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Brown Belt

Aside from the exceptional belts awarded at the highest levels, brown belt is the highest “color” belt rank within the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, providing a transition between the intermediate purple belt rank and the elite black belt.[1]


Brown belt is arguably the beginning of the elite ranks in and of itself, typically taking at least 5-6 years of dedicated training to achieve.[2] As a transitional rank, it is often thought of as a time for refining rather than accumulation, where a practitioner hones already acquired technical and practical skills until they reach a black belt level.[3]


Like all ranks prior to black belt, the brown 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 18 years old and have spent a minimum of 1.5 years ranked as a purple belt to be eligible to receive a brown belt. [5]

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://aliveness101.blogspot.com/2007/02/exploring-map.html
  4. ^ www.ibjjf.org/graduation.htm
  5. ^ www.ibjjf.org/graduation.htm
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