blue belt
Martial arts milestone
Blue belt is a rank in martial arts like judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and karate, typically intermediate between white and black belts.
The exact level varies by discipline—in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, blue belt represents the first major advancement from beginner status: It took me two years to get my blue belt.
The color system originated in judo and spread to other martial arts in the twentieth century.
- jiu-jitsuJapanese submission-based combat
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- dojoMartial arts school
promotion · training · stripes · gi · submission · tap out · triangle choke · sparring · training partner · intermediate · rolling · mat · instructor · technique · muscle memory · choke · guard · karate
- colored accessoriesred scarf, red hat, turquoise bracelet
- belts
- skill levelsbeginner, novice, intermediate, expert, advanced
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- middle levelslevel two, level three, stage two, stage three, second tier
- grapplingsubmission hold, chokehold, wrestling match, arm bar, freestyle wrestling
blue beltblack belt
Martial arts mastery level
white belt · master · grandmaster · red belt · beginner
blue, belt, blues, bluish, bluer, bluest, belts, belted, belting