What belt rank are you?

SweepEm · 09-16-2003, 01:52 AM

I'm curious what type of martial artists we have here on the forum and what ranks.

I train with Jiu Jitsu black belt Rey Diogo, the Carlson Gracie team in Los Angeles.

www.reydiogo.com

I've trained Kung Fu, boxing, a little Judo and Muay Thai. I'm only training in BJJ and am a purple belt.

JaredExtreme · 09-16-2003, 02:02 AM

I don't consider my McDojo Brown Belt as an actual accomplishment hehe.

aseepish · 09-16-2003, 05:07 AM

Purple in American Kenpo (last class was in 1997)
Yellow in Choi Kwang Do (last class was also in 1997)
Rankless in Aikido, Hapkido, BJJ, Wing Chun, MT, Silat/FMA, JKDC, and a multitude of others.

cbk · 09-16-2003, 09:16 AM

2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate
but also have some training in Kickboxing, BJJ and Kali but no rank's in thoses martial arts

sk12879 · 09-16-2003, 09:18 AM

Yellow in TKD (don't say a thing....it's exercise when there's no other standup MA around me....and I could care less about my belt anyway)
White in BJJ. I train under Colin and Kyle Cannon (Carlson Gracie purple belts)

fullcircle · 09-16-2003, 10:18 AM

2nd Degree in WTF (long story, only thing available where I was), 1st Degree in ITF, 1st Degree in Kyokushin, various colors in Aikido, Judo, Goju Ryu, now training in BJJ and Bushido

Lizard · 09-16-2003, 10:20 AM

Since I don't wear a belt I'm afraid I can't answer your question.

When it comes to fighting I suppose I am a black belt in my way of fighting. To be a black belt is easy, you just have to be me and fight like me. I'm afraid I no longer agree with the idea of one person trying to fight in the exact same style as another.

fullcircle · 09-16-2003, 10:22 AM

good answer, I have belts, but don't think they mean a whole hell of a lot.

Szczepankiewicz · 09-16-2003, 10:58 AM

I guess you could say that:

I'm a part time white belt under Kukuk BJJ (but he doesn't give out belts or ranks of any kind).

I am a part time white belt in Kodokan Judo

I am a brown belt in Kantan Kyo Jujutsu currently training for black.

The only time I wear a belt is to keep the gi closed. And the only time I wear a gi is in Judo.

But I always wear my Dogs of War Rash Guard baby!!!!

platinum_angel · 09-16-2003, 01:25 PM

white belt - bjj

Strider · 09-16-2003, 02:12 PM

Brown = Judo
BJJ = no belt

Belts don't mean a whole lot. You can get a belt just by going to a dojo for many years and be shitty as hell and get one. Like some old farts that i know. Or you can go to a MA store and buy one. Like the famous Miyagi said "Black belt from JC Penny 7.99" lol...payce y'all

highgrindr · 09-16-2003, 02:13 PM

blue in american kenpo, and i also incorporate dim-mak with kenpo..... does it bother you guys as it does me that a lot of blacks belts in schools cant even fight?

Strider · 09-16-2003, 02:17 PM

hell yes. They come to you acting like they know crap. Which they probably do, but cannot execute in a tournament atmosphere. Or even while were sparring I got a black belt getting thrown, losing his balance and submitting way to easily. Itz just so pathetic. I just wanna take their belt, and biatch slap them wit my brown.lol

fullcircle · 09-16-2003, 02:31 PM

yup, I was winning tournaments in the black belt division as a green belt, that and I could beat just about every bb in my class at the time, that's when I started realizing that the belt didn't mean a whole hell of a lot. Dedication mostly.

Great Sage · 09-16-2003, 02:57 PM

I hear ya fullcircle... I did the same at my gym.

The only belts I wear are for keeping my pants up. I know I’ve said that I would like a Black Belt in BJJ, but that seems unlikely now... Now, I don’t think it really matters to me. I don’t learn martial arts for belts. Rather, I take what works for me and move on. I train in my Under Armor and Hunter Vale Tudo shorts with NHB gloves.

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purple belt	5	12.50%
brown belt	6	15.00%
black belt	13	32.50%
I don\\\\\\\'t train right now	0	0%
I\\\\\\\'m planning on training	1	2.50%
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09-16-2003, 01:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
SweepEm Master Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,846	What belt rank are you? I'm curious what type of martial artists we have here on the forum and what ranks. I train with Jiu Jitsu black belt Rey Diogo, the Carlson Gracie team in Los Angeles. www.reydiogo.com I've trained Kung Fu, boxing, a little Judo and Muay Thai. I'm only training in BJJ and am a purple belt. Last edited by SweepEm; 09-16-2003 at 01:59 AM.

09-16-2003, 02:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
JaredExtreme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,115	I don't consider my McDojo Brown Belt as an actual accomplishment hehe. __________________ "I don't fight in the street, there's no mats out there." - JaredExtreme

09-16-2003, 05:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
aseepish Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,628	Purple in American Kenpo (last class was in 1997) Yellow in Choi Kwang Do (last class was also in 1997) Rankless in Aikido, Hapkido, BJJ, Wing Chun, MT, Silat/FMA, JKDC, and a multitude of others. __________________ "It was about that time I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses." -Cortázar

09-16-2003, 09:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
sk12879 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 114	Yellow in TKD (don't say a thing....it's exercise when there's no other standup MA around me....and I could care less about my belt anyway) White in BJJ. I train under Colin and Kyle Cannon (Carlson Gracie purple belts) __________________ Scott Louisville, KY

09-16-2003, 09:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
cbk Novice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 5	2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate but also have some training in Kickboxing, BJJ and Kali but no rank's in thoses martial arts

09-16-2003, 10:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
fullcircle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 178	2nd Degree in WTF (long story, only thing available where I was), 1st Degree in ITF, 1st Degree in Kyokushin, various colors in Aikido, Judo, Goju Ryu, now training in BJJ and Bushido

09-16-2003, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lizard Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 985	Since I don't wear a belt I'm afraid I can't answer your question. When it comes to fighting I suppose I am a black belt in my way of fighting. To be a black belt is easy, you just have to be me and fight like me. I'm afraid I no longer agree with the idea of one person trying to fight in the exact same style as another. __________________ Enemies Strengthen, Allies weaken.

09-16-2003, 10:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
fullcircle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 178	good answer, I have belts, but don't think they mean a whole hell of a lot.

09-16-2003, 10:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109	I guess you could say that: I'm a part time white belt under Kukuk BJJ (but he doesn't give out belts or ranks of any kind). I am a part time white belt in Kodokan Judo I am a brown belt in Kantan Kyo Jujutsu currently training for black. The only time I wear a belt is to keep the gi closed. And the only time I wear a gi is in Judo. But I always wear my Dogs of War Rash Guard baby!!!!

09-16-2003, 01:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
platinum_angel Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: heaven and hell Posts: 714	white belt - bjj __________________ In order to experience true peace you must first overcome true hardship. remember the wind, for it flows through all of us. I like smeg-ma chips. for all those who i offend............i don't give a shit

09-16-2003, 02:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Strider Novice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 39	Brown = Judo BJJ = no belt Belts don't mean a whole lot. You can get a belt just by going to a dojo for many years and be shitty as hell and get one. Like some old farts that i know. Or you can go to a MA store and buy one. Like the famous Miyagi said "Black belt from JC Penny 7.99" lol...payce y'all __________________ If you can't handle the heat. Stay out of the kitchen.

09-16-2003, 02:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
highgrindr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: toledo, ohio Posts: 15	blue in american kenpo, and i also incorporate dim-mak with kenpo..... does it bother you guys as it does me that a lot of blacks belts in schools cant even fight?

09-16-2003, 02:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Strider Novice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 39	hell yes. They come to you acting like they know crap. Which they probably do, but cannot execute in a tournament atmosphere. Or even while were sparring I got a black belt getting thrown, losing his balance and submitting way to easily. Itz just so pathetic. I just wanna take their belt, and biatch slap them wit my brown.lol __________________ If you can't handle the heat. Stay out of the kitchen.

09-16-2003, 02:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
fullcircle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 178	yup, I was winning tournaments in the black belt division as a green belt, that and I could beat just about every bb in my class at the time, that's when I started realizing that the belt didn't mean a whole hell of a lot. Dedication mostly.

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09-16-2003, 02:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
Great Sage Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Nowhere, USA... Posts: 510	I hear ya fullcircle... I did the same at my gym. The only belts I wear are for keeping my pants up. I know I’ve said that I would like a Black Belt in BJJ, but that seems unlikely now... Now, I don’t think it really matters to me. I don’t learn martial arts for belts. Rather, I take what works for me and move on. I train in my Under Armor and Hunter Vale Tudo shorts with NHB gloves. __________________ The sage experiences without abstraction, And accomplishes without action; He accepts the ebb and flow of things, Nurtures them, but does not own them, And lives, but does not dwell.