10th Planet Hotbox rules and regulations

[Brent Smith]

i have a question about where schools/hotboxes can be opened. the two schools that are near me are Eugene and Portland. i live in Albany (Corvallis area, OSU is there) and both schools are an hour away from me. i don't know where any hotboxes are near me. could a school/hotbox be opened near and/or affiliated with a local university in order to attract that demographic of college students? i think a large 10th planet presence here would be a win/win for both the school and the university. and of course i'd love to be a student and i know at least 4 dudes that would sign up right away.

If youre thinking of opening in Albany you should be good. Plenty of distance between Portland and Eugene. What university, OSU? I believe the only other hotbox in Oregon is Portland now

[Eddy Lara]

me? no, i'm a white belt. lol, i'm just trying to get a school near me!

[Aaron Gustaveson]

If I had a moon an hour away I'd be there every week.

[Brent Smith]

me? no, i'm a white belt. lol, i'm just trying to get a school near me!

I believe there are plenty of hotbox instructors that are white belts

[Jeremy Gould]

If I can go Super Saiyan this weekend in Indy I'm going get Cincinnati going (With Eddies Approval of course). I got the mats, the room, and past training partners and new people have already shown interest. I'm reppin 10thplanet hard in Cincinnati guys

[Charles II]

I've been getting alot of requests and questions about 10th Planet hotboxes so with the help of Brandon Woolsey I put together rules and regulations for running a hotbox, here they go.......

1. All hotboxes must be approved by me

2. The leader of the hotbox must be an active pro member of this site.

3. The leader of the hotbox will not make any money or profit from the hotbox in any way shape or form.

4. The leader of the hotbox must be sponsored by a 10th Planet Affiliate instructor. Example, Brandon Woolsey will be under the guidance of Coach Herzog, and the Essex Hotbox will be under Sean Bollinger.

5. The leader of the hotbox must meet with his sponsored instructor at least once per calender year.

6. The leader of a Hotbox must have at least 5 competition matches on video where you can see a 10th Planet Logo on shorts or shirt before establishing a hotbox.

7. A Hotbox must not be within 30 miles of an existing official 10th Planet moon.

8. The Leader of a Hotbox may not rank others, only affiliate instructors can rank their students. However, with the Hotbox leaders recommendation the sponsor instructor may evaluate and rank the student.

9. Hotboxes do not own exclusive rights to their city, if a qualified 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu instructor moves to the same area he has the ability to open a certified affiliate. The focus is what’s best for the system as a whole.

10. Hotboxes must state clearly on their websites, facebook pages, etc. that all 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu classes are FREE!

(rules subject to change at anytime)

Thank you very much for the dedication to the system!

I'll apologize ahead of time if I'm misinterpreting this but does this state that I need to get Eddie's approval to even begin the process or just that he ultimately has the final say?

[Chris Herzog]

You need to get his approval before starting the process.

[Charles II]

You need to get his approval before starting the process.

Thank you Sir. Is a PM request the protocol ?

[Kevin Reed]

there deff needs to be a hotbox in NJ, if not a moon. I train out of Bridgewater and my buddy is looking deeper into the process hopefully one will arive soon. There are alot of good grapplers in my area that could greatly improve their game if they only knew anything about the 10th planet system. Martial arts is all about knowledge and how you translate that into a skill, the people of NJ need to be educated, there needs to be a hot box. I train out of Bridgewater and my buddy is looking deeper into the process hopefully one will arive soon.

anything ever happen from this?

I live in the same area and a 10th over here would be killer. 6 hours to get to Rochester is just too far for anything regular.

[Kevin Gibbs]

anything ever happen from this?

I live in the same area and a 10th over here would be killer. 6 hours to get to Rochester is just too far for anything regular.

Not sure exactly where you are at, but we are set up in Philadelphia and your welcome to come train with us.