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shamster · 05-20-2005, 02:01 PM

Unfortunately, it happens as any style grows in numbers. It was bound to happen with bjj.

As far as some of the Gracies though...it's not fair to say they were promoted from blue to black belt in "only" two years. They have been training all their lives in bjj. However, in bjj, one cannot receive a blue belt until at least the age of 16. So a 15 year old training since early childhood could be as good as some purple or brown belts, but due to the rules, he's not getting his blue for another year. Then he has to wait till he is 18 to get his black.

Also, it's going to happen once in a while where a higher belt will tap out to a lower ranked bjj'er. For one thing, everyone has a bad day and mistakes happen.

05-20-2005, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
shamster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 152	Unfortunately, it happens as any style grows in numbers. It was bound to happen with bjj. As far as some of the Gracies though...it's not fair to say they were promoted from blue to black belt in "only" two years. They have been training all their lives in bjj. However, in bjj, one cannot receive a blue belt until at least the age of 16. So a 15 year old training since early childhood could be as good as some purple or brown belts, but due to the rules, he's not getting his blue for another year. Then he has to wait till he is 18 to get his black. Also, it's going to happen once in a while where a higher belt will tap out to a lower ranked bjj'er. For one thing, everyone has a bad day and mistakes happen.