Jiu Jitsu Belts Requirements

Jiu Jitsu belts are very important in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to help determine fighters progress in the sport. The Jiu Jitsu belts are given out as awards to students for their achievements and as a means of goal setting. You may ask if there is a specific move or set of moves you must learn to do to get your higher belt, well the answer is no. What it takes to get your higher belt is a mystery that only your instructor will know when you are ready and be the final judge of that. In Bjj, getting belts is an honor given to you by your instructor and in no way will anyone ask the instructor when he/she will get their new belt out of respect. If one were to do so, it would show severe disrespect to Jiu Jitsu and especially your instructor. In parts of Brazil you would get slapped by your instructor or beaten up by other students for asking.

Everyone starts out as a white belt working towards getting the next belt higher which is the blue belt. Although, there is no set rules on what it takes to get your blue belt there is some idea people may have. Generally, to graduate as a white belt and go on to your blue belt you must understand the basic techniques necessary. It is like building a foundation in anything. Without a foundation a building will fall, so once your instructor decides you have the basics down then he will promote you. Some basic moves are escapes like hip escape, mount escape, side mount escape, etc. However, once you get your blue belt you are no longer working on your basics and more of developing your own game. At this point your instructor may teach you certain tricks, yet you may decide to do them another way. This is because you will be developing your own game. Working towards your higher Jiu Jitsu belts all the way to your black belt will take years of training but will be well worth it. The Jiu Jitsu belts requirements for every school or association is pretty similar though, which is why people are around the same level in competition.

By: Shakib Nassiri.

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