http://www.jiujitsutimes.com/blog/c...lt-in-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-from-rigan-machado/ Pretty cool, even though I don't watch that show.
I don't watch that show but that's pretty cool. Ed O'Neill is a black belt and I just found out Sam Harris (philosopher, not an actor btw) also trains. For those who follow soccer, Bixente Lizarazu (defender for the French team who won the '98 world cup) started training after he retired from professional soccer and won the European championship in the blue belt senior light weight division in '09. I think he's a purple belt now.
Yeah you can see Ed O'Neil is some "Gracie Breakdown" videos, they keep calling him Uncle, because he's been with the family for so long.
a 22 minute Podcast video interview with Clark Gregg, discussing his BJJ journey. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOHHISi58Q"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOHHISi58Q[/ame] Regards, Travess
i always wonder how legit these guys belts are, between filming and tv show commitments and insurance issues i wonder how many actually roll in class and not just take privates and roll with an instructor thats going easy on them
There's absolutely no reason to be suspicious. The guy made brown belt in 12 years - hardly a fast tracked student. Edit: And if you watch the interview, they literally go through every one of your points in the first 7 minutes.
Having a massive amount of time off between gigs, having planty of cash for privates and traveling and training around could also help them get good too. It depends on the instructors integrity really. Ive heard Guy Ritchie is great but really rough to roll with.
The private only students I have met have left a lot to be desired. If he rolls with other students his rank or higher regularly other than just an instructor I am sure he is pretty good. However, if he is just rolling with the instructor because he cannot make regular classes or does not want to then well........ he might be okay.
He says that his instructor will bring in other people of the same grade or higher for him to roll with. Whilst I agree that rolling with a lot of different people is desirable, if you're mainly going to roll with one person, a high level black belt seems to be a pretty good option.
http://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/after...ly-hills-90210-trains-jiu-jitsu-she-loves-it/ Nope she trains and so do her kids
