As with other martial arts, the progress of a student is marked with a series of colored belts. Unlike other martial arts where Black Belt marks a person’s proficiency in a style, in BJJ the rank of Black Belt is conferred to individuals who have mastered the art of BJJ.
The belts are: White, Blue, Purple, Brown and Black. Often schools award four stripes for white through brown belts. Black Belts are typically awarded one stripe every three years up to ten stripes.
The ranks for children are different. Blue belt and higher ranks have age requirements so children have the following ranks beginning with White, Yellow, Orange and Green. Each belt has four stripes. These belts are utilized until age 16. For more info, please see the tab under Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Grading and Promotions.
