04/05/2024
IBJJF To Change Requirements For Black Belt Promotions, from 2nd To 3rd Degree Black Belt?
Anyone in the community heard about this?
the IBJJF which is run by Carlos Gracie Jr. is planning some major changes in black belt promotions.
We see the shifting of the requirements to change the required belt to rank black belts to third degree from second, as it has been until now. Deemed as “quality control” or “tradition”, this means that to own a fully functional, independent BJJ academy with the proper certifications takes an additional three years.
At present time, only a second degree black belt can promote a brown belt to a black belt in BJJ.
