dreamer38f Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 How common is it for people to skip ranks? I do not mean skipping the knowledge required but ie...going from white belt to yellow with green stripe or from yellow/green stripe to green with blue stripe If you think you can't, then you must. If you must, you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrushman Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 it is very uncommon in the systems that i have been involved with, unless the student has had some sort of prior knowledge. most likely they were black belts in another system or style. rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taesujutsudrw Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 Hi Rush, I agree. I have never seen anyone skip rank, unless they ere already a Black Belt in another style. Even then it was left up to the individual. Still love ya. Peace, Tae Kyoshi Deborah R. Williams 7th DanFounder/Senoir Instructor Tae Su JutsuBoard member International Martial arts Association. "Before destruction one's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor."Proverbs 18:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted July 8, 2001 Share Posted July 8, 2001 What's the point of starting a new MA if u'r just gonna skip ranks... See, that's why i don't like the belt system... Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer38f Posted July 8, 2001 Author Share Posted July 8, 2001 angus....the skipping just causes you to learn twice the knowledge before the next test. It is a blessing and a curse, because now I must learn 2 forms and 10 one steps and perfect them all before the next testing, if I want to live up to this so called honor that the Grand Master bestowed upon me. tae and rushman: no i am not a black belt in any other system or style. My prior experience is in fencing and archery. If you think you can't, then you must. If you must, you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrushman Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 also, just because your of highter rank you are still expected to learn everything from the beginning.............basically your still a white belt with a lot of knowledge.......its not about the belt its about the knowledge........ .....futhermore, for identification purposes of knowledge you should hold the black belt. of course thats my humble opinion. .....each school is different and some do make you a white belt regardless of previous training. rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 I wouldn't accept it if someone said that i could just do this and skip ranks. Who needs a belt anyway? Have i told my story about the brown belt? No? Well, i'm quite tipsy at the moment so i think i will (i've been partying - hehehehe)... This guy at HapkIdo was getting real fresh with me in sparring cos he knew i'd done some nasty stuff before so he wanted to spar hard - i gave him HARD!! I kicked the guy around the room and i was only a white belt! Hahahaha, that'l teach 'em! Angus :spitlaugh: Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 sometimes when a person comes from a different school or association that does the same martial art, they are started at white-belt and pretty much have to prove themselves before attaining the equivalent rank of their old school. They can't just take anyone's word for it, or even certificates anymore. Too many McDojo's out there. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrushman Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 too true....i agree. you must always back up your rank. humble respects with a bow rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveant Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 How many levels of belts does everyone have to go through to get to black? At my dojang they use the following: White Yellow Orange, Orange Senior Green, Green Senior Blue, Blue Senior Purple, Purple Senior Brown, Brown Senior Red, Red Senior Red Black Black. While I enjoyed testing every few months it got a bit expensive. 16 belts through to black took me about 4 years to obtain 1st dan. Bob Daveant1st Degree Black Belt: TaeKwonDoKim's Martial Arts School, Avon, Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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