Originally Posted by
AndyK5
Jonathan, your mocking is not properly adressed my friend. I did not say you will not be belted unless you know Aikido wrist locks, lets not twist words here. I said you will not be belted in a reputable BJJ school unless you know some self defense. It is a part of the whole Brazilian Jiu jitsu curriculum. Then I said there are moves in that curiculum which rely on joint manupulation which are originated from Aikido.
Also probably except Gracies, there is no such thing as belt testing. Meaning, if somebody is in a "belt testing" enviroment, than his instructors has already decided that he is ready for the next level, and his is going to get that belt at the end of the day no matter what. The guy rolling with lots of people to the brink of exhaustion and trying to demonstrate everything he knows is more of the ceremony than actual testing.
For your information at our school, even during the ceremony, some aspects of self defence is demonstrated by the promoting students.