VA ACADEMY BELT/RANk SYSTEM

Students are evaluated daily by their attendance, effort level and comprehension of Jiu Jitsu technique. As students reach program milestones, they are recognized by receiving a stripe or stripes on their current belt from a VA Academy Professor.  Once a student receives 4 stripes, they are eligible to be promoted to the next belt rank.  A VA Academy Professor has discretion to advance a student to the next belt rank, even if a student does not have 4 stripes.

At VA Academy, we adhere to the graduation system established by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).  For more information about the IBJJF’s graduation system, please visit www.ibjjf.com.