I show up to class 6 days a week in the Gi and then Master Laranja shows me some 10th Planet Techniques (that he says only work .1% of the time). Anyways, I know that instructors are very different on how they do promotions, and how they determine when you are ready to be promoted.
So my question to the Instructors on this site is simple... How do you determine when your students are ready to be promoted? Even though this is a Nogi system, do you stripe belts? Does competing play a factor?
I asked about stripes once..I think they thought I was joking cause I never got a straight answer lol.
Stripes are not something we use in Chicago North since belts are more symbolic then anything. I compete in the gi too so I can have more matches and we are currently trying to decide how many stripes to put on my belt for a competition on Saturday. I think the current number is 28 but we will see how many I end up with soon.
I don't think any of the 10P moons use stripe in NoGi grading, officially. I could be wrong though.
stripes in a no-gi system is kind of wierd lol. i would go on a limb and say how well you know the material and how well you roll with the belt you are trying to be promoted to.
The way I look at it, regardless if no one sees how many stripes you are, at least you know how you're progressing and how close you are to the next level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy Gates
haha we have a kid on my team, only like 12 years old or so. Has 10 stripes on his belt already because he cant be promoted again because of his age, as he is already maxed out his belt. So my instructor has just kept adding the stripes to it. :)
Why, is there a minimum age limit on Blue belt?
My coach just says basically "When you roll at blue belt level, you get promoted to blue belt".
16 mate (at traditional schools at least. Not sure about 10p schools) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurzy
i stripe . My belts and stripes are not given they are earned. You should not concern yourself with this shit just train for the love of it not the need to have an imaginary belt color
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Originally Posted by einstein
Well said !!Quote:
Originally Posted by einstein
IBJJF sets the standards. There are age and time limits for all of the belts. I'm not sure if this is THE reason but, I think it is to stop BJJ from having 12 year old black belts like in karate.
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Originally Posted by Kurzy
The way it works for me is everytime I win a (credible)tourney I get a stripe. So when im injured I don't really get promoted even if im progressing, but oh well. I think it's a pretty fair, unbiased system considering I use a different system. You def earn it where I'm at.
16 is a good mandatory age. There will always be exceptions, but do your time. I could probably of driven fine when I was 13 or 14. I still wouldnt want my ass on the road.
I am all about just training and enjoying the process. I know that a lot of schools have different philosophies and wanted to get different input on grading.Quote:
Originally Posted by einstein
I don't give stripes but allow affiliates to do so. If my students actually wore their belts then stripes would make sense, but to me, just the belts alone are good enough.
I promote based on consistency, knowledge of the system, loyalty and who you are submitting and who is submitting you. Just train hard and try to learn as much as possible and the promotions will come eventually :)
I stripe now, I have a place on the shirts where we fill in black boxes. It helps me keep track of students progress.
That's an interesting ideaQuote:
Originally Posted by Alder Hampel
Very cool Alder. When I eventually start my own school I will stripe in no-gi. Will probably actually go with stars or military style stripes though. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alder Hampel
Promotion had to do with the individual and their abilities
Guess there has be a 10th degree grandmaster of the green belts somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Sales
Dropping some tough ass love.Quote:
Originally Posted by einstein
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Originally Posted by Kyle Spalla
haha for sure.
here is the kid (mohawk kid) I was talking about (check out his belt, think it is 8 stripes he is on here). Little dude medaled @ abu dhabi recently. Name is Bodhi Watts. Watch out for him in a few years on the MMA scene. Dude is a crazy good striker too. :)
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Well said.