BJJ Ranking

[sk0t]

Can someone here give me a general timeframe of how long it should take to advance between the ranks...this is just a general question. I, personally, do not care about rank...and have been a white belt for a long time now...I am just curious as to what you guys think should be a general timeframe.

Also, do you feel that ranking is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is different than rank in other styles.

Just curious as to what you all think.

[SubGrappler]

Belts go white, blue, purple, brown, black.

IF you make it to black belt, the general accepted time frame is 10-12 years of training.

90% of the people who ever train jiu jitsu never make it to purple belt.

Blue is probably the fastest belt you can achieve. The average for a quick blue belt is 6-9 months, but can take as long as 2-3 years.

Purple generally takes awhile to get, 4 years for a quick purple belt, otherwise normally 5-7 years for a purple.

Brown is another one that takes a long time- about 6 years for a quick brown belts, generally 7-9 for regulars.

The coveted black belt takes at least 8 years to get for quick ones, though there are exceptions. Generally 10-12 years total training time.

Some people get belts quicker or may advance early at a quick pace, but the time frames usually work themselves out rather well (i.e. a quick purple may spend a long time before getting his brown).

The other thing to take into account is that unless you're training with a black or brown belt, its difficult to keep finding good training partners as you yourself advance. Some people begin teaching at purple, others at brown, usually because they want to make some money. Time spent teaching is time you cant spend training (higher ranked belts generally do not train as much as lower ranked belts because they refine their techniques whereas lower ranked belts have to develop techniques).

[Ego Assassin]

I recieved my blue belt in two months and then recieved my purple belt two years later. But my progress has been based on ablility which had to be proven publicly in BJJ and submission grappling tournaments. My instructor is Luiz Palhares a 6th Degree under Rickson Gracie.

[makosub-wrestling]

We just went to the same system as our main school in Brazil after each 100 classes you are able to test for your blue, then purple belt. Brown and black are different and our professor did not go in to detail about it. We also started using stripes for each 25 classes.

[shogeri]

Gee whiz, these are already some great replies. Good job!