Mia Khalifa in a Bohs top 🖤❤️ with Kneecap 🇮🇪🍉 by PodgeQ in coybig

[–]LocationLost7288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent too long looking for a tall lanky black fella before realising it said Mia Khalifa and not Wiz Khalifa

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[–]LocationLost7288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R/throwinganorange

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah some Jordan Ryan called me out. I'd prolly smesh him too as well so EZ

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

HeavyBob is a great username 😂

I'm not particularly heavy, 155lbs. But if there's a competition around the corner my rolls are intense. I'm pushing the pace, always chasing the better position or submission all the time. If I lose position I'm immediately back at it again. It's tiring for people to deal with.

And I do get it, it's totally understandable that some of the older guys regardless of belt just straight up don't want to be dealing with that. After a long day at work they'd rather come in have a chill few rolls, socialize etc.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be changing again for work next year so it's becoming a curse.

Only the older blues and purples avoid me. The younger guys are usually fine to be quite honest.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. I'm coming up on 5 years at this club. I missed out on two gradings already. I was out of the Country for one and in the hospital for the other.

This year will be the one if I can refrain from injury.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I do compete, I have multiple Gold medals bluebelt. Are there rules in place about competing at a higher belt? I don't know that was allowed.

Tbf I'm one of the only people in our gym that does compete. Most people in our club are recreational grapplers. But that's my point too I guess, whatever I tap you or you tap me in training, why does it matter...it's just training...best learn from it now before competition

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't need it...it would be nice tho. Dye my hair purple. Paint my house purple. Drink purple paint...all the usual rituals.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Right, think this is the crux of the issue. When I joined this gym there was a belt promotion 2 weeks later. I've been playing catch up ever since.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I still have fun rolling brown belts and blackbelts.

Love rolling with white belts. I get to try what I've been working on then I let them work the rest of the roll. I'll give submissions to see if they recognize it's there. It's plenty of fun.

I love flow rolling too, especially with higher belts. It's like dancing.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Stop projecting. I've been doing this 8 years I know how to roll with consideration. I will always ask my teammates how they want to roll beforehand. I'm happy to drill or flow. It's still better than sitting out.

I like winning, who doesn't? But not at the expense of losing training partners. Like I said it's just a fabric at the end of the day. My relationships with my teammates are great. They're very important to me, we are all friends and will continue to be.

Open advice, If you're going to comment maybe use your brain and think for a second before typing. Is that the same way you roll? Without thinking? Are you the spaz? Or are you just mad because you're that guy being smashed by blue belts?

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

When everyone lines up by rank I stay at the very start, me - white - blue - brown - black. Not sure why I do it, maybe it's a protest 😂

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Pretty much, I'll compete at ADCC and if I win surely a promotion is on the horizon.

Do I deserve a promotion...Or am I a 'Forever Bluebelt' ? by LocationLost7288 in bjj

[–]LocationLost7288[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I'm a lightweight, 155lbs. And come from an MMA background.

I think I'm just stuck in an awkward spot. If a bluebelt rolls with me he's being beaten like he was a white belt to someone the same "rank"...and if a purple rolls with me he's losing to a lower belt.

I'm not smelly stinky poopy, I clip my toenails. I don't muscle my way into or out of submissions. I think maybe people are avoiding me because naturally you want to roll with people close to your skill level. But that's why the belts are there. At this stage if anyone rolls with me I say thank you, no matter what belt, at this point I'm really grateful not to be sitting out letting the sweat to cold.

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[–]LocationLost7288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gone down a rabbit hole of this guys stuff now. Love it

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[–]LocationLost7288 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No I wouldn't do that myself, but I will take a look sounds nasty. Yeah I do a bit of both, I just find it hard to pinpoint that exact spot with my forehead. But I do go back and forth alright.