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Originally Posted by Joemoplata  Did you guys notice in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu episode that this was the only art where in competition they didn't face black belts? For those unfamiliar with the belt system in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu its:
White
Blue
Purple
Brown
Black
You're looking at ON AVERAGE 2 years per belt. This is why it would have been worthless for them to face black belts. They would have been tapped over and over and over. |
Is it possible to move along the belt system much faster if you are good? I heard BJ Penn earned his blackbelt in BJJ in like 3 years or something. Many have questioned the shortness of his training and thought that his belt was inflated, but I think he proved everybody wrong when he won the Abu Dahbi championship as the first American. (something like that. details may be fuzzy)