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gracie university?

zenboy · 2009-04-06 00:09:36

has anyone seen the gracie academy in the US is offering to sell the gracie combatative program program to the public and then grade them all the way to brown belt through the internet.Seems the majority of the bjj community in the states thinks it ridiculous.The gracie academy(rorian,rener and ryron) make a great…

06-04-2009 12:09am

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zenboy

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has anyone seen the gracie academy in the US is offering to sell the gracie combatative program program to the public and then grade them all the way to brown belt through the internet.Seems the majority of the bjj community in the states thinks it ridiculous.The gracie academy(rorian,rener and ryron) make a great distinction between sports bjj which everyone apart from them does and gjj which features defense against street attacks.What do the irish bjj lads think of this?

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#2 06-04-2009 8:30am

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From what ive seen of it, It seems like a money spinner. people pretty much buy their belts :rolleyes:

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#3 06-04-2009 4:17pm

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http://www-srv-3.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055377886

Reviews were mostly negative. The argument was, to charge large amounts of money for a service the service must be much better than the service offered for smaller amounts of money. In this case, the opposite was true, a much less experienced coach was teaching classes for a rate much more expensive than an experienced coach with credentials that had been earned as opposed to bought.

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#4 06-04-2009 8:51pm

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There are moves in BJJ which are suited to competition and not to the street. The debate between sport and street aside and which is better to train for, at least their approach distinguishes between the two and focuses on one aspect.

Another thing is that anyone who does the two week instructor course does not get a blue belt at the end of it. They are allowed to teach good basics in a structured way but they have to earn it the same as anyone else. (How the blue belt is earned is open to debate)

This is good for people who want to learn BJJ but don't have the resources to attend regular classes. So they can watch videos and practise with their friends to gain a level. As far as I know that is how some of the best guys in this country started out.

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