A convenient way to explain why a white belt can win the world championship?

Has Barnett ever tried to become a Brazilian Jiu jitsu world champion? Anyway... As I said, instructors opinions differ - Jon Jones is still a blue belt AFAIK.

Firas Zahabi agrees: https://youtu.be/UXRstwdZ4Fo

I don't understand why anyone would charge a fee to promote someone. That sounds sketchy to me. I don't get paid to teach bjj and do it for free at a teammates academy. I like to do all promotions unless one of the other Blkblts want to do it. I don't have a problem with lower belts doing promotions with the ok from a blk blt who know them. I would not green light anyone to promote someone I haven't been on the mat with. Of course, I don't care what happens outside our team. Everyone can do what they like. If belts do not mean anything then why be a member on a site that is based on belts? Kind of odd isn't it? Lol

The belts are important, people say they are not. But we are creatures of ceremony and celebration! We love to call everything a holiday and designate days of the year for celebrating whatever important event that took place in our history. The symbols of our training journeys are our belts, recognition and appreciation from our teachers and instructors for the hard work we put in to acquiring them. We all like to be appreciated, in everything we do.. it’s all about perspective. Handing somebody a belt of any rank is a momentous occasion that is worthy of celebration.. the stripes build anticipation and usually refresh a practitioners drive to keep doing better. For the robots that “say” they don’t care, actually they really do, they are just simply interested in other “symbols” of their success like trophies, medals, glory etc etc. Circling back to perspective. Anybody that has put in some real time in their training and has been around the instructors that brought this sport to us here in the states can attest... belts are earned PERIOD! Not just on the mats but off the mats more importantly... don’t care how great you are on the mats, if you’re a jack hole and a POS of a person it’s all for nothing. Humility, patience, understanding are the lessons that we can use for everything in life that will continue to pay in dividends for the rest of your life. But if you want to be old with a pile of medals and trophies and no friends or family that don’t care about your glory days as a jitz practitioner then by all means send me your address and I’ll mail you a black belt That belt will be as meaningless as all the valuable lessons you missed on your climb to the top.... good night friends ...

I don't understand why anyone would charge a fee to promote someone. That sounds sketchy to me. I don't get paid to teach bjj and do it for free at a teammates academy. I like to do all promotions unless one of the other Blkblts want to do it. I don't have a problem with lower belts doing promotions with the ok from a blk blt who know them. I would not green light anyone to promote someone I haven't been on the mat with. Of course, I don't care what happens outside our team. Everyone can do what they like. If belts do not mean anything then why be a member on a site that is based on belts? Kind of odd isn't it? Lol

Are you trying to suggest that your martial arts belt has a correlation with how much of a good person you are?

Are you trying to suggest that your martial arts belt has a correlation with how much of a good person you are?

I live my life as a black belt human being! I don’t just have a black belt I AM a black belt I spend more time on the streets dealing with the world than I do with dealing with competitors, so tell me, where is it more important for me to conduct myself as a respectable man ?

Personally, I believe it is. I wouldn't want someone that was a complete ass representing me regardless of their skill level.

For a correlation to exist it requires both those at the top to be more moral and those at the bottom to be less moral. Do I really need to explain why that's ridiculous?

Your question was 'Are you trying to suggest that your martial arts belt has a correlation with how much of a good person you are?'. You used the words 'you' and 'your'. I do not compare my BJJ journey to anyone else's. I believe that I have grown (for the better) as a person, student, and coach as I have progressed through the ranks.

Is this really necessary in the year 2020 common era? This is no longer no mans land with no black belts in a 200km radius. Why not invite the head black belt over for a roll & promotion get-together with a barbecue, some beers & occasional porrada? Make it jolly & memorable for all. In the year our Lord 2020, purple belts promoting blues is like 15 year olds giving life advice to toddlers. I have said my peace & counted to 10. You do you, mane.

Aside from the predictable financial commitment, many of these black belts require some degree of loyalty to their affiliation whether it be in the form of uniform codes, patches and/or further financial obligations. It makes BJJ start to look like some sort of pyramid scheme or something.

Is this really necessary in the year 2020 common era? This is no longer no mans land with no black belts in a 200km radius. Why not invite the head black belt over for a roll & promotion get-together with a barbecue, some beers & occasional porrada? Make it jolly & memorable for all. In the year our Lord 2020, purple belts promoting blues is like 15 year olds giving life advice to toddlers. I have said my peace & counted to 10. You do you, mane.

Giving life advice? We have white belts for that.

I think that what the issue is with many non-BB gym owners isn't that there isn't a BB within a 200km radius, but that there are usually several layers of strings attached, at least to some degree, when one commits to ongoing promotions at his/her gym. Aside from the predictable financial commitment, many of these black belts require some degree of loyalty to their affiliation whether it be in the form of uniform codes, patches and/or further financial obligations. It makes BJJ start to look like some sort of pyramid scheme or something.

Again, you show your complete lack of logic. Do you not understand that most people are doing BJJ as a hobby and many lower belts have very successful careers that just aren't related to BJJ? You honestly come across as someone who implicitly thinks that belt rank corresponds to all aspects of life.

Again, you show your complete lack of humor. A good day to you, sir.

The belts are important, people say they are not. But we are creatures of ceremony and celebration! We love to call everything a holiday and designate days of the year for celebrating whatever important event that took place in our history. The symbols of our training journeys are our belts, recognition and appreciation from our teachers and instructors for the hard work we put in to acquiring them. We all like to be appreciated, in everything we do.. it’s all about perspective. Handing somebody a belt of any rank is a momentous occasion that is worthy of celebration.. the stripes build anticipation and usually refresh a practitioners drive to keep doing better. For the robots that “say” they don’t care, actually they really do, they are just simply interested in other “symbols” of their success like trophies, medals, glory etc etc. Circling back to perspective. Anybody that has put in some real time in their training and has been around the instructors that brought this sport to us here in the states can attest... belts are earned PERIOD! Not just on the mats but off the mats more importantly... don’t care how great you are on the mats, if you’re a jack hole and a POS of a person it’s all for nothing. Humility, patience, understanding are the lessons that we can use for everything in life that will continue to pay in dividends for the rest of your life. But if you want to be old with a pile of medals and trophies and no friends or family that don’t care about your glory days as a jitz practitioner then by all means send me your address and I’ll mail you a black belt That belt will be as meaningless as all the valuable lessons you missed on your climb to the top.... good night friends ...