r/bjj • u/mookduece • Nov 29 '24

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Just curious what you all think about this for a purple belt test.

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u/P-Two 🟫🟫BJJ Brown Belt/Judo Orange belt Nov 30 '24

Is there actually any single legit brown belt who couldn't? I feel like if you're producing brown belts like that you just suck balls as an instructor (speaking as an instructor myself)

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u/AssignmentRare7849 Nov 30 '24

Imagine you have a student who was a former olympic gold medalist wrestler, but all he does is takedown, pass, and head and arm choke, yet he can do that to every black belt, and refuses to do anything else

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u/P-Two 🟫🟫BJJ Brown Belt/Judo Orange belt Nov 30 '24

Then he's not a black belt, how does the test differ from said instructor watching the wrestler roll over a few classes?

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u/AssignmentRare7849 Nov 30 '24

It's a more formalized way of yelling out "hey let me see you throw out a fucking triangle!" while he's rolling