Business executive Adam Victor is the president and chief executive officer of TransGas Development Systems, LLC, a company that specializes in electric and steam infrastructure. Aside from his accomplishments in his career, Adam Victor is an accomplished martial artist. He has a second-degree black belt in Judo and a forth degree black belt in Ju-Jitsu.
While Ju-Jitsu is a form of self defense, Judo is a combat sport created by Japanese sensei (instructor) Jigoro Kano. Kano was the leading Ju-Jitsu sensei In Japan, when in 1882, he founded the sport of Judo. JudoPractioners is a martial arts discipline that demands great mental and physical prowess. It employs techniques that pin down opponents to the ground. Judo athletes wear belts with specific colors that signify experience and rank. But what does a Judo black belt mean?
Kano created the belt system as a means of identifying ranks. In Judo, there are six levels of colored belts or "kyu" one must attain before reaching the first black belt. A Judo athlete who wears the black belt signifies they have completed the training’s first steps. Functioning similarly to a college diploma, the black belt denotes recognition of accomplishment.
Judo has ten black belt degrees, or “dan.” Beginning with the first dan and progressing in ascending order, there are normally 10 degrees of black belt, though there is no technical limit to ranks. Higher-ranking degrees of black belts may not be black in color at all. Black belts signify the athlete's dedication, hard work, and persistence in their training. Practitioners of Judo are know fo their respect of their seniors and for what is known as the Bushido Code. Bushido, holds that the true warrior must hold that loyalty, courage, veracity, compassion, and honor as important, above all else.
While Ju-Jitsu is a form of self defense, Judo is a combat sport created by Japanese sensei (instructor) Jigoro Kano. Kano was the leading Ju-Jitsu sensei In Japan, when in 1882, he founded the sport of Judo. JudoPractioners is a martial arts discipline that demands great mental and physical prowess. It employs techniques that pin down opponents to the ground. Judo athletes wear belts with specific colors that signify experience and rank. But what does a Judo black belt mean?
Kano created the belt system as a means of identifying ranks. In Judo, there are six levels of colored belts or "kyu" one must attain before reaching the first black belt. A Judo athlete who wears the black belt signifies they have completed the training’s first steps. Functioning similarly to a college diploma, the black belt denotes recognition of accomplishment.
Judo has ten black belt degrees, or “dan.” Beginning with the first dan and progressing in ascending order, there are normally 10 degrees of black belt, though there is no technical limit to ranks. Higher-ranking degrees of black belts may not be black in color at all. Black belts signify the athlete's dedication, hard work, and persistence in their training. Practitioners of Judo are know fo their respect of their seniors and for what is known as the Bushido Code. Bushido, holds that the true warrior must hold that loyalty, courage, veracity, compassion, and honor as important, above all else.
