BJJ players in Ireland.

Hypo_Grad

Hi guys, just wondering who are some of the best Jiu Jitsu players in the country??? Particularly lower belt level.

slammer187

*cough* Someone should run a competition and find out *cough*

Chris89

Sam "the Ham" McNally & Marcus "ive got a" Phelan, certainly two of the most decorated lower belts in the country.

hurpederp

it's well known I was the best white belt in ireland in 2013.

freddyboiii

hurpederp wrote: »

it's well known I was the best white belt in ireland in 2013.

John Murphy?

Mellor

Is the idea of "best at lower belt" level, not a bit of an oxymoron. Like, the best blue belt in the country, should probably be a typical purple belt, and so on. Obviously some people hold off on grading until after a big comp like the euros, or maybe they simply haven't been at their current rank long enough to grade (Keenan at brown for example), but they are exceptions.
Maybe I'm just looking at it the wrong way, sandbagging might not be as rife in Ireland.

RoboRat

Sam "the Ham" McNally

Yup, Sam is a good 'un alright.

hurpederp

freddyboiii wrote: »

John Murphy?

Haha no, I was sorta takin the piss I won a few comps at whitebelt lightweight last year.

Tim_Murphy

Mellor wrote: »

Is the idea of "best at lower belt" level, not a bit of an oxymoron. Like, the best blue belt in the country, should probably be a typical purple belt, and so on. Obviously some people hold off on grading until after a big comp like the euros, or maybe they simply haven't been at their current rank long enough to grade (Keenan at brown for example), but they are exceptions.
Maybe I'm just looking at it the wrong way, sandbagging might not be as rife in Ireland.

Well there is no universal standard for each belt so it is always a subjective thing. One person's team of sandbagging blue belts is another person's team of high quality blue belts.

If you look at say a place like Marcelo Garcia's, the best at blue/purple/brown there tend to be guys that are world class at blue/purple/brown. They generally train multiple times a day 5 days a week. Is this sandbagging compared to say a small club that trains a few times a week? Or is it simply that they are working off a different standard when it comes to belt promotions?

Chris89

You can be very good at competition with not that much jiu jitsu, but that does not necessarily mean you are a blue belt. Easy to forget this is a martial art, and not just about competition results.

Mellor

Tim_Murphy wrote: »

Well there is no universal standard for each belt so it is always a subjective thing. One person's team of sandbagging blue belts is another person's team of high quality blue belts.

If you look at say a place like Marcelo Garcia's, the best at blue/purple/brown there tend to be guys that are world class at blue/purple/brown. They generally train multiple times a day 5 days a week. Is this sandbagging compared to say a small club that trains a few times a week? Or is it simply that they are working off a different standard when it comes to belt promotions?

That's fair enough I suppose. I was talking more about guys who dominate a season, winning state/regional titles, and then nationals. Coming back to do the same instead of moving up. But your right of course, it's their clubs standard. Maybe everyone else was promoted early.

Niall0

Chris89 wrote: »

Sam "the Ham" McNally

Sam is a bit good alright.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiN5i7NICio

Chris89 wrote: »

Marcus "ive got a" Phelan

Surely the best nickname in Irish BJJ