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What should you focus on at white belt?Īccording to Ribeiro in Jiu-Jitsu University, white belts should focus on learning how to survive. In Jiu-Jitsu University by Saulo Ribeiro, he writes that students should spend 6 – 18 months at white belt before moving onto blue belt. White belt is the first belt everyone receives in jiu jitsu. Minimum time required at this belt: No minimum.Read on to see everything you should know about each belt. There are also minimum ages for some adult belts. Some organisations like the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) have official requirements about the minimum time spent at each belt, and instructor requirements to be allowed to grade others.įor example, a blue belt practitioner must hold their belt for two years before they can be promoted to purple belt according to the IBJJF graduation system.Īlso, according to IBJJF rules, a black belt promotion can only be made by someone who is at least an IBJJF-accredited 2nd degree black belt. Instead like many other martial arts, a student’s rank progression is left up to a qualified instructor to evaluate based on factors such as skill, time and age. Progression for each BJJ practitioner isn’t overseen by one regulatory body. There are three additional belts after black belt to represent 7th degree and above, with the 10th degree red belt reserved for the pioneers of BJJ. There are also usually four “degrees” or stripes for each belt below black belt, and six degrees at black belt. There are five primary belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: white, blue, purple, brown and black. It’s important to note there are other belt systems too such as the Rickson Gracie-led Jiu Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF). The below information is based on the IBJJF adult belt system and information gathered from experts. How many belts are there in BJJ and what do you need to know to get them?


Red and black belt (7th degree black belt).There are eight belt levels for adults in BJJ: Everything you need to know about the journey from white belt to black belt and beyondīelts are a popular feature of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the key ways you can measure your progress in the art.
