Yes! There is a belt ranking system. For adults its: white, blue, purple, brown, and black. For kids its: white, grey, yellow, orange, green then, blue, purple, brown, and black. A kid is only eligible for blue and up at the age of 16. Also depending on who your instructor is there are 4 optional stripe promotions per belt
Because jiu jitsu is as complex of a martial art as you can get, it generally takes around a decade to get to black belt. Whereas karate hands out black belts in a fairly quick amount of time in comparison. I'd also like to note a huge difference between jiu jitsu and karate is that in jiu jitsu a minor is not eligible to receive a black belt, however, karate has a knack for sending kids out and about with one on a regular basis. I believe maturity is of major importance in deciding to hand someone a black belt given the symbolism. With that said Tae Kwon Doe and other striking martial arts should make some changes.
Here are some rank promotions in my jiu jitsu journey...
I didn't know there were so many different color belts you could achieve. Congrats on achieving your purple belt!
ReplyDeleteYeah, martial arts does encourage a bright and colorful aspect to daily living. I am enjoying the color purple so much more now. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThats awesome, I know it takes a lot of hard work to get there. I believe my friend is a brown belt.
ReplyDeleteSo it's a lot like karate in the belt system?
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