What is it to be a BJJ Purple Belt?

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Antony Griffiths Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt

[@jimharkin8802]

I am 51 and after 15 yeas off and on I finally got my purple, humbled beyond belief to achieve it.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

On and off is better than off. Congratulations.

[@iamXavierLee]

Slow motion is better than no motion! Congrats!

[@jatrodai8921]

Good job mate

[@PunchlineEverytime]

Congrats!

[@shanedresser5431]

Congratulations!

[@justingonzalez23]

Just got my purple today and I’m so happy!

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Congratulations

[@phx4closureman]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏾

[@quasar4601]

I am guessing less than 2 percent ever get to Purple but I have read that most Purple belts eventually get to Brown and beyond. Vast majority of guys quit at White or when they get their blue

[@quasar4601]

Justin will most likely move on to Brown and maybe Black . Purple to Brown can be achieved I read in 2 years only

[@quasar4601]

I am a White Belt but I do the no-gi version. My know. and skills are easily Blue belt but I roll like a White belt lol

[@ninthkaikan1544]

Never allow BJJ to become what Karate is now, easier belts, sporty style of fighting, etc.

[@aulendilthegreat873]

it already is, have you seen the IBJJF rulebook? tons of submissions banned, people jump guard because even setting them down is considered a slam etc. its a joke

[@reubenreid7375]

Aulendil The Great some “slams” I’ve seen have been like a mother putting a baby down and the fight still gets ended, it is disgraceful.

[@titusmanlius6922]

@@reubenreid7375 yeah man its crazy

[@itneeds2bsaid528]

Too late

[@LucianiEntertainmentLLC]

It’s very rare for karate schools to be what they once were. I’m very thankful that I had a school that has helped me the most with my martial arts journey, the same as my mma gym. But BJJ is quickly becoming what Karate has become in the US. It’s sad to see.

[@oscartalbot7496]

Purple belts are the 1st legitimate threat to all belts

[@quasar4601]

Purple is an Advanced belt !!!!!! White is Beg and Blue is Advanced Beg

[@MACSX7]

I’ve run into some nice blue belt though. Even when I was a white belt.

[@sonicfx5431]

White is Novice Blue is Intermediate Purple is Advanced Brown is Expert Black is Master Red is Grandmaster

[@oscartalbot7496]

@Luke Brown tim burril bjj...perfect example

[@jax2442]

@Luke Brown Yup, I'm sure Atos has some blue belts that could give brown belts at most schools trouble.

[@Solrac14]

"and I will another time" that made me die, take my like.

[@phx4closureman]

👍🏿👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@jakeoleary5895]

1:31

[@paisleywachna3314]

I just got my white belt last week

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Biggest promotion

[@FormidableOne]

@@Vivacombatathletics I like that thinking.

[@dereksmith6097]

What, you bought a uniform? It comes with white belt.

[@Jiu-JitsuJourney257]

I was blown away when I was promoted to blue.. then I got my purple belt. And.. man. I don’t know what to say. I’m so humbled. It’s so amazing and I’m so thankful for my coach and his family. They are the greatest people. I love Jiujitsu. It’s such an amazing journey.

[@ickymcsticky4148]

As a current white belt I have to say when open mat comes around Purple and Blue belts are always the best to role with cause they will wreck you 80% of the time but if they do you can ask what you did and they will explain.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Having good training partners is super important

[@iraqbeentheredonthat]

That purple belt looks soooo beautiful. I'm in my 4th year as a blue, it's taking me a bit longer due to being in the military and being gone several times a year for some times weeks or months. Thats okay, I'm still committed, I train when and where I can, and I know l'll get there, sooner or later. I'm enjoying the journey.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

We've got people who have been training a long time but aren't there yet. It's holding the belt back until it's the right time that gives it so much value. Enjoy the process.

[@saw71466]

Fourth year as blue belt? Wow that's a lot, you're probably a beast! I'm also a blue belt but still in my first year ;)

[@wayne47able]

Matthew St. Onge Same here my brother, I’ve been training for 6 and a half years and I’ve been a blue belt for 4 years. I felt like I’ve learned so much because of it and I feel like I’m exactly where I need to be. Enjoy the process my brother and everything will follow. And much respect for being serviceman. OSS!!!

[@iraqbeentheredonthat]

@@wayne47able Ive always heard the better blue belt you become, the better black belt you will be later.

[@wayne47able]

Matthew St. Onge Blue belt is where you develop your style. I spoke to a seasoned Black Belt competitor once and he told me that he never even won an IBJJF title as a blue belt, but blue belt is where he became extremely technical and he’s won nationals and the open several times. It’s really the experimental learning phase at blue belt

[@Fullmetal_christo]

Great dissertation. Thanks for the video mate.

[@eriksammis8963]

Great breakdown and synopsis.

[@lewisb85]

I’m a blue belt and I have a mate who’s a brown belt in bjj he’s also a second dan black in judo, he told me that blue to purple is like the journey in judo where he got his black belt.

[@ThomasDuffyRE]

Well said and great perspective!

[@socancerous]

Been training jiu-jitsu for 6 years and I'm a blue belt 4 stripe. I also switched gyms 3 times, not by choice. If I had it my way I would of stayed with my first Sensei. I get told by black belts and other people that I am sharp and look like a high level purple but I think in jiu-jitsu if you worry about belts you're losing sight of why you're doing it. I love jiu-jitsu and I'll never stop doing it. I'm going to be a multi world champ #worlds 2019

[@socancerous]

@NW Oista what's your point?

[@socancerous]

@NW Oistalol that's not my story but okay homie. Go ahead and make up fake stuff because you're not happy with your life.

[@BOOTY_BALLS]

nyc king Tf are you talking about Lol?

[@chenwang643]

ur sensei? lmao

[@viewsbydrone5313]

Great vid, thanks for sharing!

[@TheCatchProductions]

Great video ⭐️👍🏾👊🏾 thanks for making it! 🔥

[@brandonfeels]

Best video on the topic by far. Just got promoted to purple after 8 year off and on at blue. Keep up the great content

[@andrewaldrich3602]

7 months into bjj, I’m convinced purple belt is where you get magic powers. There’s a purple belt at my gym who will always get me with a berimbolo, the first time it happened I was like wtf was that even.

[@quasar4601]

I can hang with blues for only 1 round but a purple will destroy me before i even know what is going on. Purple is the first advanced belt

[@kauairootsohana]

🤣literally!! Only cause I’ve (along with many others) have thought the same thing!!

[@crazymcgee4189]

I know the feels, I know a purple belt and I am convinced the man is made of steal. He shows me stuff that is deadly......

[@richarddavid5462]

Lol fact

[@selachimorpha2000]

Magic powers? Wrong. Just because you are wearing purple belt ain't gonna mean jack shit to anyone nor would it grand you the so called "magic powers". It all comes down to experience, and the amount of time they spent on the mats, struggling and repetition. Someone might gain their "magic powers" shortly into their blue belt career, some might have to train for long enough that they wear brown before their magic powers kick in. Remember, no one is above the process.

[@donnieortegojiujitsu]

Really good video awesome details of describing the purple belt and what to expect

[@brianmyers9989]

Man, I have seen tons and tons of bjj videos. That was fantastic friend.

[@sakatagintoki2888]

Purple belt is the prettiest belt outta the rest according to my teacher 😂

[@Vivacombatathletics]

I agree. Brown is the least fashionable but Black goes with any Gi

[@RouRoro]

That's my gay friends favourite colour :)

[@kaptenslogg]

Great video and new insights about the color above! :)

[@tomkennedy3123]

Well done, very clear

[@RT-vt1fd]

Great video thank you for the break down...I’m just started my BJJ journey

[@ryanscottnix]

Excellent video!

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Thanks

[@markuscwatson]

Awesome video!

[@fartsare2023]

Great video buddy. I was thinking this myself as I approach that color. I'm often hard on myself as to how good I should be or not. But this video answers many of my questions.

[@Jayz689-]

Great video💪

[@jambajuice7822]

Very good video!

[@pettdogg8943]

Great vid mate

[@larryzeka5011]

Awesome vid.

[@raymondr2821]

Always learning and still and almost as always

[@haroutdemirjian8831]

I commented on your blue belt video 2 years ago as a 4 stripe white belt, looking back at it and looking at your videos makes me realize time flies. I just got my purple belt and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you sir for the advice you gave me two years ago.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Awesome work. Keep enjoying the journey.

[@haroutdemirjian8831]

@GregLurik Official well to be exact about 5 years to get my brown. I train m-f 2x a day and never miss a day.

[@pullingguard5435]

Great information. I’m a Little over a year in starting jujitsu from judo and I have 4 stripes on my white belt and I feel like I’m just getting comfortable rolling in bjj

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Great explanation.. thank you..

[@quasar4601]

I only do well against WHITE BELTS .. Purple belts.. my gosh.. That would be instant death

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

Thanks for the video , I trained Che-Lu Kartae for 23 years took me 14 years to get my blackbelt my Osensei was ole school and i am thankful for him and miss hom badly , after his passing i started training jiujitsu and fail in love with how much discipline you have to have out in for belts also then i hurt my sciatic nerve now i can't train because when it flares up i cant go to work so upset over this !

[@cugnaoozen9956]

you 're right, you have to count in hours not in years of training to get promoted. Well as a not really gifted athlete, I got my purple belt in 4 years and 8 months but nearly 1500 hours of training ...since that belt, I had to spend much more time in the gym doing circuit training and working on the top/passing game. But I can coach and basics whenever a novice white belt came to train at my home which I enjoy in order to find new details for my knowledge

[@yarivazoulay6106]

very well said just got my purple belt very happy

[@jwillard911]

The purple belt is the fun belt. I spent 470hrs @ white, 855hrs @ blue, and 1188hrs so far @ purple. So sofar on my journey I have 2513hrs of mat time and enjoying every bit of it. I will be happy when my leg heals so I can get back to play.

[@tiemanschnitzel7940]

Very well explained! Purple is the best promotion.....

[@johnhagebeuk8]

I enjoy bjj so much i dont look at the belts i just train and let my coach deside when iam ready iam not letting it get in the way of my fun iam now recovering from a broken rib and hate it to be off the mat but i also know that the healingprocess is important to follow. I used the be a muay thai instructor and had alot of injuries but when i discovered bjj and got crushed by a tiny girl i fell in love with bjj and changed my favorite martial art. Great video 👍🏻👊🏻

[@martinsloan9785]

My karate teacher hands out belts like candy.

[@TheFloresj23]

Do you have one for brown and Black? These two videos are pretty awesome breaking down what it takes and that’s it’s more about you and life and yes you learn but what are you doing to earn it.

[@DanT288]

Thanks for this video bro got my purple November 2018 9 years as a blue special day for me

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Congratulations

[@DanT288]

@@Vivacombatathletics Cheers mate

[@diogenesofsinope..]

9 years as a blue?

[@sandhuaditya4855]

@@diogenesofsinope.. when you travel, you have to switch academies, I did in the US, and was a blue under 3 different black belts and did JUDO for a year. By the time I got my purple, was training for almost 10 years and uit after that because of heart surgery :( never taught an adult class, taught kids class often. love jiu jitsu, my children do the art

[@zerotwosixty7416]

Oh hell nah it took you 9 years 😳

[@confusedsay]

Depends on the style as far as comparing martial arts ranks. Take it from someone who’s been around a while.

[@MS-jk6gj]

Toughest rolls come from the purples they’re all killers and the under promoted blues

[@tyhatfield7156]

What I believe that is never quit thinking and that’s the best thing because I promised my friends it’s always worth it

[@snatchX626]

Great vid. what about for brown and black belt?

[@anonymouse7095]

Got my purple belt recently. I don’t feel ready.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

It's hard to have a completely objective view of ourselves bur obviously your instructor thinks you are. If for some unlikely reason they've promoted you early that's on them, just keep getting better.

[@thiccboibray3780]

i went to a tkd dojo to watch my friends and i saw about 3 black belts all around the age of 7 who had been doing tkd for like 2 years

[@dennydritic2628]

Firstly, "The most important belt you'll ever have is your white belt" . I couldn't agree more with this. Just getting the journey started (or re-started) is the most difficult part. Secondly, the belt system has its logical reasoning, but the reality is that belts really don't mean too much. I'm a "white belt" but have been wrestling/fighting most of my life. I've submitted purple belts and even brown belts and have been submitted by white belts / no belts. Its how much time you put into practice with or w/o the gi, and just become a student of human movement, athletics, and a combat sports mentality.

[@damienshai6097]

if you train three times a week, it might take 3- 4 years from blue to purple belt.

[@marcobala9284]

Just got my blue last month!😁

[@thatsydvicious]

Did you quit or are you purple now?

[@marcobala9284]

@@thatsydvicious 3 stripe bb, it feels so long

[@thatsydvicious]

@@marcobala9284 you're doing great, keep grinding!! Purple on the horizon 😎

[@marcobala9284]

@@thatsydvicious yeah, thanks

[@metalrobot3000]

I’m a blue belt one stripe going hard right now for that purple

[@theman2017inc]

If Purple Belt is so significant in BJJ that it is the equivalent of black belt in other arts? Then what brown and black belts in BJJ?

[@truecowboy]

My go to is foot or ankle lock. It's so easy to set it up. Before you realize it .. I've got ya. I make it seem like my arms open for arm bar. When you go for arm bar I've already got your foot in my arm pit... So then I just fall back.

[@timetter7062]

in a real school it takes a long time for that purple......and injuries!!! great video all very true!!!

[@VinceMillett]

Got mine two days ago...trained several times a week for five and half years. Feel like I earned it!

[@infoguy1978]

@@VinceMillett hows your body holding up?

[@infoguy1978]

tim etter- have you received a lot of injuies with bjj?

[@johnm249]

Judo has white, green, brown x 3, black. I had my Judo Brown Belt = BJJ Purple and went to Rickson Gracie school in 1994 and beat the crap out of all the purple belts. Kimura the Japanese Judo Black Belt broke Helio Gracies arm 3 times before he quit

[@calebgarlipp9714]

How good can a person get by watching videos like instructional and training alone? For karate to bjj

[@justinjex1]

1200 hours on the mat. Still a blue belt. I won’t quit! Still feel that I don’t know nearly enough. Love everything about BJJ.

[@XieTianXieDi888]

1:30 “And that’s not for me to be putting down other martial arts-and I will! …At another time.” 😂

[@mikeehrmantraut6061]

When I was a white belt, I always thought that the purple belt is an assasin mode. Sharp selection of technique, a guy who you wouldn't fuck around in a street because he would simply strungle you or snap your bones. I think I will get my purple belt very soon. I am not sure if am ready for it.

[@tulioortiz9427]

Started BJJ in 2015. By the end of 2019 I got my purple belt. That’s a “heavy” belt. So u gotta step ur game up...

[@chetfreeland1920]

I consistently beat heavier purple belts and some brown but still blue really don't care about promotion anymore doesn't mean much

[@titusmanlius6922]

Me too, ive been training jiu jitsu since i was 16 (am 29 now) on and off. I've loop choked a dude that got promoted to purple that same very day.

[@dennydritic2628]

I'm a "white belt" with a long history of experience in combat sports in general. I've noticed most purple belts always think they have to submit you every roll - and I used to oblige them just for curtsy and respect, however now, I just use my strength to keep them at bay . It makes for a boring roll, but the best way to get the best of a purple belt is to first frustrate them and then slowly inch away. They soon tire when they realize they can't submit you easily and then your able to work/learn.

[@bugbug9441]

Take it from a 9 year purple belt. Experienced blue is fun but purple is where you get to give brown and blacks trouble and fuck around with lower belts.

[@raymondrocco6251]

MR Miyagi said Belt only for holding up pants !!! Lol

[@truecowboy]

In one week I have blue belt test in MMA. IM NERVOUS. ALOT TO REMEMBER. LOL. I GOT THIS

[@silverstar8870]

Except for judo kit takes 5-7 years and a black belt just means that you know the fundamentals, you will still have a long way to go tho.

[@AjaychinuShah]

I have belt oriented ambition not belt-oriented and goal driven but not attached to it. Nothing to be concerned mates or ashamed of. There should had been Yellow, White, and Black (GM). Then a Red

[@anonymouse7095]

I’m a blue belt and feel nowhere near being purple.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Sometimes it takes a bit longer for things to fall in to place. Try to be a killer blue belt and leave the belts to your coach.

[@Daniel-yo5es]

purple belt is the middle of the beginning..... back belt is the end of the beginning.

[@user-mn7te2ey5l]

So im blue. It means i am just the beginner. Kkk

[@walkingcorpse1224]

It took me 6.5 years to get my purple belt. I was training 3 - 5 days a week tho, but what kept my instructor from promoting me was my size. So the thing about being a heavy guy (And this isn't for every big dude) is that it can make u kind of stubborn, like in some cases you'll usually be playing top game or not using berimbolo, so in other words the skill may be there, but the knowledge isn't, which is why I tell people that the belt signifies how much u know, not how good u are in most terms. Me on the other hand, I somewhat disagree. One student in my dojo got his purple belt in like 3.5 years, because he is knowledgeable on a lot of techniques. But he can never beat me and I'm always dominating him. Size difference put aside, I know another purple belt who just got promoted to Brown who has beaten me and gives me a real challenge. Then there are Brown Belts who I feel are good but not exactly what I'd expect a Brown Belt to be. Now Idk whether it's all those years of training, after four years of being a Blue Belt I was already beating purple belts. Now someone may be like (Oh it's not always about winning, blah, blah, blah) and yes u are correct, but I am disagreeing with it. I already established that the belt is for the knowledgeable, not the skill so much in most cases, I mean if ur a white belt and u keep winning frkn Pan Ams or Worlds in a Black and Brown belt division, surely you'll get ur Brown Belt like nothing, but that's a different case. This is just my opinion, my instructor had told me my mind would change, so far it hasn't. If you're not good, that's fine, but u can't be a purple belt and be total garbage either. And competition is important. I compete 2 - 3 times a year, I know it's not alot, but it's what I can do, maybe when I'm 30, I'll be able to compete more often, but that's life. But ya, I wouldn't promote anyone who's skill is lacking. I'd feel bad for someone who's knowledgeable, but is still losing to like my white belts or even blue belts. (I mean losing to a blue belt isn't too bad, but it shouldn't be too often) u get the picture, cus Jiu Jitsu is a martial art used to fight and I think alot of people forget about that.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

I'd say purple belt is the last belt you can get largely on performance. It's important to make comparisons within your peer group tho i.e same age, weight, athleticism. If your competing and "hanging" with purple belts your a purple belt.

[@quasar4601]

How long did it take you for blue?? I am guessing 18 months to 24

[@walkingcorpse1224]

@@quasar4601 It took me two years for sure. I think that's a perfectly good rate, going from white to blue in two years and then from blue to purple in four years and then from purple to brown in between 1 - 4 years and then brown to black in 1 - 2 years. For the normal/ average student.

[@quasar4601]

@@walkingcorpse1224 , Yes 2 years seems right. I do no-gi so I will award myself a blue belt next summer lol. OF course it will be private affair

[@quasar4601]

I did not start until my early 40s which is pretty rare lol. I did do Krav and Muay Thai for 4 years before !!! My first week of class I was destroyed by 120 pound kids lol

[@Nona-bg8hl]

Which 80 techniques dude?????????

[@TH-zb7nj]

Such a succinct and nice explanation. If a purple gets trapped by a blue... What does that mean? :)

[@jimmywallhanger8402]

Nothing. Shit happens.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

The first day your a purple belt are you any better than the last day you were a blue?

[@TH-zb7nj]

@@jimmywallhanger8402 :) it does indeed! 👍

[@TH-zb7nj]

@@Vivacombatathletics Good question, simple answer would be, nope you aren't any better.

[@ajmccabe4615]

Anyone can get caught it only takes one mistake.

[@quasar4601]

To be a Blue belt you just show up for 1.5 to 2 years and they will give it to you. To be a purple belt you better be amazing on the mats and be able to flow into several moves together. Nobody is every guaranteed a Purple belt unless you prove it on the mat

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Belts should never be guaranteed, sadly all to often they are. I can't see why anyone couldn't achieve Puple belt if only for the dedication of wanting to, that's a rare level of dedication.

[@quasar4601]

@@Vivacombatathletics , NOT me .. I am going for blue and thats it. Purple is way too high for me

[@stevepritchard9544]

Show up for 1.5-2Years, true time can be a factor ... but so is having 300 + sparring rounds so you either have a choice - take the losses and quit or like a blue belt learn get better , defend the beatings, then get some submissions in there.... a Blue Belt does not just happen with time.... there is blood sweat m tears in there buddy.

[@MrDavid31atl]

Not all belt promotions are equal

[@alahatim]

belts don't mean much. i'm a purple belt in my gym after 5 years which I feel is way too fast. I feel more like a 4 stripe white

[@deghihderaman3572]

The purple belt will save the nation for Mother's land.

[@emceesupremejustice]

for some reason just seeing this dudes face I knew he was gunna have a British accent lol

[@ebboxing8104]

Emcee SupremeJustice ..and ?

[@shoto520]

This is the problem why do we allow the belts to determine if we are certified instructors or not. There should be more structure in bjj as to who officially teaches students or not. Purple belt is nice but schools should determine thru a course program who teaches.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Purple belt is the base level of understanding where you could coach in our opinion. After that a course in coaching could be beneficial

[@SueZQue83]

Do we really consider *White Belt* as a promotion?

[@MACSX7]

Like the belt system. It still has it’s flaws.

[@cjwill9920]

Does no gi have belt system or is that stupid question?

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Some people do no-gi belts. Chris Brennan and Eddie Bravo would be good examples. For us, no-gi no-belt

[@azules9780]

10th planet does patches I believe

[@TheSubieFan]

My gym is mainly no Gi but they have belts even though we are transitioning into a Gi school.

[@quasar4601]

NO !! I will be a white belt forever but i dont care. I hate the GI

[@TheSubieFan]

@@wjones4444 just to be more complete and enter in on more competitions. The head coach still hates the gi but it's useful to train that's for sure.

[@dboardjr8873]

Is there one for brown belts?

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Not yet

[@mrorbit2u]

Damn, I'm a Purple belt with no style!! None. How do I get some style PLEASE

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Not style like flare and jazz hands but having a tailored game. If you hang with other purples you're a purple belt. If not just keep on the mats, maybe speak with your coach about not feeling up to standard and they'll give you the reasons for their decision.

[@model84]

what is your fav technique, go to position/sub/sweep etc, u pull or pass, if pull what guard if pass is it stack or speed, what techniques you chain, do yourself your own jj map

[@ric0n408sv]

Just make sure to brush your hair before stepping on the mats

[@tOOballs]

i worry my coach is pushing me up for the wrong reasons. its only been a little over 3 years and i only train 2 -3 times a week. am I paranoid? honestly i dont feel I deserve it.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Your best speaking with them. It's very hard to be objective about your own performance.

[@thelister4910]

3 years since getting blue?

[@newtypehuman]

DOES a PURPLE BELT KNOWS ALL THE techniques IN BJJ ?

[@Vivacombatathletics]

No

[@newtypehuman]

@@Vivacombatathletics brown belt ?

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Black belt, no

[@daytonsmith6226]

Who else is here after finding out Isreal Adesanya got his purple belt

[@JustinMeyers-Plasticmonument]

Travis Barker

[@joseppi4cinqua]

Purple belt is actually around $38,000 the way I see it 😂

[@Vivacombatathletics]

🤣🤣

[@Crystals10000]

i wouldnt put a dollar value on it...but at 180 dollars a month in training average that seems a bit excessive...

[@joseppi4cinqua]

kurtis vollert $25k if it takes 15 years.

[@Crystals10000]

@@joseppi4cinqua it shouldnt taken more then 6 if you train 3 to 4x a week...

[@joseppi4cinqua]

kurtis vollert okay then $13,000 for a purple belt then.

[@edwardtruman4981]

At 54, am I too old to start BJJ.

[@StanleyPinchak]

Not necessarily. If you go in with realistic expectations of where you are physically and you train safely it is possible to enjoy this art at an advanced age. Listen to your body when planning your attendance during the week. Invest in stretching and warming up and consider complimenting with yoga. Choose training partners who are considerate of your limitations. Usually colored belts are a decent bet. Understand that you may need to focus on a different game compared to younger practitioners. Inversions and rubber guard and other flexibility heavy positions may never be an option for you, or maybe they will. Good luck.

[@2Point]

Anybody can have cauliflower ear. But look at this guys left ear. Looks like a smooth piece of paper. Because it's been drained 10,000 times.

[@whatif718]

Now that I’m a purple belt I have to admit. I HATED BEING A BLUE BELT.

[@greenwood-1426]

InFamouzBX why that??

[@whatif718]

Samo Dog I’ve never struggled with something as hard as dealing with blue belt blues, ego checks, getting destroyed over and over again, fighting the urge to quit finding the courage to keep going and not quit for a second time the list goes on. But everybody’s experience is different.

[@adrizen]

InFamouzBX I feel you. Blue felt like a race. It’s was stressful. Do I have enough techniques? Do I have an “A” game? Am I catching higher belts? Getting to purple was like taking a deep breath.

[@whatif718]

adrizen couldn’t have said it better myself. When I got purple it was like .... now I can relax ....

[@quasar4601]

When I see a Purple I give them respect !!!!

[@bigmember5908]

80 techniques?!

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Are you shocked at this being to many or to few?

[@iraqbeentheredonthat]

80ish seems like a good number to me.

[@bigmember5908]

I guess it depends on your definition of what counts as a technique and what counts as knowing it well enough. @@Vivacombatathletics like if someone can Kimura from side control. kimura from north south, kimura from closed guard and use the kimura grip to sweep from closed guard, do you count that as having 1 technique (the kimura) or is that 4 techniques? if you count it as 4 then 80 techniques does not sound so unreasonable. but if it counts as 1, then I think 80 techniques is too high. unless the definition of having it is being able to perform it on compliant partners like as part of demonstraition or when rolling with a white belt. that would make sense to.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

I'd say there's some duplication in there where there's enough variation from one position to the other to justify calling it a different technique. At that stage you should be getting them off agains beginners from within your peer group.

[@bigmember5908]

ok by that definition 80 is reasonable. to the way things are where I have trained someone isn't considered to 'know' a technique that has options like that until we can get some use out of it from all the options. so in other words if someone armbars great from top but never lands it from guard we consider their armbar to be a niche move as opposed to them being someone who "knows the armbar" if that makes sense. @@Vivacombatathletics

[@jeffcuevas5918]

I remember when you could get a BB in BJJ in three years. Now they stretch it out for years in order to make more money on the tuition.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

When was this? If we were to promote someone to black belt they wouldn't get free tuition so I can assure you this isn't a motivation.

[@jeffcuevas5918]

@@Vivacombatathletics there was a school called combat jujitsu in Texas. Never went but a friend of mine did and he got his bb in three years. He was pretty good fighter.

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Possibly traditional ju jitsu? That would be a typical ammount of time for that.

[@jeffcuevas5918]

@@Vivacombatathletics no, they opened in 1990 and when the UFC came around in 1993 my friend told me his instructor master came in and told him to change his name to BJJ. I never went inside the dojo but if memory serves me correctly they had pictures of Gracie family and BJJ all over the front. But what do I know.

[@model84]

there are a few ppl on the planet that got BJJ BB in 3 years (i can recall 5 now, but Travis Steavens shouldn't count;p), but this are mostly competitors who train 2-3times a day

[@emac6961]

🤔1. judo =white Bjj=white 2.Judo = yellow Bjj= Blue 3.Judo =orange Bjj= purple 4.Judo=green Bjj= brown 5.judo = brown 6.judo =black Bjj = black

[@Vivacombatathletics]

How many mat hours does it take to attain each?

[@emac6961]

@@Vivacombatathletics I know you Bjj guys takes forever that's why yall are so good but. I'm 3 years in green belt judo. I try to Roll when I can but its really hard to do bjj in prison as a corrections officer. We made MSNBC...KZbin Santa Rosa correctional institution one of the top dangerous prisons in the country.🤙🏼

[@realitywithmj4334]

a bjj purple belt is the same as a jv wrestler in high school

[@realitywithmj4334]

@BIackIist picked up my nephew from american top team and there was a 14 year old white belt controlling full grown men purple and brown belts. turns out he is a wrestler from pennsylvania just getting into bjj but with a strong background in wrestling. sorry if you are a full grown man that is just getting into grappling now but the fact is there are children that can easily beat you. if you are over 25 and only a purple belt, you missed the boat.

[@realitywithmj4334]

@BIackIist sorry fella but the 24 year old brown belt that tapped as he was cross faced was not going easy. this kid would easily tap you as well. give up and start a new hobby, being tough is not for you.

[@VoltedSoldier]

@@realitywithmj4334 really ignorant view. There is no "boat". Bjj is for everyone. Competitive, self defense, hobbyist, old people, young children etc. Bjj has something to offer to anyone and everyone. Bjj is a niche martial art/sport and not mainstream like wrestling or judo. I've seen many young badasses that train from 5 years old. Big deal....talk to me after you train through college, career, marriage, and kids.

[@realitywithmj4334]

@@VoltedSoldier all martial arts are for everyone

[@vurban]

Jiu-jitsu is spreading in a very bad way. Back in time, for you to be even a purple belt you wold have to be a tough blue belt. Today is just about going on classes and it is sure that you will get your “black” belt... all about money.

[@seanknot]

I gave myself a purple belt after I went nogi smashed everyone and it took 5 years for everyone else in the scene to catch up to me. I could one hand guilotine brown belts. Just get better I coached NoGi as a 'bluebelt" and I can tell myself what the differences are. I'm not a black belt and I would need 1-2 years to get my brow> but i've had a chronic illness and starting to recover now can't wait to smash some people again as an "official blue belt" when I enter advance divisions :D Last comp I entered was wrestling in NSW and smashed a brown belt in the finals. If you enter comps and win give yourself a belt.. fuck those money hungry gi-tards who are wrong more than right in my experience. I had local people try to tell me chris brennan and marcelo garcia drills and moves were "shit" People are fucked

[@Vivacombatathletics]

Congrats on the promotion

[@seanknot]

@@Vivacombatathletics lol having said that I also trained twice a day for 6 years and IF I had a great coach I would differ to them every time. And I got my blue beltin 14 months, after I won state twice in a row, 3rd then 1st at pans

[@josephecker1519]

You gave yourself a purple belt? Wow lol whatever you say dude

[@seanknot]

@@josephecker1519 Not really. But I last competed at purple and beat the 116KG Open Weight and triple gold medalist that year. So yeah Im confident. I don't wear Gi so I don't need a belt and I can out wrestle even black belts. When I compete again once I recover I will compete at purple again probably once or twice then see how I go at brown in a year maybe. I've trained since 2009 and unless you train twice a day 6 days a week with a good S&C program I wouldn't try it if I were you. If I competed anything lower it would be sand bagging, even in the Gi I don't struggle at purple/brown. Pretty regularly choked out a 79KG brown belt who got bronze at brazil nats.

[@seanknot]

@@josephecker1519 I've seen a guy get his black belt using just berimbolo and I called it out as garbage and was 100% correct. He taught that around the place even named his school that. And now it's garbage. Meanwhile I was learning leglock system and kimura traps about 6 years ago.