Guys,
I have to post this because its really been bugging me, and hopefully the rest of the BJJ community will back me on this. It doesnt make sense why Ari Bolden is willing to travel to another country in order to learn Gi BJJ, when both Zuma, and Kesting are within a 20 minute drive of Ari. Not to mention Mike Sweeney of SBGi. I know for a fact Barra HAS to have some representative in Canada, there everywhere.
So thats what, 4 possible places that he can train at, that would be convenient as far as time spent traveling, and i'm sure he could learn a ton training at those places. Yet he decides to link up with Keith Owens over in Boise, Idaho, which to be honest isnt exactly close to Canada. Now taking that into account, why not go to Jean Jacques Machado's academy? Its in sunny california, and its close to 10th Planet JJ headquarters so that way he can train Gi and Nogi all in one trip. It would just make more sense to do it that way if he ABSOLUTELY had to leave Canada for some good Gi training.
So you take all of that into account and he lands himself in Boise, Idaho?!? Now I respect Keith Owens and the lineage he comes from, but I have to call bullshit on this man. Any of you guys that train with Keith, PLEASE urge him not to affiliate himself with this prick because its evident that there is some ulterior motive at work here, but to what extent I cant figure it out, but I dont want Keith's name being drug through the mud due to the witch hunt that several people are involved in because of Ari Bolden.
The way it seems is that since people wont accept Ari's purple shirt through Eddie, he is looking for other means of being qualified, and i'm damn certain he's trying to buy his way in, in the same fashion most TMA guys try to buy their way into our art.
Welp, this thread has 4,000+ views, and im certain Ari is one of them. I might try to go to this seminar my damn self now.