The User Guide For The BJJ Nomad: Everything you need to know when travelling & training.
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2023
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Do you travel and Train? Looking to roll as a visitor but not sure what to do? There are many strange and unspoken rules to new gym etiquette when travelling. JT & Joey dig into what you need to do before visiting a new gym so that you can have a much better experience.
Call ahead to check the vibeMust buy our Gi to roll here?Social Media Rudeness!Don't Expect a free classHow hard should I roll?Visiting a new gym can be an incredible experience where you can form life long friendships but it can also be an awkward and frustrating experience. These key tips will help you navigate travelling and training.
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$200 gi? Sounds like a Gracie barra gym.
Yep, I had the same experience with them in the UK, did the free class and then was hit with the "you must buy the overpriced gi" (I was already wearing a judo gi...) never went again
same thing happened to me, I bought 2 Gis and I'm still training there because the vibe is too good to be that fussy. The pushing of wearing uniform though really is a drag and I think it does chase people away. It's really kinda fucked up...
What I do is first be polite and respectful. If the coach is showing something that day that you already know, just try it their way. If the coach likes you and tells you naww not to pay them anything for visiting, you don't pay them. Offer to help clean the mats after class and then buy a T-shirt. :) if you really liked the place leave them a good review on google!
just my 2 cents haha
great video!
Man that’s Gracie Barra all day. 😂
Exactly, they're like this EVERYWHERE.
Every GB I’ve been to has loaner gis idk if it’s different in Australia but that doesn’t sound like any I’ve encountered in the states
Lol I know exactly the gym. I’ve tried 10+ gyms since there are so many great schools in socal. Only one franchise required buying their gi. Other places offer to let you borrow theirs or even let you roll nogi in a gi class if youre trying out. I’ll never train or recommend a place that asks you to buy only their gear.
I train at 10th planet and everything is always super chill. If someone comes to visit, we try to be as polite as possible to them and learn stuff from them.
The best way to be!
Great convo! Going to a new gym is always a little weird being the newbie. Keep up the pods!
Fantastic gents! I’m a purple belt at Carlson Gracie Miami, and greeting all teammates on the mats and hand shake is real..lol Oss 🤙🏾
I could listen to these guys talk about bjj all day. In fact I currently do, worried about the time when I’ve watched everything
I was down in Mexico as a white belt and dropped in for a class at Todos Santos bjj and the camaraderie and fun time I had there was awesome, they required nothing, but I insisted on buying at least a rash guard and a T-shirt. I had a great time and will definitely go back to that school if I’m in the area again.
I love visiting gyms, I always do the following:
1) Call ahead
2) Offer to pay
3) If they don't charge, try to buy some merch (if they sell any)
4) Introduce myself to the instructor before joining the class
5) Be very respectful
6) Leave a great review on whatever platforms they prefer
Great conversation! I’m sold, subscribing now.
This is a great podcast, sorry took me so long to subscribe.
Great information to know as I prepare to visit some gyms on my upcoming travels to a few foreign countries. Thanks for the great dialogue and interesting topics gentleman!
You guys need more subs.
Corbin Martial Arts (now Carlson Gracie Corbin) down in southeastern Kentucky does that handshake. Been to five other CG schools and that's the only one that does the Rio-style handshake, only at the end of class though and in the handshake line.
How do I diplomatically ask a prospective new gym if I can always just show up five minutes before rolls stinking of weed? Thanks guys, xox.
It’s a simple but kinda convoluted process. First, you get in your car and go home. Second, you go to another gym.
Aoj charges $70 for a drop in fee. While it was definitely worth the experience and a few black belts helped me fix my spider guard game, i doubt i would pay that again. Im a purple belt.
If youre a true friend and true supporter youll pay full price and want to contribute to their success. As a team and a gym their success is your success
Going to Brazil to train soon, I have no idea the dos and don’ts lol
Always good to learn some portuguese
He is on about Gracie barra had same issue bull crap gyms
Hi
If you don't train at any other gym, and you show up more than once, you pay for open mat. Lots of dudes will open mat surf at multiple gyms as a way to not pay anyone and they probably suck and are annoying if they do that anyways tbh. If it's a legit financial hardship you could probably use words and it would be fine but people are loathe to do that for some reason.
Charging for an open mat is moronic. Demanding someone buys your gi for a drop in is pure greed, stupidity and a bad image. All this isn't known to brand new people without prior research. It's designed to take advantage of people who don't know better.
Some gyms will charge for open mat if the person doesn't train anywhere else and they can tell that the person open mat surfs in order to not pay anyone. Whether you think that's cool or not, it happens. If it's an upper belt that's chill it's probably less likely though.
@@armedjoy3045 I guess? I know coaches charge people "full price" if they get a bad vibe from them. Open mat should be open for anyone to try. That guy who mat surfs is a training partner for someone.
If that mat surfer is advanced and has something to contribute, then it should be free or cheap. If you are a low level guy doing an open mat with a class of advanced people, then you aren't contributing anything, so they may have to pay.
Modest open mat fees to cover the use of the facilities and cleanup are totally fine in my book. It’s similar to day passes at health clubs and gyms.