"No-gi belts are frauds."

[Alder Hampel]

[Scott Elliott]

This guy is actually from my area. I have a very strong suspicion that they are riled up over the new 10th Planet Moon that recently opened and they are feeling a little threatened.

[Tony "The Goods" Garcia]

I watched this today. Technically I understand what he means by the belt being a part of the gi. However, he seems to be referring more to self promotion rather than us as a system. He even commented that he doesn't follow Eddie's stuff at all. I guess I have to remove all 39 stripes from my gold fringed satin black belt :-(.

[Mike May]

So, his whole argument is that you can't use the ranking symbol of the belt if you don't buy the whole suit? How does no gi exclude anyone from lineage, or skill?
Seems like an extremist of the worst sort. Roll your own roll homie.

[Eddie Bravo]

You can't promote yourself? Fuck

[Tony "The Goods" Garcia]

This guy is actually from my area. I have a very strong suspicion that they are riled up over the new 10th Planet Moon that recently opened and they are feeling a little threatened.

Hahaha, I was thinking about you when I was watching this Scott. I wondered if you guys were close locations.

[Zach Maslany]

This guy is actually from my area. I have a very strong suspicion that they are riled up over the new 10th Planet Moon that recently opened and they are feeling a little threatened.

Lol awesome

[Brian Debes]

Interesting points about the whole “sacred must earn a belt thing” because one of my (white belt) students who has never trained in the gi went to a no-gi seminar with a gi section at the end. At the end they put a gi on. They had never worn a gi before. They didn’t know how to tie the belt. They were awarded a blue belt by the instructor… That student has still never rolled in the gi… And they did not roll live at this seminar… So hold on… which one of us are frauds??? … At least I don’t go giving other peoples students belts and master’s degrees and what not…

[Aaron Gustaveson]

I agree with part of what hes saying. My personal opinion is that no-gi jiujisu should be called grappling and that if they want ranks then they should use something other than belts as you cant wear a belt when you grapple no-gi.

Not that you're not equal to gi guys at whatever belt you have.

If i could I would remove the white belt under my avatar an have no belt shown. Im not white belt, Im a no belt. I dont believe i will ever seek out rank unless i have to but my coach said i can borrow an old blue belt from the gym if i need one to compete.

The crazy part is what hes saying about people giving themselves rank? Is he talking about tournaments based on rank where you have no choice but to either lie about having a belt or sandbag? Who ranks themselves?

This guy is actually from my area. I have a very strong suspicion that they are riled up over the new 10th Planet Moon that recently opened and they are feeling a little threatened.

lmfao, that makes it so much funnier.

[Aaron Gustaveson]

Interesting points about the whole “sacred must earn a belt thing” because one of my (white belt) students who has never trained in the gi went to a no-gi seminar with a gi section at the end. At the end they put a gi on. They had never worn a gi before. They didn’t know how to tie the belt. They were awarded a blue belt by the instructor… That student has still never rolled in the gi… And they did not roll live at this seminar… So hold on… which one of us are frauds??? … At least I don’t go giving other peoples students belts and master’s degrees and what not…

my friend and main training partner won naga san francisco at cruiser weight, novice in 2012 in nogi and the gi! he'd never worn a gi before and had to ask the ref as he was steeping up if he was getting it right.