tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post2110447625329455030..comments2023-11-16T08:24:58.533+00:00Comments on slideyfoot.com | bjj resources: Roger Gracie Seminarslideyfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-88142883094135063532011-04-01T13:53:19.052+01:002011-04-01T13:53:19.052+01:00@fenix: Cheers fenix! Katie from Skirt on the Mat ...<b>@fenix:</b> Cheers fenix! Katie from Skirt on the Mat got promoted <a href="http://skirtonthemat.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/purple-belt-say-what/" rel="nofollow">recently</a> too, which is cool. :)slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-91313520069652830412011-04-01T13:49:15.262+01:002011-04-01T13:49:15.262+01:00I know I'm late, but hey.... CONGRATULATIONS!!...I know I'm late, but hey.... CONGRATULATIONS!!!<br /><br />Loved your write-up, too.fenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422718635385568842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-47735295805853341162011-03-11T04:43:00.700+00:002011-03-11T04:43:00.700+00:00@Dolph: Thanks Dolph! You know me, I don't fee...<b>@Dolph:</b> Thanks Dolph! You know me, I don't feel comfortable shouting about things, it feels arrogant. Or indeed shouting: always try to avoid raising my voice. ;)slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-64673699066875957102011-03-11T03:20:10.472+00:002011-03-11T03:20:10.472+00:00Congratulations, Slidey! From white belt to purpl...Congratulations, Slidey! From white belt to purple belt in a little over four years is quite an accomplishment and something to be proud of. <br /><br />And, yeah, you did bury the lead! When you earn a purple belt it's okay to shout to the world "I got my purple belt!"Dolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204258107527184901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-25032058680800396312011-03-09T19:03:05.341+00:002011-03-09T19:03:05.341+00:00@Shark Girl: Thanks! I wish that I could memorise ...<b>@Shark Girl:</b> Thanks! I wish that I could memorise technique as successfully as those old Latin vocab tests. :)slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-65854509184472728822011-03-09T18:46:30.417+00:002011-03-09T18:46:30.417+00:00Wow! This is great news, reported humbly as always...Wow! This is great news, reported humbly as always. I almost missed it at the bottom of your post. Congratulations, or as we say in Latin, gratulationes!Shark Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614995646635993850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-33313688859396067632011-03-08T11:04:07.459+00:002011-03-08T11:04:07.459+00:00@dokomoy: Thanks! I had to Google it either way, b...<b>@dokomoy:</b> Thanks! I had to Google it either way, but yeah, I tend to try and avoid bigging myself up if I can at all avoid it. ;)slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-68129804454742105352011-03-08T05:18:51.076+00:002011-03-08T05:18:51.076+00:00Is "burying the lead" a phrase they use ...Is "burying the lead" a phrase they use in England? Congratulations.dokomoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130745752860429498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-73684240266091928712011-03-08T01:43:45.293+00:002011-03-08T01:43:45.293+00:00@Jodi: Thanks! Hopefully mentioning those seminars...<b>@Jodi:</b> Thanks! Hopefully mentioning those seminars will get a few more women along to the Helen Currie event, and more money to fight cancer.slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-55318465479708436262011-03-08T01:16:16.322+00:002011-03-08T01:16:16.322+00:00OMG! Congrats! I totally missed this post when it...OMG! Congrats! I totally missed this post when it came out. Also thanks for mentioning all the BJJ people out there that came together to raise money for a good cause. Purple looks good on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-30510358820048084412011-03-07T15:00:26.240+00:002011-03-07T15:00:26.240+00:00@leslie: Thanks! I miss seeing all those comments ...<b>@leslie:</b> Thanks! I miss seeing all those comments on your awesome blog, so I look forward to when you turn them back on again. :Dslideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-83259379935939487812011-03-07T14:55:52.392+00:002011-03-07T14:55:52.392+00:00Congrats, slidey!Congrats, slidey!lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603807319832815566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-75877754367439464122011-03-07T08:24:17.506+00:002011-03-07T08:24:17.506+00:00cookster_328: Cheers Graham! Will have to roll nex...<b>cookster_328:</b> Cheers Graham! Will have to roll <a href="http://www.slideyfoot.com/2010/03/02032010-bjj-advanced.html" rel="nofollow">next time</a>. Hope your training is going well down at Matt Benyon's place. Oh, and congrats on <a href="http://didntyoubringanybeer.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/happy-2011-and-introducing-the-new-bj/" rel="nofollow">becoming a father</a>! Well, unless that isn't your first one. But still. :)slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-18537710940170931732011-03-07T08:18:05.559+00:002011-03-07T08:18:05.559+00:00congrats slidey. Shame I didnt get to roll with yo...congrats slidey. Shame I didnt get to roll with you when I visited kevs and also a shame that i didnt end up spending as much time in aylesbury as I initially thought. You clearly have a very cerebral approach to the game and Im sure the belt is well deserved!cookster76https://www.blogger.com/profile/15923664045425469218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-627629797534659082011-03-07T07:56:02.331+00:002011-03-07T07:56:02.331+00:00@CalfOfWar: Thanks John! Shame you didn't get ...<b>@CalfOfWar:</b> Thanks John! Shame you didn't get to hear the audio on the grapple-a-thon: missed out on some awesome tunes! ;p<br /><br /><b>@willwayland:</b> Cheers! Think I'll leave the BJJ fashion statements to Meerkatsu, he carries them off a lot better than I could. ;)<br /><br /><b>@SavageKitsune:</b> Thanks! Looking forward to visiting all the bloggers out on the US some time, though that's just become slightly more scary with the new belt. Then again, won't be for a couple of years anyway. :)slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-33125482532484350332011-03-07T07:27:20.042+00:002011-03-07T07:27:20.042+00:00Awesome!!! Congratulations!!!!! :)Awesome!!! Congratulations!!!!! :)SavageKitsunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316123482167861940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-62402420609579905422011-03-07T07:13:21.975+00:002011-03-07T07:13:21.975+00:00Excellent Job, like Meerkatsu said time to go get ...Excellent Job, like Meerkatsu said time to go get that red/metalic silver/camo giPowering Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12251093290666461690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-85197747163881976032011-03-07T05:00:42.413+00:002011-03-07T05:00:42.413+00:00Congrats on the Purple, Hombre!Congrats on the Purple, Hombre!CalfOfWarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317689103262988589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-88253980647991245622011-03-07T01:13:13.759+00:002011-03-07T01:13:13.759+00:00@billy1979red: Thanks!
@Meerkatsu: Cheers - I'...<b>@billy1979red:</b> Thanks!<br /><br /><b>@Meerkatsu:</b> Cheers - I'm planning on getting a ripstop for my 30th birthday, if that counts? Plain white with minor embroidery on one sleeve, though. ;)<br /><br />The belts were all Grab & Pull, interestingly. Seem quite nice, though I know sod all about belts. Unlike a certain someone who wrote a long article about them a while ago, and was indeed name-checked when the topic came up today... ;pslideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-67447033343076324962011-03-07T01:03:13.253+00:002011-03-07T01:03:13.253+00:00Prediction: you will now wear loud coloured gis an...Prediction: you will now wear loud coloured gis and an expensively embroidered belt. Oh sorry, that's me.<br />Well done again. Proud of you!Meerkatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147715586194844173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-76251861524768964282011-03-06T20:53:49.474+00:002011-03-06T20:53:49.474+00:00Congratulations on the promotion dude.Congratulations on the promotion dude.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237036381856599235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-25585333956104324742011-03-06T19:02:45.997+00:002011-03-06T19:02:45.997+00:00Thanks! It was especially cool to get it at the sa...Thanks! It was especially cool to get it at the same time as people I've trained with a lot in the past, like Callum and Howard.slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-43683427170126237812011-03-06T18:58:08.333+00:002011-03-06T18:58:08.333+00:00Slidey it is well deserved!
I know you rarely tal...Slidey it is well deserved!<br /><br />I know you rarely talk about your own belt rank but as of late I wondered if you had been promoted to Purple belt due to your regularity of training (over the years).<br /><br />You contribute a lot to the BJJ community. I am glad you received it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com