Pretty funny thread over on Sherdog

[David Rosado]

Weak technique, strong technique. Don't be such a literalist.



Or a symbol of subordination.

Belts mean nothing. In Western Boxing there are no belt for ranking. Championship belts are won, not given.

Hmmm...weak technique vs strong technique....but wait, that sounds like.....progress.....something the belt symbolizes.


There are lower ranked belts in boxing until you get the big leagues that show your progress and rank. For example, a new guy isn't going to walk in and win the IBF welterweight belt. Boxing just ranks differently. But there is a measure of progress to determine what level a person is at. It's pretty unfair to say BJJ belts aren't won either. A lot of BJJ teachers require competition as evidence of competence.

But I already see where this is going. You're right. The world is wrong. I guess we agree to disagree.


Do you train?

[Frank R.]

Usually losers with no rank are the ones that say it doesn't matter, to be honest. Heh, kind of funny how that works out.

[Cody Kietzman]

Hierarchical systems to not yield to new ideas. Without new ideas there is no innovation, no evolution, no growth. Its a dead end.

Tell that to Eddie Bravo...

[David Rosado]

Hierarchical systems to not yield to new ideas. Without new ideas there is no innovation, no evolution, no growth. Its a dead end.

??? There are lower ranked belts that expirement and improvise all the time. Braulio Estima even says some of his lower belted students teach him on occasion when they have an idea for improvement. Eddie encourages evolution all the time and doesn't ignore you even if you're a white belt.

Either you don't train, or you have crappy teachers.

[Frank R.]

Tell that to Eddie Bravo...

Or every company, military, government, school, business, and religion ever known to man. I guess we have never evolved.

[Slick Rick]

Hierarchical systems to not yield to new ideas. Without new ideas there is no innovation, no evolution, no growth. Its a dead end.

Hahaha. Modern society has rankings in everything. Are you a feudal serf sent to infiltrate our operation. You've already failed... Go back to your lord and get ranked already. Lol!

[Griffin Lambert]

Hahaha. Modern society has rankings in everything. Are you a feudal serf sent to infiltrate our operation. You've already failed... Go back to your lord and get ranked already. Lol!

haha

[Cody Kietzman]

Hahaha. Modern society has rankings in everything. Are you a feudal serf sent to infiltrate our operation. You've already failed... Go back to your lord and get ranked already. Lol!

Its called stratification and the interesting thing about it is that it has been around for a very very very long time.

[Jonathan Wylie]

Usually losers with no rank are the ones that say it doesn't matter, to be honest. Heh, kind of funny how that works out.

I wont say losers but it does seem like the people who always say this don't have rank.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Blue belts often have stronger singular submissions as they have fewer tools, were a purple or brown belt will let it go, or use it as a set up.

That may possibly be the stupidest thing I have ever read.

But congratulations on dragging me into the troll lair.