So tonight, after almost 2 years of training (anniversary is October 1), I got promoted to blue. We do the belt whipping gauntlet, and holy crap! my back hurts like no other. What did you guys do to heal faster from that? I went to the grocery store right away to buy a crap load of ice to get into an ice bath, but it aint enough.
Posted Aug 31, 2018, 2:09 AM UTC
Congrats! Ironically I was promoted to blue belt tonight as well. Long before my promotion I made it clear to my coach and fellow gym members that the gauntlet was not my thing. When it happend to others who were promoted I sat it out.(no judgment) When folks asked me why I sat it out I told them the truth. As a Black man who is the grandson of sharecroppers and the great grandson of slaves I do not want ANYONE whipping me on the back with anything. If you want to haze / break me in get me when we are rolling. To my gyms credit everyone understood and during my promotion It didn't come up at all. If folk wanna do it fine. But dont judge people who ain't down with that ish.
My coach just threw a chair at me
Oss
Vagisil.
Came here to say this hahaha
Lmao
Put some icy hot/bengay on it.
holy tip: Wear a backpack under your gi for your purple
You get to wear your Gi?
that's smart about the backpack thing. I was shirtless underneath the gi. I think that made things worse.
Congrats on the promotion! Just take a few advil and rest. It will feel a lot better tomorrow.
Get ready for the gauntlet hate!
Hey I hate to be that dude but Advil is really terrible for you. Apparently in a recent study it was shown to increase heart attack Risk by 50% and it also destroys your gut health. I believe Naproxen has less issues with both heart attack issues and stomach issues
My gym doesn’t do this but I can only imagine the urge to want to wheel kick someone in that line into another dimension
It's akin to taking punches on your birthday from your brothers... Sisters, anyone that has sweat with you and walked along your side through your personal BJJ journey. To each their own. Do not judge... Your school doesn't have that culture, you can not relate but sure can pass judgement apparently If it's not for you, then it's Not For You... Step aside Anyone who's been in a tribe knows every tribe has its rituals When I went through mine, out was a Huge promotion day - All ages, even the little ones were in line and whipped me - all in good fun This is My Tribe
I ran the gauntlet but nobody cracked me hard enough to actually hurt after.
I'm pro gauntlet
Castor oil is good for speeding through hematomas.
The whipping seams weird to me. If you don't have any open sores, maybe an epsom salt bath will help you.
I don’t get the idea of whipping somebody who got a new belt. Wouldn’t a smarter idea be to simply surprise the person with the belt.
IE: they’re training, then you basically go “Somebodies getting promoted today.” Then go “Jeff, take your belt off.” Something a long those lines.
It was gone within a couple days, from what I remember. The worst part was I took one straight down my nipple and it was raw. I actually posted a video, but again, I don't remember it being so bad.
I could take or leave the gauntlet. It really wasn't that bad, though. But I will say that we have at least one kid coming up that is going to get wailed on when he gets his blue.
I am genuinely confused if this is a joke or not.
no joke.
Go to better schools
I saw a guy ho through the gauntlet and it was brutal. People hurt him. How is that a way to treat your team mates?
Its not, its shitty
It's fun. I'm sad my new school doesn't do it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s hazing. I’ve never been a fan of it. It’s violence for violence sake, there is no training purpose to it.
Yeah I hate that my school still does this.
What do you mean?
He means fuck gauntlet whipping.
any particular reason?
IMHO, because I feel its a stupid tradition. Id much rather do a 30 mins shark tank straight rolling as a promotion tradition. Gauntlet whipping doesnt contribute to improving your BJJ game anyway.
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Gauntlet gets a lot of hate in here. Ignore it. I love it and think it's a great tradition.
Is there a particular reason it gets a lot of hate?
It's an American-originated hazing ritual that has nothing to do with BJJ or Brazil or Japan or Judo, and even people who don't want to participate are frequently peer-pressured into doing so. A lot of gyms are dropping it.
There are throwing ceremonies and shark-tanking ceremonies that are much more relevant to the sport.
I'm sure people have their reasons, they just aren't reasons I understand or agree with.
To me... It's fun, and it's part of the experience. The ones that hit me the hardest are the ones I'm closest to. Assuming I stick with it to Black Belt like I plan on, I'll get to walk the gauntlet 3 times... That's it! That's like 3 minutes of pain for hundreds of hours spent on the mats. People make it out to be a much bigger deal than it is in my opinion.
Cuz reddit is full of sjw pussies. Even in here.
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Agree, it's a little flesh wound bruising. Mostly cosmetic and temporary.
These are probably the same people that think Roche is a violent psychopath.