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Old 04-17-2012, 05:23 PM   #1
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Jackson’s Introduces an MMA Belt Ranking System

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Damon Martin

Everybody in the martial arts world has heard of a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a black belt in Judo, a black belt in karate, and on down the line of traditional martial arts.

But with mixed martial arts becoming one of the most popular sports on a worldwide level, what about a belt system for those that simply do MMA?

Well, the team at Jackson’s MMA has introduced a new belt system specifically gauged around MMA training, with a belt levels ranging all the way from white belt to black belt, all under the instruction of head trainer Greg Jackson.

“It took us a long time to develop it. It basically takes everything from his books and in the gym into one system, and basically Greg wrote the new curriculum, so there’s actually a legitimate MMA belt system. We’re already testing on it at Jackson’s Martial Arts and Fitness Academy, and it’s working beautifully,” said Ricky Kottenstette, gym manager at Jackson’s in Albuquerque, N.M.

For years, Jackson had his own hybrid style of martial arts he dubbed Gaidojutsu that he taught to his fighters.

Now with Century MMA on board as a partner, Jackson has a new belt system specifically geared towards MMA. The system will work no differently than a belt graduation and acceleration program for any other martial art.

The Jackson’s MMA belts will be taught in all of the New Mexico based gyms, but it’s not only for fighters, it also applies to any students simply looking to learn mixed martial arts for fun or sport.

“This is Greg Jackson’s belt. I mean his style has his own deal, he had his own name for it, but we just kind of switched it to Jackson’s MMA,” said Kottenstette. “This is a Jackson’s MMA belt. You have jiu-jitsu, judo, and all the other forms, but Greg’s system is very effective and this is just sort of the premier testing platform for a belt system, that has guidelines all the way to the top, all the way to black belts.”

Prior to this new belt system being introduced, many of Jackson’s top students had earned black belt honors. Keith Jardine, Joey Villasenor, Georges St-Pierre, and new head instructor at the recently opened second Jackson’s academy, John Dodson, lead the way.

The key to this new system is that it allows not only fighters, but anybody that’s interested in learning the Jackson’s MMA system, whether you intend on ever actually stepping foot in a cage or not.

“You don’t have to get into the UFC Octagon to prove it and be a contender like most of the other guys did growing up,” Kottestette stated. “This is our opportunity to help people learn all of Greg’s system and learn his techniques, and he does the actual belt testing. So when student’s test, they test with Greg Jackson; so he does all the belt graduations.”

The Jackson’s MMA belts are already being taught in the different academies in New Mexico, with a new gym currently in the planning stages as well.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/jacksons-in...ranking-system
I really like this idea.. I mean, long gone are the days you could be good at just one thing and be successful in MMA..







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Old 04-17-2012, 07:42 PM   #2
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It must take twice as long to reach a blackbelt I imagine. I mean you'd still have to learn Judo,JJ,wrestling,striking and everything else right?
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Jeez, this fucking guy.
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Fuck Greg Jackson. This jackass actually invented his own martial art called Gaidojutsu. How many times have you heard Rogan talk about the importance of Gaidojutsu? What skills does Greg Jackson actually have? Dude is perpetrating the biggest fraud imaginable. He affiliates himself and sends his guys to gyms and trainers like Phil Nurse (Muay Thai), Mike Winkeljohn (kickboxing), Renzo Gracie (Jiu Jitsu) and until recently Mike Von Arsdale (wrestling) and takes all the credit.

Trying to have a belt system in MIXED martial arts makes no sense. What the hell would it even mean to have a black belt in MMA?!

Mixed martial arts is essentially nothing more than a fancy way of saying anyone who wants to get in the cage and fight can fight. It's not a discipline in and of itself. If someone wants to learn a complete blend of self defense they can train in Russian Systema or Krav Maga. There's no way someone can train in "MMA" as a discipline and develop a complete game. That's why the top guys have multiple teachers and trainers in boxing, muay thai, jiu jitsu, etc... Unless you have a staff of experts in all of those disciplines, the "trainer" can't possibly teach all the techniques necessary in MMA because there are few people in the world who have enough experience to teach all those aspects of MMA.

This sounds like some bullshit designed to trick douchebags that want to be able to say, "I've got a black belt in MMA" into shelling out money.
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Fuck Greg Jackson. This jackass actually invented his own martial art called Gaidojutsu. How many times have you heard Rogan talk about the importance of Gaidojutsu? What skills does Greg Jackson actually have? Dude is perpetrating the biggest fraud imaginable. He affiliates himself and sends his guys to gyms and trainers like Phil Nurse (Muay Thai), Mike Winkeljohn (kickboxing), Renzo Gracie (Jiu Jitsu) and until recently Mike Von Arsdale (wrestling) and takes all the credit.

Trying to have a belt system in MIXED martial arts makes no sense. What the hell would it even mean to have a black belt in MMA?!

Mixed martial arts is essentially nothing more than a fancy way of saying anyone who wants to get in the cage and fight can fight. It's not a discipline in and of itself. If someone wants to learn a complete blend of self defense they can train in Russian Systema or Krav Maga. There's no way someone can train in "MMA" as a discipline and develop a complete game. That's why the top guys have multiple teachers and trainers in boxing, muay thai, jiu jitsu, etc... Unless you have a staff of experts in all of those disciplines, the "trainer" can't possibly teach all the techniques necessary in MMA because there are few people in the world who have enough experience to teach all those aspects of MMA.

This sounds like some bullshit designed to trick douchebags that want to be able to say, "I've got a black belt in MMA" into shelling out money.
This...NBT, you put this perfectly.
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Old 04-17-2012, 09:28 PM   #6
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I don't know that we need belts as labels on something just for the sake of having the label. Just because other arts have belts doesn't mean we need to create new ones for the ever-evolving sport of MMA.
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Fuck Greg Jackson. This jackass actually invented his own martial art called Gaidojutsu. How many times have you heard Rogan talk about the importance of Gaidojutsu? What skills does Greg Jackson actually have? Dude is perpetrating the biggest fraud imaginable. He affiliates himself and sends his guys to gyms and trainers like Phil Nurse (Muay Thai), Mike Winkeljohn (kickboxing), Renzo Gracie (Jiu Jitsu) and until recently Mike Von Arsdale (wrestling) and takes all the credit.

Trying to have a belt system in MIXED martial arts makes no sense. What the hell would it even mean to have a black belt in MMA?!

Mixed martial arts is essentially nothing more than a fancy way of saying anyone who wants to get in the cage and fight can fight. It's not a discipline in and of itself. If someone wants to learn a complete blend of self defense they can train in Russian Systema or Krav Maga. There's no way someone can train in "MMA" as a discipline and develop a complete game. That's why the top guys have multiple teachers and trainers in boxing, muay thai, jiu jitsu, etc... Unless you have a staff of experts in all of those disciplines, the "trainer" can't possibly teach all the techniques necessary in MMA because there are few people in the world who have enough experience to teach all those aspects of MMA.

This sounds like some bullshit designed to trick douchebags that want to be able to say, "I've got a black belt in MMA" into shelling out money.
GSP is someone who is deserving of an MMA Black Belt..

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Old 04-18-2012, 02:13 AM   #8
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IMO, belts are only good for holding pants up. If you're training the various arts that make up MMA, you'll have enough of an appreciation to know that one belt can't encompass the mastery of JJ, boxing, Muay Thai, etc. whatever...this is America, let this fucker get the money however he can
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The only belt they should care about is the BIG GOLD BELT
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