There are a lot of unverified profiles with pretty sparse evidence, and the whole ecosystem only works if we collectively review promotions and add corroboration. I’m noticing a handful of pending black belt and black+ profiles that seem well-supported and relatively uncontroversial, but they’ve been sitting unverified longer than I expected. If anyone has time to take a look and help confirm or dispute, this ecosystem will be better for it... Eric Huebner https://www.beltchecker.c[...]php?id=191 Alexander Umantsev https://www.beltchecker.c[...]hp?id=2437 Manuel Aragon https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=52688 Heiko Schönborn https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=34112 Ciprian Carausu https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=52010 Craig Willey https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=22153 Justin Norton https://www.beltchecker.c[...]php?id=802 Tim Guikema https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=38024 Shawn Lawrence https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=13958 Rob Saxon https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=34692 Thomas Gentile https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=21367 Chris Gregory https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=13896 Gary Nee https://www.beltchecker.c[...]hp?id=6318 Billy Brown https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=34475 Timothy Locke https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=22443 Ken Stiver https://www.beltchecker.c[...]hp?id=9385 Andy Law https://www.beltchecker.c[...]hp?id=7108 Michael Faugno https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=24582 Alex Ramos https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=34820 Jesse Stewart https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=52482 Maine Miller https://www.beltchecker.c[...]hp?id=5663 Mike Ostrowski https://www.beltchecker.c[...]p?id=52236 Let's get these off of the cluttered pending verified list, or flag any concerns.

Can a BJJ brother get some love here?

I could use some votes if anyone has a few minutes to spare. Let me know if my evidence isn’t sufficient. Thanks in advance!

Oh man, in the process of adding more detail to my profile as Johan suggested I dumped all my votes. Guess I'm starting over... Idea: Give new profiles a grace period do not dump votes while they get the details dialed in? Maybe this is contributing to the large number of unverified profiles?

Oh man, in the process of adding more detail to my profile as Johan suggested I dumped all my votes. Guess I'm starting over... Idea: Give new profiles a grace period do not dump votes while they get the details dialed in? Maybe this is contributing to the large number of unverified profiles?

I just signed up, but I am itching to get some points too. I only know a few people on this site, but it looks useful.

I’d appreciate it if you took the time to do some basic research or simply asked a clarifying question before filing a factually inaccurate dispute on my profile. Looking at your own dispute history, jumping the gun seems to be your standard modus operandi. What a great welcome to the site. No I will not be demoting myself.

It's your promoting instructor's words, not mine, that he's a no degree black belt. What further research or clarifying information is needed? If someone else was the actual promoting instructor (with 2:nd degree or higher), your current promotion history is still incorrect as well as then lacking evidence. Welcome to belt checker, where your belts ARE checked. You can easily step outside the voting system and still have a black (or even red) belt added by simply removing all info from e.g. the blue belt - your promotion history becomes unvoteable.

Again, you are factually incorrect. Those are your words, not his. If you had done any basic due diligence—like looking at his belt in the photos I provided or doing the math on his black belt certificate—you wouldn't be pushing these inaccuracies. But actual research clearly isn't your goal here. I’ll also remind you of this site’s own FAQ: 'There are several different standards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for who can promote who and we don't endorse any specific of them. On Beltchecker.com the vote of the community is the only judge of legitimacy.' You are free to hold me to whatever arbitrary standard you want, but I hope the rest of this community doesn't conform to your rigid obsession with IBJJF rules.

Again, you are factually incorrect. Those are your words, not his. If you had done any basic due diligence—like looking at his belt in the photos I provided or doing the math on his black belt certificate—you wouldn't be pushing these inaccuracies. But actual research clearly isn't your goal here. I’ll also remind you of this site’s own FAQ: 'There are several different standards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for who can promote who and we don't endorse any specific of them. On Beltchecker.com the vote of the community is the only judge of legitimacy.' You are free to hold me to whatever arbitrary standard you want, but I hope the rest of this community doesn't conform to your rigid obsession with IBJJF rules.

Christian, thank you for the welcome and the context. Logically, though, I don't see how simply typing a name into a comment box provides any actual evidence—I could just as easily type that Helio Gracie approved my promotion, lol. A confirmed 3-stripe black belt who personally knows me and the exact circumstances of my promotion has already upvoted my profile. I prefer not to rely on self-attested claims; when I have indisputable documentation, I will submit it. I am only 'arguing' here because of the irritation of Johan spreading factually false information—which, looking at his history, seems to be a pattern for him. However, I’ve made my point and I will leave it be. I am done responding to this thread. Thanks again.

BJJ BELTCHECKER | Can purple belts promote??

I have seen on Instagram today, two people locally to me have been promoted to blue belt by a purple belt. Is this allowed? I seem to remember it being allowed for remote locations discretionally if there are no black belts around but there are dozens of Black Belts locally to the area. - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Im needing some votes if anyone has time to check out my profile please.

Its on there. Shawn hammonds is who he is under. Shawn is not on here but im sure he will vouch for me and Jon Haskew as well if anyone knows him.