How much knowledge does a bjj blue belt possesses?

i just came across a bjj school around where i live and spoke to the owner of the gym and he told me that his bjj instructor is a bjj high blue belt, i dont know much about the belt system itself, but i am interesting of learning the art, is it worth to join the gym and get training from a bjj blue belt? also the price is not bad to be in nyc, its only 99/month...also, the owner told me the bjj instructor got his belt from the gracies, unknown who gracie though, the bjj instructor wasnt in at the time..

 

it's not as bad as a white belt training you, but i woulnd't recommend it. there are plenty of places to train in NYC.

 

i'd find out who he got his belt under and how long he has been practicing BJJ. its not to say you can't learn from him but you may want to find someone with more experience/training if you want really good instruction.

 

New Student White Belt
Tenth Class Rank (Jukyu) Yellow Belt
Ninth Class Rank (Kukyu) Yellow Belt
Eighth Class Rank (Hachikyu) Blue Belt
Seventh Class Rank (Shichikyu) Blue Belt
Sixth Class Rank (Rokyu) Green Belt
Fifth Class Rank (Gokyu) Green Belt
Fourth Class Rank (Yonkyu) Purple Belt
Third Class Rank (Sankyu) Purple Belt
Second Class Rank (Nikyu) Brown Belt
First Class (Ikkyu) Brown Belt

First Degree (Shodan) Black Belt
Second Degree (Nidan) Black Belt
Third Degree (Sandan) Black Belt
Fourth Degree (Yondan) Black Belt
Fifth Degree (Godan) Black Belt
Sixth Degree (Rokudan) Black Belt or Red & White Belt
Seventh Degree (Shichidan) Black Belt or Red & White Belt
Eight Degree (Hachidan) Black Belt or Red & White Belt
Ninth Degree (Kudan) Black Belt or Red Belt
Tenth Degree (Judan) Black Belt or Red Belt

 

i train under a blue belt and a black belt and they seem to be on the same page as knowldege comes but i learn from both of them

 

you know he was talking about BJJ right?

 

That depends on how much formal education he or she has.

 

Unless you can't find somewhere else to train then I'd say you'll still probably learn a lot from him if you've never had BJJ training before

 

Are you sure blue comes before green? I've trained with blue belts and they were a real high standard

 

I thought there was only White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black and Red..

 

UMMMM i have no idea what belt system hes talking about but standard bjj is

WHITE
BLUE
PURPLE
BROWN
BLACK

 

He is probably part of the RGJN.

Basically, a blue belt is someone who has knowledge of most of the positions, transitions, subs, but I don't think they are qualified to teach. They have 1-2 years of training.

 

Blue belts' knowledge varies wildly, and I have yet to see anyone below brown have a solid enough understanding of BJJ to be able to teach on their own and give the right emphasis on basics and details.

But I can teach you a mean reverse omoplata.

 

being that you live in nyc, you might as well head over and take a look at renzo gracies school
http://www.renzogracie.com/html/rzacademy.aspx

 

Adult's belts (16 and over)

White
Blue
Purple
Brown
Black

Stripes, like the belts themselves, tend to be awarded at the instructor's discretion, and may be in recognition of accomplishments like noticeably improving or tournament victories. However, not all schools award stripes, or award them consistently, so the number of stripes a person has is not necessarily a good measure of their accomplishments or time in training.

Black belts receive degrees every three years for as long as they train. At 9th degree, the black belt is replaced by an alternately red and black belt. The red belt is reserved for the art's founders (H

 

I wrote that part of the Wikipedia article...

 

cool...then I'm glad I credited by source

 

Under Royce's network a blue belt can teach. But I don't really agree with it unless your a high blue or purple. Im a new blue belt and I only have a superficial understanding of the techniques. I'd feel very insecure in teaching something I don't know much about.

 

That seems a little high priced for a blue belt, but I guess because it's NY? I pay $50 a month unlimited to train under a purple.

 

My instructer is a blue and he's a very good teacher, I also have training partners that are blues who while very good arn't nearly on his level (he should probably be a purple in fairness).

Basically it depends on the guy but some blue belts make great coaches