To me it was the purple belt and if you watch the video you will understand why. What about you? What is the hardest belt to earn in your opinion?

@BibleBrotherFelipe

2 ай бұрын

11 years at purple. Brown has been near impossible but last year I learned what it takes. I focused more on college but regret it 😂

@mjp-bi3re

2 ай бұрын

Relson gracie stated in an interview that he was a brown belt for 7 years. I don't focus on the belt color. I do focus on learning techniques and being able to use them successfully.

@mjp-bi3re

2 ай бұрын

Recall that in the old days there were no belts. Certificates were awarded. Jigoro Kano implemented the colored belt system to give people goals to set and achieve. Unfortunately, the business aspect of martial arts used the belt system to gain profit and in some cases the quality of martial artists began to suffer. People want instant gratification these days. My humble offering is that we, as practitioners of Gracie jiujitsu or Brazilian jiujitsu, maintain the highest standards of our arts and don't allow them to become watered down like karate did. Remember that they are self defense systems first and foremost which are always distinct from the sport aspect.

@BibleBrotherFelipe

2 ай бұрын

@@mjp-bi3re the problem is the people training under 5 years don’t take constructive criticism well. It’s better to just prove the point and only give hints and tips if they ask. The west in general is watered down unfortunately.

@tededo

2 ай бұрын

Wait. Some instructors see the next belt as larger than life, it's like, who are they. They act like each belt is the Everest mount, come on. There arent any Nobel Price nor any salary raises for each belt. I suggest they chill about the belts, seriously. @@BibleBrotherFelipe

I love how Bernardo talks to us like we're in kindergarten. Oddly comforting and makes me happy

Definitely purple belt for me. It took me 5 years to get from blue to purple. It's a world of difference in terms of understanding concepts and technique.

My guy, you are the energy that the BJJ community needs. We appreciate you! #Itsahugehonorforme

Today, Bernardo is very honored to talk with Bernardo.

I agree. I think Purple also marks a transition from beginner-intermediate to a more advanced understanding of jiu jitsu. And thank you for being so transparent and honest about your journey. Your humility helps lots of us who have had ups and downs throughout the journey. Obrigado!

been a blue belt for years due to injuries.. Popped my knee just last week :D Can't wait to get back though!

@aleksandervaldal

2 ай бұрын

Bummer man! Heal up quick🙏

@paulolemos2320

2 ай бұрын

I bet you're a tought purple belt buddy. I felt like I earned all my belts before I deserved them, but it motivated me to train harder and grow inside them. It must be better when you already consider you've been long enough in a belt, so when you do get your brown you'll enjoy it much more. Oss

Blue belt Bernardo was a prime B team candidate

Needed this, brother. Thank you.

thanks Bernardo ❤

It really helps to hear personal experiences of people like Bernardo. Guys like him at the top of the sport sometimes have similar paths to the rest of us, even though they end up taking it to much higher levels. Bernardo is an especially unique combination of relatability along with extreme skill and drive.

It's really good to know this can happen even with the best like yourself, Bernardo. I considered myself an average level purple belt when I was about to compete. Two months before the event I got promoted to brown belt and lost my first match in seconds. I kept having an impostor syndrome for a long while, thinking I didn't deserve my brown belt yet. It has been almost a year now, and I feel it less and less as I kept training. Will do the same tournament later this year. Let's see how it goes! Loving this format of videos. Keep'em coming!

I think Purple because it’s the longest transition. White is the hardest to keep because getting smashed on a daily basis by almost everyone absolutely sucks.

I think once you are a blue belt jiu jitsu becomes more of a "grind" rather than simply a hobby. I think that deters a lot of people from continuing.

Purple, because all the naturally athletic and tough blue belts actually have to work to be well rounded instead of just muscling through with basics

"What I think doesn't mean anything"...not the first time I've been told that. 😂😂😂

I got my blue belt 5 months ago but I have wrestling background. I plan on being purple belt by end of this year. I think brown is where I'll spend a lot of time for sure

From what I’ve seen, it’s purple. I’m a blue belt but I’ve seen the standards our school enforces on people getting their purple belts. We are affiliated with Helio “Soneca” Moreira. He’s adamant that his affiliations do not hold people back, but he also wants to make absolutely sure that every promotion is warranted.

Personally I'd say black (which I've yet to receive). Getting to purple wasn't that rough but lasting through purple, and brown to get the black - by that time the injuries can really rack up, plus personal responsibilities outside of training. Brown belt has been a woodchipper in terns of resilience. Probably different for the very young or the pros, though. Everyone has their own journey.

What's the playlist?

Blue belt feels like an endurance match. You just gotta take your lumps. You know some stuff, but you not advanced yet. So now you in this kind of in between spot where it's easy to feel like you hit a plateau on top of all the obstacles life can throw at you off the mats.

It took me 9 years to go from white to purple belt. I only ever took 2 months off due to injury and trained 4 times a week. Purple is the hardest belt.

I'm 3,5 years in jiu jitsu and haven't earned my blue belt yet, because I only train in NoGi. But hey, maybe in 5-10 years I will be the greatest white belt of all time!

Purple for sure

Took me almost 7 years to reach purple belt. For me, blue was the hardest. Took me 4 years, and i always wondered could I make it to the lowest promotion 😢

For me the white belt was the hardest so far because it took me 32 years to get it lol

Blue belt is two years generally..

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The black belt because you have to earn all the other belts first… seems pretty straightforward to me.

Wow, I was told Blue was 2 years, unless if you had Judo or wrestling background it can come sooner. Haha, I've been making my students wait

Black is the hardest it's the furthest away.. either blue or purple cause that's when you got that target on your back and don't know how to defend yourself

@bradleylivingston6514

2 ай бұрын

the target doesn't go away, it just gets bigger when you get your brown belt.

@stocktonhippie6573

2 ай бұрын

@@bradleylivingston6514 no, I mean the "easy" target

@BibleBrotherFelipe

2 ай бұрын

The target gets bigger if you are over 100Kg. People assume using strength is a thing and it becomes very counterproductive to roll when they have that mentality. Especially if your natty. Recovery can take months lowkey

@bradleylivingston6514

2 ай бұрын

@BibleBrotherFelipe I'm only around 80 kg & I can assure you, even the biggest dudes come at you harder than ever. Plus as an almost 50 year old briwn belt.. the 30 & under folks cone at you very hard. months to recover.. at nearly 50, there's no such thing as recovery. 😆

@BibleBrotherFelipe

2 ай бұрын

@@bradleylivingston6514 I hear you! The roid heads do that often! Honestly I find the new generation in general disrespectful LOL a real natural bodybuilder is always tired and never has strength so it’s just technique all day

White belt for me

white belt then black belt.

The red belt be like:

The hardest belts to earn in Jiu-Jitsu are the black, followed by the blue.

@Shaka_Garami

2 ай бұрын

Found the blue belt

@tededo

2 ай бұрын

Blue ? Hard to earn ??? I came straight from freestyle and grecoroman wrestling and the blue belt wasn't hard du to my grappling background. Now, been blue since years and it seems to move away from me, even though I can finally hang with purple belts.

How it can be anything but black is just semantic. You logically cant get your black without going thru all others...??