While there are many different promotion rituals perhaps the most famous is the gauntlet. Even though the art itself is brazilian the gauntlet originated in USA with Chris Haueter – and is to this day the biggest regret of Alliance master Fabio Gurgel:
Fabio Gurgel: ‘The Gauntlet Was My Biggest Mistake as an Instructor’
Still the gauntlet is not the oddest not by far?!
There’s the instructor that will slam you so hard you will bounce off:
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There’s the one that will choke you out:
There’s the crawling dog gauntlet
There’s also a monstrosity called Circle of Death:
Felipe Costa On Why He Brought Back The Gauntlet Tradition in His Academy
