We need 10 nominees for NWOTY and 10 for MOTY, who yalls got this year??
Please give your reasons as well, thank you :-)
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We need 10 nominees for NWOTY and 10 for MOTY, who yalls got this year??
Please give your reasons as well, thank you :-)
Geo Martinez as NWOTY, for winning EBI 1, EBI 2 and the ADCC Trials.
Geo!
Definitely Geo for Nibiru Warrior.
Orchard - repping the system with an INCREDIBLE highlight :)
Geo because he is Freaks
As a ronin, warriors of the year are Eddie and Geo. Eddie because of the clinic he put on Royler. That will be a seminal moment for 10th Planet. Geo because of all his fight wins this year, putting the grappling circuit on notice (including Keenan), and for getting everyone eagerly anticipating the next appearance.
For moon, I nominate 10th Planet Decatur. Again, as a ronin, no one school got more respect and got the message boards talking than when Brandon "welcomed" that walk-in challenge, laid down, dominated, and put him to sleep with a gogoplata-wet-willy. I frequent other forums and that got tons of attention and respect. Plus, Brandon's been a great contributor on here: patient, calm, and thoroughly informative.
NWOTY
1. Geo
2. Eddie Bravo
3. Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson
4. Orchard
5. Boogey
6. Denny
Other very deserving of the honor: Jacob Harris, Kelvin Gastelum, Alan Jouban, Kevin Reed, Jon-Michael Holland, Zach Maslany, Tom Carbone, Grace Gundrum, Cora Sek, Ben Eddy, Erik Compella Cruz etc. etc. etc.........
Please leave me out of this!! Lol
Great lists so far tho :)
I have to go with Geo for all he has done at the EBI's and ADCC Trials
Hard to top Geo!
Killa B deserves mention for the omoplata heard 'round the world though!
Geo, he absolutely makes it look easy as he ran thru the trials and both EBI's
Orchard or Geo, because they have introduced so many new ideas and flows into the System. Zog should also be given some attention for his contributions.
One more, B-Mac for the updated Warm-ups.
WOTY Cora Sek, while not Geo, she deserves a nomination.
WOTY 10th planet Chicago- Amber reppin' at comps like crazy, John Fajita, Tons of belt promotions this fall. Josh is crazy hard working
Glad to see Geo is getting so much love already, he should win it.
My nomination is also Geo, no one has done as much for the system this year, congrats again buddy :)
Geo NWOTY for sure but the honey hole was the biggest contribution to my arsenal and adding that into my kneebar game was huge so I'll say MOTY for Portlandia
Geo for sure. His grappling style is deadly, fun to watch, and really reps the system. Tony Ferguson should definitely be in the mix for repping 10th Planet at the UFC.
For warrior, I got Geo. 2 EBI titles, beat Glover, ADCC Trials murder. I think a case can be made for Tony Ferguson, as well. He represents on the biggest stage of all, throwing the 10 all over the place.
For moon, I got Costa Mesa and Yuma. Both are putting 10p in the UFC and making us look fabulous in doing so.
WOTY- Geo for his rapid rise to the top level, consistency , & always seeming to improve each time he competes and only seems to be gaining momentum. Ben Saunders for the big things he's doing for 10p in the UFC. Moon of the year.. Shit that's a tough one!!! All that made noise in 2014. Roc is ALWAYS making noise in tourney/MMA/ whenever given a chance. And Decatur both always getting the Fam together w/training camps. Omaha, Gulf shores, Bethlehem. Fuck it.... I'm gonna have to focus on that more. There's SOO many strong moons now! With moonheads that rep like savages and do soo much for the system!!! MOTY gets harder to choose from every year... Can't we just chose them all!
Zog is always spreading the 10p gospel!! A L W A Y S! I can't even start to mention what he's done for 10p. He's an O G that bleeds 10p. And probably the only guy that's screams in his sleep reap the knee! And BMac, I mean c'mon the wrestler getting his ego fed to him is priceless.every gym gets those guys, thank you Brandon for catching the badassery on tape:)
Either Geo or Orchard for NWOTY, both guys are silencing the 10p haters not only with their frequent comp wins but with the exciting sub only style they bring to the mats. One thing about Orchard that helps motivate me was the loss to Garry Tonon, how he went about studying leg locks after and changed the whole half guard game when we started seeing the Honey Hole on MTS.
2 Nibiru warriors, 2 Phalanx warriors.
MOTY should go to Zog for repping the system to the fullest, blowing my mind with every technique and for having the ability to cause my legs to just fade away and disappear at the thought of him touching them in anyway, making them into pretzels that I don't understand just yet.
I'd also have to mention Decatur for MOTY because Brandon has introduced so many important concepts to my game with his videos. The work he has done with Brent at PCE is amazing.
Geo for Warrior of the year.
Denny
Orchard
All of the UFC reps
Geo, Orchard, Denny for NWOTY
Melbourne for MOTY... Frank has done so much for all of us in Australia he has taken the whole country over and has planted the seed to have another 5-6 affiliates pop up in the next 6 months or so, not only that he has become the voice of MMA in Aus becoming the feature commentator in multiple organizations, all while supporting his own students at 10th Planet Melbourne who are turning heads at all of the country's highest levels of competition.
Melbourne does deserve some love
Geo Eddie Denny ferguson gastelum for warrior coasta Mesa for moon
Coasta Mesa for moon I think they have the deepest squad in the system
Grank Barca and 10th Planet JJ Melbourne for Moon of the year.
Frank is more relentless than the Predator when it comes to Spreading the System and the good word of the 10.
He NEVER stops I mean NEVER.
He bleeds 10th Planet and instills that same passion into all his students.
He's leading all of us Aussie 10th Planet soldiers by example setting the wheels in motion for an 10th Planet explosion in the months to come.
No question GRANKLIFE FOR MOTY
I think scary Kerry should be nominated for warrior too
Not in any particular order:
1) Geo
2)Boogeyman
3) Orchard
4. Denny Prokopos
5. Tony Ferguson
6. Alan Jouban
7. Casey Halstead
I think the first six are all obvious choices. The seventh is known for his coaching rather than his personal athletic achievements. Casey corners Ferguson, works with Mark Munoz at Reign, and develops some killers at Costa Mesa and Buena Park along with Ron Turner. He also helps organize EBI - so I think he deserves consideration too.
For NWOTY - Geo, Denny, Orchard, Frank
For MOTY - Melbourne.
Sensei Frank has changed the way Australia views Jiujitsu, so much so he has spawned new affiliates who are eagerly ready to rep the system, the whole damn southern hemisphere is feeling the infection.
His prowess of the system is always on point, he never skips a beat with clear and concise breakdowns of every MTS, technique, mindset, game plan.... what ever it may be Frank is always supporting the 10 and us soldiers with finesse.
His positivity and enthusiasm is always felt on and off the mat and as we walk into every competition, people are turning heads curious to know why 10th Planet Melbourne cannot be ignored.
Thank you Frank for doing what you do. #Granklife
Geo for damn sure !
10TH Planet MELBOURNE for MOTY
FRANK BARCA for WOTY!!
Frank is so determined in producing the best in anyone who steps in 10th Planet Melbourne. Its an honour to be trained by someone so dedicated in learning and perfecting the art. As soon as a new MTS is released Frank will have it broken down by Monday continuing to keep the system and all of us evolving. much appreciation GRANKLIFE!!
For NWOTY gotta go with Geo, Sensei (Frank) and Denny.
For MOTY it's Grank life all the way, 10P Melbourne. Sensei is the beating heart of 10P BJJ in Australia, the team he has cultivated at 10P Melbourne motivates me to get there as often as I can. Under Frank's teaching I feel I've learned in 5 months what newbies at other schools take a year to learn and in the same time observed others flourish on the mats, it's been an absolute privilege studying under him. GrankLife!
Melbourne for MOTY. Trail blazing the way for 10th Planet in Australia
Warrior: How can you go past Geo? Orchard has been repping and competing like a madman, Denny, the UFC guys... The non-Geo division is stacked.
For moon of the year, I'm obviously biased but how can you go past Melbourne? My fellow warriors have hit on a lot points but we've had some dominating performances in comps this year, including taking third place overall as a team despite only competing in the no-gi section. Beyond that, despite having lost over half the year of training due to injuries my game has leveled up dramatically from how hard Grank is pushing, and pulling us all with him. The regulars are improving at light speed, and the newbies are getting the drills down in no time. Make no mistake, Melbourne has had a massive year and we've already got our eyes on putting our stamp on 2015.
In closing, that's not a knife, this is a knife...
Geo seems like he got NWOTY on lock, but MOTY is gonna be a tight race between Costa Mesa, Melbourne, Rochester, San Francisco and Decatur
Melbourne for MOTY :)
I went to a seminar Frank held in Hobart the other week and definitely took a lot away from it. He's a great teacher and a great guy as well.
MOTY - Melbourne; for being one of the most beautiful, welcoming and loving places I've ever walked in to, yet also ball tearingly strong, hard working and bullshit free. At a dark time in my life, the Melbourne Moon, Frank and the family of soldiers have lit up my world.