Black belt in BJJ????

freefaller21 · 07-03-2003, 05:05 PM

Ok I just started taking BJJ and my instructor is a brown belt. I thuoght you had to be a black belt to teach martial arts. Why does it take so long to get a black belt?

blade_cs · 07-03-2003, 05:23 PM

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Originally posted by freefaller21
Ok I just started taking BJJ and my instructor is a brown belt. I thuoght you had to be a black belt to teach martial arts. Why does it take so long to get a black belt?

Well maybe the belt system in BJJ is different from most other martial arts?

Maybe a BJJ brown belt is equivilent to a....oh..... I dunno... say a 2nd degree black belt in another art.

Tom Yum · 07-03-2003, 06:01 PM

Martial art rankings for reputable schools/styles takes a lot of work and time. In BJJ and other reputable MAs you will earn your belt; in other styles you simply pay for it.

If you are an MA prodigy and win MMA tournaments left and right, you might earn a BB in BJJ in 4 years. Through regular instruction and grappling 2-3x per week, maybe 8-10 years.

**Thai Bri** · 07-03-2003, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by freefaller21
Ok I just started taking BJJ and my instructor is a brown belt. I thuoght you had to be a black belt to teach martial arts. Why does it take so long to get a black belt?

It doesn't take that long at all, in a crap art. In a good art, it takes time to get that good. Just be the best that you can be and, eventually, you will get there if you stick at it.

MrPoopy · 07-03-2003, 07:03 PM

I would say a blue belt in BJJ is like a black belt in other crap kwon do arts. Except a black belt in crap kwon do would still get his ass kicked by a blue belt bjj guy.

If you're learning from a brown belt, and you're not overpaying, consider yourself lucky.

freefaller21 · 07-03-2003, 11:34 PM

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Originally posted by MrPoopy
I would say a blue belt in BJJ is like a black belt in other crap kwon do arts. Except a black belt in crap kwon do would still get his ass kicked by a blue belt bjj guy.

If you're learning from a brown belt, and you're not overpaying, consider yourself lucky.

Yeah I'm taking BJJ and JKD and I'm only paying $55 a month, I think its a great price. Some other places I looked into wanted to charge me out the ass. It seems like a really good school too, great atmosphere, great instuctors.

MrPoopy · 07-04-2003, 12:46 AM

Who is your BJJ instructor affiliated with or who did he get his brown belt under?

freefaller21 · 07-04-2003, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by MrPoopy
Who is your BJJ instructor affiliated with or who did he get his brown belt under?

Im not quite sure, next time I'm in I'll ask him.

freefaller21 · 07-04-2003, 10:57 AM

OK, my instructor got his brown belt under Professor Sylvio Behring, he has also trained with Rickson and Renzo Gracie.

falcon3624 · 07-04-2003, 12:24 PM

I would say a blue belt in BJJ could definately dismantle black belts from just about any other art. It does take a very long time in BJJ to get a black belt (most places around 10yrs.). My teacher has been doing BJJ most of his life and he has a 2nd black he recieved while living in Brazil and then trained with Rickson when he came to the states and he currently has a purple belt with their school.

BJJ_White_Boy · 07-04-2003, 04:42 PM

My main instructor is a blue belt in BJJ, but his instructor and my part-time instructor is Carlos Rollyson, 5th degree black belt and fast as ****. But my instructor my only be a blue belt, he's a black belt in other MA's.

GRACIEAUSTIN · 07-06-2003, 07:32 PM

I started fighting Balck Belts as a Blue Belt. I am currently a Purple Belt & have over 75 students that are purple belts & below. I think if you can learn more from some one than anywhere else & you like the training go for it. A good blue belt should be able to beat any Tae Kwon Do 1 stripe Black Belt, same with Judo Black Belts & many others.

sk12879 · 07-06-2003, 11:20 PM

My BJJ instructor is only a purple belt...trains under Carlson Gracie.

JaredExtreme · 07-07-2003, 12:01 AM

GRACIEAUSTIN, you mean you actually found some TKD BB that would fight? What exactly happened?

BlackMaskX · 07-07-2003, 12:35 AM

Sorry to change the subject, but where in Austin are you, GRACIEAUSTIN? I'm going to UT next year, and I want to continue BJJ. Are you near UT, or do you know someone who is?

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freefaller21 Novice Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 20 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Black belt in BJJ???? Ok I just started taking BJJ and my instructor is a brown belt. I thuoght you had to be a black belt to teach martial arts. Why does it take so long to get a black belt?

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Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,307 Groans: 1 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts	Martial art rankings for reputable schools/styles takes a lot of work and time. In BJJ and other reputable MAs you will earn your belt; in other styles you simply pay for it. If you are an MA prodigy and win MMA tournaments left and right, you might earn a BB in BJJ in 4 years. Through regular instruction and grappling 2-3x per week, maybe 8-10 years. __________________ Love it, leave it or fix it. Last edited by Tom Yum; 07-03-2003 at 06:27 PM.

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MrPoopy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ks Posts: 782 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would say a blue belt in BJJ is like a black belt in other crap kwon do arts. Except a black belt in crap kwon do would still get his ass kicked by a blue belt bjj guy. If you're learning from a brown belt, and you're not overpaying, consider yourself lucky. __________________ MrPoopy

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MrPoopy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ks Posts: 782 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Who is your BJJ instructor affiliated with or who did he get his brown belt under? __________________ MrPoopy

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BJJ_White_Boy Novice Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 15 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	My main instructor is a blue belt in BJJ, but his instructor and my part-time instructor is Carlos Rollyson, 5th degree black belt and fast as ****. But my instructor my only be a blue belt, he's a black belt in other MA's. __________________ The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. Once you hit the ground you're in my world. The ground is like an ocean and I'm like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim.

07-04-2003, 10:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
freefaller21 Novice Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 20 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK, my instructor got his brown belt under Professor Sylvio Behring, he has also trained with Rickson and Renzo Gracie.

07-04-2003, 12:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
falcon3624 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 946 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would say a blue belt in BJJ could definately dismantle black belts from just about any other art. It does take a very long time in BJJ to get a black belt (most places around 10yrs.). My teacher has been doing BJJ most of his life and he has a 2nd black he recieved while living in Brazil and then trained with Rickson when he came to the states and he currently has a purple belt with their school.

07-06-2003, 07:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
GRACIEAUSTIN Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Austin Posts: 211 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I started fighting Balck Belts as a Blue Belt. I am currently a Purple Belt & have over 75 students that are purple belts & below. I think if you can learn more from some one than anywhere else & you like the training go for it. A good blue belt should be able to beat any Tae Kwon Do 1 stripe Black Belt, same with Judo Black Belts & many others. __________________ WWW.GRACIEAUSTIN.COM

07-06-2003, 11:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
sk12879 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 114 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	My BJJ instructor is only a purple belt...trains under Carlson Gracie. __________________ Scott Louisville, KY

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JaredExtreme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,115 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	GRACIEAUSTIN, you mean you actually found some TKD BB that would fight? What exactly happened? __________________ "I don't fight in the street, there's no mats out there." - JaredExtreme

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BlackMaskX Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NW Houston, TX Posts: 64 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	GRACIEAUSTIN . . . where are you? Sorry to change the subject, but where in Austin are you, GRACIEAUSTIN? I'm going to UT next year, and I want to continue BJJ. Are you near UT, or do you know someone who is?

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