Ok “mate,” first of all nobody in the U.S. says “pond.” Nobody here cares. You sound like some weird fanboy that has it all figured out for everyone in Martial Arts. So thanks for that. You’re the man!
2 min Fact check for anyone with GOOGLE; the Real Snake Pit Wigan died with that old Riley Coach (who I guess Coached Billy Robinson) Then suddenly many years later some coach scared of chokes that has accomplished nothing comes along and BOOM it’s alive and well? Yeah…… ok bro.. whatever you say! Lol!
You just can’t fix stupid… Obviously you were too lazy to read Coach Bane’s bio which I had provided a link to. Here it is again (quick tip, you have to click on it):
https://snakepitusa.com/about-us/
He has multiple lineages in Catch, he’s said himself on a Podcast I listened to with Seth Rogan’s chubby little brother as the host, which I just realized is the same guy you mentioned for some shows that I’ve never even heard of and can’t even spell!!! (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?) Now you just can’t make that up! You named Seth Rogan’s chubby bunny brother as a Catch Wrestling source…. Who is what seems to be another fake BJJ blackbelt under nobody from nowhere from at least what I can dig up on the poor ole boy. I’m sure he’s a nice guy. At least he finished his podcast without having a diabetic attack or a much needed snack break. Anyway, Bane said on there himself that Billy was NEVER his strongest lineage since he has a few. However, Billy did give Potenza and him the right and support to use the Snake Pit USA name.
Oh and I KNEW his ex wife and his current wife (when they were engaged) and you’re FULL OF SHIT in regards to any abuse. All I know is some drama happened when I was his student around 2014-2015 and the charges were dropped cause it was bull crap. The dude was was a solid person all around. I do know he beat up 8 over-aggressive police officers single-handedly a few years back. Shit was in the Military Papers…. Yeah… In all fairness that will def get you some bad publicity but, oh well, shit happens. Everyone on here perfect? Didn’t think so. As a Police officer myself in NC, having been Infantry for 6 years in the USMC & 6 years Military Police I do know he was attached to Law Enforcement for 20 years in the Military, and with all the shady stories about the law enforcement personnel in Louisiana im not surprised one bit tbh.
So….. I just checked the Snake Pit USA YouTube page. 22K subscribers, Damn Coach B! Didn’t have that last time I looked! (I hope you see this some day, you’ll laugh your ass off!) They have how many fans for this woods guys no-choke “grappling” gym? I can’t even find their page and there’s vids on Snake Pit USA with over 140K views so who made the real impact?
One thing I loved about Bane was he never said “I’m this or I’m that,” At least around me he never once said “im a Catch Wrestler,” he said “I love all grappling.” So the fact you’re bashing some dude who always gave everything and asked for basically nothing other than effort in return makes you a POS. (I won’t name my current BJJ or Judo Coaches out of respect, they are awesome dudes for sure), but the days learning from Bane were crazy and have even helped me in my line of duty as a Law Enforcement Officer.
No offense to the rest of you guys, but you listed Neil Melanson (I have a couple downloads of his and YES they are great but never thought of it as Catch) who no doubt is probably a cool guy and a legit grappler but there’s zero evidence that he competed a day in his life at any combat sports or actually learned Catch. Gene LeBell maybe?? All I found was Karo Parysian. Gene is the man but teaches all sorts of Grappling. So I’m not 100% sure I’d put Neil on the same level as Bane in pure Catch lineages. Yet you say he’s credible and Bane isn’t? So a Coach who’s competed in MMA, Judo (as a Judo Black Belt), The US Open (Greco/Freestyle National Wrestling Championship) a 2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt under the Machado’s now and had three Olympic Coaches, plus Erik Paulson isn’t legit but a guy that quite possibly never learned pure Catch at all or competed is…. Got it…..
Typical fanboy drama. Glad you have it all figured out for the rest of us pal. What are your accomplishments other than your blog belt rank? For God’s sake go download a dating app. Talk all you like. The facts have been stated. Some of us have lives, families and real jobs serving the community and enjoying Martial Arts. Someone asked a fair question and the all knowing, super important little you had all the answers…. Get a life son. You have self identified as a clueless goofball.
