Kickboxing belt grading system and how to tie your belt

[@epixfix]

I have been doing kickboxing 17 years and I am a black belt with quite a few amateur fights winning all of them and am looking to go professional. It’s a lot of hard work but it is 10000% worth it👍🏻

[@Rivaboyz1987]

Belt system in kick-boxing is bullshit pointless the good kick-boxing gyms don’t believe it and I can see why

[@everydayasmr_wildling]

Great video, especially the belt tying! Just started training again after way too many years away from martial arts. Enjoying your videos :)

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Great to hear that you've started back up again after taking a break. Glad you're enjoying my videos. Let us know how you get on with your journey returning to martial arts 🙂👍🏻

[@everydayasmr_wildling]

@@johnnyboykickboxer8302 thank you 😊 I will do 🥊

[@ciscokid1214]

Well kick boxing was created so karatekas can compete amd earn money so makes sense they adopted the belt system

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Good point 🤔

[@brishabhbantawa3151]

I started kickboxing back in 2017 but i couldn't complete it because of some reasons I'm hoping to bounce back and take it on again thanks for the vid✌

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Thanks, glad you liked the video. Sorry to hear that you couldn't complete kickboxing. Great that you're starting it back up though 🙂👍🏻. Let me know how it goes

[@Top3Things]

Thanks very much! Was extremely helpful ❤❤

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful 🙂

[@joshroche3859]

i recently graded to my blue after 4 whole years of training because my gym has adopted a longer grading system and black is roughly 6-7 years for black

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Well done for finally making it to blue belt! 👏 Yeah that's true, some academies have different system's. But a longer grading system isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just means that tou HSBC more time to perfect your techniques. Belt grading is usually just in place as something to measure your progress and provide goals to aim for, but in the end its all about the tune and effort that you've put into training to perfect tour skills. Anyway, a huge pat on your back, and keep it up 🙂🥊👊🏻

[@EmilBlueMan]

I am in my late 30’s and would love to do kickboxing next year. Hope I will do well.

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

That's great! I really think you should vive it a try. Im sure you'll really enjoy it. Good luck and let me know how you get on 🙂👍🏻

[@EmilBlueMan]

@@johnnyboykickboxer8302 Thank you, I will let you know how it goes. Great video.

[@thejudderman8265]

@@EmilBlueMan never too old mate I did it all through school and then took a break for a couple of years then got back into it for 2 more years then took a massive 8 year break and only recently I have got back into it again (I’m 29) and all the skills do come back relatively easily….my tip would be to do some moderate stretches at home 5 times a week for a couple of weeks before your first class or you will be extremely sore! 👊🏽

[@EmilBlueMan]

@@thejudderman8265 Thank you so much for the advice! I needed to hear it. I am doing plenty of stretching exercises, till the dojo’s and gyms open up again. Yes, it’s always good to hear inspirational stories on KZbin and the internet of people that are doing martial arts at a later age. Can’t wait till I have the chance to do kickboxing.

[@TaoistSwordsman]

Also, I get that with time you'll be allowed to test for promotion, but what about the curriculum?

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

The curriculum increasingly becomes more challenging with each grade

[@TaoistSwordsman]

@@johnnyboykickboxer8302 Sure, but what does that entail, if you don't mind explaining. I'm really interested in your style of kickboxing, but I really have no way of knowing what more difficult means. If you could explain it something like "Yellow/white belt is jab, round kick" or something, then I would have an idea of what a kickboxing curriculum is. But as of now, all I know is that you train, you get belts, and you train more. Thank you for taking the time to read my comment, and thank you again if you have the time to fulfill my request.

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Hey @@TaoistSwordsman, there are only a certain number of moves to learn in kickboxing (compared to Jiu Jitsu for example), and these are usually variations of punches ( jab, cross, hook, uppercut etc) and kicks (roundhouse, hook kick, spinning hook kick, side kick, teep etc), also elbows and knees if the academy practices elements of Muay Thai. Most of the moves can be learned fairly early on in your kickboxing training, so the various levels of difficulty within the curriculum usually consist of various complexities of sets of moves. For example, as a white/yellow stripe belt you may only practice sets that only consist of a few moves, these could be punches, kicks, or both. An example one of the sets could be: Part 1 jab, cross, hook Part 2 cross, hook, cross Part 3 jab, hook, cross) Then as you progress, the sets will steadily become more complex with more and more moves (a favourite one of mine at the academy I go to is Base 18 - containing 18 moves). One of the most challenging things can be to not only remember the sets that you’re currently working on at your grade, but also being able to remember all of the sets that that you have learned from previous grades. You may no longer get to practice those previous sets as often once you’re curriculum advances, but you’re expected to recall any of these at any time and you may be asked to execute these during grading for example. Hope this helps and good luck 🙂

[@cheukchunng1411]

I have been doing kickboxing for 12 years and I am 21 now. I am currently 1st degree of black belt since I was 16. For the grading exams in my association, it's more difficult in the physical part for male adults. I am a part-time coach, and my helper, age 49, male, blue-red belt. To promote for the red belt, he needs to complete 40 reverse kick within 1 minute. However, with his leg injury, it is very difficult for him. Even if I know how to do that within the time limit, he cannot do that as his leg pain restricted his movement.

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Yes it can be quite challenging when progressing to the higher grades, especially for someone with an injury like the guy you're talking about. He's done extremely well to get the grade that he's at with a leg injury. Hopefully if his leg heals and he keeps practicing, he will one day be awarded the red belt 🙂

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Yes it can be quite challenging when progressing to the higher grades, especially for someone with an injury like the guy you're talking about. He's done extremely well to get the grade that he's at with a leg injury. Hopefully if his leg heals and he keeps practicing, he will one day be awarded the red belt 🙂

[@txd0166]

Nice vid.Very informative.

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Thanks Txd 01, glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍🏻

[@jakesroom8225]

mate how tall are you, seen all your videos and it's something i've always thought because you look massive ahaha great video as always btw

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Thanks Jake, glad you like my video 😃👍🏻 I'm 6'1 by the way

[@TaoistSwordsman]

2:10. If Joe Lewis (a karate guy) was the first kickboxer, doesn't that mean kickboxing traditionally did have belt systems?

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Good point Pugglen. Most kickboxing academies have adopted the belt grading system from other martial arts such as karate

[@josephperkins4080]

Actually in the 60's kick boxing was created in Japan based on karate and Muay Thai.In the late 60s early 70s in America the American version based on Boxing,Karate and TaeKwondo was created

[@thejester8321]

nice video im starting kick boxing

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Thanks mate, glad you like the video. Good luck with your kickboxing 🙂👍🏻

[@R512_]

Do you guys use speed bag?

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Yeah there is one at the academy

[@nopenope7700]

Dude I've been thinking about getting into kickboxing for months PLEASE tell me how old you are!

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Hey mate, you should do it! You'll love it!!!! And in answer to your question I'm 40

[@nopenope7700]

@@johnnyboykickboxer8302 OMFG. THATS MY LUCKY NUMBER. Oh, it's fucking *ON* now...

[@callumwoodhouse7667]

@@nopenope7700 well its been a year did you join 😂

[@williamwest7008]

@@callumwoodhouse7667 I'd take his silence as a no haha

[@everydayasmr_wildling]

One day I’ll remember how to tie my belt and not have to watch this every week 😂

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one that struggled to remember how to tie my belt 🤣

[@everydayasmr_wildling]

@@johnnyboykickboxer8302 … and then you get there and the instructor tells you to take your belt off for this weeks session anyway because it’s too hot 🤦🏻‍♀️ 😂

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

@@everydayasmr_wildling hah hah! Brilliant! 🤣🤣🤣

[@fabiom.1095]

I understand the point, but in my opinion I think that belts are use for a marketing image, I know that it has its good sides, it can be very good to motivate young children, but that type of belts system in a modern martial sport has a macdojo aura, they don't use belts systems in boxing for example and belts in kickboxing is a new thing. Just an opinion.

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Good point. They also don't use a belt grading system in Muay Thai. But a lot of kickboxing academies do use the belt grading system, and it can be a very useful tool to measure ability and increase motivation (especially for those new to kickboxing). Also its a good way to identify at what stage others in class are in their kickboxing journey. When asked to partner up for sparring it usually makes sense to partner with someone a similar grade with the same ability and skills. Having said that, it can definitely benefit someone new to occasionally partner with someone further along in their journey as they can often pick up new techniques and nuances from someone more experienced, just along as the more experienced student acknowledges that their partner is less experienced 🤔

[@stingwray6404]

wait so there isn't a brown belt?

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

There's no brown belt in the academy I go to, but there may be brown belt at some other academies. Each academy is different so coloured belts may vary.

[@hamzadesidragonsarwar]

I skipped all the belts went straight to purple and the last belt I got was purple blue stripe

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Different academies could have different belt grading systems

[@R512_]

4 year 🤔 better then what idk 7- 10 bbj

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Yeah BJJ is a longer journey. 7-10 years, that's dedication! 😃. Although it usually takes around 4-5 years to reach black belt in kickboxing, students can then continue to 1st Dan all the way to 9th Dan which can take a lifetime to reach

[@damienlong3009]

To be honest right now I don’t want to be a black belt to master kickboxing

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

Not all kickboxing academies will have a belt grading system. But it is good to have achievable goals to aim for along the way

[@damienlong3009]

@@johnnyboykickboxer8302 I want to master kickboxing not to earn a black belt

[@johnnyboykickboxer8302]

@@damienlong3009 it's great that you want to master kickboxing. Let me know how you get on. Good luck 🙂👍🏻