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Originally posted by DCS View PostPoorly performed even for a blue belt like the one he's wearing.
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Originally posted by Hadzu View PostSome of the grappling bits around the 1:30-mark weren't terrible (the techniques themselves, anyhow, the execution didn't scream 6th Dan). The rear body-lock defense at around 1:10 made me curious, can someone more savvy than myself confirm it as a crappy soto makikomi (sp?) kind of deal? If so, I remember seeing the same technique on the technique forums here, so this guy was honestly a lot better than I thought (though the striking/breaking bits were pretty horrendous).
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Originally posted by Guird View PostIt says 6th dan superfoot...
I doubt a former full contact champion like Bill Wallace has such lax standards. is there any way we can verify this rank?
actually, has the superfoot system actually produced any decent fighters since Bill Wallace himself?
Also, if anyone cares, the only competition claim of his specific enough to follow is true... at least sort of. the wkta 2013 world championship results list an 'Andi Grittenden' as category 1041 winner in 'self defense traditional teams (no music)'. http://wtkainternational.com/allstyl...ionships-2013/
Not that it says much.
a quick search also turned up footage of his his 'sport sword' british championship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBJhktLWBG8
I'm sure those with some weapon experience will get some lulz out of it.
To be fair, that's still infinitely more than my accomplishments.
Maybe he can shed some light on it.
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To be fair to him I must admit I, like others in this thread, like that fact that what he is doing covers all ranges, breaking, weapons, groundwork etc.
Conversely the boards being broken are scored along the middle which is pointless and a shame.
The gist of this is that this does not denote what a typical 6th dan black belt should be.
I stand to be corrected on my next point too but I personally feel that this chap could benefit from losing a few pounds of weight which would not only help him in his martial arts but also be indicative of wearing a belt which should promote a healthy lifestyle amongst other things.
For those of you disagreeing with the weight thing I understand but I won't be changing my opinion on this. I would not personally turn up at a grading that overweight as I would not have put everything I could into the process.
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Originally posted by gold_ax666 View PostTo be fair to him I must admit I, like others in this thread, like that fact that what he is doing covers all ranges, breaking, weapons, groundwork etc.
Conversely the boards being broken are scored along the middle which is pointless and a shame.
The gist of this is that this does not denote what a typical 6th dan black belt should be.
I stand to be corrected on my next point too but I personally feel that this chap could benefit from losing a few pounds of weight which would not only help him in his martial arts but also be indicative of wearing a belt which should promote a healthy lifestyle amongst other things.
For those of you disagreeing with the weight thing I understand but I won't be changing my opinion on this. I would not personally turn up at a grading that overweight as I would not have put everything I could into the process.
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