What Belt In Judo Are You? [Archive]

mig29

15-Aug-2003, 02:49 AM

I´m White Belt :P. Ikkyu.
What kind of politics you are talking about?
I realized after 7 months training that competitions can be bad for the progress in judo because you develop muscular explosion and strenght but forget the quality of the techniques...
There´s too much stuff like associations requiring fees for competitions, the weight categorys (it goes against the idea of using judo for take out bigger persons).
The better is just take the classes and pratice everyday :D

AikiSamurai

16-Aug-2003, 03:18 AM

I'm white belt in Judo as well, well cause I just started about a month ago.

Stick

25-Apr-2004, 05:08 AM

green/san kyu

I haven't hit the judo mat in 7 years, been doing BJJ and full contact karate. I missed the throws so I'm back as of Monday.

Adam

25-Apr-2004, 09:27 AM

White, and I intend to stay a white for the rest of my life if I am to have any say in the matter :)

Hybrid_Killer

26-Apr-2004, 07:24 AM

Was a blue belt before i moved on to BJJ...I plan to start judo again once I find another school.

b19vny

26-Apr-2004, 08:48 AM

White belt - and have been doing Judo for two months. Nidan in Shotokan Karate . . . which I am slowly giving up in favour of Judo.

TheMachine

26-Apr-2004, 03:28 PM

white belt. I don't car much about belts but I do hope to get a brown belt in the near future

brown belt

26-Apr-2004, 06:07 PM

brown belt 1st kyu- been doing judo 4 and a haf years

FortuneFaded

28-Apr-2004, 10:28 PM

White belt- 3 months down the line at the moment, currently i can pull off a reaaaaly mean tao otoshi, kouricha gari and osotgaeshi's, i'm good with the foot swipes...

blackbelt_judoj

29-Apr-2004, 07:20 PM

I'm a first Dan and proud. Am going for my second Dan this summer. Wish me luck!

Furikuchan

01-May-2004, 01:01 AM

Ikkyu, soon to be going for my Shodan. Been training for a total of 13 - 14 years.

Natcall

03-May-2004, 07:18 PM

4th Dan and points to my 5th, compete in the masters circuit also. C U at the Irish Open

mild7

12-May-2004, 08:59 PM

I'm a blue belt in Judo. I sometimes wonder whether I'll ever make it to black....

Aegis

12-May-2004, 09:04 PM

I'm a blue belt in Judo. I sometimes wonder whether I'll ever make it to black....
I didn't. Probably should have made the extra effort to build up the points, but my heart just wasn't in it any more. I've not regretted moving on to jujutsu though, so I guess I'm happy with my new "home"

zumtream

17-May-2004, 09:55 AM

Orange. Should go up to Green or bult at the next competitive grading hopfully.

MartinBlackbelt

31-May-2004, 04:52 PM

I'm third Dan, training judo for 10 years now.

Posiview

02-Jun-2004, 01:36 PM

I didn't. Probably should have made the extra effort to build up the points, but my heart just wasn't in it any more. I've not regretted moving on to jujutsu though, so I guess I'm happy with my new "home"

What do you mean by "points"?

Judo

02-Jun-2004, 02:26 PM

ive been doing judo for about 6 months now and am a yellow belt but at the next grading on the 4th of july i am hopefully going for my top orange and hopefully i will get my green belt before the end of the year.

brown belt

02-Jun-2004, 07:18 PM

chris is this a judo forum filled with white belts i thought there would be more dan grades

Aegis

02-Jun-2004, 08:38 PM

What do you mean by "points"?
To get your dan grade in the BJA you build up a number of points from competitions, based on how many waza-ari and ippon you get. Once you reach a certain target you get the grade.

Jim

05-Jun-2004, 06:20 AM

More Dan grades? Why?

blackbelt_judoj

12-Jun-2004, 06:41 PM

Because we are obviously better people!! Duh! ;)

Judo_Goddess

16-Jul-2004, 02:17 PM

im a top brown with 10 points toward my black!! only 90 more to go :)

judoka-san

22-Jul-2004, 02:27 AM

Green belt, have been for about a year now. Total judo experience=~3.5 years. I took it for 2-2.5 years when I was 19ish, now I am 29ish and here we go again. This time bringing the pups along with me. Gotta teach'em to be tough early. It's a hard world out there in public school these days.

Just wanted to support some of the other statements in the thread: I think the politics is a little troublesome, and the sport aspect has taken away from the overall self defense style too, IMHO. But d@mn I love fighting in tournaments!!! Big guys like me, 90% of the time it is a strength leverage battle, and then ground position, or who wears out first. Luckily I am at the lower end of the over 100Kg, about 268lbs. 6'3" ish. My coach keeps telling me play like a little man!!!! Move!!! Move!!! Be quick!!! I want to say, you try being big for a day and see what it's like! :)

Shikamaru

22-Jul-2004, 09:44 PM

As I have never trained in Judo, Ill just state what my father was. He was second dan and could have been higher if he stayed on longer. He was also British Champion in the late Sixties.

Dave Rees

26-Jul-2004, 10:48 PM

I am a blue belt (2nd Kyu) but stopped training about 2 years ago due to recurring injuries, love Judo still though & miss it. Now doing Choi Kwang-Do.

englishpremier

03-Aug-2004, 10:34 PM

I just started today, i don't even have a Gi but i'm definatly going to get more into Judo, i found it good fun.

Detsawm

23-Aug-2004, 06:43 PM

Blue belt, but i was the Southern England Champion for 2 years in the under 50 kilo category. Stopped for 2 years now though while i do GCSE's :( I did it for 7 years though and i still love it so i'll go back nxt year :)

judoboxer

07-Sep-2004, 01:27 PM

I am currently senior brown belt at the age of 17!

MuayKiDo

09-Sep-2004, 12:19 PM

Green belt, almost blue. I quit training a long time ago. Feel kinda sad about i now :cry:

jabcrosshook

04-Oct-2004, 05:43 PM

I was Yellow belt 3Tags (6th MON I think). But I stopped about 2 years ago. Anyway, I'm resuming on Thursday of this week when I've found my license again (If I don't will I lose the belt, or do I still have this belt?). I'm pretty sure I know where it is :D ;)

EDIT: Found my license and I'm now on senior grades. I have a photographic memory and can still remember almost all of the theory. What's the minimum time I can wait for my "first" new theory test bearing in mind my 2 year absence?

Thanks

Jason Simpson

18-Nov-2004, 08:00 AM

Hey everyone.

4th Dan at the moment, but gave up grading a few years ago, again because of the politics.

Lucius

18-Nov-2004, 08:54 AM

I'm a white belt :o but I've only been doing it a month.
I'm a Shotokan nidan and have been doing Muay Thai for the last year and a half too.
Judo is great, but I'm finding it hard adapting. God loves a trier though! :D

Aegis

18-Nov-2004, 11:18 AM

Hey everyone.

4th Dan at the moment, but gave up grading a few years ago, again because of the politics.
Jason: which association are you with? Presumably if you got your 4th dan a few years ago you can't be in the BJA, as they have time requirements which you couldn't have fulfilled by now... Are you BJC or some other association?

Note: I was working off the old time requirements, I've just had a look and seen that it is possible.. When did you get the 4th Dan?

Jason Simpson

18-Nov-2004, 11:35 AM

AJA, also 2nd Dan BJA. I got my second Dan 2 years ago, Fourth 3 years ago. This is probably going to confuse everyone else! Its the BJA politics that ruined it for me, the AJA have always been excellent, especially if your club is AJA.

Observer

24-Nov-2004, 07:07 PM

I'm currently a 7th Kyu (BJA).

vicjudofreak

20-Dec-2004, 08:05 PM

brown belt.... but non-competitive, so feels cheated :(

jabcrosshook

24-Dec-2004, 10:49 PM

brown belt.... but non-competitive, so feels cheated :(

Do you not have to compete to gain the belt? Not trying to trick you up here or anything (lol) - just wondered as I thought contests were the main part of the gradings?

Captain_Coward

25-Dec-2004, 09:48 AM

yup, they are here, could be from an association which is more concentrated on theory though. Something which seems to be very overlooked because of the importance of the competitions.

K

NeoDämmerung

04-Jan-2005, 09:24 PM

I'm a 6th degree green belt and I've been at it for about 5 or 6 years now. I should be higher but I haven't been tested in ages. Last couple of tests we had I skipped because I don't like being tested. I was planning on doing the next test though. That blue belt is right around the corner.

judogirl#1

31-Jan-2005, 04:58 PM

I'm a first Dan and proud. Am going for my second Dan this summer. Wish me luck!GOODLUCK!
Hiya Fellow judokas,
I currently hold a Orange belt in tha art of judo and i practice at the dojo a few days a week, hoping to increase the time spent there. I just love it, am having a lotta fun. I'am new here just joined today and hope to talk with you all soon. Take care and be well!