Belt levels are prominent for some reasons beyond the traditionally obvious; they allow us to place techniques in order of significance and build in a logical order. Just as whatever you build, the foundation must be solid first and will rule the limits of our structure. The belt ranks help us to award students for their achievements, time in and aid in goal-setting.
Before listing the requirements for each belt, I would like students to know that there are some associations (federations, etc ...) of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and each has their own set of expectations for pupils. Within those associations, individual instructors will often have their own distinct requirements. This is (one of the reasons) why in doing research for my books, I sought schooling from many distinct places; you wouldn't write a book on a branch without interviewing more than one person. The only coarse or similar requirements held by most schools were for blue belt level. Beyond that, there were almost no coarse requirements for Purple, Brown and Black Belt. In fact, even in the schools where teachers had instructional products, such as books and Dvds outlining definite requirements, their actual students were not held to those exact criteria.
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It seems as though the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Belt requirements are somewhat of a strangeness that has been further deepened by the publish of favorite works which erroneously outline techniques into definite belt levels. By training with so many distinct instructors, I have noticed where there are coarse requirements and where there are not. I have also been able to establish a curriculum that will realistically and efficiently get ready a pupil for each level, meeting the expectations of any teacher you might be training under.
The First Belt: coarse Requirements
The techniques required from white to blue belt are commonly very similar from one connection to another. If you look at Jiu-jitsu as a housing development, you will notice that all of the foundations are made form the same block and are of similar dimension. It is prominent that these foundations are strong because they will be the moves that all the rest are built on. Once a foundation is built, people may choose what color they want to paint their homes and the details within, but the fundamentals must be the same. I like to call these basal techniques "A" group moves; they are the first moves you will try in a sequence and the moves that all others grow from. Studying these techniques first will help establish the required coordination needed to achieve later techniques with greater ease, development industrialized development faster and more efficient.
Blue Belt and Above
After a pupil reaches blue belt level, the foundation has been built and it is time for adding moves to set up and sequence. It is also time to look at some variations and distinct situations like distinct guard types and ways to pass those leg positions. Instead of coming up with definite moves that each pupil should definitely be learning, it is best to gift problems for a pupil to solve along with a amount of distinct solutions that may fit individual body types and aptitudes accordingly. For example: instead of saying that in order to reach purple belt, you must learn two definite butterfly guard passes, I will show three or four and straight through teaching experience, have noticed that distinct people prefer distinct passes, regardless of level; it's about body type and how some join together better to positive movements than others. Of course, I will arrange positive techniques, together with guard passes in sequence for students so that they can remember it more as a matter of fact and set moves up on industrialized opponents, suggesting a positive linking of techniques, but I allow room for increase and variation, caring more that the pupil was able to solve the qoute than plainly Studying 'my' move. There will always be more than one way to solve a qoute and a good teacher should identify that what works for him may not work for man else; therefore, he should be able to gift his students with distinct options that will suit positive body types or corporal attributes and/or limitations differently.
With all this being said, I will list the requirements for Blue Belt that are pretty coarse between all associations. For Purple, Brown and Black, you will see some required techniques, but you will notice how I gift the problems that must be solved from each position.
You can find all of the solutions for belts blue and above in my Mastering Bjj Dvd set or in my eTraining section.
Both are ready at http://www.jiu-jitsu.net
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Belt Requirements
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