Does your club/organization use dan bars on black belts

[sensei8]

In Shindokan, we use "dan bars" as rank identifiers.

Our Renshi, Kyoshi, and Hanshi holders will drop the rank identifiers and do the following:

Renshi = 1 gold bar on both ends

Kyoshi = 2 gold bars on both ends

Hanshi = 3 gold bars on both ends

[sensei8]

I've mentioned this before in another similar thread here at KF, and that is this.

Anybody in the ATA please correct me if I'm wrong on the following....

I like what the ATA does for their black belts....ROMAN NUMERALS for 1st - 4th degree, and after that, A STAR/STARS (1 star = 5th degree, 2 stars = 6th degree...5 stars = 9th degree)

It's simple and it doesn't crowd the belt!

[tallgeese]

Yes, at the descrition of the Dan member.

[Chitsu]

Hello,

Mine doesn't but you can often tell the senior ranks as their bb's have almost turned white with wear.

Chitsu

[Montana]

There aren't really any rules about belt stripes in the system I study, except not to over do the "decorations" of your gi/belt...such as tons of patches and such. We keep it pretty simple. I have 4 stripes on one end of my belt.

[armanox]

No bars or stripes. At 7th Dan a Red and White Panel belt may be worn, and at 9th Dan a Red Belt may be worn. (See image. Left, a 6th Dan (now a 7th), Center a 10th, and right an 8th)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/armanox/MA%20Misc/Training15.jpg

[DWx]

I like what the ATA does for their black belts....ROMAN NUMERALS for 1st - 4th degree, and after that, A STAR/STARS (1 star = 5th degree, 2 stars = 6th degree...5 stars = 9th degree)

Surely 5 stars takes up more room than IX?

We use roman numerals for ours.

[WireFrame]

We don't bother with tabs or stripes after Dan grade, it's all one black belt from there onwards. I kind of prefer it. It looks neater, and everyone at that end of the room knows each other and who is which number dan for line-up position anyway. It seems more unifying to me. Different belts are a western invention as most people know, but I generally don't think they're needed at that level.

Although when I get my dan grade I wouldn't be averse to putting a little japanese text on the end. Probably in red. We can pretty much do what we like I think in that regard.

[armanox]

Different belts are a western invention as most people know, but I generally don't think they're needed at that level.

The Red/White and Red Belts for the final Dan ranks comes to us from Judo, IIRC

[sensei8]

I like what the ATA does for their black belts....ROMAN NUMERALS for 1st - 4th degree, and after that, A STAR/STARS (1 star = 5th degree, 2 stars = 6th degree...5 stars = 9th degree)

Surely 5 stars takes up more room than IX?

We use roman numerals for ours.

Yeah, you're right, but, it's different/unique. The stars aren't that big, still, you're right.