Yup, a little work with the closed and open guards goes a long way. For me BJJ is a last resort if I go down and I can’t hold someone off with kicks from the ground, hopefully I can still make a couple of the escapes I learned work. Even the legendary six months in BJJ is enough to make a difference in your ground work, as long as you’re not up against someone who is really into the art.
How about this, TKD is considered traditional, but BJJ is actually older, has a lineage to Judo and then to Jujitsu. So that would make BJJ a traditional martial art. See traditional martial arts can compete and win in mixed competition.
Shaolin Boxer : Are you SURE you want to do this? Do you want to become a BJJ zombie like Raelk? I mean, what are you doing!?
Do you know what BJJ DOES to people? If you want groundfighting , take Vale Tudo, take Silat, take Sambo , ANYTHING , but BJJ. They will **** your brain.
Ringworm is the best, It compliments the blue in my belt so nicely.
Seriously, any coach/teacher/sensei worth his reputation will keep his mats clean and fungus free. and heavy bags and pads should also be scrubbed down.
I had ring worm once back in high school from wrestling. Its not as bad as it seems and with medicine goes away quickly.
I like the halo hear gear as well. The triangle ones seem to slide more and they irritate me.
Shaolin Tiger. How are you doing? Do you want to fight again? When can you fight?
BJJ has a history of defeating kung fu. When i defeated shoalin Tiger with my elbow-knee escape he was totally defenless against it. He could not stop the elbow-knee escape and i sucessfully pulled guard.
Shaolin Tiger. Your a BJJ blue belt now? I think i will have more trouble pulling guard next time.
White Belt = begginer in BJJ. Skill level can very from no skill at all to fairly good.
Blue belt = about a year or more BJJ training. Blue belts have been known to repeatedly tap judo blacks. Someone with a blue belt skill level has the ablity to defeat any kung fu practioner. This has been proven through hundreds of no rules challenge matches.
Purple Belt = Much more skill than a blue. Most people never reach purple belt. There are people who are stuck at blue for 5 or 6 years and still havn’t reached purple belt skill. Many consider the purple belt to be the first “advanced” rank. Purple belts can whip ass and usually have no-rules challenge match experience.
Brown belt = even more skilled.
Black belt = This rank qualifies you among the best fighters in the world (literally). Vitor Beltfort, Minotauro(possibly the worlds best fighter), Sperry, Rickson Gracie, Fabio Gurgel. If your a black belt you can compete and hang with the best fighters in the world. It doens’t mean your invincible. But it will take another world class fighter to beat you in a 1 on 1 fight. If your a black then you are the shizkit.
Originally posted by ShaolinTiger00
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no matter how clean, mat crud will find its way in. there are many types of junk you can get ‘in’ your skin. it can be a real pain.
Originally posted by Ralek Shut up about the ring worm. It’s no big deal. It’s easily cured by using special cremes. You guys are making it sound like it’s a terminal disease.
there’s other fun **** you can pick up from the mat that can take a while to get rid of. not terminal, but a pain nonetheless
Dark Night. If you fight me then you get defeated. You don’t get money. You get to have your mind opened and realize the power of BJJ. And then you will convert to BJJ.
In my fight with shoalin tiger i did an unstoppable elbow-knee escape. Shaolin Tiger was totally defenseless agaisnt it. Now he does BJJ and he is currently a blue belt.
