Stripes on BJJ belts?

[MisterRay]

My school uses class attendance to decide stripes belts (well up to blue belt 4 stripes). 30-35 classes per stripe until you're a blue belt. 72 classes per stripe at blue belt. Personally I don't really like it as a blue belt who struggles with white belts and gets dominated by other blue belts. But I can see how the stripe/attendance system works for a satellite school where there is a purple/brown belt teaching who cannot promote anyone to blue belt. Easier for the head of the affiliate to track who deserves what when its time to come to the school and promote.

 

[ame]

My school uses class attendance to decide stripes belts (well up to blue belt 4 stripes). 30-35 classes per stripe until you're a blue belt. 72 classes per stripe at blue belt. Personally I don't really like it as a blue belt who struggles with white belts and gets dominated by other blue belts. But I can see how the stripe/attendance system works for a satellite school where there is a purple/brown belt teaching who cannot promote anyone to blue belt. Easier for the head of the affiliate to track who deserves what when its time to come to the school and promote.

Dang that's fast! I go around six hours a week. At that rate I would've been a purple in less than two years, and I totally wouldn't deserve it.

 

[lechien]

Dang that's fast! I go around six hours a week. At that rate I would've been a purple in less than two years, and I totally wouldn't deserve it.

How many classes do you average per week?

 

[MisterRay]

Dang that's fast! I go around six hours a week. At that rate I would've been a purple in less than two years, and I totally wouldn't deserve it.

We only have 3 classes per week, but I can see your point it is fast. The funny thing though is that getting a black belt in our affiliation will take much longer then most others. The head of the affiliation is very strict when it comes to handing out the higher belts.

 

[lechien]

We only have 3 classes per week, but I can see your point it is fast. The funny thing though is that getting a black belt in our affiliation will take much longer then most others. The head of the affiliation is very strict when it comes to handing out the higher belts.

I take it that the stripes requirements increase at each belt.
so 35 for white
72 for blue

maybe 140 for purple

etc...

 

[ame]

How many classes do you average per week?

I meant six classes per week, each one an hour long. I don't count the extra rolling on the side, which would average in another hour or two.

 

[MisterRay]

I take it that the stripes requirements increase at each belt.
so 35 for white
72 for blue

maybe 140 for purple

etc...

It does until blue, but for purple I'm not sure. Under our affiliation it says 3x a week for blue and purple for 2 1/2 years to be promoted to the next belt. It's a Caique affiliation, but it's not as simple as that though. My instructor has been doing bjj for about 7 years and is still a purple under Caique. I've been at the school for about 2 years and have only seen him receive one stripe from Caique during that time. But for me I actually like it that way; I don't want to even think of having a black belt until at least 7-8 years of consistent training.

On the Caique website it also shows only 17 black belts under him in his black belt hall of fame section. Not a lot considering he's a red and black belt.

 

[lechien]

I meant six classes per week, each one an hour long. I don't count the extra rolling on the side, which would average in another hour or two.

if a person train 6 times per week for 2 years, I think he should be purple belt level easily.

 

[lechien]

Here how it works:

For a White Belt to be promoted to Blue Belt, you will need to be in class at least 3 times a week for one year.
For a Blue Belt to become a Purple Belt, you will need to train at least 2

 

[tk99]

Even simpler: stripes serve a great function of telling the people around you about where you are in the game. Saves a lot of repetitive conversations.

Ya heard

 

[xMTDx]

Our school is a bit weird. We do 4 stripes on white, 3 on blue, 2 on purple, 1 on brown and then degrees on black. Been on blue 3 stripes since last october, gotta be due soon hahaha.

 

[JiuJitsuMMAnet]

Wow.

I've been training for four years and the last three years has been on average of five days a week training and I'm a blue belt with three stripes.

Although it took me three years to get my blue belt and one year to put three stripes on it, so go figure?

 

[Jamie Hughes]

Stripes at our school are given out for improvement,dedication,comp performance, nobody gets stripes just for turning up a certain number of classes. They should be earned and used to help people track thier progression through thier rank.

I like this way but every place is different

 

[syncopizer]

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

My friend just got his BB + white stripes to border the red bar recently from a 14 year Rickson BB, and from what I was told, the white stripes on the edge of the red belt just mean you're an instructor.

Who would have thought the belting system would be so complicated? lol

Stripes at our school are given out for improvement,dedication,comp performance, nobody gets stripes just for turning up a certain number of classes. They should be earned and used to help people track thier progression through thier rank.

I like this way but every place is different

This is what drives me crazy about Gracie Barra... I was in class the other day, and a few of my fellow white belts were "counting" the days to their next stripe or belt promotion. I just think the concept is a little silly when this should be a merit-based process. (But, otherwise the school I'm going to is great.)

EDIT: Reading through the thread, it doesn't seem that uncommon I guess.

 

[buhriyon]

It's a way to judge progress in an incremental manner. At our school we only use them up to purple belt.

 

[redaxe]

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.

Yeah white belt is the shortest belt. Give or take, white belt is four months per stripe, colored belts are six months per stripe, and black belt is three years per stripe.

Assuming you train consistently about three days a week.

 

[DanOfEarth]

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.

From what I've seen all black belts have Red tags, which would make sense since they as well receive degrees/stripes. The white borders indicate instructor status.

 

[redaxe]

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!

I've seen a blue belt with a red patch on it before

 

[lechien]

I've seen a blue belt with a red patch on it before

Holy smoke that is an old thread. I had a red tab on my purple belt. And now have red tab on my brown belt still debating about putting white tab on it

 

[MickCollins]

I go back and forth on stripes. Some days I think they are lame, some days I think they make your belt look stripey. Mostly lame.