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Lloyd Irvin is getting into some trouble in this department as well. not anything with miners..but certainly accused of taking advantage of his female team members.

Thanks guys!

Depending on where you train, Aikido has alot of metaphysics you won't likely find in Ju-Jitsu. Aikido is much more flowing and often has zero strikes.

Kyu and Dan grades (Mudansha and Yudansha) were developed for the Japanese board game "go" in the 17th century and, whilst it's true to say that Kano adopted a similar hierarchy for judo, in fact it is a myth that Kano invented the coloured kyu belt system! Those were developed at the London Budokwai by its Judo sensei and founder Gunji Koizumi (circa 1927) and later adopted by the Japanese and subsequently other gendai (Modern) martial systems. Hope that helps with your research. K. It's difficult to find good documentation on this. Everything I've read says Kano used white and black belts (though not the type we think of today) to separate his students. Additionally, I've read that Koizumi is credited with adding in additional colors while teaching in Paris in 1935. Regardless, the various rainbow of colors was most certainly not a product of Kano. Have you read anything about what colors Koizumi selected and why he chose those particular colors?

Tournaments are about points. The fastest and easiest methods of scoring points are used. That simple.

Congratulations! Always nice to get promoted.

If you research far enough you'll learn that the belt system was developed in Judo by Jigoro Kano. Prior to him, there were no belts in any martial art. The colors chosen by various systems over the years could have meaning, but initially there was white and black. Good luck in your studies! Let us know if you have any questions. There is a plethora of knowledge on this forum if you simply ask.

Great work. Congratulations!

update: Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu...BLACK BELT Shotokan: Nidan Aiki Jujitsu: Shodan Chuan Fa: 3rd degree

Jiu-Jitsu. For ME, it works the best. But it's important to point out that my jiu-jitsu is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and, therefore, has striking in it as well. One attacker or multiple does not really make a difference. The goal is to prevent the person from hurting me in the most efficeint way I can find. Does this mean there won't be a karate side kick or boxing cross in the mix. Absolutely not. It just means that I would use the principles of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to attempt to end the altercation and escape with my life/ my family's lives in tact.

It's huge for me. 9 years ago, when I started BJJ, I vowed never to wear a black belt again until I earned it in BJJ. I haven't worn one in so long. It's a really big deal.

You're right on all accounts. You need to feel your opponent's movements. Personally, my favorite techniques come off the opponent grabbing me first. So it's a little easier. But what you're saying is true. It's just very difficult to get good at.

Friday evening I was promoted to Black Belt by Master Pedro Sauer https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200503128127954&set=p.10200503128127954&type=2&theater Amazing moment.

Hard to pin down just one: Pedro Sauer Rener Gracie Rickson Gracie Saulo Ribeiro Marcello Garcia JJ Machado

Interesting topic. I really enjoy the scissor and hip bump. But I just posted on facebook that I've found recently that I'm getting a ton of sweeps simply as a product of my movement. Not as an "attempt" to sweep but rather as just starting to feel the right thing to do. My body says sit up and when I do, the opponent is swept. My body says roll over and when I do, I'm on top of mount. So in that regard, my favorite sweep is the one that feels most natural at the time.

Wow!!! This is a really loaded question! Are we talking about fighting or competition? I ask because there's a big difference. In competition EVERTHING about your takedown is grip fighting. If you can't get position, you can do your throw/takedown. Without a good gripset, you can't get position. -In this regard I would pick a throw or two that you really seem to feel good with and drill it from as many grip sets as you can. This will broaden the usefulness of that technique for you. You would prefer to always establish your grips first while, simultaneously keeping your opponent from getting good grips on you. In fighting, things can be different because there is striking involved. So getting tight to the opponent becomes of paramount importance to limit the power of the opponent's strikes. So find techniques that come off your clinching style. Everything you do in regard to posture, the grips you take, the way you clinch should be based on how you want to throw. Double and triple attacks are very important but will not become second nature until you've been doing them for quite a while. For now, really try to become expert a a few easy throws that you like.

Yeah. Alot of people don't recognize the difference. Many generally assume them to be the same. This is why I have the fundamentals class. It's similar to, but not the same as what is done in the Gracie Academy in Torrence. Obviously my lineage goes through Rickson and Pedro Sauer, but the focus is still self defense.

I provide three different classes (not counting kids). 1. Fundamentals: This is a highly fight based class that is designed to teach the fundamental techniques of BJJ. The focus is on what to do if you're being struck. IE: self defense, less focus on jiu-jitsu v jiu-jitsu, but there is a little bit of that. It contains Rickson and Pedro's version of the 88 techniques required to go from White to blue. You can think of this as a beginners class. 2. Positional Mastery: This is a jiu-jitsu v jiu-jitsu focused class designed to develop triggers for action. So if the opponent puts his hand here I do this. If I get grip X I do that. This is an advanced class for sure, but everyone is invited to participate. 3. Sport Class: This is exactly what it says. Jiu-Jitsu for the sport aspect. This is the only class where I talk about points and develop strategies that are designed to win a competition. I've found that attending all three class styles during the week has helped my students tremendously. The skill level in the school is growing by leaps and bounds.

The promotional criteria varies widely from school to school. If you're in a sport focused school, certainly competition will increase the likelihood of earning a promotion. Though 4 to 5 years for a blue belt is quite excessive. Training for that length of time would put you in the advanced level in no-gi. In most schools it takes about 5 to 6 years of training to get to the purple belt level.

With regular training (4 to 6 classes/week) people can do it in about 1.5 years. Previous training would obviously help. I did have a student do it in 1 year. But he was rare.

Honestly, I've never understood Jr. Black Belts til a certain age and then testing for a black belt. Seems kind of confusing. Instead of having Jr black belts, why not just add a few belts. Seems like nothing more than a way to string a kid along for a few more years to get the money out of him. Admittedly, this statement is a bit hypocritical of me because I tend to look down on schools that have lots of belts. But this is probably because I was never at a school with more than 8 belts. Chuan Fa and Aiki Jujitsu had 4 belts/sashes, BJJ has 5 and Shotokan had 8. So it could be that the idea of 10 or 12 belts is just too foreign to me. That said, I'm not sure that a young black belt makes a place a McDojo. I think it's a McDojo when a young person has a black belt and is then supposed to be treated as though they are not a child. A 10 year old should not be delving out punishments, running classes, or talking about philosophy. This is very demeaning to an adult and just silly, IMO. They should certainly be encouraged to assist in running drills or helping other kids with forms and techniques...that's character building. But they should be under constant supervision from a trained adult when doing so. As a funny side story. I was at a Relson Gracie seminar once in a large TKD school (not TKD bashing...it's just where we happened to be). Relson is an 8th degree coral belt and the second oldest son of Helio Gracie. Anyway, a young 4th degree black belt, who couldn't have been more than 15 years at best stood up in the seminar, looked at Relson and said, "Relson, we're both masters here! We teach to avoid the fight. Why don't you teach that first." The look on Relson's face was priceless as he responds, "You're a master?!! This is good to know my friend." I'm not a fan of the word master because of the connotation it carries. But I feel to give the title to a child is absolutely stupid. I realize it's often tied to a certain rank. And having an adult, who has lived some life, receive the title is ok with me. But a child should never, IMO, be led to believe he's a master of anything. He can't even survive on his own for goodness sakes.

This is only true in rare cases. Certainly training throughout life is important. Maintaining a good strength and conditioning regimin and healthy lifestyle is always important. But the number of 80 year olds, whose strength can match a 25, 35, or even 45 year olds is near zero. There are some, but this represents less than 1% of the total population. Certainly, their starting point of strength being relatively high will lead to their ending point (at death) being higher as well. So if we apply a 1 to 10 scale and the average person has a 5 and you are an 8. You may maintain that 8, relative to age, throughout your life. However, an 8 for an 80 year old is likely to be close to a 1 or 2 for a 25yr old. To me this is a matter of semantics. Instrinsic with proper technique is timing. A teeter totter doesn't work unless the timing of each person's push is correct. Setups, timing, and an understanding of when to use a move is all part of proper technique. Again, i would not argue this. The more equal two people's technique is, the more the athletic traits begin to matter. This is the reason for weight divisions in nearly every combat sport. The best flyweight wrestler in the world will get tossed like a rag doll by the best heavyweight. But that's a sport. At 92 years old Helio Gracie allowed Saulo Ribeiro (then in his physical prime) to mount him. Despite all of his strength, skill, and speed, Saulo could not submit Helio. Saulo is a 6 time world champion. But Helio's understading of technique was too good. Saulo could not do it. This type of thing is noted in many different places over the years. Look at old judo masters. If they make it long enough, and continue practicing, they have no choice but to get good technique. Otherwise they can't continue. I see this all the time in Jiu-jitsu. People focus too much on athletics and do not focus enough on technique. They make it to blue and sometimes even purple belt, then wash out. They depend too much on athletic skills and not enough on technique. When the smaller and less athletic guys start winning, the stronger faster and bigger people can't handle it. So they quit. Technique reigns supreme. Always.

Fight well, perform well, and leave all your effort on the mat. There's nothing less satisfying than realizing you didn't try hard enough. All my best.

The system of jujitsu I learned began with basic stance work, footwork, fundamental strikes, practice in kazushi, standing joint locks (wrist locks and elbow locks), and a couple basic throws. As you go through the ranks, you learn more techniques. By Shodan we were using ken, tanbo, bo, 40 throws, 40 ippon kumite, a working knowledge of pins, chokes, and joint manipulations from the ground. But, as Kusotare mentions, there was a progression based on grade. This was set by the organization under which we trained. Now I will say that, to my knowledge, Mugai Ryu is older than the systems I trained (Yagu Ryu and Daito Ryu). So the curriculum may not be as clearly defined.

I've never been in any school that does this.