Can you get your black belt online? ( is it fair )

[Eddie.Jitsu]

I sure as hell hope there isn't any online blackbelt academies out there. I think there was something similar to this that happened a few years ago with a guy who faked his black belt and got bashed for it all over the internet.

[Brent Smith]

I really hope theres no online black belts

[Kyle Spalla]

I hear Marcelo Garcia got his black belt from Fabio Gurgel.....online.

[Isaac Atley]

i think its about how practical it is. to me there seems to be a few factors. one is how legit someone would be if they didnt train with an affiliate in real life. i think its possible, especially if there are guys that put it into practice and dont just learn the theory but guys ive helped out with have often said things like omg ive seen it on the internet but ive never been able to get it until you showed me. and im not even a moon head or anything. i think if thats all it was then its absolutly possible to get a blue belt online, and if the guy is really good then maybe a purple.

but i dont think thats all of what is needed. especially at higher belts.
i think one thing that may not be talked about often but is there a lot is loyalty to the club. maybe a youtube fighter knows more techniques but if they dont rep the system or support the club or anything then i think theyre missing a part of it.

i also think that they need to compete as well. i dont think they necessarily have to win but showing that they are trying to get into the sport also plays a big factor.

and i know everyone says if you can put in enough time to watch the videos you can get to a proper affiliate and i agree with this. but has anyone actually met someone who trains off videos that doesnt do this? im kind of on my own over here in nz and i get a lot of my stuff from videos but i train at an mma gym to get it down and i travel over to frank barca in melbourne hopefully two three times a year.

so i guess im wondering if were all talking about something/someone that doesnt really exist?

[bobby rivers]

There will be high level internet guys in the future. Believe that. People are smart and the information is out there. Somebody did it first so what one man can do another can do. But, you are only as good as your training partners and methods. So there's a ceiling when you kinda stop being an internet guy and start being an actual competitor. This hypothetical guy will have to compete one way or another. And he'll most definitely lose as he advances to legit guys. Then he would be doing himself no favors by not going and training/learning what beat him. When he does this is he still an internet guy? If you just go to seminars and drop ins are you an internet guy?

To be at a black belt level you have to catch a shit ton of quality asswhoopins on the reg. So your training partners have to roll on that level. It would be a very special crew to do this outside of a school. But it will happen. Still doesn't make them a bb though.