[QUOTE=Raycetpfl;2911838]Who gave you your blue belt?[/QUOTE]
I earned it from John “Papa John” Gorman.
Hopefully, I am knocking on the door of Purple Belt now as well. I would like to train with Tony P but since he is in the Air Force now I don’t think that will happen.
[QUOTE=BKR;2911839]I don’t compete anymore and I’ve never met Professor Cates personally, I know him only from reputation.[/QUOTE]
Professor Cates was a nice man and I wish I could have trained with him more than I did.
Are you going to keep going for your purple belt? I thought I was the only one working their way up without competing.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911844]Is there a place here where that can be discussed that doesn’t end with me being banned for suggesting ideas that aren’t popular?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=DCS;2911845]http://www.bullshido.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=103[/QUOTE]
Thank you and let the “fun” begin!
http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=126272&p=2911852#post2911852
Thank you DCS
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911843]Professor Cates was a nice man and I wish I could have trained with him more than I did.
Are you going to keep going for your purple belt? I thought I was the only one working their way up without competing.[/QUOTE]
I continue to train as time allows, between family, work, and teaching Judo. Belts are ancillary to the training for me. BJJ training is “me” time, where I am not in charge and do not have to run a program.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911843]Are you going to keep going for your purple belt? I thought I was the only one working their way up without competing.[/QUOTE]
Do you train BJJ? For real?
[QUOTE=BKR;2911854]I continue to train as time allows, between family, work, and teaching Judo. Belts are ancillary to the training for me. BJJ training is “me” time, where I am not in charge and do not have to run a program.[/QUOTE]
This post is worthless without pics…
I can feel the bluebelt savagery from here. Congrats.
[QUOTE=DCS;2911912]Do you train BJJ? For real?[/QUOTE]
I am not sure you meant this for me or Ben. Yes, I have always trained BJJ and continue to do so today. Soon, hopefully very soon, I will have my Purple Belt finally.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911916]I am not sure you meant this for me or Ben. Yes, I have always trained BJJ and continue to do so today. Soon, hopefully very soon, I will have my Purple Belt finally.[/QUOTE]
Ben doesn’t train BJJ. He pays a BJJ school in an effort to forget Judo.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911916]I am not sure you meant this for me or Ben. Yes, I have always trained BJJ and continue to do so today. Soon, hopefully very soon, I will have my Purple Belt finally.[/QUOTE]
I meant you.
So you are actually an advanced blue belt training at a real BJJ club? That’s interesting.
How do you manage your “no need to spar” with training BJJ. Isn’t there some cognitive dissonance between what you say and what you do?
Jason Brinn Blue Belt
Here is a recent photo if that is what you are looking for:
[QUOTE=DCS;2911925]I meant you.
So you are actually an advanced blue belt training at a real BJJ club? That’s interesting.
How do you manage your “no need to spar” with training BJJ. Isn’t there some cognitive dissonance between what you say and what you do?[/QUOTE]
Great question. I don’t do much and I only train with people who I have known for years. My friend and one of my coaches is a competition freak and wins all over the place and he rides me hard to compete but it just isn’t my interest with all of my injuries and focus.
You should notice that there are no stripes as well. I got the blue belt back in late 2013 so you can see that my training and progression is taking a different and longer path since I don’t compete nor open roll. It sucks but I understand it and appreciate it.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911926]Here is a recent photo if that is what you are looking for:[/QUOTE]
What I’m asking is how you say sparring is not needed while you train in an art where sparring is encouraged?
Ed. Answered.
[QUOTE=DCS;2911929]What I’m asking is how you say sparring is not needed while you train in an art where sparring is encouraged?[/QUOTE]
I have sparred the majority of my life and sparred with some of the best and toughest so coming to the conclusion that it was not that beneficial nor effective for my training came after a long time and it was not an easy decision.
I have caught tremendous flack from all of my coaches and teachers. My 5th degree in Karate comes from a very hard sparring school so naturally they thought I lost my marbles.
Outside of Chen Tai Chi Chuan every art I train likes to spar.
I had this idea about sparring around 20 years ago and at that time I started training my students differently. When they would go compete with people from hard sparring schools they usually beat them. Over the years my students consistently did better than people who regularly sparred so I came to believe in the method.
I love the arts and training but I also like progressing and improving.
So you are too fragile to train in an effective manner anymore.
I get that, but lets not pretend that your limitations on training are a desired path and please bring forth evidence of your nonlive training students consistently performing better in competition.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911931]I have sparred the majority of my life and sparred with some of the best and toughest so coming to the conclusion that it was not that beneficial nor effective for my training came after a long time and it was not an easy decision.
I have caught tremendous flack from all of my coaches and teachers. My 5th degree in Karate comes from a very hard sparring school so naturally they thought I lost my marbles.
Outside of Chen Tai Chi Chuan every art I train likes to spar.
I had this idea about sparring around 20 years ago and at that time I started training my students differently. When they would go compete with people from hard sparring schools they usually beat them. Over the years my students consistently did better than people who regularly sparred so I came to believe in the method.
I love the arts and training but I also like progressing and improving.[/QUOTE]
Many schools, coaches, and practitioners over spar, or spar in a manner that accelerates injuries and the accumulation of bad habits rather than accelerating defect elimination and real learning in the people training.
Every medicine is a poison in the wrong application,
and many poisons have medicinal use when administered in the correct circumstance.
No sparring usually creates problems,
too much or too hard sparring without enough drilling
(especially before correct ideal responses are drilled very thoroughly such as falling skills, or correct responses to common scenarios expected in the sparring are drilled thoroughly)
also usually creates problems.
I make no other comment or opinion on the rest of this discussion,
which I am largely not following.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911931]I have sparred the majority of my life and sparred with some of the best and toughest so coming to the conclusion that it was not that beneficial nor effective for my training came after a long time and it was not an easy decision.
I have caught tremendous flack from all of my coaches and teachers. My 5th degree in Karate comes from a very hard sparring school so naturally they thought I lost my marbles.
Outside of Chen Tai Chi Chuan every art I train likes to spar.
I had this idea about sparring around 20 years ago and at that time I started training my students differently. When they would go compete with people from hard sparring schools they usually beat them. Over the years my students consistently did better than people who regularly sparred so I came to believe in the method.
I love the arts and training but I also like progressing and improving.[/QUOTE]
I’m genuinely curious, does your medical discharge have something in common with your desire to not compete or spar hard? I don’t care what the condition is/was (read: you can keep it to yourself, imo), just wondering if it plays a significant part in your training methodology.
Hitting aint easy
[QUOTE=DCS;2911929]What I’m asking is how you say sparring is not needed while you train in an art where sparring is encouraged?
Ed. Answered.[/QUOTE]
Here is a pic of my student in his second MMA match. We NEVER sparred and he never had taken any punches or been in any fights his whole life until he was in the ring. The guy is fighting is a Marine and has his only lost to my student. After the match he came to my student and told him he had never been hit like that before.
This is just one example of many that I have experienced and if this can be achieved without sparring for me there is no real reason to do it.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911937]Here is a pic of my student in his second MMA match. We NEVER sparred and he never had taken any punches or been in any fights his whole life until he was in the ring. The guy is fighting is a Marine and has his only lost to my student. After the match he came to my student and told him he had never been hit like that before.
This is just one example of many that I have experienced and if this can be achieved without sparring for me there is no real reason to do it.[/QUOTE]
So he has a winning MMA record? Because a single still picture doesn’t always tell a complete story.
[QUOTE=questbrinn;2911937]Here is a pic of my student in his second MMA match. We NEVER sparred and he never had taken any punches or been in any fights his whole life until he was in the ring. [/QUOTE]
Props to him. How did his first MMA match went? If he still competes, how did his third, fourth… matches went?
The guy is fighting is a Marine and has his only lost to my student.
That doesn’t mean anything other than he serves/served. Could have been his first and only MMA match having been only trained in MCMAP.