BJJ Rank Requirements

[coltmakai]

Can anyone get me brazilian jiu-jitsu rank requirements for different belts, or tell me where I can find some. There are no official chapters in my area and I want to know what I need to be working on just in case I ever get to work with an actual BJJ instructor. I have a blackbelt in jujitsu(it is a cross between brazilian and japanese), so i'm not trying to fake my way thru it. I know a lot in the BJJ field, I just want to know where I stand.

 

Thanks to all

[three60roundhouse]

Different instructors have different grading systems. They say in Rio most of the people in the academies are blue belts because it takes only about 6 months of heavy training to get there. I just turned 15, and have been training for a few months, therefore I am presumably working towards yellow belt and will be judged as a juvenile, as they call them in Brazil. I know that many schools follow the Brazilian saying, "there's no faking it on the mat" and judge rank primarily by how well one does in rolling. i.e. In order to get a blue belt, you would have to be able to beat all the white belts in your class. Since you are not in a BJJ class, I would recommend taking a "vacation" to the closest (though that is apparently far) academy. Most BJJ instructors will allow you to take a class. By the way, where are you from? Good luck with your training.

 

 

 

[three60roundhouse]

Addition: I have been training for a few months, these are basically the things I know...I am still a new newbie if you can't tell

 

--Developing an open guard

 

--A few sweeps that you not only know but can perform well

 

--Attacks from the mount

 

--armbar

 

--X-choke

 

--thrusting choke ("amassa pao")

 

--keylock ("americana")

 

--triangle

 

--inverted guillotine

 

--Attacks from the guard

 

--kimura

 

--triangle

 

--straight armbar

 

--double armbar

 

--X-choke

 

--omoplata

 

--Basic Takedowns

 

--hip toss

 

--osoto gari

 

--single and double leg

 

--dropping back, pulling opponent into guard

 

--Side control variations

 

--Mount Reverals

 

--"upa"

 

--elbow escape

 

--many instructors teach not particular moves, more like strategies to reverse the mount

 

--Passing guard strategies and the basic anklelock

 

--Defense against side control and half guard

 

--Guard variations - closed, hooks in, feet on hips, spider guard, dela riva guard

 

--Backmount, the rear naked choke, armbar from the back, other techniques working the gi

 

--Headlock escapes and basic self defense finger and wrist locks

 

 

 

Some schools teach knee bars and heel hooks to beginners, but I'm just a kid and am not trusted with really dangerous stuff. Hope this helped a little in outlining some of the white belt curriculum!

 

 

 

[coltmakai]

Thanks a lot.

 

I'm from Mississippi. Been into the martial arts for a long time now.

 

Have: 2nd dan Tae Kwon Do

 

2nd dan JuJitsu

 

Black belt in Muay Thai

[three60roundhouse]

You are definitely well-trained. I haven't even been training for four years yet....but luckily found the benefits of cross training early in my studies

 

 

 

[coltmakai]

We'll you seem to be doing a great job. Hang in there. By the way, where are you from. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

[three60roundhouse]

I'm from New Jersey...martial arts is very big here! We have many major BJJ academies I will have to visit when I have a car...at least within a few hours! We have David Adiv, Louis Vintaloro, Gene Simco, Renzo Gracie, Armando Basaulto, to name a few....I wish I could drive *sigh*. Definitely rambling.

 

 

 

[coltmakai]

That sounds awesome. I wish I had some of those guys in my area.

[omoplata36]

hey everybody,

 

I've been training Machado Jiu Jitsu with Roger Machado for about 2 years. I've also trained with Rigan, John,Mica Cipili and Paolo guillobel. I'm still a white belt. There doesn't seem to be a strict requirement of techniques for each belt. some of the guys have been training a lot longer than me and some are still white belts.Since there is no standardized curriculum I believe the Machado's base giving belts on knowing their students. what I mean by that is rolling with them and watching their progress. i'vfe been told it takes at least 10 years to progress to black. It could happen sooer , but you need a lot of mat time.

 

Peace

 

3rd black American Kenpo

 

2 stripe white belt Machado Jiu Jitsu

[kenpo4life]

Go to royharris.com he breaks it down better than most.