TakeItEasy Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 http://www.stompingass.com/brazilianjiujitsu.html I am in the wichita area looking for a decent school teaching either muay thai or bjj, and I found this website. I sent the guy an email asking for specifics about price, belt testing, class demographic, contact sparring, etc. and I will most likely request to sit in on a class if I like what I hear. I thought I might as well ask people on the board what they think at a glance though, thanks.
stl_karateka Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 The domain name turns me off --- its unprofessional. That's my first impression. I don't know about BJJ enough to know what to look for - but sitting in a class and checking it out is def the best way to go! Good luck KarateForums.com Sempai
TJS Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Look's legit, just mkae sure you get the instructors credintials..as far as how long he has trained and under who.
TakeItEasy Posted December 10, 2003 Author Posted December 10, 2003 The domain name turns me off --- its unprofessional. That's my first impression. I don't know about BJJ enough to know what to look for - but sitting in a class and checking it out is def the best way to go! Good luck Yep it is unprofessional, but it is the only listing I've found of local schools, and the instructor merely listed his school it is not his own site. For some reason he and a lot of other schools seem to not be listed in the yellow pages. Edit: here's an editorial he wrote, interesting http://www.stompingass.com/aboutus.html
1ONEfighting Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 I checked https://www.bjj.org and they had no John F. Castillo in their rank page. Ask what his lineage is. Trainwreck Tiemeyerwishes he was R. Lee Ermey.
Treebranch Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 Go there and see if you can sit in. Or pay for a month and see how you like it. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
three60roundhouse Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 I checked https://www.bjj.org and they had no John F. Castillo in their rank page. Ask what his lineage is. That site is one of the most outdated in the history of the internet! 1st dan Tae Kwon DoYellow Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu16 Years OldGirls kick butt!
1ONEfighting Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Well then surely Castillo's instructor would be on it, the web isn't THAT old. Trainwreck Tiemeyerwishes he was R. Lee Ermey.
TakeItEasy Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 In an email I sent about a few things he said: "Official" belt testing is done in houston by Eric Williams. He's a listed black belt at http://www.bjj.org/a/people/williams-eric.html. I am going to ask more specifically about castillo's rank/lineage. Apparently his class has a lot of cops and revolves heavily around effective street fighting, I get the feeling there's a few elements from other martial arts thrown in there. In january he is going to LA to get certified as an instructor in the "Israeli Kapap/Lotar system," which he will incorporate into his classes. In the summer months they revolve around training with no gi, and in winter they revolve around training with a gi. Cost is around $50 a month, 3 classes a week.
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