Joel Tudor and Kelly Slater have two big things in common, they’re known for surfing and for BJJ. The difference is that Tudor is a BJJ black belt, while Slater, who hasn’t put as much time into the sport is a blue belt.<\/p>\n
Well, according to Tudor, he’s actually not a blue belt and shouldn’t be wearing one. A recent Instagram post showing Slater wearing a blue belt sparked a little bit of anger from Tudor.<\/p>\n
He commented on the post:<\/p>\n
joeljitsuSuper: lame of @kellyslater to wear a blue belt when he has never been given one @pmtenore<\/em><\/p>\n Of course, it’s frowned upon to wear a belt that you haven’t truly earned, especially when others have poured a lot of time and suffering into earning theirs. However, another comment was quick to respond and say that Slater actually did earn his blue belt, the night before.<\/p>\n pmtenore@joeljitsu: what do you mean || he got one at aoj last night grumpy smurf —><\/em><\/p>\n So, story over right? Well, not so fast. Tudor again commented, insisting that wasn’t the case, saying that he’s seen Slater wearing the blue belt in older pictures.<\/p>\n joeljitsu@pmtenore: crock of shit – the guy has been wearing a blue belt for years in pics and always made excuses when I would call him on it! If he wants his belt , tell him to go sign up and put in the work like everybody else who starts at white and goes through hell to graduate to blue – anybody on here talking shit to me more than likely doesn’t train and has zero clue about Jiu Jitsu<\/em><\/p>\n Other commenters joined in the conversation and seemed to be on Slater’s side:<\/p>\n kenshiles@joeljitsu: why are you always such an arrogant prick? let @kellyslater live and enjoy his accomplishment and stop hating on things you don’t have all the facts for.<\/em><\/p>\n radhollywood: Lost respect for joeljitsu<\/em><\/p>\n fabi_webdev: Mendes bros would let him train there with a fake belt? I don’t think so. Maybe he earned it at last.<\/em><\/p>\n When asked for comment, our own BJ Penn backed Slater’s status as a Blue Belt. Penn also added, “If he took it serious he’d be a black belt in no time.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n