why are some Bjj schools so resistant to allow 10th planet's system on there mats....

[John P]

I just starting following Eddie about a year ago and i have been amazed at 10th planet and the system that I FEEL is helping the future of jiu jitsu. I noticed some schools don't allow some of the "systems" techniques or forbid any type of 10th planet exercises. Can anyone clarify why it might be such an issue with some schools? In my opinion i love all aspects of jiu jitsu (gi or no gi) but the best thing to do (for me) is to soak up as much information as possible to help myself and evolve as the sport evolves.

I just want to have a better understanding!

Thanks for any advice or input

[Jarrad Mckay]

some schools don't allow cranks so that rules out a lot of options from the truck, and it rules out electric chair etc. I think it just vary's school to school

[John P]

oo i see, i just want to try to use the techniques, there awesome and i'm slowly learning the names and what they look like so i can try and apply them to my game. I don't want to roll with someone and go for a electric chair and get yelled at for it lol. That's my biggest concern.

[D.Stachovak]

I find a lot of flat out hate for Eddie/10th P stuff. MMA or JKD guys are usually cool,but some schools are as traditional as it gets... All the evolution of BJJ ways finished by the time they got to BJJ. we are now using a variation of side control that closely resembles Kesa Gatame. Why? Our head guy loves armbars and feels this is the ultimate evolution of side control. I like options. I use the 10th P half guard game and am branching out into Twister side control stuff. I here alot about how this "Eddie Bravo shit" doesn't work. "Only do Gi,it will improve your attribites". "That takes too much flexability". Anything new or different is written off...

[Jarrad Mckay]

look at the thread BJJ Black Belt on 10thplanet JJ. If only everyone had that view

[watty31]

I think eddie mentioned it in his book why there can be alot of resistants. Eddie was the first to explicitly say that gi for mma is not as good as training no gi. AS MMA is quite big, i imagine it is cutting into alot of people's profit if eddie's opinion becomes the accepted philosophy. That's how i think it initially started.But these days, its just spiralled out of controll and people hate on it for the sake of it, its almost fashionable in bjj to not like eddie's system.

However, I can see why the Gracie's and the major Gi schools would have initially been dismissive of eddie in 2003. I don't mean this as an attack, i'm just trying to look at the other side of the coin, so to speak. Eddie did make alot of his success over the tapping royler logo . He did only compete once in abudabi and didn't return the following year. He wasn't a marelo garcia type character who won 5 adcc, and it was undeniable that marcelo's system worked.

I personally don't think it takes anything away from eddie. Anyone who is objective can look at eddie's arguements and see the simple logic behind his approach. One often finds the best teachers aren't always the best are there sport. Golf is a perfect example of this. Teaching is a totally different skill to being good at the sport. that's my 2 cents anyways.

[Jarrad Mckay]

is eddie ever going to compete again? Even though I dont think he has anything to prove by competing It'd be rad to see the best 10th planeteer dominate the rest of the no gi jj guys.

[Chris Herzog]

fear of change and ignorance.

[Jon Helton]

fear of change and ignorance.

+1

[Clinton lawrence]

Fear of what is new bjj has been around for what 50 years imagine if you have been studying for 15 years and you go up against a 10th planet purple belt or even a high blue and they wipe the floor with you could you imagine going home that night sitting down and thinking what the fuck have i done with my life for 15 years i would be scared knowing that this new kinda jits has only been around for not even 10+years (correct me if i'm wrong please ) and it kicked my arse man it mind blowing thats my take on it