Again, you are just making strawman arguments and imagining slights or "hates". It is not hate. It's guys like you who blow things out of proportion. Had people said from the beginning that his DVDs were the sole reason why they liked him then people would agree. However his supporters on f12 have a history of exaggerating his competition record and accomplishments.
If he was compared to say Stephan kestling (but more accomplished) everyone would agree. This simply isn't true, the narrative that he is held in high regard because of his instructionals is a recent development when confronted with his actual competition record and the fact that there was 3 guys in his world sambo championship (not the big one in eastern Europe).
So stop with makin strawman arguments.
What a hypocrite. For someone who loves to shout "STRAWMAN" as loud as he can, you're doing the same thing. Who in this thread blew him out of proportion? Who exaggerated his competition record or accomplishments? The man himself came to a thread you were shit talking in and posted his accomplishments. Where is the confusion? It doesn't exist. People praising his instructionals isn't a new development, THAT'S HOW EVERYONE KNOWS WHO HE IS. Anyone who enjoys Reilly's work is already someone that is familiar with his instrunctional content. I can't think of a single person who is a Reilly nuthugger because they saw him win a local NAGA.
Or are you implying Stephan Kesting, of all people, is some Reilly nuthugger because he said Reilly was a "pioneer" of leg locks? The definition of pioneer being someone who applies a new method to a field of study, yea, Reilly was a pioneer, it can't be argued. He was one of the few that not only had a system of both submissions AND control, it had a numerical structure indicating progression of control, something no other instructional did at the time. This method is easily taught and replicated, which is why so many people enjoy it. It's funny you bring Ryan Hall up earlier in the thread, as Ryan Hall has had Reilly come in to do seminars on multiple occasions. I guess you should reach out to Ryan Hall and let him know that his competition record is inflated or whatever narrative you're going for. The fact you even bring up Scott Sonnon's grab bag variety DVD of random techniques (the same man that invented "leg fencing" and "the viking guard") as a predecessor, makes you look like a hateful fool.
Finally, every time you're pressed for an example of this illusory war you're fighting, you tell people to "Search the forums" or "let it go." Bullshit. You can't just drop in, spout hate, and then when people start calling you out tell them to let it go.
Out of my own personal curiosity, where do you train? What rank are you?
