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esila · 06-30-2009, 08:46 AM

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Ari doesn't have a strong competitive fire and still has many holes in his game, but when I roll with him, I have lots of trouble pulling off any rubber guard. He has very strong posture and is great at pulling out of oma plata attempts. His limp arms are top notch. I usually have to resort to my half guard game with him. Watch the videos of us rolling. Although he's a long way away from his black belt he's alot better than all the Ari haters think.

It's amazing how all the Ari haters are judging his skills by what they see in his videos yet these are the same people that think it's impossible to truly rank someone online by watching videos.

At my academy sometimes promotions are given to people that may not have the physical and mental attributes of champions but they have vast 10th planet jiu jitsu knowledge and/or are excellent teachers. Although Ari probably won't ever be a fierce competition beast, he does have the 10thp system down and is a great teacher too. That's why I gave him his 10thp purple.

We had 2 black belts back in the day that fit this description. They were brazilian jiu jitsu yodas who had a real talent for conveying jiu jitsu theories and strategies but it was not uncommon for them to get tapped by purples.

But no one ever questioned the legitimacy of their black belts because we all knew they had true black belt wisdom. Their lack of competitive firepower was never held against them.

Any time a purple would brag about tapping black belts we all knew what blacks they were braggin about submitting.

Again it was just something we all accepted, some people are not great competitors, some people will always buckle under pressure, some people will never have a ferocious attitude while rolling and competing.

But if they can soak up massive jiu jitsu information and pass it along with on-point teaching they would get promoted anyways.

They had black belt brains but were unlucky in the genetics department. I learned alot from them and so did most who were taught by them.

Ari is not a 10thp black belt or even a brown belt, he is just a 10th Planet purple with a lot still left to learn.

06-30-2009, 08:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
esila Green Belt Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,149	Post 2/2 Ari doesn't have a strong competitive fire and still has many holes in his game, but when I roll with him, I have lots of trouble pulling off any rubber guard. He has very strong posture and is great at pulling out of oma plata attempts. His limp arms are top notch. I usually have to resort to my half guard game with him. Watch the videos of us rolling. Although he's a long way away from his black belt he's alot better than all the Ari haters think. It's amazing how all the Ari haters are judging his skills by what they see in his videos yet these are the same people that think it's impossible to truly rank someone online by watching videos. At my academy sometimes promotions are given to people that may not have the physical and mental attributes of champions but they have vast 10th planet jiu jitsu knowledge and/or are excellent teachers. Although Ari probably won't ever be a fierce competition beast, he does have the 10thp system down and is a great teacher too. That's why I gave him his 10thp purple. We had 2 black belts back in the day that fit this description. They were brazilian jiu jitsu yodas who had a real talent for conveying jiu jitsu theories and strategies but it was not uncommon for them to get tapped by purples. But no one ever questioned the legitimacy of their black belts because we all knew they had true black belt wisdom. Their lack of competitive firepower was never held against them. Any time a purple would brag about tapping black belts we all knew what blacks they were braggin about submitting. Again it was just something we all accepted, some people are not great competitors, some people will always buckle under pressure, some people will never have a ferocious attitude while rolling and competing. But if they can soak up massive jiu jitsu information and pass it along with on-point teaching they would get promoted anyways. They had black belt brains but were unlucky in the genetics department. I learned alot from them and so did most who were taught by them. Ari is not a 10thp black belt or even a brown belt, he is just a 10th Planet purple with a lot still left to learn.