Comments on: Announcing BJJMap.com http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/06/25/find-bjj-school/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling News and Podcast Sun, 20 May 2012 16:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Caleb http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/06/25/find-bjj-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Caleb Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:33:45 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=2802#comment-1270 @ninjamurf I'm actually writing a post on that now that will go live next week. Thanks buddy...! @ninjamurf I’m actually writing a post on that now that will go live next week. Thanks buddy…!

]]> By: ninjamurf http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/06/25/find-bjj-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 ninjamurf Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:28:42 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=2802#comment-1269 Um, okay, one major problem Caleb. Your BJJMap...doesn't actually have a map?!?!? This is more like a "yellow pages listing" of all the schools on there, which, in my oh so humble opinion, is not that effective. Especially when it's just tagged by state. Where is the google map? With all the push pins for the locations? If I want to find a place to train near San Diego, Ca. I have to click the "California" tag...and then look through the listings? Which aren't organized alphabetically? Or by zip code or anything? 10+ pages?! And if you don't know the area well (which is, I would assume, mostly the case for people traveling) then you don't know that San Clemente is actually closer than San Diego if you are staying in Oceanside. But if you had an actual map... Um, okay, one major problem Caleb. Your BJJMap…doesn’t actually have a map?!?!? This is more like a “yellow pages listing” of all the schools on there, which, in my oh so humble opinion, is not that effective. Especially when it’s just tagged by state. Where is the google map? With all the push pins for the locations? If I want to find a place to train near San Diego, Ca. I have to click the “California” tag…and then look through the listings? Which aren’t organized alphabetically? Or by zip code or anything? 10+ pages?! And if you don’t know the area well (which is, I would assume, mostly the case for people traveling) then you don’t know that San Clemente is actually closer than San Diego if you are staying in Oceanside. But if you had an actual map…

]]> By: ninjamurf http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/06/25/find-bjj-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 ninjamurf Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:17:13 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=2802#comment-1268 Well, I'm gonna go look at the map now, but I'm pretty certain my school is already on there. (And if it's NOT?!?!? Ooooooo Caleb, I'm gonna tell!) Well, I’m gonna go look at the map now, but I’m pretty certain my school is already on there. (And if it’s NOT?!?!? Ooooooo Caleb, I’m gonna tell!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/06/25/find-bjj-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Anonymous Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:42:06 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=2802#comment-1267 Love the idea and the site looks great. As far as review go, I would love to see a system of more detailed rating criteria and separate fields for instructor/instruction, facilities, training partners, intensity of training (every school has a different "feel"), and similar categories. Maybe a numerical ranking (x/10 or certain # of stars, etc) would be useful as long as it was accompanied by more detailed descriptions. Also, anonymity. I'd love to give an honest review of the academies where I have training and be honest about the problems/concerns (in a respectful way), but wouldn't necessarily want everyone being able to see that I had written them. Love the idea and the site looks great.

As far as review go, I would love to see a system of more detailed rating criteria and separate fields for instructor/instruction, facilities, training partners, intensity of training (every school has a different “feel”), and similar categories. Maybe a numerical ranking (x/10 or certain # of stars, etc) would be useful as long as it was accompanied by more detailed descriptions.

Also, anonymity. I’d love to give an honest review of the academies where I have training and be honest about the problems/concerns (in a respectful way), but wouldn’t necessarily want everyone being able to see that I had written them.

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