I have no issue with online promotions. That actually frees up BJJ from the formality. Informal training and development is promoted more and encouraged more if have this incentive to train outside of going to formal school.
It is all nice and seems innocent.
But they are the one that refuse to go to a formal school.
But yet, they are the one that would want recognition via online grading.
Run their garage training and hoping to expand to CTC.
You might say that it is not the case of all the online students. You might say that most of them lives in remote places with no school. You even said that it is nice to do GJJ without going to a trained instructor.
Did you read about that online blue belt that start teaching?
A student walked and crossed chocked and the dude went to sleep because he did not know what it was as the combatives does not have any GI jacket techniques.
What about the kids that are running official CTC? You surely would not agree that a child can run a martial art class. Would you trust them with the safety of you kids?
I have some friends like that. They said that they are so good that no one can grade them in their country, they said they only seek the best and purest Bjj techniques as everyone else was not up to their standards. .
Now they fly in their instructors twice a year for a 3 hours seminars which they must open to public so they can cover the cost. Maybe over 50 people at the seminar, how much will you learn?
Oh wait, they been given a book of techniques for their curriculum which is like 400 pictures.