Naszir
Middleweight

Congratulations on the shodan! Looking forward to seeing all of you again sometime in the future.

Hey man! How's training at Will's? I've heard good things.

As best I know (I haven't read the thread), Tim's promotes like Carlos. No test, he just rolls with you/watches and when he thinks you're ready he promotes. He said he doesn't test because he doesn't want to catch you on a particularly good day or bad day.

As best I can tell, he promotes pretty slowly relative to other schools. No matter though, cause in the end a belt's a belt and you're as good as you are, ya know? :p

Hey man, yeah I am. Who's this?

Thanks for the report!

Bloop bloop!

OKCDT dojo review coming up. Would enjoy your input on Mike Darter's podcast if you care to.

Sad that I did not make it to day two of the mega. The girls had plans and I was outnumbered (-:

Good news, the capoeira kid finally showed up in class. They teach BJJ at AXE CAPOEIRA in PHX ( according to him ). Tell your buddy to google grupo axe capoeira and contact them. I only see MMA listed but they will be able to tell him if the BJJ section is under another name/instructor.

Sorry dude, he couldn't help but he suggested I talk to another student as this guy is associated with a Brazilian Capoeria group. Have you asked any of the BJJ guys on Bullshido? They probably have a better idea than my folks.

Cheers. No I wont be working my way through the gokyo. I only posted the Okuri ashi barai thread to show a different training methodology rather than a technical breakdown of the throw.

But I will ask my instuctor, he's been around for years so he has heard things. Let you know when I see him tomorrow.

Sorry man, I'm not familiar with the BJJ scene here. I can tell you that there are schools all over the place. Which means, he will probably need to get some word of mouth recommendations. Unfortunately, there are martial arts schools a-plenty, every other strip mall, which means there are a multitude of BAD schools. I keep hearing about contracts, belt fees, etc. Caveat Emptor!