Eddie Bravo - Submitted for Blue Belt Rank

First grappling tournament. Naga Vegas 2007, First place Beginner (6 months to 2 years experience) Went 2-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKeCMz11yW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3m13dNyQFE


Southwest Grapplefest 2008, First place Intermediate (2 to 4 years experience) Went 2-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=604DzIweIDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxeZbhtZA0Y

Tournament of Champions II Denver, First Place Intermediate (3 to 5 years). Went 4-0. Also Competed in Absolute Division, Went 1-1, eliminated by then Brownbelt Matt Jubera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmVURQL7fA

Southwest Grapplefest 2009, Advanced (3 to 5 years) 145 to 180 pounds (not the normal 155 or 159 of previous competitions) Went 3-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4DjsUMHCIw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_PTo6Ewy3c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s8NkKn-BEw

Was deployed to Iraq for a year with the Army in 2009. Taught No Gi Grappling especially Rubber Guard and leg locks to fellow soldiers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOReG3l6eq4

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Got back from Iraq and continued training grappling and MMA. Had first kickboxing match summer 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNfZA7lC7rw

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Started using rubber guard after watching Shinya Aoki, also proud owner of Mastering the Twister and Mastering the Rubber Guard.

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And finally my techniques video, I thought I read somewhere it was to be 5 mins long. I recently did a search and saw it was supposed to be 15. If you need me to submit another video at that length please let me know. At the very minimum could you tell me if I'm on the right track with this submission. Thanks in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zCUDCOZHEs


UPDATED: (Oct 2 2011) This is Andrew Tenneson's first MMA match that happened 2-3 weeks ago. He won via heel hook. I hope that this helps in pushing the case to earn his blue belt from Mr. Bravo. Thanks again for everyone's support.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWHso...ature=youtu.be

I believe you also have to be a member here for 6 months.

This thread has Eddie's requirements in it, although I think there is a more official one:
http://www.10thplanetjj.com/threads/...e+belt+ranking

I meet that requirement no problem. As of right now I have been a member since 2010,

Ahh, good point, that's my fault for not looking, and assuming from the post number.
I do apologize, good luck on your promotion!

1st of all, Thank you for your service to our country, I personally am very grateful for people like you.
2nd, nice rolling it's good that you have been active in tourney's. I am pretty sure one of the major issues will be that there was no 10th planet gear worn or 10th planet gang signs thrown up to show that you were/are indeed repping 10th pl. I found this and I think it's from Eddies directly:

For those of you that are not enrolled in an official 10th Planet school, you will need to post on your 10th Planet profile 10 competition wins on video with a 10th Planet patch on your shorts in every match(you can have other school patches too). Plus 5 10th Planet technique videos. 1 of all the half guard u know, 1 of all the rg u know, 1 of all the twister u know, 1 of all the deep hook transitions u know, and 1 of all the passes u know, all unedited in one swoop. You gotta show me how much you know without looking at notes. Then you get a promotion, either blue, purple or brown. Every promotion no matter what color will require the same 15 videos. Naturally the 5 technique videos will be critiqued alot harder for a purple than a blue, or for a brown than a purple. 10th Planet head instructors that are non black belts can only rank their students to blue. All Nibiru warriors that enrolled in official 10th Planet schools that are run by non black belts that want to get their purple or brown must be first recommended by their instructor and then submit 5 technique videos to this site. 1 of all the half guard u know, 1 of all the rg u know, 1 of all the twister u know, 1 of all the deep hook transitions u know, and 1 of all the passes u know, all unedited in one swoop. You gotta show me how much you know without looking at notes. Easy right??"

-EDDIE

Or it could be this..... sorry about that.....


For those of you that are interested in a 10th Planet rank and are not
enrolled in an official 10th Planet school, you will need to be a member of
10thplanetjj.com for at least 6 months. No one walks into a new school and
gets ranked right away no matter how good they are, you have to prove your
loyalty. You will then need to post on the Nibiru forum 15 competition wins
on video with the 10th Planet logo on your person in every match(you can
have other school patches too). The final test will be you making a 10
minute video, uncut and unedited of you running thru everything you know 1/2
guard, everything you know rubber guard, everything you know twister and all
the deep hook transitions to spider web. Do not teach to the camera just run
thru all the techs swiftly and call out the names of the positions and moves
as you go thru them. Everything should fit in a 10 minute video that I will
evaluate. I need to see that you have at least 75% of the system down.
Naturally the technique video will be critiqued alot harder for a purple
than a blue, or for a brown than a purple. 10th Planet head instructors that
are non black belts can only rank their students to blue. All Nibiru
warriors that enrolled in official 10th Planet schools that are run by non
black belts that want to get their purple or brown must be first recommended
by their instructor to me and then submit the 10 minute technique video to
me personally. You gotta show me how much you know without looking at notes.
Easy right??

If you don’t have a patch on your shorts then just flash the 10th Planet
gang sign into the camera before or after your match. It’s easy, right hand
pointing down, left hand making an “O” with the thumb on top. That will be
enough for me

Speaking as a fan of 10th Planet and not as someone qualified to judge the accuracy of 10th Planet techniques, I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the techniques video you posted. Must have taken a lot of work to sequence so many techniques.

Wow....haven't finished all the vids yet but I am quite impressed.....thx for serving as well!

Why is your name on the forums George Custodio yet the videos are all of a guy called Andrew?


Nice videos though

Is the poll sanctioned by Eddie? Seems to me he's the only one who should make judgements about readiness for promotion.

To Whom It May Concern,

There is a reason why there are two different names. I George, have been paying for access to the site for our group here in Albuquerque, NM. Andrew has been training us for a while because he bases his skill set off of the 10thplanetjj system. He has been doing this free of cost for our entire group for a while. We all are from different schools and still go to him for improvement because of his dedication and loyalties to us. He has even volunteered to coach us during tournaments and go over video in his spare time. He is the true meaning of the word mentor ... but he is alot more than that to me and my Marines that train under him here in ABQ.
In the Marines we honor, courage, and commitment is our ethos. I feel as though I have to give this man something back for all the time and energies has expended in the name of our improvement in the Jui Jitsu game. I will be leaving the area shortly due to military commitments and want to ensure I repay him with something that could help him to his future endeavors. This is my way of saying thank you; I hope the powers that be can over look this detail when making the final call on his rank.

R/ George A. Custodio

great job mate! hope you will get your belt

Usually, when i watch five minutes of a video, most of the time I want my five minutes back. But that demonstration was 5 minutes well spent, and I might watch a few more times. Very nicely done, dude! :)

Seriously.

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Originally Posted by george custodio

To Whom It May Concern,

There is a reason why there are two different names. I George, have been paying for access to the site for our group here in Albuquerque, NM. Andrew has been training us for a while because he bases his skill set off of the 10thplanetjj system. He has been doing this free of cost for our entire group for a while. We all are from different schools and still go to him for improvement because of his dedication and loyalties to us. He has even volunteered to coach us during tournaments and go over video in his spare time. He is the true meaning of the word mentor ... but he is alot more than that to me and my Marines that train under him here in ABQ.
In the Marines we honor, courage, and commitment is our ethos. I feel as though I have to give this man something back for all the time and energies has expended in the name of our improvement in the Jui Jitsu game. I will be leaving the area shortly due to military commitments and want to ensure I repay him with something that could help him to his future endeavors. This is my way of saying thank you; I hope the powers that be can over look this detail when making the final call on his rank.

R/ George A. Custodio

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Semper Fi Gunny. And good luck to you Andrew, the technique video was fun to watch and also thank you for helping others train by volunteering your time. It's so hard to find good training partners let alone instructors at a lot of these remote bases and I wish there were more dedicated individuals like it sounds that you are. You're destroying those tournaments, must be doing something right...

obv he is blue belt status

....and you are obviously qualified to make that call.

He ran though a good amount of tech in the video, I could point out a few things that needed tweaking but nothing horrendous. I think he's def Blue belt level, IMHO, but just needs a little more 10th planet rep in competitions. Not questioning his loyalty to the system, but I think the reason repping in comps is important is it shows your loyalty publicly. Keeps it exclusive. But my opinion doesn't mean much because he's not my student, obviously Eddie's decision. He's on the right track though, keep it up!

I haven't had the time to really see what's going on here, so crazy busy right now, but I will review soon :)

One of the cons of living n Alaska. No chance in me ever gettin ranked this way. There is only one no gi competition in Alaska. Only 1 a year, thats it. I love to compete and want to compete, but cant because i live here. Jiu Jitsu is my life and i want to pursue it as my profession, but no chance here.

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Originally Posted by Gerrit Butler

One of the cons of living n Alaska. No chance in me ever gettin ranked this way. There is only one no gi competition in Alaska. Only 1 a year, thats it. I love to compete and want to compete, but cant because i live here. Jiu Jitsu is my life and i want to pursue it as my profession, but no chance here.

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It was the same for me forever living in craptown Missouri... But now I've got st Louis and Springfield 10th planets to go to!

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Originally Posted by Bryan Brown

He ran though a good amount of tech in the video, I could point out a few things that needed tweaking but nothing horrendous. I think he's def Blue belt level, IMHO, but just needs a little more 10th planet rep in competitions. Not questioning his loyalty to the system, but I think the reason repping in comps is important is it shows your loyalty publicly. Keeps it exclusive. But my opinion doesn't mean much because he's not my student, obviously Eddie's decision. He's on the right track though, keep it up!

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I agree with this. Everything is there except the 10th Planet patches :) But very nice technique.

"... all unedited in one swoop. You gotta show me how much you know without looking at notes. Easy right??" no! being on a straight-green-10th planet-diet :-) its not that easy to go through 10min of technique without any notes. im afraid that kind of concentration could cause me an epileptic shock... well, i`ll have to take the risk. im not cutting the green-diet!!

Really enjoyed watching your vids, very nice and good luck with the promotion :)

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

I haven't had the time to really see what's going on here, so crazy busy right now, but I will review soon :)

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Thanks a ton Eddie, it would mean alot to me and my guys to give Andrew the chance to be look at by you.

R/ George

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Originally Posted by george custodio

First grappling tournament. Naga Vegas 2007, First place Beginner (6 months to 2 years experience) Went 2-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKeCMz11yW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3m13dNyQFE


Southwest Grapplefest 2008, First place Intermediate (2 to 4 years experience) Went 2-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=604DzIweIDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxeZbhtZA0Y

Tournament of Champions II Denver, First Place Intermediate (3 to 5 years). Went 4-0. Also Competed in Absolute Division, Went 1-1, eliminated by then Brownbelt Matt Jubera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmVURQL7fA

Southwest Grapplefest 2009, Advanced (3 to 5 years) 145 to 180 pounds (not the normal 155 or 159 of previous competitions) Went 3-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4DjsUMHCIw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_PTo6Ewy3c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s8NkKn-BEw

Was deployed to Iraq for a year with the Army in 2009. Taught No Gi Grappling especially Rubber Guard and leg locks to fellow soldiers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOReG3l6eq4

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Got back from Iraq and continued training grappling and MMA. Had first kickboxing match summer 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNfZA7lC7rw

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Started using rubber guard after watching Shinya Aoki, also proud owner of Mastering the Twister and Mastering the Rubber Guard.

Attachment 931

And finally my techniques video, I thought I read somewhere it was to be 5 mins long. I recently did a search and saw it was supposed to be 15. If you need me to submit another video at that length please let me know. At the very minimum could you tell me if I'm on the right track with this submission. Thanks in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zCUDCOZHEs


UPDATED: (Oct 2 2011) This is Andrew Tenneson's first MMA match that happened 2-3 weeks ago. He won via heel hook. I hope that this helps in pushing the case to earn his blue belt from Mr. Bravo. Thanks again for everyone's support.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWHso...ature=youtu.be

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Just updated with additional video of Andrew Tenneson's first MMA match that he won via Heel hook.

damn did that guy get his leg fucked up from that?

Andrew heard the pop before the ref broke them up.

Bump

I'm interested in seeing what will happen here.

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I'm interested in seeing what will happen here.

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I doubt anything is going to happen it was a fraudulent submission in the first place and was not within the guide lines Eddie set up.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Wylie

I doubt anything is going to happen it was a fraudulent submission in the first place and was not within the guide lines Eddie set up.

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Where was the fraud at? JW (i am in no way challenging the fact that it may be fraud im just asking to have it explained y it is fraud)

The person who submitted the video was not the person in question for promotion and he did not make that clear from the beginning. Even when confronted about some of the requirements (how long he had been a paid member of the forum) He answered in first person. He did not explain the situation until confronted directly about the name discrepancy. The fact is the person submitted for rank has not been a member of the forum for 6 months his buddy has. Then there are all the other requirements that he failed to meet.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Wylie

The person who submitted the video was not the person in question for promotion and he did not make that clear from the beginning. Even when confronted about some of the requirements (how long he had been a paid member of the forum) He answered in first person. He did not explain the situation until confronted directly about the name discrepancy. The fact is the person submitted for rank has not been a member of the forum for 6 months his buddy has. Then there are all the other requirements that he failed to meet.

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Fair enough thx. I think some of the techniques in the 5 min video needed to be cleaned up too, but who am i to judge.

Explain that one.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Wylie

I doubt anything is going to happen it was a fraudulent submission in the first place and was not within the guide lines Eddie set up.

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Whom ever you are,

I take offense to someone questioning my integrity #1. To counter your statement which I am assuming is not just yourself since so many have viewed this thread. I ask my trainer for an email with his experience and placed it on a threat here just copying and pasting it word for word. I didn't realize the confusion until someone had asked a few days later about the difference in names. There is no fraud whatsoever going on here, I'm a active duty Marine. My job depends on my integrity being solid or lives are at stake; understand that before you go making such accusatory statements. Never thought I would get mad on a forum.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Wylie

The person who submitted the video was not the person in question for promotion and he did not make that clear from the beginning. Even when confronted about some of the requirements (how long he had been a paid member of the forum) He answered in first person. He did not explain the situation until confronted directly about the name discrepancy. The fact is the person submitted for rank has not been a member of the forum for 6 months his buddy has. Then there are all the other requirements that he failed to meet.

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Skull

Semper Fi Devil Dog!

All other details aside (Time as a member, 10th planet logos/recognition).. I enjoyed the videos. The submission chain was pretty cool. Also, to the one posting the videos.. I wouldnt worry too much about what a couple people on an internet forum say. They may have more hours on a computer under their belt.. but you guys are out risking your lives for us. And that is to be appreciated. In my eyes yourself and Andrew already have way more honor than any blue piece of fabric can compete with. Im sure if the promotion doesnt happen right away, its bound to happen in not too long. (worst case scenario, Andrew gets a membership and uses those 6 months to whip some more tail with a logo on his pants :P) Either way, its nice to have some new members in the family :)

I need the guy who wants to be promoted to be posting the videos and to be interacting with my soldiers here on this forum. I appreciate that you are trying to help out a friend but I need to see how loyal "he" is to the system, that's why I demand 10th Planet patches while competing or gang signs.

Does this make sense? :)

Got it, thx.

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

I need the guy who wants to be promoted to be posting the videos and to be interacting with my soldiers here on this forum. I appreciate that you are trying to help out a friend but I need to see how loyal "he" is to the system, that's why I demand 10th Planet patches while competing or gang signs.

Does this make sense? :)

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