Enson Inoue Demotes Himself to Purple Belt.

[Hog-train]

Enson Inoue Demotes Himself to Purple Belt.

Dude is the man. Respect.

https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/jiu-jitsu-black-belt-demotes-purple-belt/


"I know this journey will be long and hard and I want to be real. This is no bullshit nor is it a joke but I'm going to demote myself to purple belt.

I got a black belt 18 years ago and as we all know BJJ is always evolving. I jumped off the BJJ bandwagon 10 years ago and it has pulled far far ahead.

I did the Purebred beginning class again today and again ALL the moves were new to me. Also mybody has stiffened so much that I couldn't even move fluidly.

At the time I got promoted to black belt I was a black belt at that time. However, what BJJ has become I can honestly say I am NOT a black belt. Yeah it's cool to be a black belt but to me a true black belt should be technically and spiritually sound. I feel confident spiritually but not technically.

A black belt is not about status but about respecting the art of BJJ and for me to put a black belt on would be disrespecting the sport.

So I'm officially a purple belt and this is where my journey back to BJJ will continue."

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

Seemed like a cool guy when he used to post on Sherdog.

 

[Pacemaker Joe]

He's gotten shit from a bunch of trolls for "disrespecting" the belt he got at Nova Uniao.

 

[Large Hound 77]

Fair play to him. Dude who loves and respects his martial art

 

[Koimpact]

respect

 

[camelfarmer1]

Couldn't he have just trained and learned and improved and not made a big deal about it?

 

[Steroids**]

Couldn't he have just trained and learned and improved and not made a big deal about it?

LOl yup!

 

[KONE]

Absolutely based

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Seemed like a cool guy when he used to post on Sherdog.

Yeah, when he stopped posting here he instantly became less cool.

Love Enson though, can't find more real out there than him and the Diaz brothers.

 

[ortizgnp]

More motivation to train if anything.

:>

 

[ArtOfDrowning]

hespect

 

[UkraineFreightTrain]

Enson's the man.

He climbed to the mountain top, then took a helicopter ride half way back down just so he could keep climbing.

 

[Okajima]

Couldn't he have just trained and learned and improved and not made a big deal about it?

He didn't make a big deal about it, he posted it on his Facebook. That website then picked up the story.

 

[THECYNDlCATE]

Couldn't he have just trained and learned and improved and not made a big deal about it?

No, because he is making a statement on the art and the current state of it by using himself as an example.

I know Enson personally and there isn't a damn thing fake about him or over dramatized.

He wants to show how much he cares for the art, while at the same time, motivating people to be true to themselves as well as the art.

When people ask me, I tell them that I'm a clear belt, so I get it. He is just far more effective at it.

 

[wilKO]

Respect. Meanwhile UFC fighters are finding black belts in their kinder eggs

 

[ilfirin]

He's the definition of a martial artist. Class act. Yamato damashii all the way.

 

[HelloJapan]

No, because he is making a statement on the art and the current state of it by using himself as an example.

I know Enson personally and there isn't a damn thing fake about him or over dramatized.

He wants to show how much he cares for the art, while at the same time, motivating people to be true to themselves as well as the art.

When people ask me, I tell them that I'm a clear belt, so I get it. He is just far more effective at it.

Fucking awesome. Always liked Enson.

 

[DIABOLUS]

Wow. Never heard of someone doing something like this before. Respect.

 

[Ever Watchful]

Sandbagging scum


Ha, kidding. That's cool and realistic.

 

[WrekinCombat]

I don't do any martial arts [I am looking up BJJ/Judo/Boxing classes nearby right now] but you demote yourself from a black belt to a purple belt as you don't remember the techniques and moves. It sounds like he should have gone back to white or blue. I know he already has experience but if you go down the whole demotion route surely you would either start again or have the smallest ever head starts by going to a blue belt?

I'm not having a go at all. Fair play to him. I am just confused as to how he made the decision to decide which belt to be demoted to, despite claiming he felt a bit out of it when he went to that BJJ class recently.