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Old 11-06-2009, 01:33 PM   #71 (permalink)

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I think a big misconception is that only traditional gi-oriented bjj is taught at UNIJJ. We do train in the gi, but Saulo and Xande's jiu-jitsu is not dependent on the gi. Their grips, positioning, and hand placement do not depend on the gi so they translate directly to no-gi as well. I've heard others who have come from strictly no-gi schools mention how surprised they were that after training at UNIJJ their no-gi games went through the roof when they trained no-gi again...and this is after not training without a gi in months. I think the results of Saulo and Xande's type of jiu jitsu regarding no-gi speak for themselves as both have done extremely well in no-gi competition.
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Old 11-07-2009, 03:08 AM   #72 (permalink)

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I trained at Undisputed in North Park with Kong and Baret. Did Gi almost exclusively and also some boxing and Thai with Roberto and Scotty. Great place for sure.

Since then I moved over to Throwdown and have only taken a few classes with Elias, James and Tony. Unfortunately, I've only had time to do Crossfit and Yoga for the most part. The reason I switched was because Throwdown is closer to where I live, it's cheaper per month and has a bunch of classes.

Both places will let you take a free class and let you see what the place is about. It really comes down to you: what can you afford, which place is closer, what are you looking to do, etc. Either way, you can't go wrong at either place and I'm sure the same can be said of Saulo/Xande's (although I've never been there).
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Old 11-08-2009, 12:53 AM   #73 (permalink)

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screw und1sputed!
so i was in sdeezy today, i showed up to buy a day pass because i needed a place to train (i don't live in sd anymore) and they said they were not selling day passes anymore...full fledged members only!
so i was a bit sad cuz that's pretty much where i started...it was called "boxing co." before that!
so i went back to my car and threw my gear bag in the trunk and drove off. sad day for me...
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Old 11-08-2009, 04:10 AM   #74 (permalink)

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friday is all gi with instruction but ya most of the week 9am is the class for gi

5pm thrusday and tuesday gi

baret has these a kids clas mwf so whatever he has to teach that cause gazzy opened her own school and some of the little rugrats stayed


let me qualify that there is a white belt that signed up recently with maybe a year of exp

I've told him even though I am a leglock guy all I will do is armlocks

so it makes it fair

if you are giving it 100 percent we aren't going to kick you out

its just people that get tired and want to quit that make us mad

a person should be commited to do his best

its like this I train some judo once in a while

when I go to the judo I call the 20 year old black belt that I can double leg sir

casue that is the school rule I bow to the black belts

and I have no problem with it that is the way the school is

One big problem I have with some school

for example is if you are late they expect you to stand at the mat and wait to be ackowledgre like you are a dog and then do burpees or push ups

dude most people have stuff outside of jiu jitsu

Baret understand that if yourt late the rule is jump in as fast as you can and try and not disturb the flow of the class
i think you are doing you school more harm than helping its image. or maybe it really is run the way you say. keep in mind, people arent impressed by ego's and thats the word that kept popping into my mind when you describe your academy. Your a big guy so that kinda explains the smash/trainhard/no"pussies"/hulk-bash approach you have going.

in no way am i giving an opinion about your academy or instructor, but only sharing the image i got from your post.

the way you come off saying "screw saulo" i dont bow, i dont follow the gracie way etc... is just ridiculous and honestly you sound immature. What does the gracie way have to do with these guys, just because they are super close to the gracies doesnt mean the share the same brain, thoughts, and opinions.

harder training doesnt always equal better training, sometimes flowing and going with trainsitions is WAY more helpful. Then again, i am a student/admirer of technique, not muscle.

Hands down I would train at Soulos if you are looking to train 100% bjj. i mean you get to train with TWO BJJ legends (well one already in the making). Saulo is a, i forget 6 TIME WORLD CHAMPION, and Xande well, hes a top dog right now. Both of these guys could be running their own academies, successfully i might add.

For me it would be like Rigan and Jean Jacques both teaching under the same roof. Wow, that would be unreal. Think about Royler and Rickson both teaching (assuming they actually taught their classes, i heard Rickson barely did).

Hard to beat TWO super high level black belt instructors. And for their prices id do it the same day i moved to SD.

Luckily I train and arguably the best PURE bjj academy in the US, with about 12 other black belts regularly training there, 15-20 brown belts and waaaaay too many purples blues and whites to count. Thats the advantage of training at one of the first BJJ academies in the US, it has around 18 years of a solid rep! Not to mention we just got a new, much bigger training center last week. Ok enough ranting about my school

My second choice would be Dean Listers, i have heard nothing but great things about the guy.

go check them all out, they should have a free day trial, if not then maybe just watch a class one day.
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Old 11-08-2009, 06:12 AM   #75 (permalink)
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wow Resendiz, what school do you train at? I see you are in SoCal. Next time I come up to LA I am definately making a trip down to Saulo's
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