Fearun9033 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hello everyone! =)I'm new to this forum so I just wanted to say hi. Let me give a little detail about myself. I'm from Montreal, Canada. I've trained in Shotokan karate for 2 1/2 years now and just recently got my blue belt. I haven't tried any other style of martial art yet.I hope to see everyone around the forum =)Have a good day.- Fearun Blog! =D http://www.movingworlds.angelthesis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallgeese Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Welcome aboard! Glad to have you and looking forward to hearing your input. http://alphajiujitsu.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhRVuwbm__LwXPvFMReMww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toptomcat Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Good to see you around.By the way, different offshoots of Shotokan have different belt colors- you're, what, 4th kyu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Welcome Fearun9033,Nice to see someone from my home town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Welcome Fearun "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesteph Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi Fearun! Welcome to the forums! ~ JoeVee Arnis Jitsu/JuJitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearun9033 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Good to see you around.By the way, different offshoots of Shotokan have different belt colors- you're, what, 4th kyu?True, I forgot about that. I'm 5th kyu. My dojo uses blue belt for 5th and 4th and brown for 3rd, 2nd and 1st kyu.I've always been meaning to ask, which belt color system is the "real" one? I know that traditionally, there were only white and black and so on, but I get confused when some dojos have red, purple and whatnot.btw, Thank you everyone for their warm welcome! =) Hope to see all around.-Fearun Blog! =D http://www.movingworlds.angelthesis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Welcome! "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toptomcat Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Good to see you around.By the way, different offshoots of Shotokan have different belt colors- you're, what, 4th kyu?True, I forgot about that. I'm 5th kyu. My dojo uses blue belt for 5th and 4th and brown for 3rd, 2nd and 1st kyu.I've always been meaning to ask, which belt color system is the "real" one? I know that traditionally, there were only white and black and so on, but I get confused when some dojos have red, purple and whatnot.There isn't a 'real' progression of belts. When Jigoro Kano introduced them in the thirties, he just had white for kyu ranks and black for dan ranks, and later brown for higher kyu ranks. Colored belts for each individual kyu rank came from Europe in the 1950s, and there was never a time when they were fully standardized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Welcome to KF! Glad to have you, Fearun.Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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