how long does it take to get a blue belt in jiu jitsu?

Answer 1

If the school is good and accredited by the style you are learning and not just a black-belt who has opened his own school it will take years of serious training. Ju-Jitsu is very technical and like most martial arts they don't just hand out these belts for attendance there may be a minimal amount of training before you can even be assessed. if you are graded only by your instructor and not a trained assessor i wouldn't take it seriously.

Just remember the instructors are there to make money so they may grade you faster to keep your business if you are blue belt before 3 years of training test your skills at another school good luck.

Answer 2

3 - 4 years

Answer 3

It really depends on the person and the school you go to. If you are a good athlete and can learn fast you might be able to get it under a year. The school I went to requires you to do at least 100 hours of practice (instructions and sparring) before they will even let you test for the blue belt.

Answer 4

Depends on the amount of mat time your putting in. 4-5xweek maybe 6 months, 3-4x week maybe a year, 2-3xweek maybe 2-3 years. It's ALL about mat time!!!

Answer 5

One of the things that separates Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from other martial arts is the importance of competition. Sparring is considered essential to a student's progression. This is a "live" martial art where one can go 100% in training without fear of injuring his or her opponent. Many say that this constant training against live, fully resisting opponents sets it apart from other traditional martial arts.

Initially, students are concerned with getting their blue belt, as it is the first sign of achievement. For some the blue belt can take as little as one month, for others it can take up to 4 years to achieve. From Blue Belt typically Purple belt can take from 2-6 years (considered by many the hardest transition), Purple to Brown 1-4 years and Brown to Black is usually the quickest transition, anywhere from 0-3 years. On average it takes 8-15 years to achieve Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the fastest being 4 years (Lloyd Irvin, B.J. Penn, many Gracie family members, et al).

Each belt becomes progressively more difficult to get because the level of fluidity and technical knowledge demanded increases. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu promotes hard work being the key to advancement. This is not a sport where time spent training will yield a certain belt, but where quality time is essential.

The standards for grading and belt promotions vary between schools, but the widely accepted measures of a person's skill and rank in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are (1) the amount of technical knowledge they can demonstrate on the mat, and (2) their performance in competition.

Technical knowledge is judged by the number of techniques a person can perform, and the level of skill with which he performs them. This allows for smaller and older people to be recognized for their knowledge though they may not be the biggest and strongest fighters in the school. It is a distinctly individual sport, and practitioners are encouraged to adapt the techniques to make them work for their body type, strategy, and level of athleticism. The ultimate criterion is the ability to execute the technique successfully, and not stylistic compliance.

Competitions play an important role in the grading of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as they allow an instructor to compare the level of his students against those of the same rank in other schools. A belt promotion may be given after success in a competition, particularly at the lower belts. A promotion might also be awarded when a person can submit most people in his school of the same rank, e.g. a white belt who consistently submits most other white belts in sparring.

The high level of competition between schools and its importance to belt promotion is also considered to be one of the key factors preventing instructors from lowering standards or allowing people to buy their way up the belts.

Many instructors also take the personality of the person and their behavior outside of class into account, and may refuse to promote someone if they exhibit antisocial or destructive tendencies.

It is by these and other criteria that most instructors promote their students. A few schools may also have formal testing, and include oral or written exams.

Children's belts (15 and under)

* White
* Yellow
* Orange
* Green

Adults belts (16 and over)

* White
* Blue
* Purple
* Brown
* Black

The green and yellow belt is worn only during competition by one competitor for scoring purposes and is usually worn over their normal belt.

There is a minimum age requirement for belt promotions. Blue belts are never awarded to anyone under the age of 16. For promotion to black belt the minimum age is 18 years old or older according to the regulating body of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: the "Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu" and "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation", or CBJJ and IBJJF respectively.

Stripes, like the belts themselves, tend to be awarded at the instructor's discretion, and may be in recognition of accomplishments like noticeably improving or tournament victories. However, not all schools award stripes, or award them consistently, so the number of stripes a person has is not necessarily a good measure of their accomplishments or time in training.

Black belts receive degrees every three years for as long as they train. At 8th degree, the black belt is replaced by an alternately red and black belt. The solid red belt is for 9th and 10th degree. The 10th degree is reserved for the art's founder Carlos Gracie Sr and his brothers, Hélio Gracie.

Answer 6

If the teacher/instructor is real (some are fake) and can see good results than he will grade u wen ur good n ready

Answer 7

As long as it takes.. Depends on the person

Answer 8

i have seen it as short as a few months and as long as a few years. it depends ont he student and the instructor.

Answer 9

it takes as long untill you can get up to that level

Answer 10

Is that a washing machine? Just kidding.