Hey, what about getting your black belt degrees? Is it absolutely necessary to get promoted to f.e. first degree after three years by an instructor with I guess second degree? Or is it possible to be autimatically promoted to first degree just by three years passing by? I just saw in Christian Graugarts profile, that his second degree rank is time served. So will beltchecker-site accept and certify a first degree rank after a time of three years or not? Could make sense to me as even if you get promoted from an instructor, there are no obvious requirements than the required time period. In my personal case there is no insctructor who could promote me, but I am interested to get my ranks as I want to promote my own students to black belt in the near future. Thanks for your answers!!! Mike

Also in relation to how the beltchecker site recognises degrees, its in the FAQ's;

I wouldn't want a rank for 'time served' to be honest, I'm romantic like that!

IBJJF also requires that you pay for and attend their rules seminar so they can milk more money out of you. Also, the rules seminars are only offered where there are IBJJF tournaments, so if you don’t live near one you will have to travel. Fuck the IBJJF.

Charles do the IBJJF require this (and a CPR certificate) for each degree?

Yes but it’s not difficult to get a CPR certification.

I completely understand....but being romantic would keep myself a black belt without degrees for the next 20 years and I couldnt graduate my students to blackbelt...

Hey, what about getting your black belt degrees? Is it absolutely necessary to get promoted to f.e. first degree after three years by an instructor with I guess second degree? Or is it possible to be autimatically promoted to first degree just by three years passing by? I just saw in Christian Graugarts profile, that his second degree rank is time served. So will beltchecker-site accept and certify a first degree rank after a time of three years or not? Could make sense to me as even if you get promoted from an instructor, there are no obvious requirements than the required time period. In my personal case there is no insctructor who could promote me, but I am interested to get my ranks as I want to promote my own students to black belt in the near future. Thanks for your answers!!! Mike

The promoting instructor needs to be a third degree black belt now, not second; it was changed several years back. Also, I was required to have my Professor sign my IBJJF promotion form to obtain my first degree. Additionally, I just renewed my IBJJF annual membership and my Professor had to log onto his IBJJF account to verify me.

The promoting instructor needs to be a third degree black belt now, not second; it was changed several years back. Also, I was required to have my Professor sign my IBJJF promotion form to obtain my first degree. Additionally, I just renewed my IBJJF annual membership and my Professor had to log onto his IBJJF account to verify me.

The promoting instructor needs to be a third degree black belt now, not second; it was changed several years back. Also, I was required to have my Professor sign my IBJJF promotion form to obtain my first degree. Additionally, I just renewed my IBJJF annual membership and my Professor had to log onto his IBJJF account to verify me.

Yes, that is the current ibjjf standard. But, does the jiu jitsu community-at-large support that? It seems to me it takes you six years to earn a second degree and it should take you about six years to bring a new student from white belt to Black belt. therefore the old standard of second-degree black belt makes much more sense. The new standard of third-degree / 9 years seems a bit much to me. But I don't make the rules. The question is who does? The ibjjf?

I was required to have my Professor sign my IBJJF promotion form to obtain my first degree.

I'm in the process of trying to register with the IBJJF, as my instructor is a 3rd degree but no IBJJF registered. I was told that I will be provisional for 2 years, and my 3 year wait for first degree will start at the end of the two years, even though I've been a black belt for over 3 years already. That's assuming that I can find a registered 3rd degree to sign for me, which I have thus far been unable to locate. Quite a process.

Honest question: how's being promoted by time served different from buying a belt online?

It seems to me it takes you six years to earn a second degree and it should take you about six years to bring a new student from white belt to Black belt.

Unfortunately for me I just signed up to the IBJJF a year ago so I'm just a lonely black belt, they wouldn't accept my degrees from my professor. They want to get paid..... I'm not renewing my IBJJF after it expires this year so I guess it really doesn't matter. My professor and peers know so that's all I really care about.

Whoa whoa whoa, only six years to get to black belt? This seems well below the average amount of time for anyone to get a black belt. Isn't the average about 10 years?