FAQ

Redbelt was taken from a screenplay written by American director and writer David Mamet.

The red belt is a higher grade than the black belt, and it is given to black belts that have worked as teachers for 48 years or more. We can see that MikeTerry isn't old enough for that, but his former teacher made an exception and gave him a red belt, because he saw that Terry deserved it. There is some misunderstanding about the red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Some people say that only members of the Gracie family can have it, but that is not true.

Three balls—two white and one black—are placed in a bowl. The two fighters draw a ball. The fighter who draws the black ball gets a handicap, and bets are placed accordingly. The real question is how the the official assures that one of the fighters gets a black ball. If the first ball drawn is black, there is no problem. It's only if the first fighter draws a white ball. It's simple legerdemain. When the fighter pulls his white ball and shows it to the crowd, this gives the official a distraction, also known as misdirection, at which point he can swap a white ball for a black one while everyone is focused on the fighter.