Draculino: "Gracie Barra is still #1" & "Jiu-jitsu changes lives" 

I heard many critiques of Gracie Barra BJJ, and I would like to address every single one. For the record, I love ALL BJJ schools. 1. GB BJJ ranking system is very soft. It is based on time tables and amount of hours people spend on the matt rolling. What's wrong with that? As appose to what? Would it be better of students were ranked subjectively. Should teachers promote their favorite students or only students who compete? But let's examine the actual GB ranking system based on my research. An average Blue Belt is given out after 2 years considering the student trains at least 3 days a week. The Professor reserves the right to postpone all promotion for lack of skill or attitude. What's wrong with that. To free roll, a student should have complete the Fundamentals Program at least twice and have 3 stripes or receive special permission. That's 6 to 8 months of training 3 days a week. And, once again, the Professor reserves the right to postpone promotion. Black Belts take over a decade, and stripes on Blue belts can be as much as over a year apart. GB Professors just want the students to keep rolling. Of course people with natural ability can promote a bit quicker. But it doesn't mean a man in his 40s, training as often, as hard, setting side family and fun to train, should NOT get promoted because college wresters are the studs of the matt.2. GB is all about money. Classes are too expensive:Not at all. As a matter of fact, local GB gyms charge between $145 and $165 for 6 - 7 days a week training. I found that virtually every single BJJ gym charged as much if not twice as much. Let's also be honest and say that EVERY gym owner wants to make money. Can anyone find a name of a well known professor who teaches students for FREE? GB prices fall right like any other BJJ gym.3. GB require students to wear their own expensive Gis. They also require rash guards:Well, rash guards are just more hygienic and prevent infection. They should be worn no matter what grappling art a person practices. I have visited many BJJ gyms and almost all have their own Gi style or patch. All good quality Gi range from $135 to $185. BG Gi are Storm brand. They are sold at just the same price as one would get them any place else. And, GB has sales. The only thing is, students do only have two colors to chose from. But if Gi color is your complaint, you shouldn't be practicing BJJ in the first place. 4. GB Schools have a set program that doesn't allow for flexibility in training:This is an idiotic complaint. There are gyms with no lesson plans or learning strategies. A white belt can be learning complicated submissions before he/she even knows what a Guard is. What's wrong with GB creating a Fundamentals Program that every student should go through before joining the Advance Curriculum??? Would it be better if White Belts on first day began to roll or learn a Berimbolo sweep? Why not drill basic positions, escapes, and basic submissions with escapes? It's just common sense. Keep in mind, just because some gyms don't have a curriculum, it doesn't mean having a curriculum is bad. It just means GB is organized.5. GB just floods tournaments with numbers. They don't have legit champions:If a local tournament gets flooded with a bunch of GB people (which doesn't happen that much anyway) and we judge a team based on number of medals at some local event, I see the point. But this is a ONE on ONE contact sport. A world champion is NOT crowned based on how many people he/she entered the event with. World Class Titles are not effected by membership numbers. 6. GB is a franchise so its all about money:Once again, show me a school, legit established gym, that does not want to make a profit (as they should). Franchises limit flexibility on school owners as far as the look and style of business. But, they also help with branding and marketing. Franchises, if run right, are also excellent for assuring a quality product. Martial Arts are not very regulated, that's why we have so many fake Black Belts opening gyms. A team gym (and GB is NOT the only franchised gym out there), assures oversight. This protects the student.

Nothing but respect for both sides Carlos vs Helio.. I know BOTH sides can handle themselves in a street fight. Especially if you’re a black belt!

I train at Soca's in Long Island in Ny, and he also has that framed pic from the Gracie Barra golden years. Everyone in that pic has sinister JJ...truly amazing generation

I see martial arts in general,provides unlimited options for an individual to grow with confidence and any other part of their life that do not only include self defense. Bjj is beautiful, and can be viewed as significant in combat, but i do not limit myself to see other artforms in the same way.

moving to the webster area in about a year, cant wait to work with draculino!

Nothing but respect for Draculino!

Great..thanks for posting. Draculino is the man.

Agreed, especially about the confidence

28 yrs of combat sports including 15 of bjj/sub grappling ,5 yrs wrestling,18 yrs itf tkd and 5 of boxing.It depends on the coach if you learn anything outside the dojo,mostly its left up to yourself to apply the philosophy to your life ,if there even is one in the style

parabens otimo video,quem postou muito obrigado por nso prestigiar com esse video

He was back in town visiting and borrowed a gi to roll

does anyone here recommend them as trainer they just opened a gym right around the corner for were i live looking to in role my kids..

What's teh song at 2:00 and in the Credits?

Anyone know the name of the soundtrack on 2:03 ?

Nome da musica?

Amen

Nothing but respect to Gracie Barra, but it is Gracie Humaita that teaches traditional Gracie Jiu Jitsu, and most of the top guys come from Humaita Relson, Rickson, Royler, Ribieros, etc

Will Gracie barra give me a white belt when I join? They don't sell the white on the website

what's the song in first minute?

What's the song at 2:00?

Why is his Gi experimental?

Your white belt will comes with the gi. If you are desperate to buy a white belt, people tend to sell them on ebay. Hope that helps.

once a week of anything wont help much but 7 days a week of bjj wont help either unless youre coach is smart enough to impart something other than physical techniques,most arent including bjj coaches

@OreiBJJ tristeza pe no chao - clara nunes

soca bjj all day!!

Ha, Draculino and I have the same kind of cauliflower ear.

name of the song?

Carlson Gracie BJJ*

Actually Checkmat is #1

No habla Espanol.

@murray1234567891011 yea, i think anything in life has the capability to send a certain message.although it depends upon the receiver and how they interpret it.

Gracie barra is the fucking mcdonalds of jiu jitsu

This is not true in one way yes Gracie Barra might be number 1 and that's two reasons firstly they are the biggest and secondly people end up joining by leaving heir old organisation and teachers where they originally learnt Jiu Jitsu and then for purely for commercial reasons as Gracie Barra package and control their organisation well that's all.

Clothes as weapon traditional but outdated barra I'm full blown skin in trunks 👎🏽