Brown Belt - Adult Jiu Jitsu Competitor Rankings - 2012

The Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Adult Divisions are the next breed of black belts that are being prepared for stardom. Below we have posted the top 20 Jiu Jitsu Brown Belts (Adult Division) for the 2012 competition season. Will any of these competitors see a black belt around their waist in the near future?

Click here to see the complete 2012 Brown Belt Jiu Jitsu Competitor Rankings.

Rank	Division	Weight	Name	Team	Points
1	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena	Gracie Barra	1040
2	Adult	Super-Heavy	João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha	Soul Fighters BJJ	780
3	Adult	Ultra-Heavy	Orlando Mario Sanchez	Gracie Barra	620
4	Adult	Heavy	Jurandir Vieira da Conceição	Godoi JJ Club	600
5	Adult	Middle	Beneil Dariush	Gracie Barra	520
6	Adult	Middle	Renato Guimaraes Cardoso	CheckMat	500
7	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Victor Silverio Santos	GF Team	500
8	Adult	Light-Feather	Ronaldo Cândido Oliveira	Atos Jiu-Jitsu	420
9	Adult	Light-Feather	Thomas L Correa Lisboa	Alliance	420
10	Adult	Light	Stephen Patrick Martin	Gracie Barra	380
11	Adult	Super-Heavy	Eliot Andrew Kelly	Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu	380
12	Adult	Ultra-Heavy	Abraham J. Marte Messina	Yamasaki Academy Gothenburg	360
13	Adult	Light	AJ Agazarm	Gracie Barra	320
14	Adult	Middle	De'Alonzio Jerome Jackson	Team Lloyd Irvin	320
15	Adult	Heavy	Herico Hesley de Albuquerque Pinto	Nova União	320
16	Adult	Feather	Victor Figueiredo Genovesi	Alliance	300
17	Adult	Super-Heavy	Aaron Michael Johnson	Alliance	280
18	Adult	Medium-Heavy	Roberto Torralbas	Team Lloyd Irvin	280
19	Adult	Heavy	Steven J Patterson	Brasa Warrior International	280
20	Adult	Light	Tanner Wade Rice	Alliance Los Angeles	280

Chicago Winter Open - 2012 Schedule

The schedule is up for tomorrow's Chicago Winter Open. The first division will kick off the tournament at 9am, with the Blue Belt Adult males, Rooster weight to Medium Heavy. This year's Chicago Winter Open is expected to bring some great matches, with registration closing more than 2 weeks before the expected registration deadline for the tournament.

See the schedule below. Do not forget to check back after the tournament to see updated Jiu Jitsu competitor rankings on the WorldofJiuJitsu.com.

BJJ - Jiu Jitsu Belts

What are the Jiu Jitsu Belts? BJJ belts typically include the white belt. The Jiu Jitsu white belt is the first belt in JiuJitsu. The belt does not require any prior knowledge of bjj, and is the belt you begin your Jiu Jitsu journey with.

The second bjj belt is the blue belt. The Jiu Jitsu blue belt is typically obtained after 1-2 years of training in Jiu Jitsu. The blue belt represents a solid knowledge of several different basic and intermediate Jiu Jitsu moves.

The third Jiu Jitsu belt is the purple belt. The purple belt is often time obtained after 1-2 years of solid training at the blue belt level. A Jiu Jitsu purple belt has a solid grasp of all of the basic and intermediate Jiu Jitsu moves, and is more advanced with transitions and technique.

The fourth belt in Jiu Jitsu is the brown belt. The brown belt can be obtained in 1-3 years of training as a purple belt. A Jiu Jitsu brown belt is an advanced Jiu Jitsu martial artist, working to obtain his or her black belt. They have a solid knowledge of Jiu Jitsu techniques from nearly every situation that they may find themselves in.

The fifth belt in Jiu Jitsu is the black belt. The Jiu Jitsu black belt is an honor to obtain, and the time to acquire one varies greatly depending upon training and individual skill level.