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Even as an “intermediate” rank, the purple belt level practitioner holds a formidable amount of knowledge, and purple belts are generally considered qualified to instruct lower belts. This should not surprising to the practitioners of many other “traditional” martial arts (e.g. [[Karate]], [[Tae Kwon Do]]) where a student with a similar amount of time and effort invested would often be ranked as a black (instructor) level belt. <ref> http://www.tarpeinsdojo.com/membership.html</ref>
Even as an “intermediate” rank, the purple belt level practitioner holds a formidable amount of knowledge, and purple belts are generally considered qualified to instruct lower belts. This should not be surprising to the practitioners of many other “traditional” martial arts (e.g. [[Karate]], [[Tae Kwon Do]]) where a student with a similar amount of time and effort invested would often be ranked as a black (instructor) level belt. <ref> http://www.tarpeinsdojo.com/membership.html</ref>




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Purple Belt

Purple belt is the intermediate adult ranking within the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, coming after the rank of blue belt and before brown belt.[1] It is often considered one of the longer held ranks, and typically takes at least 4-5 years of dedicated training to achieve. [2]


Even as an “intermediate” rank, the purple belt level practitioner holds a formidable amount of knowledge, and purple belts are generally considered qualified to instruct lower belts. This should not be surprising to the practitioners of many other “traditional” martial arts (e.g. Karate, Tae Kwon Do) where a student with a similar amount of time and effort invested would often be ranked as a black (instructor) level belt. [3]


Like all ranks prior to black belt, the purple belt is subject to “stripes” or “degrees” used as a form of intra-belt recognition of progress and skill. A student may be awarded up to 4 stripes/degrees before being promoted to the next belt, though this is solely at the instructor’s discretion and not always applied consistently. [4]


The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation requires that a student be at least 16 years old and have spent a minimum of 2 years ranked as a blue belt to be eligible to receive a purple belt (with slightly different requirements for those transitioning straight from the youth belts).

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See also

References

  1. ^ www.ibjjf.org/graduation.htm
  2. ^ Gracie, Renzo & Royler (2001). Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique. Invisible Cities Press Llc. p. 304. ISBN 1931229082.
  3. ^ http://www.tarpeinsdojo.com/membership.html
  4. ^ www.ibjjf.org/graduation.htm
  5. ^ www.ibjjf.org/graduation.htm
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