FAO: GB Glasgow

[halfguardchoke]

under gb the team has taken a gold in every comp they have competed in, including the european open and ibjjf london open, gb is the 3rd ranked competition school in the world, if coming on keyboard warriors makes you feel better about that then so be it, Ill stick to training where the quality is having tried the other gyms

[McBlackbelt]

This isn't about GB, this is about Ricky buying a belt you spastic.

What other gyms have you tried that wern't as good quality as GB Glasgow???

Lycans? Griphouse? Royce Gracie Academy? Rick Youngs?

All these gyms have a better medal count in competition than GB Glasgow does, Ohh and their instructors ranks are legit, funny that!

[PointyShinyBurning]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35TC7CIJA4

You think that is purple belt instruction???

Can you not see that the sequence is highly unlikely to work against anyone other than a complete 60kg beginner???

Can you not see the faults in the 'technique'???

He may have very well been training martials arts his whole life but his jiu-jitsu is not purple belt standard...

What particular terrible howlers are seeing there? I'm a purple and I wouldn't call anyone out based on that video.

P.S. None of his videos are horrible, actually. Though this isn't a waiter sweep:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rti-GAr-29o

I've seen much worse from purples who I know to be legit.

[McBlackbelt]

1: Snap down was horrible.
2: Thats a Thai clinch?
3: To expect to maintain that grip during the takedown is a bit silly.
4: You think anyone's gonna tap to that 'arm triangle'? His positioning/leverage is way off. Seriously, prove me wrong and find someone half decent getting finished with that bad boy!
5: That mount transition...jesus wept!
6: Theres nothing to stop the guy on the bottom bridging Ricky off him as he's making that long and unrealistic transition to a mounted triangle/switch off to guard triangle.

Thats 6, count 'em 6 mistakes in a video that 1:17 long...

[THE EQUALIZER]

To be fair I don't know the credentials of Ricki, but agree that any lineage or proof would be the best way to settle this.

Instructional videos are there for basic techniques and not really the case in actual grappling situations, there will be ways of adapting throws etc if at that time something else was to occur. It's a bit harsh to criticise based on watching that vid. You dont have to talk about what you are doing in a real life scenario and each move will be crisper and cleaner. People need to be able to visualise what is happening and going to happen. Each part is broken up so people can clearly see the move/transition

[Jimbo Slice GCG]

I enjoy McBlackbelts threads because a)they are funny and b) sometimes he actually makes comments or statements I agree with. But what I will say is this;

Does it really matter if there are people sporting belts they shouldn't have. Can someone tell me why it matters!? The way I see it, every illegitmately ranked person will just make the genuine belts look better at competitions. As far as I am concerned, I love all these people getting blue belts who shouldn't, because when it comes to competing, there is more and more chance of me facing someone who is illegitimate rather than facing the real, top blue belts.

A selfish point of view, but my point of view nonetheless. Lets just let any one with a belt they don't merit get exposed at comps, it's the easiest way

[THE EQUALIZER]

I guess that's fine, but what if they don't compete?

[Beardybum]

not everyone competes though.........

Edit: Beaten to it!

[McBlackbelt]

So you beat a bunch of shite blue belts in a comp who should really be white belts...

Then you as a result get promoted to purple based on your comp results...

When all you did was beat a bunch of white belts...the quality of BJJ is lowered, and thats a good thing?

Maybe you should grow some balls and aim to fight, you know...actual good blue belts.

And to address another point, "Instructional videos are there for basic techniques and not really the case in actual grappling situations".

The techniques he showed were very sloppy and unrealistic. The argument it was broken/slowed down to allow the viewer to take in the technique is a balls one. For example, that mount transition, what was the need to do it so wrecklessly?

[THE EQUALIZER]

For example, that mount transition, what was the need to do it so wrecklessly?

Who knows?, maybe he just recorded the 1 take and didn't bother watching it back or didn't want to have to re-take the vid?