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- Thread starter DamasR
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Those black belts were terrible. Seriously, they both jumped guard. The second black belt almost was triangled due to a mistake in he beginning. I don't know these guys and maybe they are really good. I had to turn it off it was so bad.
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Max Lindlad is definitely a black belt (the guy in the first video in a white gi with the "blue" belt on, the second video in the black gi with a blue belt on. He is actually a high level black belt) They may have had him wear that because they didn't have a green/yellow. IDK
https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/max-lindblad
https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/max-lindblad
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I figured as much. He moved like a black belt. I still stand by my statement that those other guys weren't that great or maybe he was so good they looked terrible.
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Yep I definitely agree as well.
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so anybody thats good is a black belt. so belts dont matter.
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Lol. I know you're trolling. It's ok man. Just keep training. Because you can overpower those small blue belts and win doesn't mean you have the skills to be promoted.
Anyway, the guy is a certified black belt. I don't know what else to tell you.
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he was a purple belt at the time and he finished 2 black belts. ergo belts dont matter.
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Ok. You win. Belts don't matter -- until they do. Those black belts, though, looked pretty terrible.
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ya they did. ergo belts dont matter.
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And I said you win the internet.
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ergo belts don't matter, ergo belts don't matter, ergo belts don't matter
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Belts don't matter, ergo if ibjjf combined blue belt and black belt divisions the blue belts would fair just fine
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OP how can you possibly be so stupid?
Belts are so incredibly important!
If it wasn't for belts I would not be able to wear comfortably baggy oversized jeans without them falling off the hips.
Belts are super important for holding up pants.
Belts are so incredibly important!
If it wasn't for belts I would not be able to wear comfortably baggy oversized jeans without them falling off the hips.
Belts are super important for holding up pants.
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Feels like I'm gonna give myself some stripes today.
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I take the bait
Belts are important in your gym and in your coache's eyes. His goal is to make you the best grappler you can be. Some coaches will put the focus on technique, others on the way you roll, some on competition results... Most of them will promote on the general way they behave and how their technique is applied in rolling. So the coach will use the belts to assess progress.
BJJ has the belt division to consider for competition. The coach wouldn't want to promote fast someone who is gonna get demolished in competition.
Now there's also natural talent to consider, physical abilities, strenght, coordination, grappling background, size...
We have guys that just use their size to beat up white belts and blue belts, they win a lot of rounds, smashing the guy, shoulder pressure in the neck in half guard or side control, managing to grind a kimura or americana. They rarely get promoted because they don't evolve, they are still easy to beat for the purple and brown belts because they don't use technique.
They can beat most blue belts, but they are still white belts, the coach want them to use technique, to find a way to get better against purple belts and brown belts, why would he promote a one trick poney.
Sure there's a limit, it would be stupid to promote a guy to purple belt that has trouble with 1 year white belts or every blue belts. But if a guy can do well with most people his size, why wouldn't he get promoted
Ergo rolling prowess aren't the only thing that matters for belt promotions.
Belts are important in your gym and in your coache's eyes. His goal is to make you the best grappler you can be. Some coaches will put the focus on technique, others on the way you roll, some on competition results... Most of them will promote on the general way they behave and how their technique is applied in rolling. So the coach will use the belts to assess progress.
BJJ has the belt division to consider for competition. The coach wouldn't want to promote fast someone who is gonna get demolished in competition.
Now there's also natural talent to consider, physical abilities, strenght, coordination, grappling background, size...
We have guys that just use their size to beat up white belts and blue belts, they win a lot of rounds, smashing the guy, shoulder pressure in the neck in half guard or side control, managing to grind a kimura or americana. They rarely get promoted because they don't evolve, they are still easy to beat for the purple and brown belts because they don't use technique.
They can beat most blue belts, but they are still white belts, the coach want them to use technique, to find a way to get better against purple belts and brown belts, why would he promote a one trick poney.
Sure there's a limit, it would be stupid to promote a guy to purple belt that has trouble with 1 year white belts or every blue belts. But if a guy can do well with most people his size, why wouldn't he get promoted
Ergo rolling prowess aren't the only thing that matters for belt promotions.
