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what the hell does this guy do when he's not in the 'off season' ?!
what the hell does this guy do when he's not in the 'off season' ?!
The biggest downside I see with San Diego is a lack of places to rent month-to-month near where I'd be training. And that's with paying $3k/mo (which I'm okay doing, if it's near-by.. but $3k/mo + a large commute sucks) :/. I'd much rather pay $1k more, stay in NYC and avoid the hassle of a car and commute.. Sucks because I really liked everything I was reading about Atos.
With all this money available, why not open up your own gym in a small-medium sized town and hire a black belt to run that shit? All the free privates you can handle and probably a lot cheaper than paying 3K a month just to have a roof over your head + buying a metric fuck-ton of privates.
Yep there is such thing as overtraining. You can just beat up your body day in and day out like that. You have to let it rest so the overworked muscles rebuild.With 3 weeks of training, moving to train full time to a competition school and training multiple times a day could be a recipe for injury. I would suggest checking out the schools in SoCal to get a sense of intensity to avoid injury.
Focus on privates sounds overkill, I would focus on a school where you could train 2 times a day, maybe 3. AOJ and ATOS would be my choices if I was in a similar position.
wait....is this Dan Bilzerian?
Dan has already fought mma and has a mansion in LA...
I vote Brazil. Thailand you will be disappointed with the quality of training partners compared to the US. Most people go there for muay thai.
I trained in thailand, and this is true but probably not as much of an issue with him being a white belt. Visiting Phucket is awesome though, and you can be there for extremely cheap. Phucket top team is the best of the bjj I experienced there.
With 3 weeks of training, moving to train full time to a competition school and training multiple times a day could be a recipe for injury. I would suggest checking out the schools in SoCal to get a sense of intensity to avoid injury.
Focus on privates sounds overkill, I would focus on a school where you could train 2 times a day, maybe 3. AOJ and ATOS would be my choices if I was in a similar position.
Why are you so stuck on Privates? And taking so many? Taking 4 Privates a week seems excessive regardless of where you go. Especially if you have only trained 3 weeks thus far.I think you would get just as much, if not more out of doing 1 private a week if you are training as often as you plan to. It will take you weeks just to learn the basics regardless of where you train or how many privates you are taking.I think the Elite can help refine techniques and add techniques, but pretty much anybody can teach white belt basics.
You mentioned Hawaii but you seemed to completely write it off right away.
There's way too many BJJ/MMA gyms/academies to mention in the island of Oahu alone. And they're no Mc Dojos, there's some really good black belt instructors, in fact I don't think you'll find a place with so many great BJJ academies so close together. Plus you'll love the Hawaii sun.
With all this money available, why not open up your own gym in a small-medium sized town and hire a black belt to run that shit? All the free privates you can handle and probably a lot cheaper than paying 3K a month just to have a roof over your head + buying a metric fuck-ton of privates.
If I were you I would visit southern california, and go check out a bunch of academies in LA such as Romolo Barrals, Cobrinha's, and Dynamix with Henry Akins (where I teach as a brown belt). Then I would visit san diego and go to Atos, and the University of Jiu Jitsu, and also the Art of Jiu Jitsu in Costa Mesa. Personally if I was a new white belt I would find a spot that will teach you solid fundamentals, and not a fancy or tournament specific game. After visiting these spots I would make a decision on a home base, while still getting privates from different places. I'm biased because I live here, but i've trained all over the world. Also, if you consider Hawaii, a relatively unknown gem is Limao's (Luis Heredia) academy Maui Jiu Jitsu. I trained there for 7 months. The training is fantastic, Maui is amazing especially for a diver like yourself. You can get cheap training, privates, etc. They have a bunch of black belts, and are a great group that is very tough, and very helpful. I'm sure a number of them would be willing to give privates for a good rate. You can live there inexpensively, and the only expensive cost would be renting a car, and slightly higher grocery prices. If you end up considering LA or Maui, PM me and I'll send word ahead for you if you train at a place I have friends.
The kid has no clue what it takes! He'll go back to free diving real quick!
Also in 6 months I hope he proves me wrong, but in 3 weeks he probably doesn't even know how to tie his Gi Belt or put on his board shorts. Homie come back to us in 6 months with an update!