It was interesting to hear the detail about needing to be a black belt for nine years before you can promote someone else to black belt. That's something I never heard before.
The 9 year rule seems a little ridiculous. Can everyone even be expected to be healthy enough to still train after 19 years of training. I think if you're a black belt and you've trained a brown belt for 2 years or so you should be able to say if he's a black or not.
Agreed! A real role model!
Such a lovely guy! He has a black belt in “character” as well as jiujitsu :)
Such a cool guy.
It was interesting to hear the detail about needing to be a black belt for nine years before you can promote someone else to black belt. That's something I never heard before.
I wish I can go to his school.. man but too far away...
I've heard one year, or one stripe..
The 9 year rule seems a little ridiculous. Can everyone even be expected to be healthy enough to still train after 19 years of training. I think if you're a black belt and you've trained a brown belt for 2 years or so you should be able to say if he's a black or not.