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You won't find anything conclusive. The use of the white bar is fairly rare and I'll explain that a bit farther down. Like all martial arts, there really isn't much standardization as to who uses what and when. That is, the IBJJF says, "use style x bb" while ATT says, "use styles x and y bb" ect... With that said, I'll give a basic breakdown of what they mean in associations that do use them all. 1. Black w/red bar and white border stripes: This is a black belt worn by the head instructor of an academy. Some academies even require an instructor training course to be completed. 2. Black w/red bar: Academy instructor black belt. This is a black belt that instructs/teaches, but is not the head instructor. 3. Black w/white bar: Black belt, non instructor. This is someone that has earned a black belt but does not choose to teach in any form. They are just students. This is a very rare rank for two reasons. - First because, in America, there are relatively few black belts in a single academy and most teach in one form or another. - Second is that not many associations use the white bar, contributing to its rarity. Another, very rare, rank to see is a navy blue belt. At the moment, the only person I know to wear this consistently is Royce Gracie. It is a throwback from the days when the only ranks were white, blue and navy blue. Other ranks you may see in BJJ: -Red/Black (7th and 8th degree master ranks) -Red/White (7th degree in IBJJF only) -Red: Grand master 9th degree

congratulations everyone!! Very well deserved

In Jiu-Jitsu, an inexpensive gi is gonna run you almost $100. So yes, I've paid much more than that for a gi.

I agree. This has alot of good elements in it and alot of poor elements in it. But it's difficult to review due to the poor pace. I would say it's a poor video, which makes it difficult to analyze the karate within.

I highly recommend you take a look at the kind available online at various martial arts vendors. Those will give you a good idea of how it can look. However, don't waste your money on those you find online...they are horrible and often require you to cut the belt to get them to fit flush. Here's a good page to get you started! http://www.centurymartialarts.com/Accessories/Belt_Displays.aspx

well deserved Heidi!! As a side note: Love the Camp Anawanna shirt. Great throwback!

Thank you for the kind words.

Technically you are correct. However the martial arts generally use them interchangeably. Most martial arts "chokes" are actually strangulations which cut off blood supply. They are more reliable and faster acting than those attacking the air supply.

Well before Hollywood, Funakoshi was putting karate into public schools. I'm not saying that Hollywood didn't play a part in it. Just that they aren't the only ones to blame.

In the original thread, the OP states that the child is now afraid to go back.

100% for sure, BJJ made my Karate better. Better understanding of angles, movement, and connection to the opponent.

almost 30 years of training...I've been kicked, punched and struck various times during testing and such. However, it was never done with malice or under the guise of punishment. I agree, this was abusive.

Any resolution on this yet? Have you taken any action?

Never met a choke I didn't like. The bread cutter is another personal favorite.

Only read this far - good advice. Get to Shodan, get another years experience at least before x training. More importantly, your advanced Karate training and Kata bunkai will teach you plenty of grappling, throws, arm locks etc. If your club doesn't explore this side of things then find a club that uses the FULL range of Karate techniques as it's all in Karate - you just have to see it. Watch 30 Black belts see a BJJ demo and match the techniques to our Kata for example... I disagree. I trained Chuan Fa to 3rd degree, Shotokan to 2nd degree, and Aiki JuJitsu to 1st degree. So, as someone who been there and done that, I can say I feel I wasted a lot of time. I'm not suggesting that training other arts is a waste, just that there's no way you will confuse the two arts and they compliment each other very well. The sooner you begin doing that for yourself, the sooner you will become skilled. Regarding matching kata to a bjj demo...that doesn't work. Certainly, there is grappling in Karate. However, kata doesn't teach you the subtleties of grappling any more than punching a bag teaches you the subtleties of karate. Both need to be trained against a resisting opponent to become skilled. Most (nearly all) karateka spend 75 to 99% of their time training striking. That means your grappling, regardless of how much exists in the art, is going to be inferior. For the same reason, we often see bjj black belts walk into mma and get their butts kicked. They don't train enough striking and assume their bjj will be enough. So it goes both ways. The sooner you cross train, the more deeply you can fully understand human movement and your own limitations.

Helio Gracie Choke and Rear Naked Choke

Have fun. Let us know what you think. My background is Chuan Fa/Karate/ and JJJ and BJJ. I really like the combination they make in my fighting.

Train the other art as well. It will only make you better in the long term.

I have no idea what it means to have proper execution if the technique is not effective. To me, the sole purpose of any move is to be effective. So execution of the technique is not proper if it does not lead to the appropriate result.

First, he is naming them. I'm not sure the naming convention he's using. But he's calling the moves out by name. I'm giving you the Aiki Jujitsu names for them here. Also, my spelling/pronunciation may be a little different than others. 1. Sankajo- There are several variations. Any wrist lock circling the pinky to the body is generally referred to as Sankajo. 2. Nikajo- One of many variations. Though you would prefer the elbow to be bent 90 degrees. Also referred to as kote gatame 3. Sankajo...again, the pinky is being twisted to the body. 4. Not a gooseneck- Again, a variation of Sankajo 5. Kamakubi- Goose neck 6. ude garami- known as Kimura in BJJ 7. ude garami variation 2. Known as Americana in BJJ 8. Juji gatame variation 9. Don't know the name here 10. Juji gatame variation 11. Juji gatame variation 12. Juji gatame variation In terms of the Juji gatame references. It may be more accurate, in these instances to call them ude hishigi since your're not technically pinning the opponent down.

Yes, he's extremely talented at Aikido. A lot of his other stuff is choreographed for movies. He did study Shotokan for a short time, but I've never seen anything stating his rank, suggesting it may have been below black belt. Also, I couldn't help but post this video. It makes me laugh:

Your training should come first. However, I think you'll find it difficult not to have some carryover, on both sides, of knowledge from one school to the other. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But it's not often a welcome thing. Tough situation. Good luck.

90% of my sogo bujitsu training was in civilian clothes. This was conducted in the Renbukan (the name of our glorified garage). If we went into the SeiShinKan (actual formalized dojo) then we wore gi.

I think there are arguments both ways. There is certainly value in training without the gi. Wearing civilian clothes, especially when practicing self defense, is extremely valuable. I don't really feel that cost is a true factor. As a business owner, I can get a low cost gi for $20 each. Most people have $20. So your instructor could just not mark up the uniform. If you're so low income that you can't spare the $20, you should probably not be paying to train karate either. IMO. What the gi does very well is act as a uniform. That is, there are many people I've met over the years in Karate and jiu-jitsu that I probably would not have associated with otherwise. Uniforms help to break down social barriers and stigma. The gi is good in this regard. I think it's good to have a blend of both. In the end, it's just going to matter how "traditional" you really want to be.