Interesting quote from 7-time Mundial black belt gold medalist

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03-24-2011, 06:15 PM
Eddie Bravo

Interesting quote from 7-time Mundial black belt gold medalist

"I think my biggest difficulty was to have no grips to hold. I was considered a very technical fighter, so I always relied on my grips as they are very valuable in BJJ.* But, when I took off the gi, I felt so lost, so it took me a while to make changes in my game." -Leo Santos
03-24-2011, 06:31 PM
Tony Toffolo

leo's down at our gym once or twice a year to coach and teach. guy is one of the best on the planet and one of the nicest guys out there.
03-24-2011, 06:39 PM
Nat Cummings

Here is another interesting quote I've picked up in my studies...

Quotations I agree that hapkido is very dangerous. It seems that so many people overlook the usefulness of hapkido in all of its hundreds of incarnations. Just the other day a guy walked up to me on the street, I asked him what time it was and he said "4:13". Immediately I grabbed his wrist and took him to the ground and crippled him in under 1 second. I don't want anybody telling me it was 4:13. Who does he think he is? At that point, when he was crippled, I grabbed his watch, turned it ahead a couple of minutes to about 4:15 and gave it back. At that point, I had trouble putting his watch back on because I accidentally removed his wrist when I crippled him. Embarrassed, I decided to help so I went to find some duct tape. On the way to the hardware store, a kid kicked his ball close to me. When he r...an up to get it, ... well, you know what happened. Crippled. There he was, crying on the ground, so I went and picked up his ball and crippled that too. In under 1 second. I can't believe how good that made me feel. So I took the crippled ball and found a hardware store (I didn't forget about the guy whose wrist I removed). The store greeter looked at me funny because I was carrying a crippled ball and a watch that at this point said 4:32. He was about to say something and then... crippled. Other people came over. You wouldn't believe how many people I crippled that day. IN UNDER 1 SECOND. Guy in red jacket: crippled. Woman in purple scarf: crippled. Dog with happy face: crippled. Cardboard cutout of Bob Villa: crippled. But I don't want to brag. I bought duct tape and fixed the first guy's wrist. Then I ate a cheeseburger.
Uncle Skippy, http://www.bullshido.net/forums/site...p/t-94245.html
03-25-2011, 05:51 AM
Jason Mallory

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

"I think my biggest difficulty was to have no grips to hold. I was considered a very technical fighter, so I always relied on my grips as they are very valuable in BJJ.* But, when I took off the gi, I felt so lost, so it took me a while to make changes in my game." -Leo Santos

Cool quote. What is the source ?
03-25-2011, 06:50 AM
Kevin Green

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

"I think my biggest difficulty was to have no grips to hold. I was considered a very technical fighter, so I always relied on my grips as they are very valuable in BJJ.* But, when I took off the gi, I felt so lost, so it took me a while to make changes in my game." -Leo Santos

If this were FB I'd "Like" this comment.
03-25-2011, 07:08 AM
Jonathan Wylie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nat Cummings

Here is another interesting quote I've picked up in my studies...

Quotations I agree that hapkido is very dangerous. It seems that so many people overlook the usefulness of hapkido in all of its hundreds of incarnations. Just the other day a guy walked up to me on the street, I asked him what time it was and he said "4:13". Immediately I grabbed his wrist and took him to the ground and crippled him in under 1 second. I don't want anybody telling me it was 4:13. Who does he think he is? At that point, when he was crippled, I grabbed his watch, turned it ahead a couple of minutes to about 4:15 and gave it back. At that point, I had trouble putting his watch back on because I accidentally removed his wrist when I crippled him. Embarrassed, I decided to help so I went to find some duct tape. On the way to the hardware store, a kid kicked his ball close to me. When he r...an up to get it, ... well, you know what happened. Crippled. There he was, crying on the ground, so I went and picked up his ball and crippled that too. In under 1 second. I can't believe how good that made me feel. So I took the crippled ball and found a hardware store (I didn't forget about the guy whose wrist I removed). The store greeter looked at me funny because I was carrying a crippled ball and a watch that at this point said 4:32. He was about to say something and then... crippled. Other people came over. You wouldn't believe how many people I crippled that day. IN UNDER 1 SECOND. Guy in red jacket: crippled. Woman in purple scarf: crippled. Dog with happy face: crippled. Cardboard cutout of Bob Villa: crippled. But I don't want to brag. I bought duct tape and fixed the first guy's wrist. Then I ate a cheeseburger.
Uncle Skippy, http://www.bullshido.net/forums/site...p/t-94245.html

Why? Eddie posts and interesting quote and you just shit on the thread. There is a reason we are on this forum not reading the bullshido forum.
03-25-2011, 07:58 AM
Enrique "Kiko"

Jonathan, I still gotta get this on a rashguard =D.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0szzGLRfRx...s1600/dojo.jpg

Maybe this guy sells them?

http://assets.omniture.com/en/images..._kwon_do_1.jpg
03-25-2011, 08:22 AM
Louis Ho

Only makes sense. :)
03-25-2011, 02:20 PM
Brent Smith

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nat Cummings

Here is another interesting quote I've picked up in my studies...

Quotations I agree that hapkido is very dangerous. It seems that so many people overlook the usefulness of hapkido in all of its hundreds of incarnations. Just the other day a guy walked up to me on the street, I asked him what time it was and he said "4:13". Immediately I grabbed his wrist and took him to the ground and crippled him in under 1 second. I don't want anybody telling me it was 4:13. Who does he think he is? At that point, when he was crippled, I grabbed his watch, turned it ahead a couple of minutes to about 4:15 and gave it back. At that point, I had trouble putting his watch back on because I accidentally removed his wrist when I crippled him. Embarrassed, I decided to help so I went to find some duct tape. On the way to the hardware store, a kid kicked his ball close to me. When he r...an up to get it, ... well, you know what happened. Crippled. There he was, crying on the ground, so I went and picked up his ball and crippled that too. In under 1 second. I can't believe how good that made me feel. So I took the crippled ball and found a hardware store (I didn't forget about the guy whose wrist I removed). The store greeter looked at me funny because I was carrying a crippled ball and a watch that at this point said 4:32. He was about to say something and then... crippled. Other people came over. You wouldn't believe how many people I crippled that day. IN UNDER 1 SECOND. Guy in red jacket: crippled. Woman in purple scarf: crippled. Dog with happy face: crippled. Cardboard cutout of Bob Villa: crippled. But I don't want to brag. I bought duct tape and fixed the first guy's wrist. Then I ate a cheeseburger.
Uncle Skippy, http://www.bullshido.net/forums/site...p/t-94245.html

Wtf just happened
03-25-2011, 03:05 PM
Josh C.

Brent - Looks like you got Rick Rolled....
03-25-2011, 03:08 PM
Jim Allen

when I switched from gi to nogi, i know that's exactly how i felt
03-25-2011, 07:11 PM
bobby rivers

I can relate via reverse comparison a lil. When I finally put on a gi i was confused by my opponents grips. I still used over and unders and they still worked fine so I wasn't exactly lost though, but if I had to use grips It would def be strange.
03-26-2011, 12:01 PM
Brent Smith

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh C.

Brent - Looks like you got Rick Rolled....

haha i dont know what that means but you might be right!
03-26-2011, 12:07 PM
Eddie Bravo

First Roger Gracie admits "80% of BJJ doesn't work in MMA" and now this quote from Leo Santos, whoa, that's some pretty deep stuff right there. Just those 2 quotes alone smash the gi/no-gi argument to bits.

Maybe the traditionalists will get off our back now for focusing on jiu jitsu without handles :)
03-26-2011, 01:18 PM
Ryan Clinton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Allen

when I switched from gi to nogi, i know that's exactly how i felt

That's exactly what I'm going through right now. Switched my training to 10th Planet Saint Paul this week, and it's definitely been interesting training without the gi. I like it a lot. Much faster paced, more transitions, and much more exciting IMO. It's definitely going to take some time to get used to training nogi, but I'm looking forward to it.
03-26-2011, 03:37 PM
Eddie Bravo

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanSC:MN

That's exactly what I'm going through right now. Switched my training to 10th Planet Saint Paul this week, and it's definitely been interesting training without the gi. I like it a lot. Much faster paced, more transitions, and much more exciting IMO. It's definitely going to take some time to get used to training nogi, but I'm looking forward to it.

Welcome aboard! :)
03-26-2011, 03:56 PM
Brent Smith

In the foreword of Marcelo Garcia's book he said he was completely lost without the gi at first. And he was a brown belt when he actually started training without the gi
04-01-2011, 12:14 PM
Ryan Clinton

Thanks Eddie! Been a big fan for awhile, but after attending the seminar at NLC in Saint Paul I was really hooked in. My only regret is not switching sooner. Looking forward to seeing you again in Omaha.
04-01-2011, 01:21 PM
Indestructibl3

Awesome quote man - I love seeing how these BJJ monsters adapt to nogi grappling and really excel. They're really like 2 different sports, yet guys like Leo Santos and Marcelo Garcia dominate both.