New SBG Blue Belts and Whipping video!

bjj-fighter

New Blues from Matt Thornton of SBG:

Dean Donnelly

Stephen Syder

Karl Redmond

Lukasz Szatkowski

Jakub Rudniski

Kamil Rutkowski

Jari Kokkonen


Congrats all!

And heres the whipping!:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1q1CZ4LGgY

That was so painful!ha.You should see the bruises on my ribs:eek:

cowzerp

Well done to all the promotions..

arybvtcw0eolkf

Dammit can't view 'em in work

Where did the ritual of whipping newly promoted BJJ ranks originate from?.

Sid_Justice

Raiden Lazy Schoolyard wrote: »

Dammit can't view 'em in work

Where did the ritual of whipping newly promoted BJJ ranks originate from?.

I've no idea but it's definitely the most embarrassing aspect of the martial art.

cowzerp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_ranking_system

One long-standing tradition practiced in many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools immediately following a promotion, is a custom known as "running the gauntlet" ("passar no corredor" in portuguese.
Said to have originated in Brazil, the gauntlet can come in many forms, but generally follows two basic patterns:

• The newly-promoted student is hit on their back with belts—once by each of their fellow practitioners—as they walk or run past;
• The newly-promoted student thrown by his instructors, and sometimes also by each of the students with equal or higher grade in the academy.

In recent years some have criticized the practice, citing philosophical and even legal reasons, and it is no longer part of some prominent academies.

Advocates for the custom argue that "running the gauntlet" serves as a method of team building and reinforces camaraderie between classmates

arybvtcw0eolkf

Cheer's Paul.

In some Judo clubs when you grade to black everyone gets to throw you - without a crash mat

dunkamania

Congrats guys. Always funny how people start walking slowly, but end up running towards the end

Lab_Mouse

wouldnt fancy going last!!

cletus

i got whipped and thrown. double the fun. by the way congrats on getting your blue bjj-fighter