Posted: 4/29/2014 10:14:14 AM EDT
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Anyone have experience with them. Im looking for a new place to train and bring my daughter. She is 7 btw.
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Which school specifically? What city would be closest to you?
10th planet is Eddie Bravo's school/company. He is loved and hated much like Glocks and 1911s. I think BJJ is a great martial art for kids because it is actually practical. I highly recommend BJJ for kids. Search for a Gracie academy in your area as well. |
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10th Planet is a very particular style of BJJ founded by Eddie Bravo. Eddie is a HUGE pro-pot guy and an avid user. That being said his style of BJJ is pretty solid and has some unique use of the butterfly guard and some cool transitions, guard passes and sweeps.
10th planet will have different atmosphere at each gym. Visit and see what fits. |
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i have trained with eddie and rolled with joe rogan when he was a brown belt under eddie.
10th planet jiu jitsu is a specialized system for no-gi grappling. eddie is a little guy, around 150 pounds. he ended up on his back a lot while studying under jean jacques machado. he developed a complete set of moves that enabled him to tie up stronger opponents from his back. the two main lines of the system are to pull a "lock down" from half guard and a "rubber guard" from full guard. both techniques are effective at entangling an opponent that is much stronger and explosive than you and there are multiple sweeps and submissions from each position. i would recommend a more traditional gi bjj school for an adult beginner or a 7 year old girl. it wouldn't be a mistake to start as either with a 10th planet school if the instructors were easy going and friendly but i'm under the impression that more serious competitive no gi wrestlers seek out 10th planet instruction for its more specialized expertise. i would say there are a great deal of basic fundamentals that are not emphasized by 10th planet which includes all moves that involve gripping the belt, sleeves, pants or lapels which are all potentially available handles in any possible real world struggle. for a well rounded bjj mastery, i would start with gi training until about purple belt or mid blue and then start studying 10th planet techniques as advanced material. |
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I'm always amazed and the breadth of knowledge of some folks. What a great community. I have no experience in BJJ or the like but i can offer this..I enrolled my daughter in Karate, Tang Soo Do, at the age of 6. Less than six months in. She hasn't quite taken to it like i would have hoped. There is a level of fear and nerves, like i said she is 6, that we had to work through because instructors are different and have different approaches and intensities. Try not to get frustrated. That part was hard for me. This was also her first go at a sport or activity outside of school. Go to numerous classes, find instructors that she likes and can get familiar with. Also, it wasn't until she saw her first Black Belt female instructor that she became more engaged, albeit only a little more. It helps for them to see people like them doing what they are learning. |
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For most -not all- kids probably the earliest age to start this sort of thing would be around 8. My son started at 8 and has 10 years under his belt now, but we saw probably 50 kids come and go in the time up to when he got into the adults class (around 12 because all the kids had bailed). I can tell you that trying to teach a bunch of six year olds is a PITA. But 1 or 2 of that age mixed in with 8 and up and the younger ones tend to act more mature to fit in with the older kids. If they are learning subs they have to have a good level of responsibility for their age also. Most of all they have to listen well. |
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Originally Posted By boboluv:
i have trained with eddie and rolled with joe rogan when he was a brown belt under eddie. 10th planet jiu jitsu is a specialized system for no-gi grappling. eddie is a little guy, around 150 pounds. he ended up on his back a lot while studying under jean jacques machado. he developed a complete set of moves that enabled him to tie up stronger opponents from his back. the two main lines of the system are to pull a "lock down" from half guard and a "rubber guard" from full guard. both techniques are effective at entangling an opponent that is much stronger and explosive than you and there are multiple sweeps and submissions from each position. i would recommend a more traditional gi bjj school for an adult beginner or a 7 year old girl. it wouldn't be a mistake to start as either with a 10th planet school if the instructors were easy going and friendly but i'm under the impression that more serious competitive no gi wrestlers seek out 10th planet instruction for its more specialized expertise. i would say there are a great deal of basic fundamentals that are not emphasized by 10th planet which includes all moves that involve gripping the belt, sleeves, pants or lapels which are all potentially available handles in any possible real world struggle. for a well rounded bjj mastery, i would start with gi training until about purple belt or mid blue and then start studying 10th planet techniques as advanced material. |
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I've trained 10th Planet BJJ out of Omaha. It is very legit but you have to recognize that it isn't a miracle never fail system. It is another guard system much like deep half guard, De La Riva guard, etc... It has it's time and place but it isn't a silver bullet. Most 10th Planet school do (or at least should) teach more traditional no-gi BJJ as well, I know Omaha does. The biggest problem with a 10th Planet school I've found is everyone wants to do Rubber Guard and at the same time everyone knows how to defend against it so ironically in sparring you don't actually see it much in free practice. Where it shines is against other more traditional BJJ when they have little to no experience against it. The only thing I don't like about it is there is a culture of marijuana use within 10th Planet. I'm not anti-marijuana, but the smell is overwhelming and off-putting to me. Not every school will be the same so check it out for yourself if you don't want your kid around it. |
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I'm a Gracie guy, but I've dropped into a couple of 10th schools when traveling or looking for a new place. They are outwardly welcoming but I definitly got the feeling that everyone had something to prove to the Gracie guy (me  ) That could be typical "see what the new guys got" or something else. I tend to appreciate the more traditional Martial Arts approach that Gracie has, tradition has a place. I dont intend to start going to a 10th Planet affiliated gym full time. I (and my kids once they're of age) will stick with Gracie or one of the more traditional Brazilian schools. |