BJJ Gifts for Purple Belts
These BJJ gifts for purple belts are for the middle of the belt order, where someone has stopped being a beginner and has started having a game of their own.
Learn before you buy
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Guide
Blue Belt Blues: How to Get to Purple
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Read the guide: Blue Belt Blues: How to Get to Purple
Buying for someone who already knows what they like
By purple belt most people have opinions. They have a guard they prefer, a grip they trust, and a fairly clear sense of what suits them. That rules out a lot of well-meant gear gifts, because they have probably already bought the version they wanted.
What still works is anything about the identity rather than the equipment. A tee that names the rank, a sticker for the bottle that goes to every session, a journal for the game they are building. These are things people do not buy for themselves.
Purple is also the rank where many start helping newer people. If that describes them, gifts for BJJ coaches is worth a look too.
More options sit in BJJ gifts, BJJ stickers and the full BJJ apparel and gear department.
Frequently asked questions
Where does purple sit in the BJJ belts?
It is the third adult belt, after white and blue and before brown. Time at each belt varies by academy and by how often someone trains.
Are purple belts usually teaching?
Many help with beginner classes, though whether they teach formally depends entirely on the academy.
What if they cross-train Judo?
Then grappling gifts covers designs that work on both mats.