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U.S.A. MOO SOO ASSOCIATION FILIPINO ARNIS STUDENT RANK LEVELS
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COMBAT ARNIS LEVEL |
COLOR OF BELT |
# OF CLASSES & HRS TIME IN RANK |
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LEVEL 1 |
BLACK w/WHITE STRIPE BASIC TRAINING |
32 CLASSES TOTAL 50 HRS MIN. 4 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 2 |
BLACK w/YELLOW STRIPE BASIC TRAINING |
64 CLASSES 100 HRS MIN. 8 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 3 |
BLACK w/ORANGE STRIPE BASIC TRAINING |
96 CLASSES TOTAL 150 HRS MIN. 12 MONTH M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 4 |
BLACK w/GREEN STRIPE INTERMEDIATE TRAINING |
128 CLASSES TOTAL 200 HRS MIN. 16 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 5 |
BLACK w/ BLUE STRIPE INTERMEDIATE TRAINING |
160 CLASSES TOTAL 250 HRS MIN. 20 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 6 |
BLACK w/PURPLE STRIPE INTERMEDIATE TRAINING |
192 CLASSES TOTAL 300 HRS MIN. 24 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 7 |
BLACK W/ BROWN STRIPE ADVANCED TRAINING |
224 CLASSES TOTAL 350 HRS MIN. 28 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 8 |
BLACK W/ RED STRIPE ADVANCED TRAINING |
256 CLASSES TOTAL 400 HRS MIN. 32 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 9 |
RED / BLACK STRIPE ADVANCED TRAINING |
288 CLASSES TOTAL 450 HRS MIN. 36 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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LEVEL 10 |
HALF RED & HALF BLACK ADVANCED TRAINING |
320 CLASSES TOTAL 500 HRS MIN. 40 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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U.S.A. MOO SOOL ASSOCIATION FILIPINO ARNIS BLACK BELT LEVELS
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1ST DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 1 BAR NOVICE INSTRUCTOR |
352 CLASSES TOTAL 550 HRS MIN. 44 MONTHS 3.6 YRS TRAINING |
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2ND DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 2 BARS NOVICE INSTRUCTOR |
544 CLASSES TOTAL 850 HRS MIN. 68 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 5.6 YRS TRAINING |
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3RD DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 3 BARS NOVICE INSTRUCTOR |
832 CLASSES TOTAL 1300 HRS MIN. 104 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 8.6 YRS TRAINING |
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4TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 4 BARS EXPERT INSTRUCTOR |
1216 CLASSES TOTAL 1900 HRS MIN. 152 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 12.6 YRS TRAINING |
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5TH DEGREE BLACK
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BLACK 5 BARS EXPERT INSTRUCTOR |
1696 CLASSES TOTAL 2650 HRS MIN. 212 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 17.6 YRS TRAINING |
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6TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 6 BARS EXPERT INSTRUCTOR |
2272 CLASSES TOTAL 3550 HRS MIN. 284 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 23.6 YRS TRAINING |
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7TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 7 BARS MASTER INSTRUCTOR |
2944CLASSES TOTAL 4600 HRS MIN. 368 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 30.6 YRS TRAINING |
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8TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 8 BARS MASTER INSTRUCTOR |
3712 CLASSES TOTAL 5800 HRS MIN. 464 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 38.6 YRS TRAINING |
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9TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 9 BARS MASTER INSTRUCTOR GRANDMASTER |
4576 CLASSES TOTAL 7150 HRS MIN. 572 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 47.6 YRS TRAINING |
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10TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 10 BARS MASTER INSTRUCTOR GRANDMASTER |
5536 CLASSES TOTAL 8650 HRS MIN. 692 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 57.6 YRS TRAINING |
M.A.T.T. = MINIMUM ACTIVE TRAINING TIME
M.A.T.T. IS THE TIME YOU ARE ACTIVELY TRAINING IN THE MARTIAL ARTS. IF YOU TAKE THE SUMMER OFF AND ONLY TRAIN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR THEN YOU ARE ONLY TRAINING 9 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND IT WILL TAKE YOU LONGER TO MEET YOUR GOALS!
REMEMBER THE ABOVE CHARTS ARE ESTIMATES OF TIME IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING!
TRAINING 1 HR PER CLASS, TWICE A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR ONLY GIVES YOU 96 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1 HR PER CLASS, THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 144 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1 HR PER CLASS, FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 192 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1.5 HR PER CLASS, TWICE A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR ONLY GIVES YOU 144 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1.5 HR PER CLASS, THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 216 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1.5 HR PER CLASS, FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 288 HRS PER YEAR!
AND THE ABOVE IS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE!
SEE WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT MISS CLASS & PRACTICE AT HOME!