an idea for this forum

i have a private student who's been with me for three years. he is a big name in the gun world, he is a police officer, his consulting company trains special forces units, has been an instructor at americas premiere gun school, and most importantly, he runs a gun forum.

the rules on his forum.
1. you must use your real name as your forum name
2. you must send him a scanned copy of your i.d.
3. law enforcement and special forces must send their credentials
4. no one but law enforcement, military, or approved personnel can post on his forum

the reason for all of this is that they are talking about gear and tactics for situation where ones life is on the line, thus, they dont want people getting bad information from their site that gets them killed.

i realize that we are not dealing with such sensitive issues, but i think that some fidelity would be good. if someone wants to post as a black, brown, or purple belt, they should have to provide proof of their rank and lineage to a forum moderator before being able to put rank next to their name. and if someone wants to post as a black belt, they should have to do so by name. in doing this, we could make sure that we keep the credibility here high.

what do you think

no bad idea..it just a forum...what are we sandbagging post..lol if they are fake it will come out soon or later as the interenet sow everything..lo

I dont think anyone will have a problem proving their rank if theyre truly legit

totally unnecessary, we dont have any problems the way it is

perfect idea it would be a shame if jiu jitsu got watered down like tae kwon do(i suck at it but i still earned it!)

so i would say lineage,current(and previous) school age and name

i left out my last name because of competion reasons ( i post alot of my own game etc and dont want to be found under a google search when they post tournament brackets

Good idea. Will a picture getting promoted suffice?

Real name's would be good. Eddie asked everybody to do that! I don't think there is to much of a problem with rank. Somebody always correct's the newbie's on the site. As far as the frauds (purple,brown and black belts) we usually find out pretty quick and SWARM on those guy's!

yeah, thinks are perfectly fine the way they are. liars just get bent over and gangraped for a few weeks then deleted :)

Eddie asked everyone to use their real names when the website changed its format. I don't see anything wrong with showing and proving your lineage, especially if you are posting as a brown or black belt and giving people technical advice.

I don't think it should be mando or anything but should be able to produce if questioned about it.

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Originally Posted by Art "ART OF WAR" Belarde

I don't think it should be mando or anything but should be able to produce if questioned about it.

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This, if you're asked, you show. It's pretty much the simplest thing to do. Any "oh I lost my picture and the guy hasnt got an email" is instant bullshit alert!

Should people only use the ranking system for their jiu jitsu rank? I'm pretty sure some of the black belts around are not jiu jitsu black belts... Can just tell by the way some spell jiu jitsu LOL

Like Dawna said, I asked everyone to use their real names on here a while back and most members are now. It's already gotten to a point where if you're not using your full name your posts will be taken with a grain of salt.

Proving your rank is also a great idea but a pain in the ass for me to verify, there's thousands of members. But it's also quite entertaining to have fake purple, brown and black belts called out on this forum, I don't wanna deprive anyone of those laughs :)

Im a white belt so i got nothing to hide lol

Are the belts representative of one's rank in 10th Planet JJ, or is BJJ, or possibly traditional Japanese JJ included?

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

But it's also quite entertaining to have fake purple, brown and black belts called out on this forum, I don't wanna deprive anyone of those laughs :)

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i concur

http://www.pixagen.com/storage/b3s/faces/lol-face.jpg

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Originally Posted by Steven Daniels

Are the belts representative of one's rank in 10th Planet JJ, or is BJJ, or possibly traditional Japanese JJ included?

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BJJ is, but not traditional Japanese JJ :)

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Originally Posted by Steven Daniels

Are the belts representative of one's rank in 10th Planet JJ, or is BJJ, or possibly traditional Japanese JJ included?

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yes traditional japanese jj is all good. so is aikido, ninjutsu, rex kwon do, tai chi, tae bo, yoga booty ballet, p90x, etc.

i am white belt in the gi and blue belt in no gi what do i do?lol

I am a black belt in P90x lol hahhhaha :), good one Ian

I am certain that I do not want to view you testing for your "yoga booty ballet" belt.

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Originally Posted by ian quinto

yes traditional japanese jj is all good. so is aikido, ninjutsu, rex kwon do, tai chi, tae bo, yoga booty ballet, p90x, etc.

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Originally Posted by Steven Daniels

I am certain that I do not want to view you testing for your "yoga booty ballet" belt.

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I've always thought of Yoga and Ballet with a class being mostly women. In shape women. I'm thinking I might what to see the other students test. Especially if it includes booty. It may be more suited for the Ultimate Ass Thread though. I actually think there may be a video in the Ultimate Ass Thread that qualifies as a yoga booty ballet test. HA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StIEN...layer_embedded

I think part of what makes this forum so good is how it doesn't take itself too seriously. I think mandatory verification and such moves away from that a bit.

i got a good one for ya...I earned my belt before my accident in the Air Force.
After my accident i had to relearn how to talk, walk, read and write...so you can imagine my JJ skills arent the same.
But, after asking a few folks...they say once you got it, you keep it.
Honestly I think I'm back along the lines of a Blue...
Mind you, i roll/teach 3-4x a week , with every kinda person you can imagine. Newbies, old farts, women, kids...all ranging from no belt to high blue. (not a bunch of nogi folks in my area)
Now, I'd HAPPILY drop my rank to white because I'm new to the system (and restarted JJ about 2.5 years ago..since the accident)
Is it disrespectful to drop rank on yourself because you would rather have the 10PJJ guys rank you?
this has been rolling through my head for a LONG time now...

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Originally Posted by brent_littell

i have a private student who's been with me for three years. he is a big name in the gun world, he is a police officer, his consulting company trains special forces units, has been an instructor at americas premiere gun school, and most importantly, he runs a gun forum.

the rules on his forum.
1. you must use your real name as your forum name
2. you must send him a scanned copy of your i.d.
3. law enforcement and special forces must send their credentials
4. no one but law enforcement, military, or approved personnel can post on his forum

the reason for all of this is that they are talking about gear and tactics for situation where ones life is on the line, thus, they dont want people getting bad information from their site that gets them killed.

i realize that we are not dealing with such sensitive issues, but i think that some fidelity would be good. if someone wants to post as a black, brown, or purple belt, they should have to provide proof of their rank and lineage to a forum moderator before being able to put rank next to their name. and if someone wants to post as a black belt, they should have to do so by name. in doing this, we could make sure that we keep the credibility here high.

what do you think

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Great ideas.

I'm a white belt and have received a second white belt after 9 years of training under the famous Art Marshall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIvx2AGHMXg

I think this might be a good idea for black belts. Seen way too many people who post as BB at some school I've never heard of. Agree with Eddie the drama of wannabe brown or purple belts can be fun!

So should I just fedex this semen sample to hq or...?

My credentials...in case no one believes me :( (sniffles and cries)....

Purple Belt under black belt and Abu Dhabi vet. Rick McCauley. Was a blue belt for 3 1/2 years..mostly because i trained at multiple gyms and shed the Gi about 2 years ago. I have video of me getting 'The Whip' as we call it (BJJ tradition were entire school lines up and whips the shit out of you with their belts after they all just whipped the shit out of you rolling solo for 2 straight hours....my own daughter whipped me the hardest!!)

Good Times....

http://i55.tinypic.com/2d5dau.png

Me and Gab:

http://i56.tinypic.com/9i7lu9.jpg

Hey Ian, Is that a laughing condom?

We were always told the only thing belts are good for are holding up your pants, and that the battle field is were your learn your rank.

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Originally Posted by Jay JC Chow

This, if you're asked, you show. It's pretty much the simplest thing to do. Any "oh I lost my picture and the guy hasnt got an email" is instant bullshit alert!

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Exactly! you should have a Cert with pick, video or contact info of the person that has belted you.

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

Like Dawna said, I asked everyone to use their real names on here a while back and most members are now. It's already gotten to a point where if you're not using your full name your posts will be taken with a grain of salt.

Proving your rank is also a great idea but a pain in the ass for me to verify, there's thousands of members. But it's also quite entertaining to have fake purple, brown and black belts called out on this forum, I don't wanna deprive anyone of those laughs :)

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I agree on the entertainment value of this!

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Originally Posted by Stephen Rowley

We were always told the only thing belts are good for are holding up your pants, and that the battle field is were your learn your rank.

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True, but get your hands on a legit bb. Even if their belt is in their closet and their pants are around their ankles your fixin to be tappin all over this hypothetical battlefield. I call it a mat or cage.

Sorry I was misunderstood, the point I was trying to make is that you can have all the belts you want, however if you are not emotionally trained or prepared for a savage violent attack that is not in a controlled environment there is a good chance you may loose, when the fight or flight adrenaline kicks in at 180 beats per minute and you thinking about triangles and arm bars you may have already lost the fight, usually., Thats if its even possible to remember how to do a triangle or arm bar under that kind of extreme pressure.

I have seen a few legit black belts in my time that have never even been in a real fight, but are under the false pretense that if a real fight had to kick off they would be fine.., which could not be further from the truth, as they have most likely been trained to do a take down and fight on the ground, which is the worst place in the world to be in a real fight, image rolling on the curb with glass and some dudes crazy girlfriend trying to stomp on your head with her high heels etc we just not trained for that, if you want that kind of training it would be best to look up Tony Blauer's spear system or look up Geoff Thompson as a supplement to your jiu jitsu...just a thought

What's a belt? Lol. I'm sure one day someone will give me one but we don't have belts at my gym.