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1 year into BJJ. I'm not anti-tradition per se. I generally agree with most of your rankings but two traditions should be C tier IMO:
1: Bowing. The only time bowing is a bad tradition is when the coach doesn't bow himself or when you're told how deep to bow. Bowing upon entering/leaving the mats shows respect to the Gym's values and to BJJ: e.g. Most gyms expect you to go rather easy when rolling (unless people agree to roll harder); that's what you're paying respect to when bowing. It's a tradition in every gym I've trained in (though I haven't been to many)
2: Whipping: Just a funny thing to do when someone's promoted. Our gym whips people in the Gi so a hard whip doesn't hurt anyway and everyone smiles. It also seems like a tradition to keep the promoted one humble; something like a "don't get too cocky now" thing. I'm looking forward to the whips when I'll be promoted. But I get why an owner wouldn't wanna do it, hence why I'd put it in C tier.
Additionaly, how traditional a gym should be depends on how committed the students are. If they're mostly there just as a casual hobby, then traditions are pretty unnecessary.
