
Originally Posted by
Slick Rick
I've actually heard of gi players going to other gi schools and the instructors said if you wanna get ranked, you gotta start all over under me. Hahahah! Kind of an "old school" mentality.
Firas, lead coach of the gym OP is going to, demoted Miguel Torres to brown when he came to their gym. Or did Miguel demote himself?
I don't know. OP don't stress, its just a bluebelt. Even if you struggle in the gi, its not unheard of for whites to tap blues. And blue is an easy belt to grow into.