OBJECTIVE

Objective: to make clear and predictable the requirements for students and/or athletes for grading and belt promotions.

Art. 1: all of the students enrolled in the schools affiliated with Team Oliveira must fill out a card with all of their personal information and sign an agreement with the school’s code of ethics, belt rankings and respect for the philosophy of the martial arts.

Art. 2: the evaluations must be completed in 30 classes.

Art. 3: the students who are due for testing must be attending classes on a regular basis, and their respective instructors must give consent.

Art. 4: the instructors are those members, who have already reached a satisfactory experience level for that purpose, based on technical level, their physiological balance, first aid knowledge, didactics, no criminal background, and be authorized and registered with Team Oliveira.

Art. 5: in the tests the following will be required both theoretically and practically: the history of Jiu-Jitsu, physical competency, projection techniques, strikes, blocks, joint locks, chokeholds, pressure point strikes, submissions, takedowns, self-defense, competition, arbitration, first aid, and didactics. The number of techniques and knowledge of the material will depend on the belt promotion level.

Art. 6: belt promotions granted by the school, can at any point in time be revoked, if the student has disrespected the principles set by the ethics committee of Team Oliveira.

Art. 7: belt evaluations are done by a committee of black belts members, who are recognized by Team Oliveira and by the NJSBJJ and IBJJF. The student can count on the presence of their respective instructors.
 

GREEN BELT, THE BLACK BELT OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

Belt progression in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is truly a life's journey. The typical adult black belt is attained approximately between 8 and 12 years with CONSISTENT training. We say adult because no one under the age of 18 is permitted to earn black belt. That being said, there is a different belt system for children. The highest attainable belt is green

 and can be earned with 3-3.5 years of consistent training. While being a green belt in other systems is an admirable achievement, becoming one in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu speaks a volume of proficiency that most adults would envy. At that point, it is maturity and age that are left to conquer on their path to black belt.