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No worries. I would bet that the folks in your gym probably see a white belt working on some more advanced stuff and think you should be drilling basics. They could be hating on 10thplanet but I'd bet they just want to see you working fundamentals. I'm sure Eddie practiced his hip escape a million times before he even thought of the rubber guard. Solid basics allow you to play with more advanced stuff. Enjoy the process and most importantly have fun!
I totally agree with you and I also told Shin that he needed to focus on his basics first. That being said let me tell you a story about New Zealand because I think you are missing the point that Shin was trying to make
New Zealand is probably 10-15 years behind the US when it comes to a lot of things, jiu jitsu included. Many moons ago I started to play with the rubber guard at my old club and was being successful with it to the point that the instructor and gym owner had to give me a lecture about not using this "Eddie Bravo bullshit" and that any of the 10th planet techniques wasn't welcome at their club.
I've also been nicely told to feel free going to somewhere else in order to pursue it if my heart felt like it. Couple of months after I booked my tickets to go to L.A to train with Eddie and ended up staying 3 months there lol
The nogi/ 10th planet/ Eddie's hate was strong back then and unfortunately is still palpable in some gyms to this day. I won't even mention names of some well known black belts talking mad about Eddie and the system during their seminars. They all somehow figured a long time ago how to crush all the techniques that pothead nonsense... as well as focusing on only a few aspects of it instead of looking at the system as a whole.
Today it isn't as bad as it used to be but you'd be a fool to think that everybody is embracing it! The Jiu Jitsu community in NZ has a pretty big percentage of Brazilian instructors and dudes coming from black belts that don't regard the system as valuable.
NZ is also Gi country, I've been teaching no gi for roughly 4 years now. To my knowledge I'm still the only one in the country exclusively teaching it. In those more "traditional" schools you might see a bit more reticence towards the system.
PS: I just woke up so I apologize for just touching on the subject. I think that's what Shin and Isaac were trying to let you know about the state of jiu jitsu here.
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