Studying and training bjj and grappling since 1992 I thought I'd seen damned near everything. Oh how wrong I was. Saturday's tournament " Tennessee State Grappling Championships" made me sick to my stomach. First, the rules meeting started out with this direct quote. .." I've been doing jiu jitsu for 20 years! I brought jiu jitsu to Tennessee. If there's a black belt here or even in Tn., they're either under me or came through me! I am the grand daddy of all jiu jitsu! "
That speech was followed with the kids no gi division starting 6 hours late. One of my 12 year olds was told he wouldn't get a fight because someone used his name already and it wasn't their responsibility to check names and there are no refunds. Another 12 year old with 4 months of training was matched against a girl twice his size and a year and a half experience. My third 12 year old was moved into advanced teens with 1.5 years experience. When we protested I was told to control the parents or we were all dq'd and would never fight in Tn again. I was moved into advanced masters division where I took silver but promptly had my shoulder dislocated by a guy who was 70+ pounds heavier than his registration stated. What a fricken tournament! .
That speech was followed with the kids no gi division starting 6 hours late. One of my 12 year olds was told he wouldn't get a fight because someone used his name already and it wasn't their responsibility to check names and there are no refunds. Another 12 year old with 4 months of training was matched against a girl twice his size and a year and a half experience. My third 12 year old was moved into advanced teens with 1.5 years experience. When we protested I was told to control the parents or we were all dq'd and would never fight in Tn again. I was moved into advanced masters division where I took silver but promptly had my shoulder dislocated by a guy who was 70+ pounds heavier than his registration stated. What a fricken tournament! .
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