Luta Livre belt translation?

Originally Posted by NameLikeNoOther

As a Ronin white belt, I wouldn't feel right about claiming a 10th Planet rank unless Sensi Eddie, Zog or any other 10th Planet Coach awarded it.

Not what I'm getting at at all, I would never claim a belt rank. Just curious to see how the belt was translated from style to style

Originally Posted by Brandon Mccaghren

I don't guess I've ever met a Lutra Livre practitioner. Even less common here than legit catch wrestling.

I wouldn't consider myself a Luta Livre practitioner. To me it's all just no gi jiu jitsu/submission grappling

Originally Posted by hespectnogi

Not what I'm getting at at all, I would never claim a belt rank. Just curious to see how the belt was translated from style to style

I like what Nathan Orchard said at the Portland seminar. Something along the lines of, when he can't think of a reason why you shouldn't get promoted then you are ready, if there is any doubt whatsoever then they are not ready to be promoted.

Just make the trip to your closest moon and learn, you will get an idea of where you are at.

Originally Posted by NameLikeNoOther

I like what Nathan Orchard said at the Portland seminar. Something along the lines of, when he can't think of a reason why you shouldn't get promoted then you are ready, if there is any doubt whatsoever then they are not ready to be promoted.

Just make the trip to your closest moon and learn, you will get an idea of where you are at.

I like that

Originally Posted by Brandon Mccaghren

I like that

I'm not concerned with rank until I get to actually train full time at a 10P school, (I'm like 2 hours away from 10P Chicago and plan on checking it out). I don't really care what banner my grappling falls under, I just really love being on the mat and improving. Btw, I just put it together that you're the guy from the security cam wrestler video, you're a bad mofo lolol

One of the guys I trained with in germany was a LL blue belt i think, and a lot of the stuff he showed was super legit. goes well with jj but I think Coach Zog hit the nail on the head.

however the positive from that is, you can get belted in both disciplines and that sounds cool.

Originally Posted by Isaac Atley

One of the guys I trained with in germany was a LL blue belt i think, and a lot of the stuff he showed was super legit. goes well with jj but I think Coach Zog hit the nail on the head.

however the positive from that is, you can get belted in both disciplines and that sounds cool.

I agree, the styles are completely different, (LL is almost always offensively based, heavy on the takedowns, emphasis on guard passing, having good top control) compared to the defensive guard based Jiu Jitsu game (not that you can't be a top guy in jiu jitsu). The only thing I get hung up on is the objective is the exact same, anything that works in JJ will be effective in LL, and vice versa

Originally Posted by hespectnogi

I agree, the styles are completely different, (LL is almost always offensively based, heavy on the takedowns, emphasis on guard passing, having good top control) compared to the defensive guard based Jiu Jitsu game (not that you can't be a top guy in jiu jitsu). The only thing I get hung up on is the objective is the exact same, anything that works in JJ will be effective in LL, and vice versa

I guess it's kind of like comparing apples and oranges, they both make a good snack on their own but taste even better together in a fruit salad.

Originally Posted by NameLikeNoOther

I guess it's kind of like comparing apples and oranges, they both make a good snack on their own but taste even better together in a fruit salad.

POWERFUL metaphor

I didn't realize 1) there were luta livre places in the US, and 2) there was a belt system. Do you mind explaining the belt system? I read it HERE, but what's the time-frame? I take it there's live rolling?