Hi all :-)

I've just been searching the net to find the answer to this but haven't had much luck. I forgot to ask my instructer last night...

But what i'm trying to find out, is how many belts are there in Kick Boxing, what order & what is required for each belt?

If anyone has a link to a site with this information on, then that would be great!! :-)

Had a lesson last night... and damn!!! My feet are killing me!!! 3rd week now (3rd lesson). I love it!!! :-) So glad i'm back into doing it again hehe

Anyway, speak soon.

Dan!

The kick boxing I know of doesnt have any belts at all.

Things may have changed but when I was kickboxing both american and thai the only belt you got was a championship belt from wining fights.

Though I have heard tell that some places now do use some sort of belt system to let the student/parent judge heir progress. But to me if they want a belt system they might as well go into a contact Karate system.

I agree. The kickboxing I have participated in and now train had no belts.

you kicked butt or got your butt kicked.
BUT...
I now have a teaching licence through W.A.K.O here in england and they DO have a syllabus!
I have seen a sample of it.
I do believe you can find it at www.wakogb.co.uk (http://www.wakogb.co.uk)
I have seen one for a VERY successful instructor here...and I am astounded by it!
But thats a different story.
I just use them for insurance.

I can not speak for all instructors, but mine does not have a belt structure in Muay Thai that I know of.

In the ol days, there wasn't a belt ranking. There was the specifcs of certain kick boxing associations requesting that a contender be a black belter holder first.

I myself am not too bothered about belts, i would just like to learn & train in the Kick Boxing martial art. I was just curious as to how many belts there was, etc. I shall ask tonight.

Thanks for your replies :-)

Oh, have any of you noticed... when you tell a non-martial artist about a Black Belt, they always come out with a comment along the lines of "best not mess with him!!" the thought of a black belt seems to scare them a bit!

Maybe in the old days. Not as much now. So many questionable black belts running around it's hard to take them seriously.
When I see some guy wearing a black uniform, with umpteen patches, red trim, and 8 hash marks on his belt, trust me fear is NOT the emotion running through my head!

Maybe in the old days. Not as much now. So many questionable black belts running around it's hard to take them seriously.
When I see some guy wearing a black uniform, with umpteen patches, red trim, and 8 hash marks on his belt, trust me fear is NOT the emotion running through my head!
same here....that was interesting. Perhaps a "walking quilt"?

Maybe in the old days. Not as much now. So many questionable black belts running around it's hard to take them seriously.
When I see some guy wearing a black uniform, with umpteen patches, red trim, and 8 hash marks on his belt, trust me fear is NOT the emotion running through my head!I know when I see it I snicker in dis belief especialilly when they are all about 30 years old. I have to say today so many BB inevery Art.

Maybe in the old days. Not as much now. So many questionable black belts running around it's hard to take them seriously.
When I see some guy wearing a black uniform, with umpteen patches, red trim, and 8 hash marks on his belt, trust me fear is NOT the emotion running through my head!

Agreed. So many instructors are giving away belts in many different styles. Ive seen a 3rd degree black belt in 5th grade :/ and many with a first degree that are only 8!