There are separate schools of thought regarding stripes, some feel that strikes are irrelevant and unnecessary etc, but how many of you appreciate your stripes? Do you feel that your instructors put thought into stripes? Or just do it just because? Do you think that awarding stripes helps your motivation? Do you feel that a 4 stripe blue belt should be better than a 3 stripe blue?
I love the stripe system. I think they shouldnt just be given though. stripes are a more minor way of showing progress, so they should require something to be earned. I think a 4 stripe doesnt necessarily have to be better than a 3 stripe. remember technique is a bigger part of bjj than rolling. I wasnt given my instructor stripes from rolling, I got them from my knowledge and teaching ability.
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I think that stripes can be good for white belts, but after that there is really no point. At my first gym in the midwest my instructor gave stripes and it was actually a source of problems between training partners. Many time there would be someone who was really good and making a lot of progress, and then someone who barely trained. The person who was improving got nada, while for some reason the other guy gets a stripe. I think your instructor should have a good idea on when you are ready and promote to appropriately. There is no way to regulate stripes. At the miami open like two weeks ago, I beat a 4 stripe blue belt in the open division who weighed about 280 and I am only 180. My instructor Jacare Calvacanti doesn't do stripes except for on white belts and hes promoted a lot of the top names in BJJ right now.
I like stripes because I get a sense of progression, but in our last promotion
I notice some resentment because I caught up to some students, but not because
I got promoted But because they didn't, know I'm the smallest guy in the gym and
have a hard time Tapping anyone out. I just think stripes just gives you an idea of a
persons experience And not the person skills.
The stripe system is useful. It helps to keep jiu jitsu practicioners motivated!
Also, at our school, after you achieve your blue belt, we don't use stripes.
The stripes are a nice way for your instructor to acknowledge the work and learning that they see out of a student. Its also very important not to compare yourself or your stripes to anyone else's. Everyone has there own learning curves, advantages, disadvantages etc and its important to recognize that. Sometimes you will have a stud athlete come in, and after 2 weeks be able to smash blue belts strictly on athleticism, doesnt mean that the stud is a blue belt, or that the blue belt doesnt deserve there belt.
Do you feel like that hurts motivation for some people? Or it doesn't matter?Originally Posted by HighRoller
I'm from Nova Uniao, they pretty much don't do stripes, it depends on the professor's mood lol
originally i thought stripes where a good indicator of progress but a while back i stopped thinking about them and just wanted to improve. i told my instructor that and he liked my way of thinking. I've been working hard and i was just promoted from white 3 stripe to blue. i don't think someone should train for stripes/belts but instead train to improve skills.
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