Changing belt/rank structure?

[parkerlineage]

But, if I had 36 different belts

I like it...white-off white-cream-yellow-gold-yellowish orange-light orange-orange-dark orange-orangish green-light green-green-forest green-turquoise-sky blue-blue-royal blue-purple-pink-red-crimson-burgandy-tan-brown-dark brown-gray-blackish-black-rainbow

That's twenty something...I'm totally doing that....

[bushido_man96]

I haven't, but definitely wouldn't. We have no stripes, or anything elaborate. Just a standrad five colours.

See, that's what I'd like to go to. White-Yellow-Blue-Brown-Black, or something. If we Americans weren't so needy and always seeking a pat on the back, I'd go to white-brown-black.

I don't know if it is so much about needing a 'pat on the back,' but more about haveing that many ranks to help with setting short term goals, and then establishing objectives to reach those short term goals. The rank systems make that a little easier to manage. All of the colored belt ranks add up to the long term goal of black belt. Also, if you have curriculum for each of the belts, then no matter how many you have, as long as something is being taught and learned, then it is beneficial.

Exactly. Everyone always says "Oh, the rank doesn't matter as long as you have the knowledge", but everyone loves to bash the belt system. If I had a belt testing every month, people would absolutely SCREAM "McDojo!!". But, if I had 36 different belts and took 3 years to get to BB, what's the difference between 36 belts and 6 belts with 6 stripes each?

Aodhan

Exactly.