Roman number degree patches for belts?

[masterphoenix]

Does anyone know a supplier that stocks the degree patches for belts? I've seen some black and gold ones in the past that were roman numerals, that way a student could keep their same belt, but change the patch as they changed dans.

[sensei8]

I'm not 100%, but, the ATA is the only one's I've ever seen with these type of Dan ranking patches on their obi's. In that, the ATA only has roman numerals for 1-4, but 5-9 are represented by stars. Therefore, I'm thinking that the ATA is it's own supplier. I guess you could call the ATA and see is they'll sell you some, I don't see it happening. Other than that, you could have them made for a nominal fee and the like.

Sorry if this isn't of any help.

[DWx]

Never seen patches but you could just embroider the "I" for 1st dan and leave spaces for another two so you can get to 3rd without changing belt. By then you might want to change the belt anyway due to wear and tear... or you could unpick the embroidery and add on the "V".

But having a whole batch of patches made could be an option.