I was promoted to Purple Belt last night

[Kupek]

I had just finished rolling with the two purple belts at class that day, when my instructor literally started beating me with my new purple belt. That's how he promotes people: he catches them after rolling and beats them with their new belt. I've seen it happen enough times to know what was going on.

I've never been so happy to receive a beating, or felt so much appreciation to the man administering it.

The belt system is white, blue, purple, brown, black. I got my blue under one of my instructor's former students.

[Julius Seeker]

Congrats =)

[RentCavalier]

So, how many ways do you know how to kill a man with your bare hands now?

[Lox]

Awesome! Congrats!

[Zeus]

I've never been so happy to receive a beating, or felt so much appreciation to the man administering it.

Holy fuck can this be interpreted the wrong way. Chris, down boy!! :-)

In all seriousness, congrats man

[M'k'n'zy]

Congrats! I remember when I got my black belt for Ty Kwon Do. I wasn't beat with my belt, but I defidently know the feeling ^_^

[SineSwiper]

How long have you been doing BJJ? Isn't it typically about ten years of training to reach a black belt? (And no, I'm not making a Virtua Fighter joke.)

[Flip]

Awesome news, man! Congrats on your hard work and i hope you stick with it all the way!

[Kupek]

I've been doing BJJ, in total, for five years.

BUT.

I started back in Williamsburg, in a college club, and it was just white belts teaching white belts. I was in that club for two and a half years. When I came back to Blacksburg, I started training with a purple belt, and did so for a year. When he left town about two years ago, I started training with my current instructor, who is a Renzo Gracie black belt.

What I learned in two and a half years in that club, guys at my current place learn in six months. That's the difference a good instructor and a well-structured class can make.

Ten years of regular training is about right for a black belt. Not coincidentally, ten years is also the length of time it generally takes to master anything.

[Imakeholesinu]

You get dental with that?