilla Guerrilla
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:52 am Post subject: |
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I think that's a good call, P.
It seems like the Gracie system, especialy the more commercial franchise locations of Gracie Barra, give stripes and promotions up to blue belt level based soley on amount of time spent attending class, and not on skills learned. At least Gracie Barra Katy. You don't even get to roll until you are a blue belt, and you get promoted to blue belt after you've been to class regularly for six months.
I think you're new place is more like mine. Jeff doesn't have belt testing. He rolls with his students, despite being a 1st degree black belt, the founder and lead instructor of our dojo. He monitors our progress that way, and based on our tournament performances. And he gives belts WAY later than any other school in our area. A new blue belt from Jeff is like a 2 year blue belt somewhere else, the way I see it.
I don't expect to reach my blue belt for a long time. Long time. lol
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parabellum
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| Vanilla Guerrilla wrote: |
I think that's a good call, P.
It seems like the Gracie system, especialy the more commercial franchise locations of Gracie Barra, give stripes and promotions up to blue belt level based soley on amount of time spent attending class, and not on skills learned. At least Gracie Barra Katy. You don't even get to roll until you are a blue belt, and you get promoted to blue belt after you've been to class regularly for six months.
I think you're new place is more like mine. Jeff doesn't have belt testing. He rolls with his students, despite being a 1st degree black belt, the founder and lead instructor of our dojo. He monitors our progress that way, and based on our tournament performances. And he gives belts WAY later than any other school in our area. A new blue belt from Jeff is like a 2 year blue belt somewhere else, the way I see it.
I don't expect to reach my blue belt for a long time. Long time. lol |
Stripes on the white belt are the same under any Gracie Academy affiliate, they are attendance based, something I never really cared for but wasn't going to object to out of respect.
At my new school, we have testing every month, everyone is expected to test, but you don't always get a promotion. Its part of the culture my Professor wants to achieve, to get people used to testing and used to competing. He doesn't force anyone to compete, but its certainly a competition focused environment. Our lesson on leg locks this weekend contained a component explaining the IBJJF knee reap rules and he showed the difference between an legal and illegal foot position when applying the lock.
I love this new school.
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Bjj Grey
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| Your learning leg locks at your school? most schools i see dont even let you touch them unless your like purple+. is this common? Personally i'd be scared i think if there was a bunch of new guys throwing leg locks on me XD |
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parabellum
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| Your learning leg locks at your school? most schools i see dont even let you touch them unless your like purple+. is this common? Personally i'd be scared i think if there was a bunch of new guys throwing leg locks on me XD |
Yeah, leg locks are a part of the curriculum, but we were given very stern safety warnings about them.
Personally, I have no plans to use them in a live roll until I'm much more experienced. Protecting my training partner is my #1 priority, and I give it equal importance to protecting myself.
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CWH
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:14 am Post subject: |
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You guys hi-jacked this thread! j/k
Welcome to the OP.
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