Marcelo Garcia suspends Dillon Danis from his gym

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Marcelo Garcia suspends Dillon Danis from his gym

One of the most decorated jiu-jitsu champions in the history of the sport temporarily separated himself from two of his star pupils on Thursday. Marcelo Garcia, a five-time world jiu-jitsu champion and famed coach, announced via a YouTube video on his personal channel that he’s parted ways, for now, with his own black belt students Dillon Danis and Mansher Khera.

“I don't kick people out. I really don't want to do that,” Garcia said in the video. “I told them to take some time off, figure [it] out. One day if they have a better thought, they come here and I'll be here and we'll talk.”

 

[Robbie Hart]

I believe rhinoceros @Rhino mentioned this in another thread and how difficult and serious a decision this is on his part.

 

[Atto]

I believe rhinoceros @Rhino mentioned this in another thread and how difficult and serious a decision this is on his part.

Yeah very heart breaking..

 

[Nemo?]

 

[ECC170]

Cue the Sera meme @Priziesthorse

 

[kneeblock]

Weird circumstance. Dillon better do awesome in Bellator or he's on his way to being a BJJ cautionary tale.

 

[Mix6APlix]

I, for one, can't wait to see Dillon get startched.

 

[ender852]

what did he do to get kicked out (or temporatily suspended )????

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

what did he do to get kicked out (or temporatily suspended )????

He became the bjj edition of Conor but without actually winning on the biggest stages.

So basically he's just acting like a cunt which is pretty much the antithesis of everything Marcelo is about.

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

The bigger story is that Khera was also given the same "time out" from Garcia because IIRC he actually went from white to black under Marcelo and may have been the first person to do that. Danis is big because he's more well known but Khera is the more surprising situation.

 

[Robbie Hart]

The bigger story is that Khera was also given the same "time out" from Garcia because IIRC he actually went from white to black under Marcelo and may have been the first person to do that.

Please elaborate....this is a problem why?

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

Please elaborate....this is a problem why?

There's seriously not a more respectable person in the BJJ community than Marcelo. He's always been incredible as a competitor and extremely respectful as a person.

I know only a handful of people here train, so I'll explain the significance of this.... BJJ way more so than MMA is about loyalty, back in the 90's and early 2000's it was really hardcore with how loyal you were to your lineage. Back in those days there wasn't many American BJJ practitioners, so the Brazilians came and held everyone to that same (almost cult like) standard of loyalty they showed. Those were the good old days of gym storms and team rivalries, and unlike today, no one ever trained with anyone other than their teammates. As a practitioner, you were loyal to your coach, team, and lineage.

Marcelo came up in that environment, and has always been loyal to his team. He holds his guys to that same standard.... So when a coach, the guy who gave you a black belt says that he wants you to either leave the team, or in this case figure out what it is you want and are trying to do (while taking a forced sabbatical), that is a big thing. That means he's ready to kick them out and cut off all association.

Dillion Danis especially has started to gain a reputation of being overly confident (he hasn't won any major BJJ world championships, and has yet to fight in MMA but acts like he's the world's best).... His ego has gotten the best of him and apparently Marcelo doesn't feel like he represents him, his philosophy, or his team at this moment.

Anyway, that's my insight, and I haven't gotten the full story, but from what I've been told by one of Marcelo's students, he isn't thrilled with the.... Conor attitude.... That his black belts have been showing