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Originally Posted by Adasko
Since i don't know much about belts, please can someone explain it to me: how do you gain your belts in BJJ and what does it take to get one?
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You gain your belt in Bjj usually when your instructor sees fit. Some schools have tests to become a blue belt or a purple belt, here's an example:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDObjJipKIo
It obviously gets more difficult once you get past a blue belt, and gaining a purple, brown, black,etc are for a multitude of reasons, such as how much mat time you hvae, your ability to roll with higher belts, competition experience, etc. I would say very generally speaking if you practice Bjj 2-3 times a week here's what the belt system will look like:
8 months - 1 year: blue belt
2 - 3 years: purple belt
4 - 7 years: brown belt
8+ years: black belt