DarthPenguin

Hi everyone, new to forum here but it looks like an interesting place. Discovered it when looking up some info on karate. Myself i am in my early 40s and recently started back at Shotokan with my young son and at Judo. I had originally trained in Shotokan when i was a junior (only got to 3rd Kyu) but have started again to take my son. Have decided to start the grades again from the beginning as i wanted to learn properly. Also train in bjj, and have done for several years, though not had enough time for quite a while to give it proper attention (hopefully will manage to get back to it in a couple of years when the kids are older). Nice to (virtually) meet everyone

I've always thought that one of the most useful parts of a belt is when sparring with someone knew it gives a general indication on the level of your opponent. Obviously you then adjust based on what you observe once you start but it can help