INSIDE GRACIE BARRA JIU JITSU! - CULT OR REVOLUTION??

INSIDE GRACIE BARRA JIU JITSU! - CULT OR REVOLUTION??
Summer Grading for Gracie Barra South West UK.
Whats up fight fans!
I recently got my Blue belt in BJJ! .... I should have gotten this over a year ago, but multiple injuries, surgeries and over 9 months off the mats, slowed my promotion.
I love Gracie Barra. In my area, Gracie reigns supreme. 20+ gyms within 1.5 hours of my house, all the professors are under the same lineage and the sense of community is brilliant.
Check out www.graciebarrawestwilts.com for more information on our local clubs.

[@TheFightBible]

What's up fight fans. This video is a bit different, not much to learn, just a nice insight into the family mentality of Gracie Barra Jiujitsu. We aren't a cult, we just care about each other.

[@chucksmanhood3074]

Hi, at 17mins, Ross who is promoted to purple, is he a musician? If so, he used to train with us a decade or so ago. Was a nice guy, think he was a blue belt back then, (Buckinghamshire).

[@user-yk6mf7io2o]

I can’t speak for all of them but the one I trained at briefly kinda turned me off with the whole only wearing GB gis, rashguards and shorts and not wanting students to cross train at other gyms. Compared to other gyms it just felt really controlling in a bad way

[@yeejay6396]

​@@FrederickSmith-kf2jqhm.. Sure

[@georgewashington7982]

@@user-yk6mf7io2oall GBs enforce wearing the red shield logo gis only

[@hendrikmoons8218]

12 jears, that's what it took me, albeit in my youth, to go from white to black in Judo. No 'junior black belts', no 'in 2 year black belt', just by hard and long work earned belts I see there. Congrats all.

[@BGMB]

Congratulations on your blue belt joe thanks for this amazing awesome video 💙🔥🔥🔥

[@dw_autocare]

It was good to meet you tonight Joe, thanks for going easy on me. See you on the mats again soon 👊🏼

[@josiejuicewilder8911]

Congratulations Joe, also to all of you.

[@michaelclatecki8157]

I was so excited I left a comment before the first minute of the video lol. Tell you just disclosed what happened to you. Well that probably explains some stuff and hopefully you're doing better. Sounds like you have some fun times over the year or so with injuries lol wow!

[@markgrant8771]

its chess with your body. watching a video of people receiving an acknowledgement for there hard work and dedication is fantastic

[@squidguard1]

It’s nothing like chess lol. Such a cliche analogy

[@loffarenerik2914]

@@squidguard1 then u don't play chess

[@squidguard1]

@@loffarenerik2914 I do and it’s such a cheesy analogy. People liken it to chess because of the strategy component, but all sports have strategy. Bjj isn’t unique in this regard All chess turns are equal, and sequential. I move one piece a predetermined distance/pattern and then you move on piece, and so on and so on until one of us loses. In BJJ there is actually a great incentive for unequal and non-sequential "turns". In an ideal world I will do more than you, and continue to do more than you until I win. There’s many reasons why it’s nothing like chess, people need to stop using this cringe analogy

[@pbg2881]

I got my blue belt after 5 months, my coach is from Brazil and speaks very bad English. He wanted to see good technique, engagement, a decent fight iq and I had to roll a lot. He also wanted me to try everything out on the mat. I trained twice a day most of the time. And then I finally got it.

[@DjordjePetrocox]

Wait and this is in a gracie barra club?

[@georgewashington7982]

@@DjordjePetrocoxthat’s not Gracie barra cus GB does 1 year minimum rule

[@DjordjePetrocox]

@@georgewashington7982 YOOOOOO GEORGE WASHINGTOON. FREEED THE US FROM THE UK. 🦅🦅🦅🦅. Heh, but yeah thank you for the answer, also whats the 1 year rule?

[@georgewashington7982]

@@DjordjePetrocox lol np man And there’s a policy that blue belts need a minimum of one year of training in order to promote from white Obviously how many times you train a week and how many times you compete play a factor in your blue belt promotion But yiu can’t just go train 6 days a week and expect a blue belt in 6 months or something like that in a GB gym

[@joshuajames-rayner2916]

Hello Gentlemen. I just want to say that I always respect and appreciate what you guys are made of and are willing to share your Astonishing Gift. I envision that one day I may be fortunate enough to train with you two lovely old souls, and humbly and modestly share my wisdom also.

[@dan-oq4be]

How did brads fight go? Whens the next video coming?

[@tichtran8792]

I admit bjj have done very in the world of submission grappling but I hate guard pulling and bu$$ scooting.

[@markharris6819]

Evening joe can u tell me date for brads fight please

[@michaelclatecki8157]

It's been a long time since I seen you guys or this channel. Stupid algorithm. Seems like it's been a year or so. I actually had to pursue you guys lol like surprise! I remember the name of the channel , then it kind of looks like you guys haven't done too much. Maybe that's the reason I don't know. I'm sure I have a dozen or two other channels in my favorites that I haven't seen in a couple years. Maybe I'll go through them too see if they're active and that's maybe why I don't see much. But glad that you guys are doing good still

[@RicoMnc]

I was recently promoted to blue belt, but something is wrong with mine, I don't have any super powers, and some white belts still kick my ass most of the time... maybe cuz' I'm over 60 and 130lbs...dunno...I need a nap now...

[@OverAchieverStudios]

well I think your belt is still very much blue, compared to other people of your weight / age group. A 90 yr old black belt is still a black belt, even though he can no longer roll, he can still teach technique.

[@chs9996]

i see professor salvatore pace there and nando borralho. cool !!!

[@tichtran8792]

Now try the snake pit Wigan for catch wrestling.

[@tichtran8792]

Well I know that Laetitia Blot have gone from competing in judo to woman wrestling to sambo. And winning 🥇 in ALL three sports. Now she does train in bjj and luta Livre for MMA. Just like how Eva Douthe used to do judo and amateur wrestling but nows does MMA. With blue or purple belt in luta Livre( catch wrestling and judo). I don't know if she does bjj.

[@qazmko22]

nice! black belts.

[@squidguard1]

I’m a brown belt just after training for about 6 years, also based in England. I’ve always had bad experiences with GB. I used to train at the main one in Birmingham owned by the big man himself (who was hardly there) all the higher belts ended up leaving pretty much I’ve dropped into many GBs across the country, all of them shite except for one. Hate the model, hate the vibe, the warm ups, lack of competitiveness.

[@emilwedin7826]

I have not been to one but I can imagine you are right.

[@georgewashington7982]

Sucks that your experiences in England were bad bro. They are pretty good here in the US, and Gracie barra ranks pretty high in tournaments

[@rating9392]

Ive always wanted to join a cult. I've rolled with trained guys quite a few times. But never join a gym and took classes. Once I get a car I 100% plan on it. If there's one thing I've take away from Rolling with the people who train, it's that jujitsu is legit. I got my ass kicked pretty bad. I did manage to defend an arm bar against a blue belt and end up getting out of the arm back into his guard but once in his guard I had no clue what to do an in under a minute he had back and put me into a RNC, I shoulda just tapped to the arm bar attempt. 😅

[@jako9333]

You’ve always wanted to join a cult? Are you alright in the head?

[@rating9392]

@@jako9333 let me rephrase. I've always wanted to be a cult leader.

[@greenwave2450]

They can’t even get their picture taken on the podium after the match they paid, trained and traveled for. Taken from the words of a friend and “ex-member”, “…i had no idea how much knowledge and community there is out there until I left”. Some people just really desire having a sense of power over others. A sense of hierarchy and control. And the money just adds to the temptation. Be sovereign, be true, don’t let anybody hold you back from moving as fast as you like towards your potential.

[@jackhorn7629]

Long live king salvo

[@BoloSparks]

Bullying included Ben Poppleton telling me "My journey is different" then talking shit about me to my instructor!

[@BoloSparks]

Bullying included withholding grading from a person in order to "test them" and telling them to their faces that people who are "crap at jiu jitsu" will be graded before you.

[@davidcrawford8583]

27 year experience Judoka. I trained BJJ for 2 years, got two stripes on my white belt lol. Who could do more stuff, favours and un paid labour for the 'professor' gained blue-belts very quick, even if they were totally rubbish at rolling.

[@BoloSparks]

@@davidcrawford8583 When you speak up, "you are not harmonious" BS...

[@michaelswann9849]

I train at gb its ok. You get what you get

[@BoloSparks]

Just wanted to train, be included and treated the same, but ten years after I had to leave Gracie barra, Roger Gracie stopped me training at their gym, because of the BS that Gracie barra created for me.

[@connellmacquisten6631]

It ticks a lot of boxes of a cult. Not all of them, but a lot. That doesn't mean it won't help people who join. It's just the majority (like a cult) are unaware of the fact, they may have just joined a cult. Boost the algo!!!!

[@TheFightBible]

I dont think it ticks any boxes... we don't venerate our coaches like gods, although they are amongst some of the most accomplished in the world. We have the ability to leave whenever we want... do they want us in uniform? Yes, that's how we identify as a team. Gracie is taking over, one town at a time and I think the world would be a much better place for it 🤙🏼💙

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

@@TheFightBiblemartial arts / fighting is not a team sport

[@dorkangel1076]

@@jakecollins4545Nah, that's marketing... 😉

[@rabidlama]

​@@TheFightBible bjj is the new Scientology, you were fed a lie with the whole ufc 1 fix. learn to fight standing up where the action happens then call your art jiu jitsu

[@dorkangel1076]

@@jakecollins4545 And social media posts are... marketing.

[@jako9333]

This definitely confirms what I always suspected, I won’t be training at a GB anytime soon. Definitely giving cult behaviour

[@chrispistachio1648]

Is this a real comment or a joke I’m genuinely curious. Would a cult be bad? Ive never trained under a gym.

[@SpriteAndSmite]

That's just a very tight-knit club. Nothing culty about it since you dont revere your teachers like gods

[@BoloSparks]

Talent is nothing without training, and that is why they stopped the autistic lad from training. It is all they can do, after you point out how long you trained, and the fact they graded everyone else and more who started since you did. Point that out to them, and lose all progress in their "Cult". I just wanted to be treated equally, and graded the same as everyone else, based on merit! They will be happy to let a person get othered and ignored, rather than hear them out fairly!

[@upgrade1015]

It’s the McDonald’s of bjj

[@TheFightBible]

And if they built a Mcdonalds in my town I'd be very happy 🤣🤣🤣

[@BoloSparks]

I never stopped training or quit, I was stopped from training! That is all they have at the end, to tell you you cant be in the club!

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

Broken neck… herniated groin… dude wtf time for a new hobby

[@TheFightBible]

That's what my missus said lol

[@aaronpaulo7533]

Nah he doesn’t need a hobby just to train smarter. I’ve been doing jiu jitsu regularly 2 times a week for nearly 10 years and haven’t suffered one major injury. It’s easy to avoid injury, tap often tap early rolling in bjj class is not the world championships and make sure to roll with people who aren’t idiots and if you paired up with an idiot who thinks he’s fighting for the ufc title don’t get into a pissing contest as that’s just how you get hurt. If anyone’s doing that I just usually let them take the position then tap I don’t care I’ve got work the next day that’s more Important than winning a meaningless roll

[@michaelswann9849]

How about not having a racist name