Brandon Quick (outspoken bravo student) challenged in the UG

[BTTinUSA]

Geez...

Well idk how many people are gonna wanna pay him now.

[Delbjj]

Eddie never said what his rank would be, my guess is it will stay brown.

From my experiences competition is not the only way to prove your rank. I know guys who kill it in the comps and suck on the mat and vice versa. I wouldnt crucify this guy until his instructor hands down his proper rank.

To be honest I started under a new instructor as a purple belt and never explained my lineage to him.

[SpunK238]

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[Higher Learning]

Originally Posted by SpunK238

Did everyone just hop on board after the first guy? Either ya'll didn't watch the videos, or you're not a bluebelt yet....or you've never rolled with a brown/black belt because that's not how exam rolls go with a that level of instructor. I know he was "Rolling Light", "Giving up Positions" and (apparently) "Giving Submission Attempt", I read all that - I still call bullshit! The positions he gave up were momentary at best, submission attempts? where? Rolling Light? Dude looked like he was trying out for Abu Dhabi...the way he finished that twister was totally unecessary...the second video...if I have to say anything about that horrid second video I'll shoot myself, this is all self-explanitory if you're not a complete newb.

at least one of the guys you quoted is a well know purple belt with a strong comp record (stalkachu)

[SpunK238]

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[Higher Learning]

Originally Posted by SpunK238

well my apologies to him but I think he should have a second look. There are no fundamental positions even trying to be established by the students. Another guy I quoted made a good point, I'm sorry for lumping all those quotes into one - generalized statements are bad.. but remember these guys are supposed to be of blue belt equivelency...

cool, i was just pointing it out because i know stalks form other threads, he trains at rogers and is a bit of a beast on the mat... he has also trained at 10th planet and rolled with eddie as well, there is video of it somewhere

[Gerbiljiujitsu]

so are we ever going to find out Darce's linage?

I would love to see some videos of these guys calling out blue belts on their level of technique. I watch some of the videos from when I was a blue belt and I think "man there was the hard way and the easy way and I almost always chose the hard way". It actually makes me sick to look at some of those videos.

Some of you forget that the blue belt has a wide range. The new blue belt knows the positions, has a "decent" understanding of the basic submissions and their defenses and has started to implement them in live rolling with limited to mild success. Maybe I'm wrong here but I come from a "strong" linage.

Just so we're clear about who I am. I was a white belt for 18 months, I was a blue belt for two and a half years. Throughout most of my time I trained 4-5 times a week with the last two years being 10+ times a week. I've been a purple belt for a little over 2 years...actually closer to 2.5.

[Higher Learning]

Originally Posted by Gerbiljiujitsu

so are we ever going to find out Darce's linage?

this has been asked about a half a dozen times now... whats the issue with answering darce? this is a very simple query for any bjj'er

eg helio > royler > bruno panno > rob williams > me

[Calibur]

It would be HILARIOUS if we found out Darcebrabo didn't do BJJ.

[mtruitt76]

Originally Posted by Higher Learning

this has been asked about a half a dozen times now... whats the issue with answering darce? this is a very simple query for any bjj'er

eg helio > royler > bruno panno > rob williams > me

It is a fair question at this point. You have put yourself out there.