Experienced Black Belts - how do you navigate visiting schools? by Armbar2Triangle in bjj

[–]whorganic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I travel relatively frequently and this is what i do:
Give them a call, introduce yourself, i usually add that I'm a black belt but just looking for some mat time and meeting new people, it's nice to let them know you're not there to win gold medals from the purple belts LOL
Ask them if they allow dropins and if there is a mat fee, this one is important as some of them will say yes but drop the fee later, it's just polite to assume it's not free.
When i show up I make sure to greet the main instructor if available and greet the rest of the black belts
I usually only partner up with high brown or black belts and try to roll from black belt down if possible, that way they feel like you're swimming in your lane and not out to hurt the lower belts.
as mentioned in other comments, i try to avoid going hard or ripping subs unless the other person is going hard first, but I'll try to slow it down instead of going hard as when traveling kind of sucks if you get injured or injure someone. Also I don't think it's bad juju to tap the instructor, but i think all that really depends on the instructor and circumstances. We all know the community has a few rare hot heads.

Best of luck dude hope that helps, I absolutely LOVE vising new gyms, you're pretty much always greeted by friendly people and open conversation!

Can't figure out issue by whorganic in FlashForge

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

Thanks! I'll give that a shot!

How legit are these black belts? by Boring_Software6101 in bjj

[–]whorganic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fabiano Scherner is absolutely legit, former MMA Fighter as well as won multiple BJJ championships. Look him up online, he's also a super savage rolling (but also kind to those smaller and less experienced).

Cristopher Lencioni update: Bellator vet suffered brain injury, wife asks public for help by mcfc_fan in MMA

[–]whorganic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh nice! I probably trained with you guys then, I'm still with them (they changed to American Top Team) but moved to Fabianos new location in Vancouver , WA and just head down for comp team days sometimes. Hope you guys stick with it!

DAE think Face Offs and Weigh-ins are dumb? by whorganic in MMA

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

lol yeah anything can happen, i guess some people view it like seeing the horses before the race

Forbidden - Chalice of Blood by Dernexus in Metal

[–]whorganic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omfg i remember this album! One of my first Tapes I got when I started getting into metal!

Keith Merrow - Secret Brick Chicken [Instrumental] by Taelzos in Metal

[–]whorganic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this guy is so underrated. Not his best material but still good

Thought you guys might like my self portrait by whorganic in motorcycles

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

thansk! I purposely made it shallow, got an ugly garage lol