The Hating Continues...

I thought I was prepared to hear the unwarranted animosity towards 10PJJ as I'm familiar with Eddie's story. My brother trains as a Royce Gracie affiliate & he definitely has heard it. I kind of thought it was just haters from the various Gracie schools that I had to watch out for but I was wrong.

I was caught off guard yesterday when I went to my 1st wrestling practice at a new Drysdale affiliate that opened only 30 minutes from my house. I am going to train there twice/week wrestling & jiujitsu. One instructor, originally from an Ohio George Gurgel school, started hating on 10th Planet for no reason in the middle of class. I don't even remember how he got on the topic but while teaching he just brought up some guy that trained 10th Planet & blah blah blah - "so HE DOESN'T KNOW SHIT!"

The extreme venom & negativity in his voice surprised me. It's one thing to think your system is better (everybody does) but to hate like that - what fucking purpose does it serve?

All I know is that I have an uphill battle changing minds here but I am determined to do so. I'm going to keep heading up to learn from coach Herzog & Scott Yockel once/month & working my 10th Planet technique with my own crew here in Fredonia. Every time I come to Charlotte Jon Helton is dropping knowledge on me too. With your help guys I'm going to REP THE SHIT out of the system at this Drysdale school & look forward to posting some success stories on that front soon.

My planned Saturday trip to Rochester 10PJJ at the Empire Academy just got an elevated level of intensity in my head!

WAR 10th PLANET

Dont put any of your energy toward that shit. Just rep 10th Planet harder with all that new motivation. WAR 10th Planet.

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Originally Posted by Michael Sioda

I thought I was prepared to hear the unwarranted animosity towards 10PJJ as I'm familiar with Eddie's story. My brother trains as a Royce Gracie affiliate & he definitely has heard it. I kind of thought it was just haters from the various Gracie schools that I had to watch out for but I was wrong.

I was caught off guard yesterday when I went to my 1st wrestling practice at a new Drysdale affiliate that opened only 30 minutes from my house. I am going to train there twice/week wrestling & jiujitsu. One instructor, originally from an Ohio George Gurgel school, started hating on 10th Planet for no reason in the middle of class. I don't even remember how he got on the topic but while teaching he just brought up some guy that trained 10th Planet & blah blah blah - "so HE DOESN'T KNOW SHIT!"

The extreme venom & negativity in his voice surprised me. It's one thing to think your system is better (everybody does) but to hate like that - what fucking purpose does it serve?

All I know is that I have an uphill battle changing minds here but I am determined to do so. I'm going to keep heading up to learn from coach Herzog & Scott Yockel once/month & working my 10th Planet technique with my own crew here in Fredonia. Every time I come to Charlotte Jon Helton is dropping knowledge on me too. With your help guys I'm going to REP THE SHIT out of the system at this Drysdale school & look forward to posting some success stories on that front soon.

My planned Saturday trip to Rochester 10PJJ at the Empire Academy just got an elevated level of intensity in my head!

WAR 10th PLANET

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Mike it happens all the time. On a good note glad to hear you'll be at class sat.

People Fear what they don't understand, Hate what they can't conquer! Train your asses off with legit 10th Planet practitioners/Instructors. Beat these fools on the mats. 10thpjj is just now scratching the surface of Jiu Jitsu!!! The future is very bright for 10th Planet!!!!Can you say that about the Gracies...No..they have plateaued and after this Royler incident, I would say most of them (not all) are only living off of past achievements. I believe 10thPJJ will lead the BJJ community into the future. What will 10thPJJ look like in 10 years?

Just like in life, it's the little things that seem to matter in 10th Planet,
like when someone taps out to a Lockdown, because they don't have
anywhere to go or know what to do and damn it doesn't feel good.
Or when you get a good grip on the RubberGuard, and they have no
choice but to let you work from the bottom.

Keep bringing it, and keep working it.

Don't get me wrong guys, I'm not reciprocating the hate - I'm just feeling motivated.

You know what happens to lead when it is exposed to intense pressure and heat for long periods of time? It can become a diamond. Become that diamond despite all the pressure/hate/venom you're constantly exposed to.

Oh the irony of this thread ;)

Sorry I'm gunn miss ya this weekend Mike, Hope to see you again soon.

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Originally Posted by Enrique "Kiko"

You know what happens to lead when it is exposed to intense pressure and heat for long periods of time? It can become a diamond. Become that diamond despite all the pressure/hate/venom you're constantly exposed to.

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actually graphite & diamond are both forms of carbon, not lead. ;)

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Originally Posted by rock d

actually graphite & diamond are both forms of carbon, not lead. ;)

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I stand corrected. I don't know why I put lead lol.

Great, I bought all of these lead bars today & have them tightened down by the vice on my workbench. I was expecting diamonds soon but I guess I'll need to start over after crushing carbon...Wait, so carbon based life forms will be crushed into diamonds? Excellent, I know a guy that hates that his wife's cat just had a litter of 6 cats. Perfect!

Both sides have haters and uh.. lovers, of lack of a better word. Having trained different styles over the years, I've concluded that grown men don't shit-talk other systems. (at least they should be mature enough that they don't do that, but I guess it has to do with money and prestige)
A healthy debate over what is applicable to different scenarios is another matter completely, but as I get older I can't even begin to say how ridiculous it is when someone openly talks down another system, especially in class.. A system suits an individual based on that individuals personal needs.

I've heard the argument often that says 10 planet isn't at the top in the competition circuit. It's a young system, and what I've seen is that there's a lot of highly competent competitors in this system, However, personally, I couldn't care less. It's it's own animal, it has it's own flavour, it's applicable to MMA, it's no-gi, and it suits ME. People talking shit about it pisses me off.