Wow I really thought Joe got his BJJ Black belt a good bit before his 10th Planet one, no idea where that came from then haha
He had a TKD black belt for a long time before, so that's probably what tripped you up.
I did the same thing Joe did though. I got my blue from Eddie in 2012 and then got my blue from Brad Maddox (De La Riva -> Marcello Montiero -> Brad Maddox)
I really like the idea dude, I have been toying around with doing something similar myself. Filming classes at the gym, sparring, interviews, competitions, journeys to competitions etc. Could make for a fun documentary. Keep us updated dude.
I ran the idea by my main coach and he loved it, a sambo master who's hopeful to some day make his club an official moon.
We're going to start recording small bits today and see how it goes, get a go-pro camera in a few weeks too and hook that up somewhere in the gym. I know we can't use 10th Planets name obviously but would there be any problems with wearing the 10th Planet gear in the videos?
I wouldn't think so, I guess you guys could also mention you're on a mission to become the first 10th Planet in Ireland; you just couldn't identify yourselves as an official 10th Planet gym yet.