Question regarding belts in BJJ...

[Drastic]

I'd say the average at my school for blue belt is 2-3 years, even for guys that are consistent. Different schools have different standards I guess.

 

[Darksky]

Average is 6 months to 2 years, if you stick with a good club.

 

[Deloitte]

BJ Penn got his BJJ Black belt in 3.5 years...with training 30-40 hours a week and a trust fund. The normal person trains 5-8 hours a week and gets thier black belt in around 10 years, so with that math BJ got it in the equivalent of 50-60 years of normal person training time. It's all about mat time...he is a phenomenal athlete, but time and money have thier benefits.

Dumbass.

 

[pheonix5]

Problem now is there are too many bjj black belts getting handled in mma. I get this horrible feeling that bjj is WAY to sport orientated. It was never meant to be.

I agree with this.Jiu Jitsu was made for self defense first.If you don't train against and with punches,kicks and headbutts ,there's gonna be a false sense of security.

 

[samson smith]

I agree with this.Jiu Jitsu was made for self defense first.If you don't train against and with punches,kicks and headbutts ,there's gonna be a false sense of security.

Yah, I also agree with you. This art is specially made for self defense that contains block, punches, Kicks and many more. Very nice!!

 

[bjjmedic]

Holy Necro thread. This thing is from 2005.

 

[Championstuff]

i wonder if he ever got his blue belt

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

Depends on the school, your goal, how often you train, your natural abilities, etc.

But, if after a month, you're already nosing around for belts....you need to check that crap. Just train man.

 

[Johnny Gotcha]

1-2 years on average

 

[MMAwisdom**]

i've been training for 7 years and i am currently a brown belt, but this goes much slower in holland. belts don't mean much here...

 

[lechien]

Depends on the school, your goal, how often you train, your natural abilities, etc.

But, if after a month, you're already nosing around for belts....you need to check that crap. Just train man.

don't be harsh.

I think it is normal to wonder how long a promotion takes.

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

don't be harsh.

I think it is normal to wonder how long a promotion takes.

When did you get all soft?

I don't think I was that harsh.

 

[lechien]

When did you get all soft?

I don't think I was that harsh.

Since I opened my own club, I am all soft.

My reply is 2.5 years to blue.

I was slow so it took me 3 years instead.

 

[Charlitos1988]

You will progress faster if you have a grappling dummy, I do that and drill all mornings different techniques, so I don't need a partner to remember where to put a leg, an arm, what direction to go and that stuff, so when I go to classes I just need to apply against a resistant opponent and not just ask "hey where am I supposed to put the arm?" and that things ...

 

[Championstuff]

this thread is like six years old, he's probably gotten his blue by now.

 

[samson smith]

Depends on the school, your goal, how often you train, your natural abilities, etc.

But, if after a month, you're already nosing around for belts....you need to check that crap. Just train man.

Nice information!!

 

[zemanjaski]

I wonder who he is, he is at my gym after all! For anyone interested, its 2.5-3.5 years to blue here.

 

[Nasiello]

so, anyone else find it odd that everyone who bumped it (in 08/10/11) were all white belts with less than 20 posts? i think someone just likes seeing their own threads on the front page.

 

[samson smith]

I wonder who he is, he is at my gym after all! For anyone interested, its 2.5-3.5 years to blue here.

Please give me proper information of your gym. thanks in advance

 

[ElKarlo]

Depends on the gym, a lot of different standards for blue, even in the same association.
In my current gym 2-4 years.