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CRUCIBLE: A short documentary about three men testing for their Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 

Abe Mousavi
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Webster's dictionary defines crucible as, "a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development."
Imagine spending 16-20 years of your life, an average of 20 hours a week, sweating profusely, getting hurt, getting your ass kicked, making incremental progress, and getting checked constantly only for it to all culminate (for the moment) in one test.
A test administered by the women and men you've looked up to, who've shown you skills and helped you develop and teach your own. Imagine having to know over 150 individual self-defense techniques cold and be prepared to demonstrate them at any moment after you walk into that room. Imagine the pressure YOU would feel once that door closes behind you.
That's what Chris, Zach, and Chuck did in August of 2022. But did they make it? You'll have to watch the documentary to find out. For some of them this isn't their first time taking the test either...
No matter the result all three candidates are excellent ambassadors of the art, and are a testament to the carefully curated culture at Capital MMA and Elite Fitness. They all have my unending respect and admiration not only for their toughness and tenacity, but for their conduct as teammates as well.
Shoutout to Watson Multimedia for teaming up with me again on another fun and rewarding project. I appreciate you, Eric!
ON THREE!!
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@carreromartialarts
@carreromartialarts Год назад
As an instructor I see my students everyday and I know wether they are black belt level or not. No need for tests
@IVIastodon
@IVIastodon Год назад
Oh dang. Good point
@ironpatriot344
@ironpatriot344 Год назад
People have different philosophies. Don’t be a bitch about it. Remember to be humble and not think your way is the only way…
@carreromartialarts
@carreromartialarts Год назад
@@ironpatriot344 thank you Sensei
@ironpatriot344
@ironpatriot344 Год назад
@@carreromartialarts you’re welcome. Glad I don’t train with a bitch.
@carreromartialarts
@carreromartialarts Год назад
@@ironpatriot344 must be nice to be a keyboard warrior. You’ve been raised good kid. Enjoy your day
@kennedic4403
@kennedic4403 Год назад
Amazing video!! Outstanding work as always Abe. Congrats to all who participated and earned their 🥋
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks Roland! Always great bumping into you. Appreciate your time and the kind words! 🙏🏽🙏🏽👊🏽
@murphysn1
@murphysn1 Год назад
Congrats to the new black belts and great job capturing this! 👏
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks Murph!
@chokeeartist
@chokeeartist Год назад
Training 20 years … give that man his black belt that’s long overdue
@jozley79
@jozley79 Год назад
Great video! I love Zach’s statement about pizza and Netflix 🤣 Congratulations to the Black Belts! Fantastic accomplishment ❤️
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks so much Jen!
@nicholasingle7730
@nicholasingle7730 Год назад
I'm happy that you captured it. I got to see Zach get promoted and I would have missed it otherwise. This video was very professional. #onthree
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks Nick!
@echols2010
@echols2010 Год назад
Somethings got to be wrong if you got two people training 16 and 1 person training 20 years and not a black belt yet
@carreromartialarts
@carreromartialarts Год назад
I wonder how much they charge for test?
@CapitalMMAFit
@CapitalMMAFit Год назад
@@carreromartialarts we do not charge for this test.
@Age_selaos
@Age_selaos Год назад
How so? Different skill levels. There are black belts & then there’s people like Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones etc. Are those other black belts not black belts or are there different levels even for black belts.. I’ve trained traditional MA (Karate & Taekwondo) & I’ve seen students at the same level training for different lengths of time. That’s how it should be. I could be training for 15 years but only hobbyist (max 3x/week). You could be training 12 years yet as an avid competitor. Those years of “experience” I could have, you gained from competition…
@barrykee8876
@barrykee8876 Год назад
A friend of mine just got his black belt after 16 years. Long overdue. You move, change schools, associations they are going to hold you back and get their money and teach "their way". Some people go twice a week and don't get serious and don't care about belts. Bunch of different paths and reasons
@scarred10
@scarred10 Год назад
Not necessarily, they may be just hobbyists,took breaks for life or changed locations.
@TWRX_Chuck
@TWRX_Chuck Год назад
Thanks for capturing this and for the kind words. Honored to share the mats with you and everyone else in this video. If you get 1k views over the next day or so it's probably just me watching on repeat 😁
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
You're very welcome and congratulations!
@FR-ty5vn
@FR-ty5vn Год назад
Congratulations 🎉, Chuck!!!
@BeastmodalDomains
@BeastmodalDomains Год назад
Amazing video!
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks man!!
@KnightJiuJitsu
@KnightJiuJitsu Год назад
Fantastic weekend and this video captures some of the essence of it, as well as some of what makes Capital MMA such an amazing environment. Awesomeness.
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks brother great seeing you and Anya again!
@bradford5681
@bradford5681 Год назад
So awesome. What pride!
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thank you and I couldn't agree more!
@MrWatson80
@MrWatson80 Год назад
Great video brother
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thank YOU!!
@isaacgarcia8686
@isaacgarcia8686 Год назад
Testing for the Black Belt, lolz 🤣
@ShukokaiStu
@ShukokaiStu Год назад
Superb!
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thank you!
@haraldodunkirk1432
@haraldodunkirk1432 Год назад
Interesting. 99% of bjj clubs don’t test and just promote at intructor’s discretion.
@isaacgarcia8686
@isaacgarcia8686 Год назад
yeah even a test is made by someone too... at someone's discretion.
@FR-ty5vn
@FR-ty5vn Год назад
What an inspiration ❤❤❤
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
I agree with you
@FR-ty5vn
@FR-ty5vn Год назад
@@MUSAVISUALMEDIA You filmed this? If so, fantastic job…!!
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
@@FR-ty5vn I did indeed. Thank you for the kind words!
@FR-ty5vn
@FR-ty5vn Год назад
@@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Ossss
@antoniozuazo7918
@antoniozuazo7918 Год назад
Probably a stupid ass arbitrary test that the proctors couldn’t even pass today
@isaacgarcia8686
@isaacgarcia8686 Год назад
most likely lol
@gunnerhiro394
@gunnerhiro394 Год назад
"The GREATEST teacher - FAILURE is" - Yoda. I've seen so many crappy Black Belt tests (from other styles), where crappy performances were rewarded with a Black Belt. I trained in ITF TaeKwonDo from a former ROK marine on a military base - some of the toughest training I've ever had (had studied 2 other arts previously). I poured my HEART and SOUL in my first BB test. Sparred with 3 different Black Belts (3 different times, not all at once) and almost got KO'd twice. Thought I couldn't do any better if I tried - and still FAILED. Congrats to these 3 gentlemen - THIS is how martials arts SHOULD be!!!
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks for sharing your story with us and thanks also for the kind words.
@ChristopherCarpenter
@ChristopherCarpenter Год назад
Not showing anything related to the test or even describing the types of things they would be doing (physical endurance, technique, sparing) makes for a lackluster viewing experience.
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
I appreciate that you took the time to watch this short film and also appreciate the time you took to leave a comment. Every little bit helps the algo. Have a great day, Christopher. 🤙🏽
@ChristopherCarpenter
@ChristopherCarpenter Год назад
@@MUSAVISUALMEDIA you as well, oss 🤙
@christopherjames3027
@christopherjames3027 Год назад
16+ years for a Black Belt? That's nuts.
@wolfgangrohde6770
@wolfgangrohde6770 Год назад
secret society non-public tests only enhance the building of cults just keep in mind I don't know any of these guys, so I assume they know what they are doing However, transparency is key to innovation
@farshadsohrabi5273
@farshadsohrabi5273 Год назад
good video
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thank you Farshad. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@arturdobrzynski6531
@arturdobrzynski6531 Год назад
Nice :) Good job. Knowing me I would not attempt any kind of a test for not feeling worthy of any promotion and I've been training for many years. I would happily stayed a white belt if not being promoted every couple of years by my coaches ;) Actually I used to know a guy who refused any kind of a promotion and I bet he would still ragdoll me today with his white belt on ;)
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching.
@michaelsims7750
@michaelsims7750 Год назад
16 to 20 years they earned every fiber in those belts
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
No doubt!
@leonavenant9806
@leonavenant9806 Год назад
Roy Dean does is with cameras, why would you hide the Test?
@ChrisGFields
@ChrisGFields Год назад
It sounded like that scene from Pulp Fiction with Zed lmaooo
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Hahahahahaha Zed's dead baby...
@ChrisGFields
@ChrisGFields Год назад
@@MUSAVISUALMEDIA classic 🤙🏾🤙🏾 oss!
@AD-fn8zk
@AD-fn8zk Год назад
This was a bit click baity congratulations on receiving the black belches but come on, this secret squirrel stuff
@GG-mx9fj
@GG-mx9fj Год назад
Search Roy Dean, he shows the crucibles in good detail for all belts and it’s very well filmed 👍 I get good vibes from him in comparison to this place, one guy was being tested for 4th attempt. It’s a business to this place.
@iamawuss
@iamawuss Год назад
No cameras were allowed in the testing room because otherwise the secrets to the Oil Check escape might be made public, and we can't have that.
@isaacgarcia8686
@isaacgarcia8686 Год назад
Damn the first guy who has been training for 20 years and was going for the 4th attempt, wow 20 years and no black belt maybe he was training once a week, but that test must be crazy hard.
@GreenDistantStar
@GreenDistantStar Год назад
Nice work, but I'm curious as to the closed door policy. Why? Never seen this done before.
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA
@MUSAVISUALMEDIA Год назад
Thanks for taking the time to watch my film and also for the kind words. As for the closed door policy, I'm not in a position to speak on behalf of the gym. Doesn't seem like anyone testing had any issues with it though for what it's worth. Thanks again and have a good one! 🤙🏽
@CapitalMMAFit
@CapitalMMAFit Год назад
The tests are done individually and can take up to an hour. We don’t want those testing later to have an unfair advantage over those testing early. Second, we don’t want people who will be testing in the future to train only for the test (though we will change up the modules over time). Finally, it is a test, not simply a right of passage. So, like most tests I’ve been through, the door closes once the exam begins.
@GreenDistantStar
@GreenDistantStar Год назад
@@CapitalMMAFit thanks for the prompt and courteous reply. There should be few if any surprises in a blue belt test, I honestly cannot see how anyone could gain an advantage by being first or last. Either compare it to a test, or don't. You cannot say it's just like a test, but say it's not a test. The closure of a door in an academic test is for a different reason. No one who walks into an academic test can see the questions or anyone else's answers. Just my thoughts from many decades of grappling, you do what works for you and your members.
@micaylapresley
@micaylapresley Год назад
@@CapitalMMAFit How do you train those people for so many years and have no clue what their skill level and favorite gameplan is? Do you just not watch or teach them personally? The closed door thing is sketchy AF btw. Nothing you say can make that make sense.
@CapitalMMAFit
@CapitalMMAFit Год назад
@@micaylapresley Clearly you've made assumptions about our test, and you've disclosed that nothing I can write would make sense to you. This isn't a recital, it's the cumulative test of a decade+ of training. People do fail, and it is unnecessary to invite the public to witness that. However, our requirements are communicated to our candidates, and our candidates are invited because we feel that they are capable of success.
@clinicallydepressedcat3497
@clinicallydepressedcat3497 Год назад
20 years? fuck that! *switches to taekwondo
@arturdobrzynski6531
@arturdobrzynski6531 Год назад
do that. guaranteed bb in 2 years. It's funny when I pass on my way to the gym kids with black belt at taekwondo, meanwhile I've been training bjj for longer time than those kids are alive and I don't feel worthy of a black belt (brown belt from not long ago).
@johnnyboy6429
@johnnyboy6429 Год назад
Black belt testing: shark tank of 3 rolls from each belt up till brown.
@TheOddStranger
@TheOddStranger Год назад
I clicked on this because I thought it was Keenan xD testing some blackbelts
@DavidClason
@DavidClason Год назад
Some of the testers tested more than once - but it was said this was the first BB test in house. Does that mean they attempted at different Capital affiliations?
@CapitalMMAFit
@CapitalMMAFit Год назад
Historically we tested under the Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network.
@DavidClason
@DavidClason Год назад
@@CapitalMMAFit what is there test like of they missed making bb a few times? Would you say yours is more lenient?
@CapitalMMAFit
@CapitalMMAFit Год назад
Not more lenient. But they were more prepared.
@isaacgarcia8686
@isaacgarcia8686 Год назад
testing for the black belt... lolz
@chaser22081
@chaser22081 Год назад
Abe seems to think and act like he is THE black belt…very sus bro.
@CapitalMMAFit
@CapitalMMAFit Год назад
Is Abe in this video?
@Ricocase
@Ricocase Год назад
C'mon, show your skiils like Roy Dean.
@lolzcaption
@lolzcaption Год назад
Imagine testing and having these subjective standards and NONE of your guys are world champions
@marketopen3577
@marketopen3577 Год назад
How do you fail a blackbelt test 3 times? huh? Study next time maybe?
@gladifineran1664
@gladifineran1664 Год назад
𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐦 😃
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