Are there belts in no-gi BJJ?

[ImTechn9que]

just wondering, never grappled before

 

[Terrier]

Eddie Bravo gives belt levels to people at his school but for the most part no there's not.

 

[yella91]

Some no gi instructors are starting to give NO GI belts, but for the most part students that compete are separated in divisions such as beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced and pro level. I might be missing a few. Those classifications are usually correlated to how long you've been training...but every student is different.

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

What is no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? I've heard some people make distinctions between submission wrestling and no-gi BJJ. I simply don't see much of a distiction between submission wrestling, CSW, catch (without pins as a goal), and whatever no-gi BJJ is. How are they different in competition or on the street?

 

[Jiu-Jitsu Cop]

No there are no belts. Anyway where would you wear them.

 

[EclipseAgent]

No there are no belts. Anyway where would you wear them.

Around your head.. Rambo.. biatches..

But the quick answer is .. no there is no "written" system for No-Gi BJJ (a.k.a. Submission Wrestling)

 

[Foolkiller]

Luta Livre has a belt system.

 

[Fedorable]

Luta Livre has a belt system.

they have different color masks.

 

[GracieMMABarra]

i like the idea (I believe bravo uses this method correct me if i'm wrong) but wear colored rashguards that rep. your belt color. I.E. Blue Rahguard = blue belt.

 

[krellik]

i like the idea (I believe bravo uses this method correct me if i'm wrong) but wear colored rashguards that rep. your belt color. I.E. Blue Rahguard = blue belt.

Its a cool idea as long as you are not forced to wear an academies own rashguard (as in milking extra money)

 

[Terrier]

they have different color masks.

That would be Lucha libre

 

[blanko]

alot of bjj schools do both gi and no gi (depending on the season)

 

[Foolkiller]

they have different color masks.

Nice. Subtle.

Marco Ruas def. Mil Mascaras by heel hook. :icon_chee

 

[TheHighlander]

Nobody should need to wear something to indicate rank in no-gi. If the belt wasn't used to hold the gi closed they probably wouldn't in bjj class.

If no-gi is being taught at a school that also does gi, then it seems pretty common that bjj rank is given to the no-gi guys as well. Of course, it's less common that somebody would do strictly no-gi at such a school, although they spend the majority of their time doing no-gi.

 

[Soid]

What is no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? I've heard some people make distinctions between submission wrestling and no-gi BJJ. I simply don't see much of a distiction between submission wrestling, CSW, catch (without pins as a goal), and whatever no-gi BJJ is. How are they different in competition or on the street?

There's no such thing as nogi BJJ. Even my school makes a distinction from the two. Two totally different games.

 

[Sixth]

There's no such thing as nogi BJJ. Even my school makes a distinction from the two. Two totally different games.

Exactly. At high levels, they move farther apart than some may realize.
You've also got to consider that no gi tournaments, even the ADCC, operate under BJJ logic in terms of how matches are scored. This fact doesn't actually let no gi grappling develop away from as BJJ as strongly as it would if it were being scored differently. It's also another argument that using the gi to develop no gi grappling is an unproven point.

 

[Bubble Boy]

We wear colored speedos at my club. Note that I am a 3 stripe blue.

 

[Ghost Dog]

relson has given promotions to guys who roll strictly no gi. two of which are purple belts, that solely train no gi. however, this method takes a lot longer to be promoted, given that we have gi classes everyday, and no gi classes twice a week.

i say, no gi schools should rock RVCA shorts like bj penn did against GSP, with a belt on them. that would save you the trouble of wondering how badass a no-gi dude is when he says 'hey man, you want to train?' you guys should know what im talking about.

 

[phenomfan1529]

i say, no gi schools should rock RVCA shorts like bj penn did against GSP, with a belt on them. that would save you the trouble of wondering how badass a no-gi dude is when he says 'hey man, you want to train?' you guys should know what im talking about.

thats sounds like a cool idea

 

[John O'Brien]

Some instructors do, some don't. Leigh Remedios in the UK has a coloured t-shirt system as he teaches no-gi - his style is very catch influenced. I think Eddie does something similar.