It is absolutely true. If there is one who deserves the RED BELT, it is Master Rickson Gracie. One can understand it only if the practice of JiuJitso is part of his/hear life. Whoever had chance to train BJJ will certainly understand what you mean.
It kind of amazes me that EVERYBODY in the world that has any knowledge of who Rickson Gracie is says that he deserves to wear the red belt except Rickson Gracie. He is an amazing man. He is what jiu-jitsu is all about.
I think the biggest reason that Rickson deserves the red belt is because he doesnt want to wear it though it was granted to him unanimously by the council. So many people would put it on and walk around all puffed up like "look at what I have done with my life everyone." But Rickson says he is going to wait for the rest of the time he has to fulfill according to the standards laid out by his federation in order to be fair and maintain order in promotion. He will put it on officially I believe in 2 or 3 more years. I think Ricksons statement and actions are commendable and noble. There is a famous saying, "the belt only covers 2 inches of your ass, you must cover the rest." Lol
Matt Padgett funnily enough I think Rickson himself had the biggest problem with it at the time. Mainly because he's very strict with promotions and the length of time on each belt, and his brother straight up skipped him 8th grade from 7th to 9th which rickson wasn't comfortable with, as he said he felt he shouldn't be treated any differently than anyone else (even if we all think he deserves it). Rumor has it he's not even wearing the red belt at the moment and is sticking with his old one, how true that is I dunno but it shows his true commitment to the 'proper' way of BJJ and nothing else, which is quite incredible. Rickson is the man. Anyway bit of info if you were interested
Dan G i understand why he didnt want it. But thats for him to decide. Not the bjj community. I've been training 6 and a half years. I'm just a purple belt. Thats like me having issue with what belt he wears due to time. The man knows as much about jiu jitsu as anyone on the planet. The community who got upaet needs to realize they dont have the right to be upset. You are correct. Right now he is still wearomg his coral red and black. But he can take that up with him and hia family. Not us out there who have only been training a short time. Good to get a reply from soemone who does understand though. I appreciate a real discussion
Matt Padgett you will know way more than me then, I don't train in BJJ, it just really interests me - would love to start at some point though. Yeah I agree Rickson shouldn't get any scrutiny from the community at all, the man's been training for 40 years he should have all of our respect
Dan G cool deal buddy. You should start. Its for anyone. Young or old. Weak or strong. It'll change your life. Good luck in finding a shcool. You wont regret it.
You guys are great. Thanks. Please get some sound absorbing mid range acoustic panels up on the walls particularly in the corners to cut down on the sound reflections. This will vastly improve the sound quality and therefore allow your message to be better understood.
scarred10 No need for name calling. It's unkind. And actually it's a Jiu Jitsu academy with a brand new giant open space where students of all ages need to hear their instructor so they can get that small detail and learn the technique. Cutting the early reflections improves the ability to hear conversation.
If you research the word "Jiu" in Japanese it is not the same word as "Ju". They are 2 completely different words. It is interesting though, the word "Jiu" in Japanese means, "determination, endurance, working hard, and striving, never giving up though its hard." It does describe Jiu jitsu(or properly, Jujutsu) but it still means a very different thing. I train Japanese Goshin Jujutsu newaza so that is just how I feel it is proper, and it should have always remained Jujutsu. "The gentle art".
Thank you for your explanation and references. I hope the philosophy of "self defense" first and competition second is further promoted and strengthened in the greater Jiu-Jitsu community world wide by Rickson Gracie's promotion.
Gracias familia Valente por compartir siempre sus conocimientos de la filosofia Gracie, son un ejemplo a seguir ustedes tambien OSS. Me gustaria saber el ¿por qué usaron el tradicional jujutsu en el logo de la pared y no jiujitsu? tiene algo que ver con que su estilo es más tradicionalista al igual que lo fue en japon y priorisan un poco mas el aspecto de los golpes? Gracias
Professor boa noite. Me sinto orgulhoso em viver este momento especial e honrado e privilegiado por acreditarmos nos mesmos moldes passados há tempos pelo GM HÉLIO. aproveitando gostaria de saber se existe alguma forma de se ter acesso ao curso Fighting Foundation morando aqui no Brasil. abs a vocês sempre. Vida longa ao Gracie Jiu jitsu.
Valente brothers, the kings of ceremony 😁 rickson personally refuted everything they are saying regarding promotions. They want bjj to be judo lol great knowledge of martial arts history nonetheless
Verdade, eu também acredito que o tempo não deveria ser o único critério,mas sim também os méritos da pessoa, se tem uma pessoa que faz tanto pelo jiujitsu porque não recompensará, por exemplo digamos que temos duas pessoas a primeira delas tem 50 anos de jiu jitsu, mas a Primeira pessoa apenas treina o jiu jitsu como hobby, já a segunda pessoa tem 30 anos de jiujitsu, mas foram 30 anos dedicados ao jiu jitsu trazendo melhorias, ampliação e etc... Na minha opinião a segunda pessoa deveria ter uma graduação igual ou superior a primeira pessoa, já que a segunda pessoa fez mais pela arte suave do que a primeira que apenas treinou como lazer. E como citado no vídeo não podemos esquecer dos gênios, pessoas acima da média.
I am not sure that is accurate regarding the origination of the black belt. My understanding is that there was only white belts. Over time in training, the belt would become stained and turn darker color (grey) which would indicate an experienced student, which later became a black belt. My judo sensei (Higashi) is a Kodokan kudan (9th degree).
Ha! You expose yourself. They have told you the accurate history and you believe in the stupid stories. Do your research. What they have said is the documented history of Judo.
Shannon Sofield its a myth dude. It came from swimming than judo. Thos is a Japanese practice who are extremely clean and germiphobic culture(not that thats a bad thing) so do u seriously think a culture this clean would practice something like that? Also think how gross a belt would have to get to literally turn black amd how long that would take
I think that Rickson's promotion is not surprising and being such a jiu jitsu genius that he is, makes him a perfectly good candidate for the red belt. Still, I am not sure I agree with your explanation of why exactly Rickson got it. If belt promotion should not require time, then what stops us from promoting kids to JJ black belts? There are many super-talented kids out there who advanced to black belt level very fast. I still believe we should not promote them to black belts before they turn 18. I can't really explain why should Rickson get his red belt, but I do know that it doesn't feel wrong he got it, at least from emotional side.
bin 3loush The navy belt they wear is a homage to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu's early days where only three colors were awarded - White, Light Blue, and Navy. The navy belt was awarded to those students who completed the Instructors course at the time and became Professors.
@@RalphJacob Ralph, does your school only use the three belts that you mentioned or is the navy belt added to the main-steam belt system? If yes, where does the navy belt fit?
@@JohnDoe-gd1zj We use the mainstream belt colors. However, the navy belt is an exclusive rank work only by those who were personally taught by Grandmaster Helio. In fact, our black belts substitute the traditional red tab for a navy blue one.
I understand what you are saying, but what you said is exactly what even Rickson himself disagrees with. You said that "in your opinion" he deserves it by merit and don't get me wrong, I also think he does, but that is also and "opinion". They don't promote people in colleges based on opinion but in grades and other "measurable" parameters. How would you measure that in Jiu Jitsu?, with your method, what happens if by any reason in the future you disagree with someones promotion to red belt??, Whose "opinion" is more valuable in that case??. I'm with Rickson on this one, even he disagrees with you.
Dr Dank We roll in our school. Rolling only occurs on specific days. I train in one of our 3 branch schools. We have lone sparring sessions twice a week and spar at the end of No Gi classes which only occur once a week.
Ricardo Maximo they are not wearing blue belt, they are wearing a NAVY belt which is from old timers when there were only 2 belts white (students) Navy belt (professor or instructor)
The Navy Blue belt was the professorʻs belt (with diploma from Helio Gracie), the Light Blue belt was the assistant instructors belt, and the white belt was the studentʻs belt.
teddy bear You are asking a question which appears more like a put down. How about doing your own research? These brothers are as legit as anyone can be and were promoted by Helio himself. Not cool of you.
@@samuraisteve2775 valid point. I googled these guys, specifically their accomplishments, their tournament wins, world champion students... could not find anything. Also, they may be legit but my point is what is the point of them filming themselves talking like rener and his brother. So why do this. If they are legit, show techniques. I want to see that not them talking
@@JohnDoe-gd1zj They used to compete on CBJJ which is the Brazilian Federation under IBJJF, in Brazil every state has his own federation under the CBJJ. The first Jiu-jitsu federation was created by Helio Gracie and Oswald Faddah. These guys used to compete against black belt and win when they were brown belts, you probably didn't find it because you did a research in English.
Hilarious. If a free country this is what they want to put out to the world. They are brothers and teacher together, just like Ryron and Rener, and teach the same art. Maybe you should be happy you have a second source of education instead of being a hater. If you don’t have anything good to say, say nothing. This is your chance to grow and evolve. We have all made the same mistakes coming up.
@@samuraisteve2775 you are right that this is a free country and that they have the right to make videos... but you seem to forget that the same freedom allows me to express my opinions and be critical, if I choose. As far as learning, they do not show technique or provide any knowledge or strategy in this video. If they provided that, then you are right, I may be able to learn from it. But this video of them sitting around talking, provided very little, if any benefit to anyone.
Agree that competency and body of knowledge should be more of a basis than just time spent. Life should be about fairness, not necessarily equality which implies everyone gets the same even if person A invests more than person B. Off topic but I notice the Valente Brothers use the more traditional and proper Japanese to English translation of "jujutsu" rather than the more common but colloquial "jiu-jitsu"
