Very nice video. If I wasn't already rolling somewhere else, I'd definitely come by your dojo. It's SOOO important to have a warm and safe place to roll, free from numbskulls and bullies who only want to smash beginners. Good luck with your place!

Love the video. Never been to Canada. But would love to roll there one time. Currently a blue belt. Ps live in Australia so a bit far away

Looking good Alliance Vancouver!

Soooo, beautiful ladies, some very light warmup and nobody is allowed to do anything rough... How about some real questions and answers? How much is drop in fee? If I am coming in from out of town, can I roll? (yes, higher than white belt 2 stripes) Do you have days for hard rolls and light rolls? Do you have no gi or gi only? How long are the open mats?

@alliancevancouver3394

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eschelar, Thanks for getting in touch. This video is for new students to understand what to expect on their first day of jiu-jitsu.The information that you mentioned is not included here as it does not apply to new jiu jitsu students. The best way to get the answers you are looking for is on the FAQ page of our website at alliancebjjteam.com. You will find all the answers you are looking for there but if you need further assistance, please contact us at info@alliancebjjteam.com. We do offer competition and nogi classes. All of our classes are unisex and members are encouraged to participate in classes that meet their goals. We have classes for first day beginners as you see here as well as daily classes for seasoned competitors. Please visit our website for a detailed pricing of membership options or reach out via email for further assistance.

@eschelar

3 жыл бұрын

@@alliancevancouver3394 Thanks for the reply. You might want to put some of that info in your video description. I'm currently out of country and considering a trip back to BC to visit family, so I'm casually looking into places I can go to roll when I go back. You only list drop-in + Gi rental at $50. You also don't say how long I have my own rashguards and spats, so I don't really need to rent anything. Since your price is already pretty high, I would hope that there's an option there for people who bring their own gear. You also only have an open mat for 1 hour and virtually nothing on the schedule for weekends. Seems like it's more trouble than it's worth. It's a nice facility and you have some great instructors, but $50 for an hour of open mat with the school basically closed on weekends... Naw. Gonna guess you don't get many visitors from out of country. Kind of a shame. Even with the pretty girls in the thumbnail, the pricing and lack of schedule is a real turnoff. I might give it a go if I have $50 burning a hole in my pocket, but I'll probably look for somewhere that's a bit more welcoming to visitors. If I'm going for pretty girls, maybe worth it. If I'm going for a place to do some jitz, probably gonna pass. And I'm more likely to go there for the jitz...

@bumblebee8992

3 жыл бұрын

You’d be doing them a favour going elsewhere you cheapskate.

@alliancevancouver3394

3 жыл бұрын

@@eschelar Sounds like you have made up your mind. Some interesting points. Thanks for the feedback.

@eschelar

3 жыл бұрын

@@alliancevancouver3394 Just telling it like I see it. Maybe I've been watching too much Priit lately, but I'd rather say what I'm thinking. Doesn't do anyone any good if you don't listen though. Fortunately, you haven't given me any reason to assume that you wouldn't.

I am sure most Alliance gyms follow the same procedures, but the one I tried wasn't too great. Coach shows a technique with minimal details then everyone jumps in for 5 minutes, then on to the next technique. No time to problem solve or help work through issues. Some of the newer people couldn't perform basic movements, which seems like that should be a bigger priority for a fundamentals class. Really some of the worst instruction I've seen.

no rolling ???

@alliancevancouver3394

3 жыл бұрын

Rolling at Alliance schools starts after the student has had some exposure to jiu-jitsu. Students with BJJ experience (2 stripes and above) are able to spar on the first day if they wish.

@bobbob4926

3 жыл бұрын

@@alliancevancouver3394 hmmm ok i disagree with that but its up to you guys my view is just modified rolling with new members noo heel hooks but you guys can do whatever you want. How do you know if they deserve 2 stripes if they dont demonstrate techniques under preasure you can know 100 techniques but if you cant pull them out of your head during rolling they are kind of pointless. Also their cardio gona be garbage

@kYA00h

3 жыл бұрын

@@alliancevancouver3394 interesting. i think forward and back shrimping are the most important for beginners. i have trained with some blue belts who cant even forward shrimp or cant even get their hips off the mat when when shrimping, so i can see why rolling in the beginning isnt required. for myself, i am 6 foot 215 lbs...i rolled with 6 different people on my first day. i got smoked!!...lolol the smaller guys probably saw it as an oportunity to test their skills on a larger opponent. it didnt bother me to be honest...just got the "HUMBLING" out of the way sooner.🤣 your gym..your rules! oss

@eschelar

3 жыл бұрын

@@kYA00h FWIW, getting your hips off the mat when shrimping isn't the only thing of value. Some people conserve energy. I'm 5'9" and 245lb. I'm slow and chunky, but muscular. I can get my hips off the mat when I need to, but I usually don't. It's got nothing to do with whether the person is a beginner or not. In fact, I've been rolling the last 9 months without the full use of my left arm. I can't even post on it for a simple hip heist. There's a ton of basic drills I can't do right now. A good judge of whether a person should roll or not isn't how many stripes they claim to have or if they can shrimp one way or another, it should be sitting down and doing a full roll with a colored belt/coach. I've rolled with guys who have no stripes because their gym doesn't do stripes, or doesn't do stripes for guys who don't do Gi who are really good. I've rolled with guys who have a purple belt who are pretty chubby and slow. Can you roll safely and respectfully without spazzing out? That's the real question. Some coaches will even let the person tap them out or at least get them to a near-final position because they want to know if the person will put the squeeze on slowly and carefully and be responsive to a tap. Experienced guys visiting a gym or rolling with someone new will often sit down and let the other person attack them. If a visitor to our gym starts a roll very passively, you can pretty much guarantee that he's a blue belt or above, even if he's playing no-gi in a generic rashguard. The more experienced guys won't say much of anything. The less advanced students like myself will usually talk more like "is this comfortable?" or "is this amount of pressure OK?". And yeah, that first day rolling with the experienced guys, that's a great experience, something I personally will always treasure. I'm a powerlifter and I asked the coach (nearly at his purple belt, but about 2/3 my size and recently got his pro card for MMA here in Asia) to roll so I could know exactly how little I could do, even with my strength. He taught me a lesson I hope I will never forget. And he did it skillfully and gently, without any room whatsoever for doubt. This is a standard I hope to emulate in my own Jiu Jitsu. It's actually a very good thing to get smashed on your first day. Not brutally, but expertly. Even if you can't get your hips off the mat when shrimping...

@kYA00h

3 жыл бұрын

@@eschelar omg... you dont read!!! you just type and type and type.... guy.!!!!..shrimping is super important for BEGINNERS. my size had nothing to do with the Shrimping remark.🤣🤣🤣 i was just stating MY FIRST experience as a 6ft 215 lbs beginner. lots of people SUCK at front shrimping...its Super super important in bjj...but a lot of beginners just want to choke and flip people. why concern a beginner in hockey with scoring techniques when theyre skating technique is non existant or improper??? you just want to argue and slide subtle insults in when you can. youre such a Classic Gem youre fooling no one uuuughhh.