Finally bumped into an Eddie disliker. I need to vent!!

I have heard and read all the stories of people that are anti 10th planet technigues, but never experienced it first hand. I had an out of town "guest" show up in my class tonight that just wouldn't stop hatin' on the stuff my guys were working on. He even sat next to some new students an was giving a play by play on how easy it is to defeat the rubber guard. And something about "he's working on that Eddie Bravo stuff" very negative. Keep in mind that most of the guys in class that do rubber guard have only been working it less that a year!! I had a hard time not saying something, but he was not being unsafe to anyone in class, and I do this for free and it just ain't worth any stress and more than likely never see this dude again. I do this for fun, but it really bugged me. Thanks for letting me vent!!!

When u hit ur first hater thats when u really get to grow. Next time when u train/lift picture him (but in a non angry manner). That makes the victory even better!

You don't need anyone's approval to like, enjoy, use, practice the system brother. Other people's opinion on the system should have 0 bearing on your success or failure in it. I'm going to put myself out there and admit.............that like strawberry and mint chocolate chip ice cream. If someone told me they thought that was disgusting, and was being honest about, that's fine. I'm still enjoying it =D.

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Feel free to insert witty analogy combining ice cream, Forrest Gump, and jiu jitsu.

Its funny meeting those types of ppl. Lol
To each their own i guess

I was drawn to jiu jitsu by Eddie attitude in interview and podcasts and all that. But what hooked me was how nice and friendly everyone was. Nobody said anything negative the whole time we were in the class. It was awesome positive and supportive. Dont let someones ego ruin it for you.

Haters gonna hate.
Lovers gonna love.

I was drawn to jiu jitsu by Eddie attitude in interview and podcasts and all that. But what hooked me was how nice and friendly everyone was. Nobody said anything negative the whole time we were in the class. It was awesome positive and supportive. Dont let someones ego ruin it for you.

Haters gonna hate.
Lovers gonna love.

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Originally Posted by TaranAllen

I was drawn to jiu jitsu by Eddie attitude in interview and podcasts and all that. But what hooked me was how nice and friendly everyone was. Nobody said anything negative the whole time we were in the class. It was awesome positive and supportive. Dont let someones ego ruin it for you.

Haters gonna hate.
Lovers gonna love.

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Is it wrong that I immediately go into "I don't wanna do none of the above, I wanna piss on you" by Dave Chappelle as R. Kelly? Oh well. Hate comes from fear which is almost always bred from insecurity. You would've been within your rights to ask him to chill for the sake of a positive environment. ESPECIALLY since you're doing it gratis!

tenth is like that girl in class that all the other girls hate, because she's coorful, different, and sexy.

Colorful. damnit.. I need to pay my fee again so I can edit and watch MTS. *lol'

So far I've heard this about Eddie and 10th planet from people online.

1. Eddie is a druggie loser.
2. Eddie steals moves.
3. Eddie disrespects jiu jitsu and other styles of it.
4. The rubber guard is not viable in grappling or mma.
5. 10th planet doesn't produce any top grapplers.

I saw someone in a comment section on youtube claiming he trained with Eddie for a year and a half, and apparently all Eddie did was brag about beating Royler, saying "I'll kick that guys fucking ass in a rematch", he also said he rolled with Eddie and Eddie never submitted him the entire time he trained with him.

It just seems like these people have all read or watched the same video of someone saying these things about Eddie, because so many people go around spouting it off almost verbatim.

In my experience, 99% or more of the guys who are talking like they know some shit about jiu jitsu (especially to brand new folks) are without a black belt. So I have a ready-made response to just about any hater. "I don't have a black belt yet so I just keep working on everything." It seems to me that anybody who knows a lot about jiu jitsu knows how much they don't know. Whenever I offer some help to a guy or make a correction it almost always comes with the disclaimer that I'm only a blue belt and there are probably 15 other ways to do this that I don't know. I'm always mindful of the fact that I have a lifetime of learning ahead of me and only four years behind me. That tips the scales pretty heavily towards "I don't know shit" vs "I got this shit solid."

My other very specific defense for Eddie is simple: The guy is a second degree black belt from Jean Jacques Machado. "Is your anti-10th Planet argument REALLY that a 2nd degree BB doesn't know what he's doing? So you're saying that Jean Jacques Machado doesn't know what he's doing either -- since he promoted Eddie himself? So your real argument then is that your blue belt qualifies you to dissect and analyze the depth and quality of the jiu jitsu game of both JJ Machado and one of his most successful students?" Hmmm.

Next time any of you hear someone talk bad stuffs about me please eye gouge them then kick'em in the balls, thank you for the support! :)

Some people are just gonna hate. You just gotta take what works for you and run with it. The last tournament I did people couldnt stop my rubber guard or any of the techniques I learned because of Eddie Bravo. So I know it works and Im gonna keep doing it

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Originally Posted by Matt Wallace

Is it wrong that I immediately go into "I don't wanna do none of the above, I wanna piss on you" by Dave Chappelle as R. Kelly? Oh well. Hate comes from fear which is almost always bred from insecurity. You would've been within your rights to ask him to chill for the sake of a positive environment. ESPECIALLY since you're doing it gratis!

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I was thinking it when I typed that. But I didn't think it'd come out right if I typed it. Haha.

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Is it wrong that I immediately go into "I don't wanna do none of the above, I wanna piss on you" by Dave Chappelle as R. Kelly?

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Lol it did for me too. Dave Chappelle good stuff I miss those college days of laughing with the show....

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Next time any of you hear someone talk bad stuffs about me please kick eye gouge them then kick'em in the balls, thank you for the support!

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Can't promise I'll do that Eddie, but for sure I'll stand up for the system!

I once ran into a hater.... then we had a friendly roll... I introduced him to the GOGOPLATA

It's funny how its usually the guy sitting on the edge of the mat.

I catch a "little" flak at my school about 10pjj but not really the system. It's more of a *aw shucks* kind of kidding about the different names. But there is no denying that the system works.

No one gets talked down here unless they try rubberguard and get passed but dont even know da basics. We have some purples w/ really good guards who use it.

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

Next time any of you hear someone talk bad stuffs about me please eye gouge them then kick'em in the balls, thank you for the support! :)

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One of my best guys who has on been doing BJJ a little over a year (10th planet stuff even less than that since we started from zero, with basic BJJ) trucked him and made him "yelp" with the calf slicer. Wish I had that on vid to post. I think that is better than a kick to the balls!!!

At least it was your class. Its really rough when you get to use a gyms facilities in trade for teaching a little bit but cant teach 10th Planet stuff even though thats what you use the most. Makes a complicated situation that can only last for so long