Questionnaire for the forum

Pointless I know, but something to pass the time. Take part if you like - if not, don't and feel free not to post complaining.

Name:

Age:

Location:

Grappling style(s):

Rank(belt):

Who awarded your rank:

Do you instruct/coach any classes?:

Team/Club Name:

Length of time training:

Number of tournaments:

Tournament Record:

Gi/Kimonos owned:

Striking style (if any) and rank:

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads)

Last injury that sidelined you:

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?:

 

Name: Pete

Age: 23

Location: North East UK

Grappling style(s): BJJ (current) Aikido in the past

Rank(belt): White BJJ, Yellow Aikido

Who awarded your rank: John Emmerson (aikido)

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: No

Team/Club Name: Master Team BJJ

Length of time training: 7 Months BJJ

Number of tournaments: 0

Tournament Record: 0-0-0

Gi/Kimonos owned: Krugans, V&M and Gameness

Striking style (if any) and rank: None

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: A box always (seems pretty standard for BJJ in the UK from what i've seen)
Knee pads for no gi
and head gear (wrestling ear guards) is in the post after having to get my ear drained this past week.

Last injury that sidelined you: Currently missing training while stitches are in.

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Muay Thai, i'm thinking of taking that up soon but it might be a pain gettng to the class in winter.

 

Name: Jay

Age: 28

Location: St. Louis

Grappling style(s): BJJ

Rank(belt): White

Who awarded your rank: Rodrigo Vaghi

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: Haha...no where close to that level

Team/Club Name: Vaghi Submission Jiu Jitsu

Length of time training: March 26th, 2005...so in reality, not long enough.

Number of tournaments: First one is July 30th in Ohio, then September 10-11 in Nashville.

Tournament Record: Undefeated at a perfect 0-0

Gi/Kimonos owned: Gameness Gold Weave (white), Atama Summer Weave (blue), Warrior One pants (blue)

Striking style (if any) and rank: Rex Kwon Do

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: Cup when sparring, and plan on using a mouth guard for the tourneys

Last injury that sidelined you: Give me some more time to work on this.

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Muay Thai

 

Name: Guillaume

Age: 29

Location: Paris, France

Grappling style(s): BJJ

Rank(belt): white

Who awarded your rank: -

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: -

Team/Club Name: Sankuno De La Riva

Length of time training: started november 2003

Number of tournaments: 2

Tournament Record: 3-4

Gi/Kimonos owned: Gameness/Keiko/Krugan

Striking style (if any) and rank: Shorinji-Kempo 1st Kyu (brown belt - 5 years)

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: mouthguard at randori

Last injury that sidelined you: torn thumb

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Muay-Thai

 

Name: Johan

Age: 25

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Grappling style(s): MMA/SW

Rank(belt): N/A

Who awarded your rank: N/A

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: No

Team/Club Name: Stockholm Shootfighting

Length of time training: 1 year

Number of tournaments: 0

Tournament Record: N/A

Gi/Kimonos owned: N/A

Striking style (if any) and rank: MMA

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads): Knee pads, mouth guard, groin protection, MMA-gloves and sometimes ear/head-gear

Last injury that sidelined you: Impetigo, or if injury only counts then it was an inflamed neck muscle.

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: BJJ or/and Muay Thai

 

Name: Rory McDonell

Age: 23

Location: Toronto Canada

Grappling style(s): Freestyle and Greco wrestling, and BJJ

Rank(belt): Junior National Greco champ, under 23 national freestyle team,

Who awarded your rank: -

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: I teach a combat wrestling class at my club, and I help coach a highschool team

Team/Club Name: Guelph Gryphons

Length of time training: 10 years wrestling, 8 months bjj

Number of tournaments: 5 this year

Tournament Record: 30-5

Gi/Kimonos owned: nope

Striking style (if any) and rank: kickboxing

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads): nothing

Last injury that sidelined you: tore the meniscus in both knees, the lcl in my left, and partial tear of the acl in my right.

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: I'd love to throw down with some Thai kickboxing

 

Name:Adam

Age: 19

Location: philly

Grappling style(s):BJJ,Wrestling

Rank(belt):BJJ Blue

Who awarded your rank:Ricardo Almeida

Team/Club Name: Renzo Gracie team

 

Name: Eric Kinsler

Age:24

Location: Las Vegas

Grappling style(s): Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Pro/Backyard Wrestling

Rank(belt): BJJ White, Muay Thai white.

Who awarded your rank: Sergio Penha

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: Not to do with MMA

Team/Club Name: Las Vegas Combat Club

Length of time training: Bjj 2months, wrestling 3 years, Pro/backyard wrestling 5 years

Number of tournaments:0

Tournament Record:

Gi/Kimonos owned:2

Striking style (if any) and rank: Ice Hockey (dont know if that qualifies)

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) Rashguards/Ankle guards

Last injury that sidelined you:none so far (knock on wood)

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: boxing.

 

Name: me

Ageld

Location:

Grappling style(s):BJJ & Judo

Rank(belt):BJJ purple, Judo brown

Who awarded your rank:Ricardo Cavalcanti

Do you instruct/coach any classes?:rarely

Team/Club Name:Cavalcanti JJ

Length of time training:5 years BJJ, 2 years Judo

Number of tournaments:More than 40

Tournament Record:Too many matches to keep track. No clue.

Gi/Kimonos owned:Seishin, Ouano, Krugans, Haneki, HCK

Striking style (if any) and rank:Kickboxing for 5 years. No rank in k/b LOL

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads): Mouthpiece and cup

Last injury that sidelined you: Seperated rib

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Something completely different like Iaido.

 

Name: Will Marinos

Age: 25

Location: Hamden, CT

Grappling style(s): BJJ

Rank(belt): White

Who awarded your rank:

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: No

Team/Club Name: I will be training at CTMMA

Length of time training: I'll be getting back in a couple weeks. I've done some basic BJJ in my standup class but I plan on actually taking the BJJ class in a couple weeks.

Number of tournaments: 0

Tournament Record: n/a

Gi/Kimonos owned: 0

Striking style (if any) and rank: Varied - I've trained Boxing & MT mainly

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) Gloves, Mouth guard, maybe shin pads

Last injury that sidelined you: Tore a ligament in my right knee due to stop kick - sidlined for about 1 month

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Judo or maybe wrestling

 

wow you guys are old.

 

Name: Declan Khan

Age: 20, 21 this Sunday

Location: see under avatar

Grappling style(s): BJJ, Freestyle Wrestling, Pancraseism, Judo

Rank(belt): BJJ blue belt, don't train at a specific judo club anymore but got up to orange belt

Who awarded your rank: Roberto Atalla, Brian Jacks

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: I help instruct at Fei Lung M.A.S. classes

Team/Club Name: not currently affiliated with one

Length of time training: Since October 2002

Number of tournaments: 2

Tournament Record: 4-2

Gi/Kimonos owned: Bad Boy double weave tribal gi, Brezek summer weave, Koral single weave

Striking style (if any) and rank: Muay Thai Kickboxing, no rank

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) Ankle supports, knuckle guards and elasticated wraps, gum shield, knee pads.

Last injury that sidelined you: Broken bones in my left foot.

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Sambo, I'm having to resort to DVDs as all the Sambo guys seem to be up North

 

Name: Andre

Age:27

Location:London - Lisbon

Grappling style(s):BJJ, submission

Rank(belt): BJJ blue

Who awarded your rank: BJJ, Jean Kleber

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: did back in portugal whenever the inst wasn't arround

Team/Club Name: kimura - nova uniao

Length of time training: 5 years and a 1/2

Number of tournaments:3

Tournament Record: 7 - 0

Gi/Kimonos owned: khron

Striking style (if any) and rank: TKD blue (stopped training in 2000)

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) just knee pads ocasionly

Last injury that sidelined you: knee, still out of training, not sure what the problem is yet...

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: greco roman, or wrestling folkstyle

 

Age: 16

Location: Jackson, Tennessee

Grappling style(s): BJJ

Rank(belt): 4-stripe white, testing for blue on 7-31

Who awarded your rank: Luiz Palhares

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: No

Team/Club Name: Antioch Dojo

Length of time training: 10 months

Number of tournaments: --

Tournament Record: --

Gi/Kimonos owned: Koral MKM, Gameness

Striking style (if any) and rank: Golden Gloves Cruiserweight Junior champion of West Tennessee

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: --

Last injury that sidelined you: stinger

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Mui Thai

 

age:29
loc: san diego ca
style: brazilian jiu jitsu
rank: brown belt
awarded by Prof. Fabio Santos
do u instruct? no
team name: Fabio Santos
time training: 9 yrs
6 gi's owned
would like to train in muy thai

 

Name: Matt

Age: 25

Location:NY/NJ

Grappling style(s):BJJ

Rank(belt): 2 stripe white

Who awarded your rank: Renzo

Do you instruct/coach any classes?:no

Team/Club Name:Renzo Gracie

Length of time training: 7 months

Number of tournaments:

Tournament Record:

Gi/Kimonos owned:atama double weave w/ flags gameness blue golden weave

Striking style (if any) and rank:

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) none

Last injury that sidelined you:

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: muay thai

 

Name: Conor

Age: 19

Location: Dublin

Grappling style(s): Judo, BJJ

Rank(belt): Brown, White

Who awarded your rank: National Grading

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: I take judo classes in uni, if none of the bb's come but that's only happened a handful of times.

Team/Club Name: BJJ-SBGi

Length of time training: Judo 3.5 years, BJJ 2 years

Number of tournaments: About a dozen

Tournament Record: 40 something - 20 something

Gi/Kimonos owned: Mizuno Ichiban, Atama Single, Danrho Nippon, KI, Giko (All judogis)

Striking style (if any) and rank: MMA classes occasionaly,TKD (purple, long time ago)

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) Cup, Gumshield, Ankle/Knee supports if need be

Last injury that sidelined you: Currently have a sprained ankle

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to? More MMA, Sambo, Wrestling,Maybe MT or Boxing

 

Name: Tudor

Age: 28

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Grappling style(s): BJJ

Rank(belt): Blue

Who awarded your rank: Royce Gracie

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: I'm the only BJJ instructor in the country (that sucks!)

Team/Club Name: Absoluto BJJ

Length of time training: ~ 1 year

Number of tournaments: 1

Tournament Record: 0 - 0 - 2 (that sucks a lot more!)

Gi/Kimonos owned: Atama

Striking style (if any) and rank: MT

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) mouthpiece when doing vale tudo training

Last injury that sidelined you: -

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Wrestling and Judo

 

Name: Joe

Age: 20

Location: Long Island NY

Grappling style(s): BJJ, Wrestling

Rank(belt): Blue

Who awarded your rank: Matt/Nick Serra

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: I run a grappling club at school (SUNY Cortland)

Team/Club Name: SUNY Cortland BJJ

Length of time training: Wrestling = 8 years BJJ = 1 and a half years

Number of tournaments: 4

Tournament Record: 10-2-0

Gi/Kimonos owned: Koral Competion Weave Gi in Blue, Kikskin double weave in white

Striking style (if any) and rank: A little bit of muay thai, no rank

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads) - mouthguard

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: muay thai a bit more seriously

 

Name: Matt

Age: 20

Location: Clearwater, FL

Grappling style(s): BJJ

Rank(belt): Blue

Who awarded your rank: Eduardo de Lima

Do you instruct/coach any classes?: Sometimes

Team/Club Name: Gracie Barra Tampa - http://www.tampabjj.com/

Length of time training: 1 year, 2 months

Number of tournaments: 1

Tournament Record: Gold White belt < 150 lbs. Divison

Gi/Kimonos owned: Atama A2 single weave unbleached

Striking style (if any) and rank: None

What (if any) saftey equipment do you use when training: (e.g. knee pads): Mouthguard, somtimes kneebraces

Last injury that sidelined you: Strained hip flexors

Any Style you don't train in that you'd like to?: Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling