Katy, TX: Jade Mountain Martial Arts - Sifu with BJJ Kiddie Belt

[DuckofDeath]

The sifu of this school boasts a "Green Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" among his accomplishments:

http://www.jademountain.org/instructors.html

The sensei who teaches BJJ is said to have studied in Brazil under the Gracies, yet lists no BJJ belt rank. Oddly enough, there is someone with the same name listed on bjj.org with a blue belt under Rodrigo Medeiros. If it's the same guy, why doesn't he list his rank under Medeiros?

I don't know if there's any bullshido going on here or if it's just an ineptly put together web site that omits and garbles information about the instructors.

[Knightmare]

Why the hell is Eddie Bravo on that site??

[VikingPower]

I dunno, confusing the color of what belt you actually have in a martial art is pretty hard to do accidentally. Doesn't sound right to me...

[VikingPower]

I love the shoes in this one:
http://www.jademountain.org/vids/mantis%20turning.avi

And he actually is rocking a green belt:
http://www.jademountain.org/img/triangle.jpg

:tard:

I like the attempted counter to the triangle too. Must be effective, the flailing of your arms might distract him :guitar:

[TheStanMan]

From the site

Muy Thai, which includes boxing but adds elbows, knees, and takedowns

Is anyone aware of takedowns in MuAy Thai?

[Yrkoon9]

Green belt? Does not compute. More than likely he is a blue belt.

Here is probably what happened to paul thomas. He started taking martial arts under some made up bullshit kwanzenbudojitsu, figured out it was bullshit and started taking Judo. Put 2 years in Judo and went coocoo for coconuts when the Gracies hit the scene. Bought some tapes and studied, then saved his pennies for a week long training session in Brazil. Then came back to train a few times with Pedro Alberto, who if I recall correctly taught near san antonio Texas briefly in the 90's. I know this because he choked me unconscious :) Then he enters some sombo competitions, national and pan american meaning at some 100 competitor tourney in some backwater town in Virginia, as anyone can name anything and become world champion. In all he probably has total about 5 years grappling experience, most of it self taught.

Now this 34 yr old grandmaster sifu what the fuck McClendon has his own school, and invites his buddy from Tim Mousel's, Paul Thomas to teach with him at some podunk school in BFE Texas. And yes, he is actually wearing a fucking greenbelt with yellow wrestling shoes when wrestling with the above mentioned blue belt, who wears what appears to be a black belt in a MK gi, thus misrepresenting himself.

[beka]

about their kickboxing class: "We're here to teach you, not beat you up!"

SAY WHAT?!?! There's no indication that they do sparring in their KB classes, at least none that I could find. They do "sparring drills" in the kung fu classes, but that sounds iffy...

[oldman_withers]

You're giving this guy's intellect more credit than it deserves. I think he wears a green belt because he thinks he looks best in green. I mean, look at the colors on the website. It's all in green. The name of the school is Jade Mountain.

[Zendetta]

Maybe he's just 'green' with envy. Nyuck Nyuck.

[Yrkoon9]

Takedowns might be misrepresenting it. They are more like throws. Takedowns kinda, sorta, but not really hint that you are taking the fight to the ground to continue it. MT throws like leg hooks are an important part of wearing your opponent out.

Honestly, when sparring it becomes very tiresome to pick yourself off the ground and stand back up. It seems stupid, and that it would be easy. But after a few rounds, you get back up real slow and it takes a lot of energy. If you've done it, you know what I am talking about.

[DubhGhaill]

I bet you he's founded his own style of "Brazilian" Jiu-Jitsu and awarded that green belt to his friend.

[DuckofDeath]

Yrkoon9,

What kind of choke did Pedro catch you with? He hailed from Rio and had a couple of satellite schools in Texas, one in Houston and one in San Antonio. Although the San Antonio school is now defunct, the Houston school--with BB Eric Williams--is still going strong. (Eric was also mentioned on the Jade Mountain web site.) I heard a story from one of Pedro's students that Pedro once subbed a BB judoka on his feet with one of his patented "Pedro chokes."

Here's the bjj.org entry on Medeiros with a "Paul Thomas" listed as one of his blues:

http://bjj.org/a/people/medeiros-rodrigo.html

Thomas' blue was awarded in 2002, so if he's been training, he should be purple or close to it by now. If this is the same Paul Thomas on the Jade Mountain site, why doesn't he list his legit belt rank?

I don't know if you're familiar with kiddie ranks in BJJ or not, but the belt colors go yellow, orange, green for kids under 16. That's what I found humorous about sifu's BJJ green belt.

[Yrkoon9]

Catch me with?

Nothing. He was demonstrating a technique. I didn't feel much pressure as he was talking us through it. Next thing I know he is waking me up. Turns out I was sleeping for a couple of seconds. Felt good though. I highly endorse the Pedro collar choke! It's a ninja attack.

[DuckofDeath]

Catch me with?

Nothing. He was demonstrating a technique. I didn't feel much pressure as he was talking us through it. Next thing I know he is waking me up. Turns out I was sleeping for a couple of seconds. Felt good though. I highly endorse the Pedro collar choke! It's a ninja attack.

Was it one of those rolling lapel chokes? I momentarily blacked out from one of those during a practice. Doesn't take much...

[KickAHippie]

Maybe he's just 'green' with envy. Nyuck Nyuck.

Apologize for this or go sit in the corner.

[Zendetta]

All I can say is that I could not control myself.