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So I recently found out that there is a mixed martial arts/grappling school here in area where I'm stationed and I'm pretty excited about it. Its not really been easy finding schools to train at since I've been in the Air Force since moving, deploying, and being stationed in crappy areas can really put a dent in your training. Any kind of grappling is almost non-existent here in Montana. I heard that they just had their first submission wrestling tournament like a month ago.
It seems like a pretty good class though, the guy who runs the class has his black belt in judo and his blue belt in BJJ. There is also a purple belt who comes in and pretty much just strictly works on mat work. I've always wanted to really get down and study judo (I know enough about it to know how certain throws work in general, but I still wouldn't grip up with a judoka by any means) and I asked the guy if he could promote me in judo since I've wanted to study it more. He said "sure".
What I'm wondering is how exactly are promotions done in judo? I thought judo was much more organized than BJJ is with everything kind of flowing down from the Kodokan? Is there some kind of set curriculum as to what techniques you need to demonstrate to earn a belt? Or is it more up to the instructor? Do you get some kind of certificate where you're recognized by the Kodokan as being that belt?
I'm so used to BJJ where things are largely up to the instructor. The big question is always, "who'd you get your belt from?" Your pedigree is what really matters so to speak when it comes to rank.
Thanks for any info that anyone can give me on here, especially the judokas.
It seems like a pretty good class though, the guy who runs the class has his black belt in judo and his blue belt in BJJ. There is also a purple belt who comes in and pretty much just strictly works on mat work. I've always wanted to really get down and study judo (I know enough about it to know how certain throws work in general, but I still wouldn't grip up with a judoka by any means) and I asked the guy if he could promote me in judo since I've wanted to study it more. He said "sure".
What I'm wondering is how exactly are promotions done in judo? I thought judo was much more organized than BJJ is with everything kind of flowing down from the Kodokan? Is there some kind of set curriculum as to what techniques you need to demonstrate to earn a belt? Or is it more up to the instructor? Do you get some kind of certificate where you're recognized by the Kodokan as being that belt?
I'm so used to BJJ where things are largely up to the instructor. The big question is always, "who'd you get your belt from?" Your pedigree is what really matters so to speak when it comes to rank.
Thanks for any info that anyone can give me on here, especially the judokas.