First BJJ class

**DCS** · Posted On: 8/01/2005 7:18am

In one word:

OWNAGE!!!

But a lot of fun.

Today i started BJJ under a Carlos Gracie bluebelt. Very kind guy.

Typical introductory class:

Some calisthenics and then we worked a pair of closed guard passings, a pair of reversals (from guard to mount) a pair of takedowns (double leg and ankle pick) and then sparring with instructor.

Of course i signed for the entire month.

**Te No Kage!** · Posted On: 8/01/2005 9:06am

welcome to the darkside

**JKDChick** · Posted On: 8/01/2005 1:37pm

Soon, my young padawan, you will have the power to save your wife.

**Yrkoon9** · Posted On: 8/01/2005 1:56pm

Carlos Gracie blue belt?

Gonna need a name here...

**The Bad Place** · Posted On: 8/02/2005 1:31am

ehehehe cool i thought you might do this. I want to do so also perhaps later in the year.

**FingerorMoon?** · Posted On: 8/02/2005 1:38am

You're gonna be sore tommorow.

**DCS** · Posted On: 8/02/2005 3:52am

Thanks for the replies.

Some things:

Originally Posted by Yrkoon9

Carlos Gracie blue belt?

Gonna need a name here...

Do you smell BS?
May be i misunderstood the instructor, even if i understand Portuguese, the Brazillian accent is a little different so i can be wrong.
BTW, instructor's first name is Bruno, tommorrow i'll gather more info.

Originally Posted by FingerorMoon?

You're gonna be sore tommorow.

Sore?, nope. I even attended evening kickboxing class to be raped by assistant instructor (2nd at Nationals) and soon BJJ noob in town.

You need an Iwama Aikido class if you want to know what is soreness.

Originally Posted by JKDChick

Soon, my young padawan, you will have the power to save your wife.

But no amount of BJJ can save me from her. :zlove:

I prefer "rolling" with her than with a 90 Kg sweaty man in speedos.

**TylerDurden** · Posted On: 8/02/2005 8:27am

Maybe he meant Carlson Gracie.

**DCS** · Posted On: 8/03/2005 5:55pm

Instructor's name: Bruno Brito.

He's not a Carlos Gracie student, he's "affiliated" to Carlos Gracie organization/team or something like that. I haven't digged more cause i feel a bit harsh to interrogate the instructor without i become more confident with him.

OTOH: 2nd session, more ownage and more fun. I anklelocked a guy (another noob) in sparring, instructor went crazy: "No, No, No, Not until purple....!!!!!". LOL

A question: i'm a ***** for wearing knee pads under my gi pants or the "tattoed badassess" (also noobs) want to shorten their careers before they begins?

**Yrkoon9** · Posted On: 8/03/2005 6:53pm

Don't be afraid to ask for who's who in your club. I am extremely skeptical of blue belts teaching. To the point of being critical. Most people are proud of who they train under and what they have done.

When you said Carlos Gracie blue belt my BS detector went through the roof. Look at www.bjj.org to check out who is who. Most blues and purples aren't there. But a good portion of brown and blacks are. And I would venture to say almost all black belts are listed, the higher thier rank the higher the probability.