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Graduation: Belts, Grading and Progress PDF E-mail
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Graduation: Belts, Grading and Progress
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IBJJF Graduation System

FIRST CHAPTER
Belt system and its related ages

I . WHITE – Beginner, any age

II. GREY – 04 to 06 years of age

III. YELLOW – 07 to 15 years of age

IV. ORANGE – 10 to 15 years of age

V. GREEN – 13 to 15 years of age

VI. BLUE – 16 years of age or older

VII. PURPLE – 16 years of age or older

VIII. BROWN – 18 years of age or older

IX. BLACK – 19 years of age or older

X. RED AND BLACK

XI. RED

   
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White                                      
Grey                                      
Yellow                                      
Orange                                      
Green                                      
Blue                                      
Purple                                      
Brown                                      
Black                                      

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All the following ages must be calculated starting from the year of birth. Therefore the athlete’s age is the one he is going to have at the end of the current year.

Obs :

- In order to be graded purple belt at 16 years of age it is required that the athlete has spent at least 2 years as a green belt
- In order to be graded purple belt at 17 years of age it is required that the athlete has spent at least 1 year as a green belt and 1 year as blue belt
- In case an athlete is graded from green belt straight to purple belt, then the minimum time required before he can be awarded the brown belt is 2 years
- In order to be graded black belt at 19 years of age it is required that the athlete has spent at least 1 year as a brown belt



 


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