Stripes on BJJ belts?

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This question was prompted by another thread but what do the stripes on the belt signify?
 
Whatever the particular school/instructor wants them to signify.

Generally speaking, they are loosely supposed to represent varying "degrees" of that belt, to indicate something about progression.

So, a blue belt would be newer and less experienced than a blue belt with 3 or 4 stripes (in that one school).

Some people give them for time on the mat and training. Some people give them for doing something particularly well in class. Some people give them for placing at or winning a competition.
 
They are incremental steps along the path to the coveted title of Gatekeeper.

Or what Jagcorps_esq said.
 
Jagcorps_esq said:
Whatever the particular school/instructor wants them to signify.

Generally speaking, they are loosely supposed to represent varying "degrees" of that belt, to indicate something about progression.

So, a blue belt would be newer and less experienced than a blue belt with 3 or 4 stripes (in that one school).

Some people give them for time on the mat and training. Some people give them for doing something particularly well in class. Some people give them for placing at or winning a competition.
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And some don't give them at all.
 
Balto said:
They are incremental steps along the path to the coveted title of Gatekeeper.

Or what Jagcorps_esq said.
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Actually, the gatekeeper in our school gets to wear a special pink belt...well...salmon.
 
Stripes are just incremental steps toward your the next belt. So like it was said earlier...a Blue Belt with 3 stripes is more senior than a Blue Belt with 1 stripe....or no stripes. However, a Blue belt with like 4 stripes is still less senior than a purple belt.

But stripes are not a very formal system. My gym gives out stripes as well, but I went from a no stripe White Belt to a Blue Belt. So it's your skill as a BJJ player that will ultimately determine your belt colour.
 
Pook said:
This question was prompted by another thread but what do the stripes on the belt signify?
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you get up to 4 stripes per belt.

It signifies your progress between belts.

It is not used in all BJJ schools.

It is about 6 months of training per stripe.
 
At my school they do stripes, but there's also a white blue belt that's earned that marks the "halfway point" between white and blue. Has anyone else ever heard of this? It's basically a white belt with a blue stripe in the middle going all the way along the belt.
 
It's a bit of a daft question really. Even a fool would realise that a belt with 1 stripe is better than a belt with no stripe - I mean, why would you add something which indicates a demotion? Are you going to ask what the significance of a belt is next?
 
According to your other thread you don't even train! How much online love and support do you need. Walk into you local dojo for a free lesson and they'll be more then happy to answer your questions. Then get a pair of shoes and hit the pavement fatty.
 
I don't agree with the practise of applying stripes to belts, even though my gym does so.
 
I find it helps for me as a newbie to see who has X stripes so I know if the person who is showing me somthing has been doing it a while or is new.(until they get the next level belt then its obvious)

at my gym they have the stripe system of which the 1st stripe is being able to do all the relative drills(from my understanding is all the basics) quickly and easily from memory.(I have only just started so don't know the basics yet)
 
lechien said:
you get up to 4 stripes per belt.

It signifies your progress between belts.

It is not used in all BJJ schools.

It is about 6 months of training per stripe.
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It used to be... a lot of people, not the majority, can get a blue belt in a year or so. Even less if they're training a lot and consistent at it.
 
Hey does anyone know what it means when the part of the belt that you put the stripes on is red instead of black? I've only seen it on higher belts and instructors...

Also sometimes they'll have a white border-like stripe on each end of the section, although I'm pretty sure they aren't actual stripes. Anyone know what they represent?
 
Spoken said:
It used to be... a lot of people, not the majority, can get a blue belt in a year or so. Even less if they're training a lot and consistent at it.
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I hear you bro...

heard about 6 month blue belts!
 
ame said:
Hey does anyone know what it means when the part of the belt that you put the stripes on is red instead of black? I've only seen it on higher belts and instructors...

Also sometimes they'll have a white border-like stripe on each end of the section, although I'm pretty sure they aren't actual stripes. Anyone know what they represent?
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The black tag is for lower belts.

The red tag supposed to signify instructor status. some colored belt can have a red tag. seems ok for brown belt with red tag...a bit tacky for purple but who am I to judge!

The white borders on red tag supposed to signify that the holder ownes his own school.

I could be wrong as everyone is doing his own things nowdays.
 
lechien said:
The black tag is for lower belts.

The red tag supposed to signify instructor status. some colored belt can have a red tag. seems ok for brown belt with red tag...a bit tacky for purple but who am I to judge!

The white borders on red tag supposed to signify that the holder ownes his own school.

I could be wrong as everyone is doing his own things nowdays.
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Hey thanks man!
 
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