In addition to singing Gordon Ryan ahead of his IBJJF GI debut, Hypnotik has unveiled a program whereby they reward you for wearing their brand and making the podium.
It's about as direct a form of compensation for actually doing something in JiuJitsu as lower tier guys should expect. Guys in JiuJitsu walk around with their hand out, wanting to be sponsored for being good in JiuJitsu and/or training semi full-time. In what other sport a couple years in do you expect people to fund your training? There are Olympic level athletes in various sports that are barely getting by. I don't fault anyone for having their hand out, but there are also plenty of guys in JiuJitsu complaining about compensation then signing up for the same organization that has only recently started paying athletes at their Pro events (IBJJF *cough cough*) and even then it was only after high profile guys were leaving to fight MMA and join other organizations, guys like Buchecha were skipping the Pans to do the Abu Dhabi Pro et cetera. What do you actually do for the brand? You post some pics of you in a rash guard? Tag the brand in an IG post (something you would be doing whether you were repping their brand or not? Sponsorship like most things in life is a two way street. At any rate, I'm impressed Hypnotik has put together this direct a form of compensation as they have, it makes it very clear their end of the bargain and yours and it's as egalitarian as it could possibly be. Just do it, regardless and this is in black and white how you will be compensated.
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