The Ultimate in Martial Arts

BiGGinZ · 11-14-2006, 05:27 AM

Hey everybody I was wondering what makes it that the schools you go to can hand out belts and they are credited? Like that when you get a black belt it's not just given with no backing.

Selan12 · 11-21-2006, 10:05 PM

uhh? If I think I know what you're talking about then tests and just your instructor watching over you seeing how well you know and perform your techniques.

**Garland** · 11-21-2006, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BiGGinZ

Hey everybody I was wondering what makes it that the schools you go to can hand out belts and they are credited? Like that when you get a black belt it's not just given with no backing.

Probably some sort of written certification.

chillaplata · 11-21-2006, 11:27 PM

I think you want to be very comfortable with the credentials and promotion standards of your instructors before you spend a lot of time training with them. In the case of BJJ, for example, you would want to know what your instructor's competition background is and who his instructor is. If your instructor has trained under a well-known Gracie, Machado or other top black belt and has a strong record in MMA or submission grappling competition, you can be pretty confident that you will be receiving first-rate instruction and you will not be promoted unless you deserve it. If your instructor does not have such a background, he may still be a very good instructor and knowledgeable practitioner, but you should probably ask some more questions about his qualifications.

Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous instructors in every style -- even the rare instructor in styles like BJJ that are generally very intolerant of poseurs and very conservative with respect to rank -- who will award rank to students more willing to pay than to train. The forums on this site and on www.bullshido.com are good places to ask questions if you have any doubts about an instructor's bona fides.

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Selan12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	uhh? If I think I know what you're talking about then tests and just your instructor watching over you seeing how well you know and perform your techniques.

11-21-2006, 11:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
chillaplata Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 213 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think you want to be very comfortable with the credentials and promotion standards of your instructors before you spend a lot of time training with them. In the case of BJJ, for example, you would want to know what your instructor's competition background is and who his instructor is. If your instructor has trained under a well-known Gracie, Machado or other top black belt and has a strong record in MMA or submission grappling competition, you can be pretty confident that you will be receiving first-rate instruction and you will not be promoted unless you deserve it. If your instructor does not have such a background, he may still be a very good instructor and knowledgeable practitioner, but you should probably ask some more questions about his qualifications. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous instructors in every style -- even the rare instructor in styles like BJJ that are generally very intolerant of poseurs and very conservative with respect to rank -- who will award rank to students more willing to pay than to train. The forums on this site and on www.bullshido.com are good places to ask questions if you have any doubts about an instructor's bona fides.

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