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Showing posts with label Kentucky martial arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kentucky martial arts. Show all posts
Congrats on Recent Promotions
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We'd like to congratulate all who earned promotions recently. Chad Cunningham was promoted to purple belt, while students Brandon Hurst, Christopher Minks and Aaron Pedigo earned their blue belts. Achieving rank in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a huge accomplishment that doesn't come without personal sacrifice. The reward definitely outweighs everything, however, and we couldn't be more proud or honored to have you at our Academy. Keep training hard -- see you all on the mats! Why Did Grandmaster Hélio Gracie Wear A Blue Belt?
Courtesy of Professor Pedro Valente of Gracie Miami:
I asked Grandmaster Hélio this question on his last trip to our academy in Miami and he explained that in the original Gracie Academy there were no belt level differentiations based on fighting skills. Belt colors were only awarded to distinguish instructors from students. In order to separate themselves from Judo instructors, who were teaching what they considered to be a limited sport for competition rather than a complete martial art, they didn't utilize the black belt. At that time, Gracie Academy instructors wore a light blue belt and head professors wore the dark blue. Only those who completed the professor's course under the Grandmaster himself could wear the dark blue belt.
With the creation of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu federation in 1967 by Elcio Leal Binda, the belt system of judo was adopted. In addition, a framework for sport jiu-jitsu, including a point system and weight divisions, which had never been accepted by Grandmasters Carlos and Helio before then, was established. As Judo was attracting a large following in Brazil under this sportive system, Grandmaster Helio agreed to give this structure a shot after being pressured by many of his students, who claimed that the inception of recreational jiu-jitsu tournaments would not have a negative effect on the art. In the early 1990's, Grandmaster Helio realized that the mutation of his art was a direct result of point jiu-jitsu competitions, and that red belts were being awarded without his consent by individuals who weren't even red belts themselves. For these reasons, he decided to return to his original blue belt as a form of protest and to separate himself from the federation and from sport jiu-jitsu. As a humble teacher, Grandmaster Hélio felt very comfortable wearing a belt that currently indicates the first level of learning as well as his favorite color. David vs. GoliathNever stop moving! 2010 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships
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Wanted to let you know that you can follow the results of the 2010 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships live by checking out Gracie.com's blog at http://graciemagworlds.wordpress.com/. Kron Gracie is having a rematch with Sergio Moraes at some point today. Don't think today's matches are being live-streamed, but if someone knows then please post! See you all on the mat! Brian Congratulations to our Competitors
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We'd like to congratulate all of our competitors who gave it their all at today's tournament. Your instructors couldn't be more proud of each and every one of you. |
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