Martial Arts - What Do/Did You Study

Originally Posted by Drat

Be careful, the Gracie schools had a reputation in the 90s for having the most injured students at any given time.

That's interesting, I wonder what belt level they had most of their injuries in? I trained with a young man tonight that just moved to CO from FL and had trained in a Gracie Barra school. Our school requires 20 beginner classes of just techniques before you can start live training (grappling at speed with a partner). His school allowed live training from day 1. Just wondering what would happen to a bunch of guys in their first week rolling with someone with a few months but not a lot of control.

Anyway, tonight was my 71st class!

Good times!

[zemekone]

at our school white belts can only roll at less then 60% with the blue belts (for safty reasons)

When I used to teach and go to schools, we'd put the advanced students with the less advanced when learning new things so they both will learn... one will learn by teaching, the other will learn because they don't know...

Originally Posted by Hardcz

When I used to teach and go to schools, we'd put the advanced students with the less advanced when learning new things so they both will learn... one will learn by teaching, the other will learn because they don't know...

I've been doing a little rolling near the end of class with other wb, but I have to be careful. I've been able to muscle my way through things a bit, but I don't want to hurt any one or get me hurt. I still need to learn a lot, just one the basics.

I also need to learn to take falls again. I was thrown 2-3 times last night from a basic leg sweep and landed fairly hard each time. I was fine, but much more and I'd have the wind knocked out of me.

Originally Posted by kayaker

I've been doing a little rolling near the end of class with other wb, but I have to be careful. I've been able to muscle my way through things a bit, but I don't want to hurt any one or get me hurt. I still need to learn a lot, just one the basics.

I also need to learn to take falls again. I was thrown 2-3 times last night from a basic leg sweep and landed fairly hard each time. I was fine, but much more and I'd have the wind knocked out of me.

I can teach you how to fall and do rolls... pretty easy once you get it...

Originally Posted by Hardcz

I can teach you how to fall and do rolls... pretty easy once you get it...

better than hitting like a ton of bricks. My partner and the instructor both came over to see if I was OK. I was fine, but I guess it didn't look too graceful. That and I wasn't exhaling on impact.

Originally Posted by kayaker

better than hitting like a ton of bricks. My partner and the instructor both came over to see if I was OK. I was fine, but I guess it didn't look too graceful. That and I wasn't exhaling on impact.

pfft exhaling on impact? Putting too much thought into it.

Originally Posted by zemekone

at our school white belts can only roll at less then 60% with the blue belts (for safty reasons)

For the whole time you are white belts? So white belts never roll with each other? So how long are you guys white belts? I'd think it'd get old getting your a$$ handed to you every night for a year! Getting a chance to roll with yet lower level white belts helps boost my confidence, I know that (although I have submitted blue belts twice...legitimately...and I'm still stunned!).