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Red Belts Documentary Trailer Finally Released & It’s Spectacular

Red Belts Documentary Trailer Finally Released & It’s Spectacular

After years of wait, BJJ Hacks has finally released a preview of the documentary “Red Belts: Grand Masters of Jiu-Jitsu”, the production of which was generously funded via the support of the jiu-jitsu community.

The 9th degree red belt is the highest rank awarded to any currently living practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
According to Renzo & Royler Gracie, in Brazilian jiu-jitsu the red belt is reserved “for those whose influence and fame takes them to the pinnacle of the art”. It is awarded in lieu of a ninth and tenth degree black belt. If a practitioner receives his or her black belt at 19 years old, the earliest they could expect to receive a ninth degree red belt would be at the age of 67. Brazilian jiu-jitsu red belt holders are often addressed within the art by the title Grandmaster.

Updated List of BJJ Red Belts: There are Much More than You Think