Black Belt Equivalent???

[stejitsu]

Before receiving my 1st degree in WC, i also held a 1st Dan in jiu jitsu. I used to train at a goju school and the instructor said i was equal to his Dan graded students and said i should wear my black belt.

Self defence & fighting style was the same, apart from the lack of katas.

So my 'jiu jitsu' Dan grade, in senseis eyes was equivalent to his 'goju ryu' students levels & skills.

[The BB of C]

What does it mean when you have a black belt equvalent? Can someone please explain this to me?

I would think generally it means you're as powerful as a typical, what most people would think to be a "black belt."

[baronbvp]

I could outfight some of the younger black belts at my old shorin ryu dojo, but I would never presume to let someone declare me a black belt equivalent, even if it was a kata thing. No way, no how. You have to earn that baby. The old guys would have knocked me out in a second.

[bushido_man96]

I could outfight some of the younger black belts at my old shorin ryu dojo, but I would never presume to let someone declare me a black belt equivalent, even if it was a kata thing. No way, no how. You have to earn that baby. The old guys would have knocked me out in a second.

It is interesting that everyone will have a differnent take on this. What I think is the most interesting is that we would perhaps use the "black belt equivalent" to describe someone from the fighting arts like boxing, Muay Thai, and wrestling, that don't use a rank system. However, the competitors of those sports would probably be less likely to use such a descriptor themselves.