Gracie McDojos make baby Jesus cry

**bushi51** · Posted On: 6/17/2004 4:52pm

Originally posted by Tenguru
bushi51, do you train at Lloyd Irvins school?

No, I train at Yamasaki's

**CrashStitches** · Posted On: 6/17/2004 5:52pm

I wonder how many BBs that Reylson's handed out. Does he have a comp team? Have any of his students won anything ever? It bears considering.

**bunyip** · Posted On: 6/17/2004 6:00pm

bjj.org lists only one black belt: Ken Gabrielson. But he was evidently one of the earliest American black belts, so this may have been before Reylson's McDojofication.

**mike47446** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 4:53pm

Originally Posted by bunyip

bjj.org lists only one black belt: Ken Gabrielson. But he was evidently one of the earliest American black belts, so this may have been before Reylson's McDojofication.

I went there. Before everyone starts to laugh please note that I new nothing of GJJ when I went, just seen the early UFC and decided I needed to learn GJJ.
He gives out belts, if you pay him enough, but he won't admit he gave them. Several black belts when I was there, one about 17 years old, the other about 24. This was around late 2005 umtill late 2007. I didn't learn much there. They dont grapple eachother and one isn't allowed to compete. Its ALL about the money. Theres more...much more, but its just to much to think about now. I got conned, I conned others and stuck up for Reylson when others came against him. It is a sad chapter in my life, one I'm not proud of...I drank the koolaid and regret it so much.

I started to wonder about Reylson when he tried to force me to buy a mercades so that I would be "properly representing GJJ". I went to Cobra Kai then, where Adrian Ramerez, at the time a purple belt, schooled me very swiftly. I had given Reylson more money than a lot of people earn in a year, and had learned nothing. I was angry and hurt. I stopped doing any grappling and went back to TMA. (not that I was doing any real grappling to begin with...)

Its been a few years but I am back in Jiu Jitsu again, under a legit teacher. I am a white belt now, but I am earning it now and that is what matters. My teacher is a brown belt, but awesome, we roll every class. I would put any of his blue belts against any of Reylsons black belts, and the blue would probably win.

There is more to it, but I just get pissed when I think about it, and feel bad because I helped mislead good people preaching Reylsons line of BS. God I was a fool.

**v1y** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 6:26pm

Originally Posted by mike47446

I had given Reylson more money than a lot of people earn in a year

wow, that sucks.

**CoffeeFan** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 6:36pm

Originally Posted by mike47446

I went there. Before everyone starts to laugh please note that I new nothing of GJJ when I went, just seen the early UFC and decided I needed to learn GJJ.
He gives out belts, if you pay him enough, but he won't admit he gave them. Several black belts when I was there, one about 17 years old, the other about 24. This was around late 2005 umtill late 2007. I didn't learn much there. They dont grapple eachother and one isn't allowed to compete. Its ALL about the money. Theres more...much more, but its just to much to think about now. I got conned, I conned others and stuck up for Reylson when others came against him. It is a sad chapter in my life, one I'm not proud of...I drank the koolaid and regret it so much.

I started to wonder about Reylson when he tried to force me to buy a mercades so that I would be "properly representing GJJ". I went to Cobra Kai then, where Adrian Ramerez, at the time a purple belt, schooled me very swiftly. I had given Reylson more money than a lot of people earn in a year, and had learned nothing. I was angry and hurt. I stopped doing any grappling and went back to TMA. (not that I was doing any real grappling to begin with...)

Its been a few years but I am back in Jiu Jitsu again, under a legit teacher. I am a white belt now, but I am earning it now and that is what matters. My teacher is a brown belt, but awesome, we roll every class. I would put any of his blue belts against any of Reylsons black belts, and the blue would probably win.

There is more to it, but I just get pissed when I think about it, and feel bad because I helped mislead good people preaching Reylsons line of BS. God I was a fool.

Holy Crap, I was going to give you a hard time for the necro but I actually enjoyed your post. That sounds terrible, could you give an estimate on how much you spent per month on classes and such? What belt did you achieve there?

**sweats** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 7:26pm

Best thread necro ever. Please, tell us more when you're up to it.

**mike47446** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 7:38pm

650 per month. i dont aknowledge the belt, i get taped every time i go to BJJ by the other white belts now...I'm a white belt

**sweats** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 8:57pm

Damn man, sorry. That's some expensive ****.

**sweats** · Posted On: 1/15/2011 9:05pm

Mike47446, I just checked your profile. You're not to far from me. I live just outside Indianapolis. I actually started BJJ at the club at IU Bloomington when I was in grad school there.