We have a 4 stripe white from Gracie Barra training with us, he has just over a year of training. He "might" be a two stripe on a good day. But the guy is really small so sometimes I can control the smaller guys.
We had some other guys come into our school with their instructor, all really cool guys, the guy I rolled with had been training for 14 months (no-gi). He had only been doing Gi training for a month. Three weeks later he got his blue belt from Royce Gracie at a seminar. The guy was really big and strong but his gi game sucked. He would be a one stripe at our school. Now is our school ranking too hard or are other clubs handing out promotions?
I got my third stripe 3 months ago.
lol I kno where your coming from, theres also that gb blue belt thats been trainin for a year and half then comes in sometimes, he would be like 3 under Don...
I am starting to think if I don't get my bb before March I will go into the Tiger Balms next year. Maybe break someones arm or something.Originally Posted by Avenged
lol, you should enter the Western Canadians next month, you'll do really well man.
It can be very different between different schools. But I don't really think it's an issue before reaching brown belt or so. If you have a brown belt and you get your ass handed to you from a blue belt, then there is something wrong.
Blue belts are pretty common, and many might just been doing bjj for a hobby. If they aren't competing, I think it's cool to give them belts if they've trained a long time and done plenty for their school or something similar. Same with the purple, it's not a that big of a deal. But when we go higher than that, then I really think one should know some serious jiu-jitsu already!
But if you are competing plenty and want to do well in tournaments, I don't think you should get a belt before you prove that you can do well in competitions. Not saying you need to win the tourney, but maybe win a few fights and possibly lose on a few points to the guy that wins the tournament. You weren't the best, but you hung in there with the best guy in the tournament. Or something along those lines. I hope you get my drift
I've been training for 14 months and I'm currently a 3 stripe white. Two guys who started the same time I did got their blue about three weeks ago. They totally deserve it though, they were dominating the white belt division at tournaments. I'm not ready for a blue yet. I'm close to being able to dominate all the white belts under me but I'm not quite ready.
It's my opinion that you should not lose (often) to people ranked under you. That's not to say you should be stupid and not tap, but if you are determined to win you should be able to.
Personally I would prefer the schools be tough on rankings. My purple belt instructor trained under Lionel Perez who is notorious for being stingy with promotions. I would rather people ask why I don't have a blue belt than why I have one.
I think alot of what you said here is good stuff, its definetly much better to be a good blue, then to have to go to other clubs and have people question why you have your blue. Isnt that the basic requirement for all belt promotions? Ie to be a blue you have to be able to compete with blues, same with purple, brown, black...depending on size, and age ofcoarse...I mean you wouldnt expect a 45 year old blue who trains 2-3 times a week for fitness to compete against a 20yr old who just got there blue but trains everyday and competes actively etc.
Dan Im 95% sure if you did the Western Canadians, Win or Lose Don would give you your 4th stripe, your more than ready for it.
"I dont think there should be a ranking system for toughness"
lol
"Seven times fall,eight times get up"
I think bickering over stripes is inane, and I think there is no shame in tapping to a lower belt in practice. Then again, as we discussed in a previous thread, I was taught that rank was earned in competition, creating an objective justification for your belt.
"Yes, these are bruises from fighting. Yes, I'm comfortable with that. I am enlightened."
Agreed.
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