Wearing another association's patch...

[liuk3]

I only have two gis with patches. A random one that I train in, and the one I wear in competition.
Competion:
50/50 patch (my team in the US)
Checkmat (my team in Brazil)
Connection Rio (sponsor)
Ricardo Vieira (my instructor when in Brazil)
Michelle Nicolini (for support/appreciation, lived with her for 6 months)
Bruno Frazatto (for support/appreciation, have spent a great deal of time training under him)

I'm not taking the time to cut the Checkmat and RV patches off, and then have them resewn every time I go back and train specifically there. My current IBJJF registration says Fifty/50 BJJ. The other gi with patches has a Michelle Nicolini and Ricardo Vieira patch, because I had extras, so I had them stuck on an extra gi.

What about one for your instructor when in the US?

 

[SummerStriker]

I'm a part of Ribeiro/Lovato NW, very proud of my lineage.

There is a big difference between wearing an amount of flair that you choose for yourself because you feel like it, and being told how much flair to wear by a sniveling black belt narcissist.

 

[KikoJones]

Why pretend you have a team if your association is so weak, all you can hold it together with are patches?

Let's be honest. Its a form of advertisement.

But you're over simplifying it. The association is definitely not weak and the patch is a symbolic. What holds the team together is the camaraderie and sense of belonging. But Jiu Jitsu is Jiu Jitsu. Maybe its because of the two decades I spent in the Military that doesn't see the problem with conforming to the organization's norms. I developed great friendships in this association and am proud to wear their banner. May not be your thing, which I respect, but different doesn't mean wrong...

 

[KikoJones]

There is a big difference between wearing an amount of flair that you choose for yourself because you feel like it, and being told how much flair to wear by a sniveling black belt narcissist.

You're being overly harsh. Part of joining a team is conforming to their norms. BJJ isn't conscription. Is your sense of individuality so fragile that wearing a uniform would permanently erase your identity?

 

[Kenny from MD]

lluk3- That patch doesn't exist. The closest that does is the academy patch already on my gi, unless you count that the gi itself is my instructor's "pro model" from Shoyoroll.

 

[SummerStriker]

You're being overly harsh. Part of joining a team is conforming to their norms. BJJ isn't conscription. Is your sense of individuality so fragile that wearing a uniform would permanently erase your identity?

I'm happy to wear a uniform if I'm being paid. I'll wear a uniform to flip burgers or draw blood. If I joined the military, I'd line up according to rank and wear a uniform.

Fuck, if I were playing a team game I'd wear a uniform.

 

[Balto]

if I were playing a team game I'd wear a uniform.

It is a team sport though.

When you were in school, did anyone ever ask you to join the wrestling team? There's a reason they called it a team even though you compete one on one. The team practices together, has the same coaching staff, competes for team points in tournaments, and wears a uniform.

It's the USA Judo Team for the same reason. Think it might be weird if you were training with the USA Judo Team and wearing a patch for France?

I guess you could argue that those are the sport aspects, and perhaps you only like the martial art aspect which is not competitive so there is no concept of a team. Fair enough, but the "game" part is totally team based in BJJ by any normal definition.

 

[TheMood]

I don't think I would wear a school patch I didn't train under. I am not sure what the point would be. I actually don't have any of my current school patches on my gis now. I just never felt like dealing with buying a patch and paying someone to put it on.

 

[Was at Pride GP 2000]

Rainbow patches are ok if you don't let anybody take your back

I've been training for a long time. The problem is when I take there back

 

[bjjaz]

Who is going to get some type of beer sponsor patch, now that would be good for some lulz. Wear it to the Vegas open and wear some over-sized sunglasses on the podium, holding a margarita.