got a question! When you receive a grading in karate, do you keep it as long as you live or do you actually lose your belt after a while( i doubt but i better ask)? the reason im asking: when i was 18 i got 1st dan in Traditional Shotokan karate and i was a compete kata\kumite athlete. But since ive been practicing karate since i was 5 i kinda was a bit tired of it(must be all the tournament and stress - and no im not bragging!) so i decided to try something new, i did Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing and ended up riding snowboard as a career. So i didnt practice karate for 10 years now. But lately i was thinking it would be a cool alternative workout to go back to Karate. But what do i do? I mean I do owe a black belt but im a bit rusty and im sure i'd make a fool outta myself, since i forgot some katas and stuff, I mean im sure i'd get back in shape very fast, but I so dont want to were a white belt during first practices, so what do i do? i mean it would be ok if id be back to the old dojo, but im living now in another country where i didnt have any karate career....
