Shameless Bragging by me!

[Merryprankster]

Ok. Last night I got my purple belt in BJJ.

This is the part where you all tell me congratulations and stuff!

Seriously, I'm just a little excited about it... the blue belt doldrums are where a lot of people stagnate. Very few purples compared to the number of blues floating around.

One more tiny little step on the road to Black...

[wushu chik]

Congratulations Merryprankster!!! Keep it up, and you will have your black belt in no time. And maybe soon, you too will be able to kick the holy h3ll out of Ralek!

~Wen~

[108kuen]

Awesome....grats man

[JWTAYLOR]

Yeah, well last night I lost a standing 8 count after recieving an elbow to the noggin in a technique line.

So there.

Well, come to think of it, yours is a little more cool.

Congratulations, jack@ss. Most of the instructors that teach BJJ around here don't have their purple yet.

JWT

[Ryu]

Merry, I'll be the first to congratulate!
That's a hard earned belt and not many do it. Congrats man!!

I'm jealous. :(

Seriously congrats. I could always tell you were an awesome grappler, and actually considered you a "sempai" to my grappling skill. ;)

Ryu

[Tigerstyle]

Congratulations!

Is it true that you have to choke out a dog to get your purple belt? I heard you have to kill a man to get your black belt.

[Ryu]

You punks......

guess I'll be the 4rth to congratulate...


Ryu

[Kristoffer]

congratulations and stuff! !!

;)

so, how many belts are there after blue? And when u have the black, will u get 'dan' as in japanese ma?

[apoweyn]

in a related story, i kicked arse at 'jagged alliance 2' last night.

...

i got nothing.


stuart b.

[Merryprankster]

Thanks guys,

LOL at Tigerstyle!

No dogs to choke... I did have to run the line though. 30 or so minutes with a new guy every 2 minutes... you start with the newest white belt so by the time Lloyd gets you, you're burned out....

not that it matters :)

After Purple are brown and black.

There are only 5 belts in BJJ--white, blue, purple, brown, black. I don't know if they call them "dans." We tend not to use the Japanese terminology.

Ryu--oddly enough I'm MUCH better at BJJ than I ever was at wrestling. My takedowns were never very good, and once they figure that out in college, they take you down for two and let you back up for one. Even if your counterwrestling is good (mine is) they are bound to get you once in awhile. It doesn't take long to lose that way

[Kristoffer]

whoaa.. :( I thought I was the first poster.. God **** chicks.. :rolleyes:

[Ray Pina]

Congrats! Nice when hard work pays off.

[red5angel]

Congrats MP!!!! Although my wing chun will defeat your BJJ :)

on another note, what the hell is a technique line?

Also, as long as we are all bragging, I scored 244 on Tekken Bowl last night. I got 2nd place!

[Kristoffer]

hey answer my q:
"so, how many belts are there after blue? And when u have the black, will u get 'dan' as in
japanese ma?" :)

[Merryprankster]

Congrats on Tekken Bowl!!!

[Merryprankster]

Kris I did!

I edited my post above!!!

[red5angel]

Thanks MP! It was tough but Law came through for me! :p

[Kristoffer]

oh sorry, I missed that. Thx.
so what exactly is the major differences between wrestling and BJJ? Besides the gi thing.

[ewallace]

Congrats MP. BTW, how long were you a blue belt?

[JWTAYLOR]

Technique line,

lots of people line up single file, the person in the front turns around. From there, a couple of versions;

The guy turned around in the front must defend against a specific attack from the person in front of him with a specific response

The guy turned around in front must defend against any attack fro the person in front of him with any response

The guy turned aroudn in front must defend against a specific attack with any response.

When the attack and self defense technique have been completed, the person in fron moves to the back, and the next guy comes up. Try to move through the line as fast as humanly possible.

JWT

[Merryprankster]

Kris,

The goal is different, so the moves are different.

In wrestling, you're trying to get your opponent to his back. In BJJ, you're trying to submit your opponent. An example might be that in BJJ, you almost never turn your back to your opponent, but in wrestling, you go belly down to avoid getting turned over all the time.

The way of moving however, is very similar. The point systems are also different--in wrestling, a takedown is a high scoring move. In BJJ, it's one of the lowest scoring moves.

I have found that even my mediocre takedown skills suffice to handle most BJJers.

The irony is that I am something of a guard player (position in which you are on your back and controlling your opponent with your legs and hands). I love sweeps.

[Merryprankster]

ewallace--I was a blue belt for a 1 year and 4-5 months.

[red5angel]

JWT thanks man, I had an idea that was what it was but wanted to make sure, sounds like a cool way to train!

[Kristoffer]

I've been thinking of trying BJJ out for some time now, but Im a little short on the cash :rolleyes:
Thanks for your reply

[Water Dragon]

Merry, congrats congrats!!!!

I'm not sure how many people on this board understand exactly what a purple signifies, but da.mn bro, that's excellant. I'm going to start a thread this afternoon for you on the guard game, looking for pointers. Bro, I thought you were about a 1 year white all this time, don't know why.

If I had known you were a Stone Blue when you hit the boards, I'd be annoying the $hit out of you from the get. Oh well, I guess I'll have to make up for lost time, LOL.

[shaolinboxer]

Merry P in da muddafuggin hizzouse!

Word :).

[Merryprankster]

I may have been a white belt when I hit the boards Water. I don't remember when I came on and I was a white belt two septembers ago.

No problem on the guard thread. Anything you want man. Might want to put it in other related arts or streetfighting though.... Mods'll probably bump it if you leave it here...

[Kristoffer]

...uuhhh
no I FORGET WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY

[ATENG]

[nt]

[Merryprankster]

If I haven't mentioned it before....

Thanks all!

[Budokan]

Good job!

[JWTAYLOR]

Awww, I'm gettin all teary eyed.


D@mn pepper spray. No really does mean no.

JWT

[qeySuS]

He's been a member for over 30 years i wouldne be surprised if he was a white when he joined.

congrats!!

[Merryprankster]

LOL!!

Longer than I've been alive :)

[Tigerstyle]

Looks like most of us have been here that long.

Remember when that young punk Chuck Norris used to troll around here? Used to brag about how long range kicking was superior to grappling. "You can't grab what you can't reach," he would always say. Punk.

[chokeyouout]

You are now distinguishable from the sea of blues.Thats excellent.If you don't mind, where do you train?Just watch out for those sand bagging blues!

[apoweyn]

JWT and tigerstyle,

thanks for nothing. it's now clear to anyone walking by my office that i'm not working. nobody laughs out loud while they're earnestly editing corporate resumes. nobody.


stuart b.

[Merryprankster]

I am a purple (GRIN) under Lloyd Irvin--

and as for the sandbagging blues, I'm fully aware of them. I lost by ADVANTAGE (0-0) score to the guy who took the whole shebang at the Pan-Am's this year. Darn single elimination tournaments!

I don't want to get into the reffing, so don't start me :)

[Tigerstyle]

:)

[NPMantis]

Out of interest, Ralek mentioned learning BJJ from a CD-Rom (on a post which I think has been deleted?), I was wondering if anyone knew which one, although I am not interested in changing style I am interested to see what all the fuss is about.

Thank you for any help,

best regards,

NPMantis

[yenhoi]

Do you actually get a new belt, or do you just re-dye the other one?

Is there a certain shade of purple?

Arent there red-stripes that go on black belts to differenciate between blacks belts?

:cool:

[Merryprankster]

Nope, it's a stiff new belt, complete with bright purple (I mean, I really think it's PURPLE) that announce to all the other purples at tournaments:

"FRESH MEAT!"

As opposed to my old blue belt which looks kind of gray with some white spots on it.

I have no idea about the black belt stripes thing. To be honest, I've never looked that closely, or been that interested :)

[yenhoi]

I have the Gracie BJJ book, they both wear black belts in all the pictures, and each has a different number of red stripes.

[Merryprankster]

Oh.

Some use stripes on belts, some don't I think.

I know the Gracie's typically do. I think....

[Mutant]

Congads Prankster!!!

Thats an awesome accomplishment, you work hard and certainly earned it. Good for you!

[joedoe]

Congratulations MP! Great achievement - you have good kung fu ;).

You do realise now that you are a BJJ god, that we are going to bug you like crazy about grappling/counter-grappling techniques don't you :D

[diego]

Someone mentioned the gracies use blackbelts with stripes, i would assume they do degrees, like The Father prolly has a larger rank then ralek:) ?. Anyone know.
Merryprankster what style of kungfu you do, you gonna enter mmas?.

[Tigerstyle]

NPMantis,
If I'm not mistaken, Ralek always points out that he learns his BJJ from the Gracie Total Defense CD-ROM™

[red_fists]

MP.

Congrats.

But when do you start on a real MA?? Like Tae Bo.
Just kidding of course. :D

Better fade the purple belt fast so that you won't be picked on so often.

Again Congrats.

[qeySuS]

"Someone mentioned the gracies use blackbelts with stripes, i would assume they do degrees, like The Father prolly has a larger rank then ralek ?. Anyone know. "

Actually i think Helio Gracie (the living founder of Gracie Jiu Jitsu) wears a red belt as a sign of protest against measuring people by the number of stripes on their belt. Pretty sure i read that somewhere.

[Merryprankster]

I don't do any style of Kung Fu. I came here to see if somebody could recommend a KF school in DC reachable by Metro for a friend of mine. I liked the atmosphere and I stayed.

My first fight is this weekend. I have no idea what to expect.

I currently box (not well).
I have wrestled in the past.
And... I do BJJ.

So, as you can see, my fight strategy is to ensure my opponent and I get to the canvas ASAP.

[Chang Style Novice]

Congratulations!

And I could've sworn you said once that you've done some judo.

[Merryprankster]

Enough to learn one or two throws with a barely passable degree of competence. I've never officially "trained judo." What I do looks more like "wrestling with a gi:)"

[joedoe]

MP - when I said your kung fu is good, it was meant to be a compliment. Kung fu, in its true sense kind of means achievement through hard work. So your kung fu is good :)

[Merryprankster]

Ah, no joedoe! I understood what you said. Somebody else asked what style I do. And... I don't :)

[wushu chik]

Originally posted by Kristoffer
whoaa.. :( I thought I was the first poster.. God **** chicks.. :rolleyes:

Shut up Kristoffer. You are just jealous!

~Wen~

[Merryprankster]

Wushu,

will you be mine instead of Ryu's now that I have a purple belt?

[old jong]

Mes sinceres félicitations mon ami! :cool:

[Merryprankster]

Thank God I took Latin or I never would have been able to read that.

Thank you Old Jong!

[Black Jack]

Good work Merry:D

[wushu chik]

MP~
That's a good question! But, you need to tell me what you think about attaining WORLD DOMINATION! But, Ryu will still be my Other Half!

~Wen~

[Merryprankster]

I'm big on world domination, myself. I feel it's vital to completing my personal goals of attaining as much wealth and personal power as necessary to satisfy every particular whim I have.

[wushu chik]

Good response MP. I will give it thought.....but it's going to be hard to replace Ryu!

[yenhoi]

In the gracie book, it says that black belts that achieve great fame 'or skill' begin wearing red belts. It also says that the gracie school uses red stripes to distinguish between black belts.

Had to get home to refrence the book. But of course, thats just speaking about the gracie school of BJJ.

[rogue]

All right Merry! Go on and brag away.

[scotty1]

Don't want to get my arms and legs tangled up in yours!:D

[David Jamieson]

Congratulations merry prankster.

...and now you may realize that this means nothing. It is a moment in time. That's all.

awards are for what has been done and not what is or what is to come. Good effort though.

peace

[Sharky]

Well done man

[Kristoffer]

:D

[RENEGADE_MONK]

You definately deserved your ranking studying under Lloyd
he just doesn't hand out belts like candy!!

Good job Merryprankster!

;)

[Merryprankster]

Kung,

Is it possible to be happy for somebody without "teaching them," that single moments are transitory experiences?
I'm fully aware it's just another "brick in the wall," "step on the pathway towards enlightenment," "inch towards the top of the cliff."

Spare me the metaphysical blather.
But I DO appreciate your sincere congratulations.

And again, THANKS everybody!

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

kung fu r0x0rs j00 n3wb3.

[ewallace]

somebody nudge GDA, he's skipping again.

[rogue]

Mrs Lek to Kung on their honeymoon....

"I hope I made you happy"

Kung to Mrs Lek on their honeymoon....

"...and now you may realize that this means nothing. It is a moment in time. That's all.

awards are for what has been done and not what is or what is to come. Good effort though. "


Kung the proper response to MP would be "way to go!":D

[ATENG]

[nt]