Garry Tonon has been less than subtle when it comes to his feelings regarding the stale IBJJF rules – especially so when it comes to nogi.

Interestingly back in 2015 he was quoted saying IBJJF rules make you sharper in different ways. Back then he told flograppling:

 My kneebars have gotten a lot better since I started working with the IBJJF ruleset this last month or two, so it’s not a terrible thing for my game for me to work on these things. It just makes you sharper in different ways.

It affects my strategy a lot. It changes a few positions and a few ways you go into attack the legs. It just takes practice and some getting used to do. I haven’t been doing very many heelhooks at all the last two months. I’ve just been adapting to the ruleset and I’ve definitely had an adequate amount of time to prepare.

As far as feeling one way or another about the rules, I always struggle with it more so than submission only just because it makes it a little tougher sometimes to open up or do the things that I want to do… But it’s OK, I’ve also improved my guard passing since working with IBJJF rules. So it’s improved things in my game that I wouldn’t have worked on as much as I have.

He’s not too thrilled with the ADCC rules either:

Garry Tonon Blasts ADCC Rules: ‘Competitors Just Look To Not Lose’

However he hasn’t really been proactive until this point. His idea is currently to gather a collection of black belts who will go to an IBJJF nogi comp and get group dqed for reaping.

One notable recruit? Ethan Crelinsten ADCC veteran! In addition to Ethan – Ottavia Bourdain also affirmed she would be down for this plan while Tom DeBlass simply reacted commenting on instagram “You sick f*ck”

Jeff Glover also confirmed he would be down with this plan:

The idea for the protest most likely comes from the man who did it at IBJJF NoGi Worlds: