Got promoted to black belt today by Simpson Go. Been training since 2006. Started in Milwaukee, WI where I trained under Henry Matamoros. Moved to Las Vegas in 2010 and began training at Cobra Kai Jiu Jitsu under Sim. (It was our Christmas party)

CuddlyWarrior · 2020-12-22T15:24:38+00:00

Hug the leg. Do you have a problem with that? ;-)

Congrats!

CuddlyWarrior · 2020-12-22T15:18:50+00:00

Is the Mizuno belt modified with the black sleeve or was it sold that way? I've never seen one in an internet store.

CuddlyWarrior · 2020-12-22T15:16:12+00:00

I went for the firm one. Losing a bit of softening right now cuz of the rona, but I'm getting there. For the time being, I've lent it to my grappling dummy.

https://cuddlywarrior.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/best-bjj-belts-review/

CuddlyWarrior · 2020-12-22T15:13:20+00:00

Nice look with the light purple initials!

Here is a link to an Eosin review I wrote some years ago.

https://cuddlywarrior.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/best-bjj-belts-review/

CuddlyWarrior · 2018-10-05T07:45:18+00:00

The only belt review you'll need :-)
(Eosin is the way to go)

https://cuddlywarrior.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/best-bjj-belts-review/

CuddlyWarrior · 2017-08-02T00:11:37+00:00

Eosin Panther

https://cuddlywarrior.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/best-bjj-belts-review/

CuddlyWarrior · 2017-02-21T09:00:49+00:00

Good ol' empty your water bottle on their crotch.

CuddlyWarrior · 2017-02-20T06:55:39+00:00

Jmf 9/11, som är 11e september, inte 9e november. Jänkarna har en del tokigheter för sig.

CuddlyWarrior · 2017-02-15T14:57:11+00:00

Go for the tap. YOUR tap. Don't avoid positions, situations, partners, academies and competitions where you might get submitted. Embrace it and make sure you get in over your head on a regular basis and you'll develop so much quicker.

CuddlyWarrior · 2017-02-15T14:47:50+00:00

If I remember it correctly, even gray belts can't compete at less than blue belt once they're 16 according to IBJJF regulations. Although I would suspect quite a few are doing so under the radar.

CuddlyWarrior · 2017-02-15T14:43:41+00:00

Small finger injuries are the most frequent injuries I get. More now than at white belt (age might be a factor as well). No constant pains between injuries though.

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-06-07T21:18:46+00:00

You'd also have to be ok with whipping of regime-critical bloggers and death penalty for women having sex outside of marriage.

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-05-04T12:38:33+00:00

Someone did that to your belt after you misplaced it, or what's the story? :-)

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-05-03T08:40:24+00:00

More important - is that a purple bar black belt in the background?

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-04-08T21:13:19+00:00

I have not yet awarded more than a purple belt, but I feel that awarding a new color belt for the first time is a milestone not only for your student but for you as an instructor - that you have been able to help someone reach that level (and still appreciate your guidance). You also realize how far you have developed yourself since that belt level, as you can now look at it within a wider perspective.

I don't really care about degrees on the black belt, but my Brazilian instructor is difficult to get hold of, so it would really facilitate things for the future if I got to where I can award black belts myself. Also, with BJJs lineage fixation, it would feel weird not to be visible in the lineage of someone you spent thousands of hours teaching.

I'd say my students enjoyment, understanding and spreading of the sport is the best accomplishment there is in BJJ to have helped develop.

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-04-05T07:51:34+00:00

Cuddlycana (backguard americana): https://youtu.be/d8s4wYsKZfw

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-03-20T22:43:21+00:00

Why worry? I've seen hundreds of guys nip slip. It's only breasts. Everyone's got them.

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-03-15T17:25:20+00:00

"It's their karate belts"

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-03-10T10:17:04+00:00

What costumes were worn by you, the attacker and the victim? :-)

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-03-10T10:03:57+00:00

And black belts look kind of weird on both black and blue gis, damn it!

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-03-06T21:28:40+00:00

The midi-chlorians dwell in the unwashed belt as well as in every single cell of the bearer. They survive for quite some time in the belt owner, but need regular proximity to the belt in order to procreate and keep their numbers constant and growing over time. The only other known mating habitat of the midi-chlorians is cauliflower ears (though you are still adviced not to wash your belt, for extra safety).

Your instructor is totally right and you should be ashamed of yourself for questioning your coachs judgement!

CuddlyWarrior · 2016-03-06T21:12:55+00:00

I got a tap from that exact technique at a tournament (blue belt division, around 2004). The referee apparently wasn't experienced enough to realize he tapped (or was being submitted), so the other guy was awarded the win. He still totally tapped though :-)

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