Got robbed today.....(not literally)

[andrewkon5]

Not literally of course, but at a Jiu-Jitsu belt promotion. I've been training hard, and I'm a force to be reckoned with if I may toot my own horn for a second. My skill set is amazing, and I tap people a couple belts higher than me. That being said, I've also put the time in ( almost 4 years now ) won several competitions, and helped mentor younger students.

So today, the ENTIRE school including all of the upper belts believe that it's my day, I'm finally getting my purple belt. Get this, a guy that I can tear apart in 10 seconds, and that my 13 year old Jiu-Jitsu protege child ( the one that I teach a lot ) can tear apart in about 20 seconds takes the belt, but I don't. The man is terrible might I add, and he doesn't contain 20 percent of the skill that I do.

I'm mainly saying this to vent, I hate working so hard towards something and have someone take that from me. This was honestly the last straw, I'm going to train with a much more competitive school. His own students couldn't believe the injustice that was dished out today.

So yeah. That's my rant.

[Jiu-Jitsu Cop]

That sucks. Which school are you with in LA. I train down in HB. Did the instructor give you a reason why he did not promote you or a reason why he piked the other guy.

[crass cop]

can only 1 of you be a purple belt?

[mallninja]

sounds more like karate then jui jitsu

worry about mat time and working on your weaknesses. always fight up in skill level and at the end of the day who cares what "they" categorize you as

[DACP]

can only 1 of you be a purple belt?

"two men, hand-to-hand, no jury, no appear, no parol. Two men enter, one man leaves."

[DeputySC]

So now even martail arts schools are political!?!?!?! lmao

You want that purple belt then you know what you have to do? Stop kicking *** and start kissing it!
SMOOOOOOOOOOOOCH

[andrewkon5]

It's not a Karate school, it's a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school. I've now decided to train down with Roger Machado in Pasadena, I moved on. I'm dead serious, in most places it all politics. If your butt buddies with the instructor, it doesn't even matter if your good anymore.

My original instructor (Wander Braga) got sent back to Brazil awaiting citizenship to the United States. So we got stuck with one of his half a** black belts that even I've tapped. I wish I could train with Saulo down in San Diego but he's too far. Some of the guys told me Machado is a good bet down here.

His reason was I kid you not, "that he has an ego problem, and he needs to feel big about himself so I think promoting him will help him advance" Keep in mind this idiot isn't even at a blue belt level. Our 13 year old kids class guys tap this dude. It's THAT bad. During the test he battered me with dozens of questions and scenarios but asked this guy that got the belt one thing. Escape back control, and he couldn't even do it right!

Whatever, I'm over it I was just super ****ed off last night. Instructor is a joke in my opinion, time to move on.

[URIF0]

It's not a Karate school, it's a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school. I've now decided to train down with Roger Machado in Pasadena, I moved on. I'm dead serious, in most places it all politics. If your butt buddies with the instructor, it doesn't even matter if your good anymore.

My original instructor (Wander Braga) got sent back to Brazil awaiting citizenship to the United States. So we got stuck with one of his half a** black belts that even I've tapped. I wish I could train with Saulo down in San Diego but he's too far. Some of the guys told me Machado is a good bet down here.

His reason was I kid you not, "that he has an ego problem, and he needs to feel big about himself so I think promoting him will help him advance" Keep in mind this idiot isn't even at a blue belt level. Our 13 year old kids class guys tap this dude. It's THAT bad. During the test he battered me with dozens of questions and scenarios but asked this guy that got the belt one thing. Escape back control, and he couldn't even do it right!

Whatever, I'm over it I was just super ****ed off last night. Instructor is a joke in my opinion, time to move on.

Aside from the financial investment you have in the school and instructor, do not lose the lesson of this experience. All through your life, you will observe individuals being promoted or winning when they don't deserve to, when you are clearly the better candidate, and it will always make you angry. Life is not fair. However, use the anger to improve yourself for next time. Isn't self-improvement the goal of the martial way?