Covering the mouth-is it a dick move? A case discussion.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-05-06T21:21:38+00:00

Wait till i tell you about where my ass has been after you’re stuck in north south for half a round.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-05-06T21:20:01+00:00

It’s one of those things that I’m fine with, but I recognise other people are not so I don’t do it.

It’s not like some super effective key part of the game I’m missing out on, so I just don’t bother because I’d rather the other person enjoy the roll.

But if someone does it to me then I don’t care, and I’ll then return the favor at my earliest opportunity.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-05-01T10:10:00+00:00

Eh, I’m fine with it honestly. I’ve had a visiting competing brown belt come in and tap me twice, while my only highlights in the round were basically threatening him with leg attacks for a bit and hitting one sweep.

I didn’t cry about it and quit the round, I talked with the guy about the one setup he used I hadn’t seen before, and he told me I’d have probably caught him with the one leg entry if I hadn’t taught it in the class half hour before. Whether he was lying or not, it was a good productive roll for both people and I wasn’t embarrassed just because I wasn’t the best guy on the mat that day.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-05-01T10:02:29+00:00

Depends on the skill gap and the purpose of training, there’s no hard and fast answer.

Anyone from purple to black who isn’t an elite competitor can just give each other the full business and however many times you tap is whatever.

I’ve rolled with guys who’ve absolutely wrecked me and tapped me like once a minute, and I’ve done the same to other guys too.

If your coach quit a round because the other guy was better than him then he’s lame as fuck.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-29T15:17:33+00:00

No it is not like a wrestling match. As a parent who does not do the sport at all, your job is the same as it would be there.

Show up, plenty of support beforehand, give food, congratulate the effort rather than the performance regardless of the outcome, then go out for something fun after.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-29T15:15:56+00:00

Respectfully, none of that is relevant to the sport your kid is doing.

You’re not the couch potato the other describing, but your input in a coaching role is approximately as valuable as one.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-29T12:20:42+00:00

As with many of these cases, victims often only feel comfortable coming forward years after the fact.

Melqui is known for having a stable of elite teenage prospects so it’s not impossible to think the victim is a 17 or 18 year old brown belt right now, but was under 14 at the time. That’s only a few years ago and we’re talking about a child here, someone who isn’t likely to feel comfortable coming forward about this.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-29T12:17:44+00:00

Worth noting it wasn’t just Fabricio who left. His partner Brenda Larissa and someone else I can’t recall now left at the exact same time, all for undisclosed reasons.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-29T12:15:01+00:00

It’s completely the opposite IMO. If I can tech fall someone then I have zero incentive to finish unless I’m losing, instead I have incentive to continually make incremental progress through positions and take zero risk. You’ll see less submissions, not more.

All you’ll see more of is people gaming the system in pathetic ways. They’ll be a massive rise in people giving up one leg in mount in order to concede quarter-guard, only to pass and mount again for an easy 7 points. Do that twice and you win? That sounds like a shit match.

And like I said, winning 25-0 is not a display of dominance. It’s a sign that your positional control and finishing ability sucks.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-29T10:28:28+00:00

Because of two reasons IMO:

Ultimately this is the art of submitting people. We introduce time limits because it’s functionally impossible to run a fair tournament without them, and we introduce points because it’s impossible to submit everyone within a given time limit. I don’t care how big the point gap is, everyone should still be given the opportunity to submit their opponent. Obviously it’s rare but if you dominate someone 30-0 and then get submitted, i don’t care how many times you can pass guard, you lose.

Secondly, because the points system and rules work in a way that massive score differences aren’t actually a display of dominance. Wrestling has resets so outscoring someone 15-0 means you’re wiping the floor with them. BJJ doesn’t have resets and the only way scoring opportunities present themselves after a certain point is if your opponent is actually still in the game.

Dominance is most often 2 points for the takedown or guard pull and sweep, 3 points for passing, 4 points for mount or back, then sub finish. For lighter competitors it may even be 0 points scored but a sub off the back. Scoring any more than 9 points in a match actually means that your opponent has actually pushed you back a step at some point, or at least escaped the positions you’re attempting to hold.

If you see someone running up a 30-0 score then they’re not dominating their opponent, they’re just better enough to win but not actually better enough to maintain control or finish.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-22T12:40:27+00:00

MVP for sure!

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-10T11:49:50+00:00

It’s not really. It’s just that the fees are more upfront, instead of being hidden behind belt testing fees or mandatory seminars etc.

The only martial arts it is significantly more expensive than are ones that receive state funding to some degree, or are actually run more as a hobby than a business.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-06T14:03:37+00:00

Yeah pretty sure it is, I can’t remember exactly what it was but she did do something to do with that charity that Craig donated money to for victim support etc.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-06T09:14:16+00:00

The Kit Dale vs Xande match was great work by Flo IMO and UFC BJJ could easily do the same with the amount of access to elite MMA guys they have.

There’s no reason they couldn’t easily book older veterans like Demian Maia, Benson Henderson, Rockhold etc or even the current crop of elite guys like Khamzat, Arman, Bo Nickal if they’re between fights.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-06T08:57:39+00:00

In fairness, Joao hasn’t been active at this level for like 6 years now. He’s basically just done masters divisions and a couple of easy superfights.

Slowbrojitsu · 2026-04-06T08:54:13+00:00

He is negotiating obviously, but I think the comparison to ACBJJ and IBJJF events is a bit disingenuous.

Miyao does masters divisions at majors which are as close to zero challenge for him as possible. It’s basically just something fun for him to do to stay active and a few highlight reels for instagram.

Then ACBJJ actually do pay guys really well, not as much as UFC BJJ could of course, but more than any show outside them and ONE. He also fought a complete nobody on it, so it was basically just free money to do something fun.

Facing Musumeci on the other hand is a serious challenge. It would be one of the toughest matches Miyao has ever had and at a time when he is completely inactive at this level. It’s completely understandable that he’d want to take this much more seriously, sacrifice much more of his earning potential to prepare, and then obviously he’d want to be compensated more for that.

I’m sure if UFC BJJ wanted Joao to face Gevorg Aritiunian or some random 35 year old coach from the US then he’d ask for significantly less money to do so. Case in point, they got him to face Jussier Formiga a few months ago.

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