TJ Brodeur: BJJ Purple Belt
Please join me in congratulating TJ Brodeur on a fantastic purple belt demonstration. As you will see, the bar is high. Filmed by the keen eye of Steven Burke, this is bound to be a classic. Bravo!
Posted by Roy Dean on 12/15 at 12:07 PM
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Congratulations TJ :p you’re the man
Tj,
Amazing display of technical jits, athleticism, & heart. Your dedication has paid off and we are all lucky to train with you.
Congrats bro!
TJ, Jimmy set the bar high with his purple belt test…you’ve matched it! You’ve proved again and again why you’re a leader at the academy. Your technique, heart and generosity are always on display. Thanks for the inspiration.
TJ, you’re an inspiration man. Well done, and well deserved.
Insanely brilliant, TJ. Very well done!
Well deserved!
Huge congratulations to TJ !!
Great work TJ! You have such a solid game. I’m going to keep watching this video over and over until something sinks in.
That was some of the smoothest rolling I’ve ever seen. Congrats TJ!
Congrats TJ.
Fantastic!
Great work. It is evident that you put you heart and soul into this test. You are an inspiration to me and many others.
Awesome job on your demo TJ,
On a different note! In BJJ timing is often the key element, as expertly demonstrated by Jimmy between 5.35 - 5.39, - way to throw some shapes in time to the music.
Study on this!
Very nice and crisp technique, congratulations to the new purple belt. Interesting to see how tests go at your academy, as far as I can see there’s a technical demonstration and a sparring-requirement. Do they weigh in equally and did he have to participate in competition too? I know this is a requirement in some BJJ-clubs and sometimes it’s considered even more important than the test itself or formal testing is even omitted if competition-results are good. Since this was a compilation: just how many opponents did he have to fight? I’m presuming each fight must end with a submission but against the brown belt and yourself (I am addressing myself to mr. Dean here) he couldn’t have possibly hoped to win unless you cut him some slack, especially after having to go through everyone else. I guess it’s more about heart and endurance than anything else. Still it’s a great way to test how somebody will do under stress and how much of the technique has become instinctive. Ground fighting isn’t easy and definitely something I need to work on although we do train a lot on how to avoid going to the ground in the first place seeing our main concern is self-defense. Luckily one doesn’t need to be proficient in BJJ to survive the ground (knowing some basic escapes and going for vital targets is often enough) but I like submissions and as I’m training to become a complete martial-artist I’m trying to at least grasp the basics, hopefully I’ll get the chance to delve a little deeper later on. If Dan Inosanto can get his black belt in BJJ (Machado style) while in his seventies then surely there is hope for little old me. So little time, so many interesting arts to study.
Interesting video,
Zara
TJ, great job, congratulations and thanks for your help in class.
Smooth… Awesome and inspiring. Thanks for all your help at the academy too!
Outstanding !
TJ, Congrats! It was a privilege to witness your awesome purple belt testing. Thanks for all you do to inspire us at RDA!
Fred