Thanks...

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

Well done sir

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I'll be what I am
A solitary man

Congrats. But you're still a giant pussy.

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Proud member of the MSF (Maple Syrup Mafia)

Dude

CONGRATULATIONS!!

An amazing accomplishment. I know how brutally dangerous the brown belts in my school are...this just makes me more terrified of you than I already am :)

Great job!!

I don’t feel dangerous but people act like I am.

It’s becoming a little weird, actually.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

One would think that the brown belts shouldn't be dangerous at all. If you've reached that level you should have a really firm grasp on how to roll with lesser belts without hurting them (more than they need to be hurt anyway, if that makes sense...).

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

Well, in that sense you are correct. The most dangerous (most likely to injur someone) are generally large, athletic new white belts.

But if you define dangerous as the potential to inflict severe joint damage, on purpose, to most people, a brown belt would fit that definition.

I’ve always been of the opinion that browns are the toughest people to roll with because they are trying to show that they are worthy of the belt and are trying to progress to black. Everyone is gunning for them so they are always on their game. Maybe that’s how people see me, I don’t know.

I do have a style of play that is designed to inflict the most possible amount of discomfort and frustration upon my opponent. I want them to just give up and “give” me a submission.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

Yes. But you are not trying to "hurt" them. I wouldn't call that dangerous.

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

I’m not trying to injure them.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

That's what I meant. You want them to feel pain or "discomfort" as you so lovingly put it. If they don't feel pain they likely won't tap.

But you won't inflict more than what they "ask for".

That was kind of my point. A brown should know how to make someone tap without injuring them. (at least in my limited knowledge opinion anyway).

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

I'm sure you knew what i meant but just to clarify: by dangerous I meant someone who could inflict life altering damage on another person. In terms of dangerous to train with, no, they're generally the safest people to roll with. Though I have found black belts to be a little bit safer. As you said the browns have the target on their back from the young and fit crowd. Me being old and fat I've found there is very little I can do against a brown belt that they don't allow.

What I consider to be the most fascinating aspect of BJJ is that until you attempt the sport you have absolutely no idea how another person could so easily inflict their will on you and there's not a damn thing you can do about it. It was a realization within the first few classes I took. And to be honest it was terrifying to realize how weak I and incapable of protecting myself I really am. I'm at it two years now and when the brown belts are feeling a little cranky there's nothing I can do about it. They pin me down and it's over for me, at their discretion.


Personally I think you should embrace the reputation...ride a harley everywhere, shave your head, get tattoos on your bald head and wear sunglasses indoors. :)

This is true of any decent blue belt as well (with most submissions).

One thing that is an interesting aspect of what we do is the trust that is involved. There are times (many many times every day I train) where my life is literally in someone’s hands.

Jiu jitsu is the art of strangulation and joint destruction and can be trained at near 100% effort against uncooperative partners.

I went into it expecting to learn how to be “dangerous” but the bonding, trust and humility was totally unexpected and completely overwhelms the “bad ass” aspect of it.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

 "In the last couple months something just clicked and I started giving the browns and some of the blacks problems. "

Jeez -

How many times a week? How many hours do you think you have done

It seems its the real deal insofar as it takes hard graft to progress

Rough guess I’d say I’ve put in 1,500 hours.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

It's the environment and the people in it. It was exactly what I wanted to find again.

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It's like being bipolar in opinion is a requirement around here. -TripleThreat

Nice! Well done. Earned indeed.

BTW, thanks again for weighing in on children's BJJ a couple of months ago. My five-year old is loving it. She has a huge, indelible smile on her face whenever she's on the mat. In her first class, she unwittingly tossed a boy aside with a butterfly sweep while he was trying to get mount. Kid went sprawling. Proud dad moment.

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War is god

My dad died of brain cancer and what’s great about bjj with girls (kids) is that it shows them they can hold their own with the boys. Pre-puberty there is virtually no real physical disadvantage to being female and good technique will override most of any disadvantage that may exist.

What’s good about jiu jitsu for grown women is that it gives them tools to defend themselves but it also gives them an acute awareness of just how physically disadvantaged they are compared to men.

A couple weeks ago I had a girl complain about me “going easy” on her. I told her I go easy mainly because of the weight difference (I’m 190ish and she’s 130ish) and I told her that me going hard wouldn’t be fun or productive.

She said give me your best. So I did.

30 seconds of that and she said “ok ok, I get it now”.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb