“Enjoy your time as a white belt, it’s some of the most fun you’ll ever have in Jiu Jitsu. You’re a threat to no-one. The blue belts will have fun with you, you’re a plaything for the purple belts, brown belts and black belts don’t even know your name. Now you have your blue belt, and the trouble begins. Every white belt wants your scalp, the purple belts now take you seriously, brown belts will still play with you, the black belts watch with interest. At purple, white belts will still have a go, the blue belts work like maniacs to tap you, the brown belts will grind you, and the black belts cast wary eyes. At brown belt, everyone ups their game to beat you. Good blue belts can still worry you, every purple sees a target on your head, and the black belts show you no mercy. At black belt, you have reached the pinnacle of your art, but you’re just entry level at comps, and seasoned veterans have a whole new world to show you, because your journey has really just begun.”

Und ich dachte immer ich kann mir einfach nur keine Namen merken ....