I'll be heading there for 6 months and would like to join a gym out there, preferably a gym that also does gi. I saw on the locations page that there aren't any 10p gyms.
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I'll be heading there for 6 months and would like to join a gym out there, preferably a gym that also does gi. I saw on the locations page that there aren't any 10p gyms.
im from vegas and your best bet would probally be cobra kai. theyre really 10thp friendly there and the instructor sim is really good. i met a girl that trains at cobra kai at a naga but she reps 10th planet , she fights in tuffnuff and scott epstein corners her she said. thats how she spotted me out i had on a west la rashguard. syndicate is a really good gym to train at also especially for mma. im pretty sure the jiu jitsu instructor is still vinny magalhaes.. if you dont know who that is you should haha my instructor trains at team mica and talks very highly of it but i have no idea how 10p friendly the instructor mica is.Quote:
Originally Posted by ml82
Cobra Kai is the spot in Vegas for 10p heads :)
Let me know if you drop by Cobra Kai man
I've trained at almost all of the gyms in town. There are a ton of great options. I train at Sergio Penha's. I find Sergio's technique to be far above everyone else in town. I also feel like we have the most family and friendly atmosphere that still trains really hard. Sergios' worked with everyone from Sakuraba, Mir, Galvao, Jacare and a ton more. Come by for a week and check it out.
Steve Cantwell (WEC champ and UFC vet) is a Sergio blackbelt that teaches at One Kick's Gym. Best kickboxing in town. Steve's a great teacher too.
If I didn't train with Sergio I'd probably be with Sim at CK. Sim's got a beautiful game and is an excellent teacher, probably one of the most underated in the country.
I got to hang out with Robert Follis at Randy's and was extremely impressed with is teaching. Very cool guy and co-founder of Team Quest.
Fredson and Vinny are at Syndicate. Vinny is 10planet and Fredson is a badass, just be aware that he rolls hard, with everyone haha.
I only trained at Drysdale's once and have never been to Mica's so i can't say what they're really like. I think Abmar is teaching at Robert's.
Wand's place is cool but more of an MMA school. He's a super nice guy and very welcoming. I belive Demente is teaching there now.
Rodrigo Botti is a Leo Viera guy and is at The Pitt. Cool guy but I've never taken a class with him. Just hung out with him a bit when we interviewed Leo.
Sergio penhas school seems cool, but how much does he charge a month? Same with vinny's school, also does vinny's school do gi as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by OpenMatRadio
As far as cobra kai goes, do they not have a black belt instructor?
Simpson Go is about as legit as a black belt instructor as it gets.
Is Segio Penha ok with students playing rubber guard?
Sonny Nohara should also be on that list of BJJ schools in Vegas, that's where I'd be if not at CK. Syndicate does have gi, no clue on pricing outside of CK.
Sim teaches all classes except Wednesday @ 7pm and the beginner class on Saturday. The Wednesday class is taught by Jerry Shapiro, also a blackbelt, and the Saturday class is taught by a brown Drigo Rodriguez (who has a really good truck).
http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/sim-go
Paul, we need to train sometime. We know all the same people, post on the same forums and train in the same city lol. I won't miss the next big Vegas open mat
Sergio is pretty old school, so much that his game looks different from most jiu jitsu guys. Scotty has a new tshirt from OTM that says, "The Old School is the New New School". I thought of Sergio when I saw it. He was one of the first people to have a "climbing" guard vs the traditional closed guard. The way he can control your posture from guard is amazing. That and the stuff he can hit from angles I've never seen anyone use amazes me. We have a lot of blackbelts come visit and feel like white belts with some of the stuff Sergio teaches. I think he's the best kept secret in the world. I'm obviously biased as I'm his student but i talk to the best guys in the world all the time for my podcast and they almost all respect his technique.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo
We don't have too many guys that play RG and Sergio doesn't teach it. That said, I doubt he'd stop someone from using it. He's a pretty pragmatic guy. If you can make something work consistently then he's all for it. Similar to Marcelo's style Sergio doesn't teach a lot of fancy grips or grip dependent techniques. The majority of his technique can be used gi, nogi and MMA. So in that regard 10Planet students would fit right in. That said our gi classes are always double to triple the size of our nogi. So it's not uncommon to come to nogi and get the equivalent to a semi-private lesson.
Gray,
I'm still dealing with injuries so I'm not rolling right now, just leading a few classes every week. Would love to get a chance to roll once I'm back on the mat though. I'm thinking of doing an annual or semiannual open mat for charity. When our blackbelt Dave passed away doing that rescue it was amazing to see the entire Vegas community come together. I think we can probably do that once a year or so for various good causes.
Also, my bad for leaving Sonny out. He's another great guy. His team killed it this past weekend. I think 3/4 of them took home some type of medal. Not bad for such a new school.
Robert Drysdale shout out in Vegas! He loves it when I do rubber guard there! I set a meat hook from jersey and Rob was all kinds of pumped up about it.
Didn't he put out a RG DVD that wasn't really up to par? I can't recall the specifics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse Briggs
Robert drysdale is the best bjj school in Vegas
I train there where I am not in Cali and he respect everything
About 10th planets
I wear 10th planets gear and all
Vinny is great people to and know his shit
But there know gyms better then drysdale
Just tell him Ricco said to one by
when I get car ill be joining cobra kai. that's the best gym out here for 10p friendly people
You'll really enjoy Sim's classes. You can always take a free week at each gym and see what fits for yourself.
Here's an episode of Glovers Travels where he goes to Cobra Kai. I thought it related - http://www.budovideos.com/online/sho...cobra-kai-ep4/
That's their old academy. The new one is much nicer. I've had Sim on our podcast a few times. Really cool guy http://www.openmatradio.com/tag/simpson-go/Quote:
Originally Posted by Solicit
Hey guys, I just moved to FL and am looking for any 10p practitioners in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area. Much love.
Yeah the new one doesn't require parking your car in front of an escort agency and walking through a chop shop.
Paul, it's okay man I am fat right now. I'll get skinny and you can get healthy before we train lol.
Bad ass bro!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse Briggs
I just went to Vegas this week and trained at Cobra Kai. The instruction was good and a cool group of guys. I would recommend it.
So my coach says don't go to drysdale and vinny's school because they're assholes/cocky. He recommended penha's school and another dude. .. calvacante I think?
I still think I'll be going to cobra kai regardless. I didn't want to press the issue, but what's my instructor talking about?
Calvacanti is a Carlson guy down by the airport, his son Romulo is a beast grappler.
I honestly have ever no idea what your instructor is talking about, Vegas definitely has its gym drama but that stuff is usually petty and better off being disregarded
Wherever there are more than 2 schools there will be some kind of drama haha. A lot of it is from people that could find drama in any situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray
Romulo isn't Ricardo's son. I'm not exactly sure why he took Ricardo's last name but there are a few reasons I've been told. I trained with Ricardo for a few years before leaving for Sergio's. When I moved to Vegas I trained with Cavalcanti because I came from a Carlson school in NY. Looking back I'm happy how my journey has rolled out. That said, if I had taken the time to train at each school before deciding I probably would have been much happier and never trained at CGT Vegas.
What are your goals with jiu jitsu? Really the only way you'll know what school is best is by checking out each school for yourself. When you get into town take a week at each school. You'll never know what's best for you going off of other people's opinions or forum posts. I think Cobra Kai is a great option, I just think Sergio's school is best for me. Sim is very much like Sergio in the regard of, "come check out our product, if you like it sign up. If another school is better for you, go there!"
I can promise you that if you take the time to go to each school you'll feel way more resolute in your decision. It's a crappy feeling wondering "what if" after you sign a contract wherever you decide. (for the record I don't think Sim does contracts)
hey man, i got to vegas a week ago, still getting situated before i check out any schools, but i was wondering if you knew of any open mat sessions in vegas that i could check out. i'm itching to roll again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray
Man, Vegas really doesn't have any true open mats. Everything is almost exclusively members only, with a drop in fee. Since you're new in town, you should be able to do trial classes basically everywhere. What area of the city did you end up in?
I'm living in Henderson at the end of 215, on East Lake Meade.
I just saw your PM now. I messgaed you back. I think the only true "open mat" is at Sonny's. Not sure of days and times though. Let me know when you're coming through and I'll get you set up at Sergio's. I'm teaching tonight and Thursday night from 7-8. Just a drills/fundamentals class. Sergio is teaching nogi at 5.
I just want to add a vote for Cobra Kai. I dropped in there a few years ago and thought it was amazing. Sim is an EXCELLENT instructor and a true assassin on the mats. If I ever move to Vegas, that is where I will train.
hey gray, i signed up at cobra kai today. those guys are fucking good. i like the laid back atmosphere of the school. sam, sim's father, said they don't do free trials there, so i just went ahead and paid for the month. sergio's school is more expensive and his class schedules don't fit my work schedule. i'll be going to the gi class at 7 tomorrow, hope to see you there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray
Yeah I will be there man. I am usually mornings but I catch a couple nights throughout the week.