another question about belt lol

[Brandon Fisher]

My favorite one (although at the time I was training I did not think it was that great) is

White

Green

Brown

Black

Very old school. Nice I like it.

[bushido_man96]

My favorite one (although at the time I was training I did not think it was that great) is

White

Green

Brown

Black

Very old school. Nice I like it.

When my dad first started training, back in the late '70s and early '80s, that was his belt system as well.

[Shotokan-kez]

Wouldn't that make you stay on the same belt for a very long time? Not that it matters i suppose. I'll be on 1st kyu for at least a year but it doesn't seem to matter because i know shodan is next.

If all students just thought well it doesnt matter if im on this belt for ages, they just look forward to getting the next one. It would work well then.

[ps1]

Wouldn't that make you stay on the same belt for a very long time? Not that it matters i suppose. I'll be on 1st kyu for at least a year but it doesn't seem to matter because i know shodan is next.

If all students just thought well it doesnt matter if im on this belt for ages, they just look forward to getting the next one. It would work well then.

BJJ is that way.

I've been a blue belt for almost two years. I still have about another year to year and a half before I'm elidgible for purple. It's very humbling considering I hold two third dan and one 4th dan in other arts. But I kinda like it. Three years of training and I still have about 7 to go before I can even dream about black. It really makes you focus on your technique rather than your belt (not that I focus on belts anymore, but there was a time when I did).

[patusai]

My favorite one (although at the time I was training I did not think it was that great) is

White

Green

Brown

Black

Very old school. Nice I like it.

When my dad first started training, back in the late '70s and early '80s, that was his belt system as well.

That is when I started (early 70's. yes, it meant that you wore a belt for some time. Althought that could get boring you did get your wear out of a belt. The hardest time was going from White to Green. It took a long time and everyone wanted some color to show progression. We did not use stripes either. Again, when you paid for a belt you got to wear it a while and got your money's worth

[jaymac]

All in all, every school does something a little different in regards to what comes between white and black. I believe the white belt and the black belt are the 2 most important ranks. I am a black belt but try to always keep my mind open to new discoveries in the Martial Arts as a white belt does. I try never to think I have learned it all and that I am above everyone just because of my Dan rank. What comes between white and black is just the journey.

Heck, even after black, it is still a journey, right?

Always a journey bushido_man, and the best journey I have taken.

Learning is endless. We cannot improve ourselves if we close our minds to learning new information.

[bushido_man96]

All in all, every school does something a little different in regards to what comes between white and black. I believe the white belt and the black belt are the 2 most important ranks. I am a black belt but try to always keep my mind open to new discoveries in the Martial Arts as a white belt does. I try never to think I have learned it all and that I am above everyone just because of my Dan rank. What comes between white and black is just the journey.

Heck, even after black, it is still a journey, right?

Always a journey bushido_man, and the best journey I have taken.

Learning is endless. We cannot improve ourselves if we close our minds to learning new information.

I concur. I couldn't have said it better myself.

[Shotokan-kez]

Wouldn't that make you stay on the same belt for a very long time? Not that it matters i suppose. I'll be on 1st kyu for at least a year but it doesn't seem to matter because i know shodan is next.

If all students just thought well it doesnt matter if im on this belt for ages, they just look forward to getting the next one. It would work well then.

BJJ is that way.

I've been a blue belt for almost two years. I still have about another year to year and a half before I'm elidgible for purple. It's very humbling considering I hold two third dan and one 4th dan in other arts. But I kinda like it. Three years of training and I still have about 7 to go before I can even dream about black. It really makes you focus on your technique rather than your belt (not that I focus on belts anymore, but there was a time when I did).

Thats great ps1. Thats a brilliant attitude to have and i agree with you fully. Thats what i meant when i said if all belt systems where set that way then students will stop being obsessed with what belt they are on and just focus on teqnique and working hard.

[bushido_man96]

Thats great ps1. Thats a brilliant attitude to have and i agree with you fully. Thats what i meant when i said if all belt systems where set that way then students will stop being obsessed with what belt they are on and just focus on teqnique and working hard.

Personally, this is where I think some styles like wrestling, boxing, and Muay Thai have an advantage over other styles. They don't take on any ranks.

Instead of worrying about their next testing, and memorizing the techniques, forms, self-defense, etc. that is involved with your standard belt test, they spend their time refining their technique, and working on strategies and conditioning. They don't have to worry about a rank; instead, they just train. Many still have goals, whether they be for competition, self-defense, or getting into shape. They are not corralled by a curriculum. This is where I think their advantages lie.

[Havoc88]

I think all of you have great points about the fact that people should focus on refining their technique instead of stressing for their next belt. But this is my opionion:

Many people post that when they start they were focussed on getting their next belt and that they would get discouraged when they would have to train two years to get to the next belt. Notice that I said when they start. This is only at the beginning of their journey in the martial arts. I think grading twice a year until your black belt is a good thing. It keeps you motivated and it makes you train twice as hard at least twice a year, so you pass the exam.

After 3-4-5 years when you have earned your blackbelt, you will not be focussed that much on the grading system, but that is when the time table comes into play and you can only grade once every 2-3 years.

So when you first start out you are motivated through the grading system, and after a few years of training you do not need the grading system any more to motivate you. That is when you have to train 3 years to grade again.

Just my 2 cents

Tom