Blue/white belt?

thehamma711 said:
i believe ricardo almeida's academy actually has a blue/white belt.
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I train with Amal Easton, our white belts are just like Ricardos-
A one stripe white belt has a blue stripe running down the middle
A two stripe has two, a three has three, and a four stripe white belt is alternating white and blue sections- there's your Bigfoot.
 
At least he's honest about being a legit blue belt. Wait till the Gracie "technical blue belts" gets rolling at a TKD school near you.
 
my school uses a green in between white and blue, but when you compete you are in the white belt division
 
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Same with us. Green is the new blue, baby!! Seriously though, after you have been around 6 months - 1 yearish you get the green belt, which signifies you have some good, basic fundamental jiu-jitsu. Then, you can get your blue later.

De la Riva started doing this recently. Funny thing is, the only BJJ companies that made green belts only made them in kid sizes, so our guys had to buy Judo/Karate belts! The ones the guys got at the last seminar are real dark green and look like black belts from a distance and in pictures.
 
armbarking said:
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Same with us. Green is the new blue, baby!! Seriously though, after you have been around 6 months - 1 yearish you get the green belt, which signifies you have some good, basic fundamental jiu-jitsu. Then, you can get your blue later.

De la Riva started doing this recently. Funny thing is, the only BJJ companies that made green belts only made them in kid sizes, so our guys had to buy Judo/Karate belts! The ones the guys got at the last seminar are real dark green and look like black belts from a distance and in pictures.
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yeah, out of ny state I've seen more and more green belts in the white belt divisions... but part of me wonders how well that works. I think eventually there will be contraversy about green belts competing in the white belt division if they are over the age of 16.
 
As of now, our guys wear their white belts to compete so there is no problem. They are essentially still white belts as far as the technical barometer between white and blue is concerned in most cases.
 
The green was added to schools such as ATT and DLR, to make americans happy. Generally americans get discouraged after training for a year and not getting new belt. Especially, since so many other martial arts are just belt factories in the US. I once knew of a karate instructor who would just do belt testings evertime he was low on cash. So the green belt is like a three stripe white belt, not quite blue but as armbarking said someone with good fundamentals
 
Why would they do that? Why not just institute a yellow belt or whatever.
 
Balto said:
I think if a BJJ school only uses belts and no stripes, then it makes sense to have a rank in between white and blue.

As silly as it is, belts do make people feel a sense of progress. Beginners are very vulnerable, and they are usually very conscious of the fact that even though they may have been training over a year, they still wear the same belt as a guy who walks in off the street for his very first day. They don't really feel like a part of the BJJ family until blue belt. A white/blue belt or something along those lines can help alleviate that.

If your school does use the 4 stripe to a belt method, I don't really see the point. 5 plain belts + 4 stripes * 4 belts = 21 different ranks. That should be a fine enough scale to show progression.
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I think where the problem begins is if they keep 4 stripes per belt and add a new belt. I am not sure how many people have to pay for test but belts and stripe can often be a grab for testing fees.
 
Valiss said:
Why would they do that? Why not just institute a yellow belt or whatever.
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Apparently some schools have. My buddies brother does BJJ in Minnesota under a Rickson Gracie student (I am not sure exactly who, I only spoke to the guy once. it might even be under Pedro sauer as his brother mentioned Sherks gym). He showed up to our class in a yellow belt. At his school, they give it out after a few months. Until you get the yellow you aren't allowed submissions. I guess it is to cut down on complete noobs spazzing or something.
 
There's a school here in Colorado that uses the blue and white belt. I saw a couple guys with it the last tournament I went to, I didn't know if they were in the blue or white belt class. The school is a Renzo Gracie affiliate btw.
 
I'd rather see them add a green than water down the blue but you guys know blue belts getting watered down for the sake of money or what ever is inevitable.
 
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