The Summation of "WHY"!!

[isshinryu5toforever]

For this reason and many others I do not have testing fees nor do I hold a formal testing. I watch my students progress on a daily basis and keep an eye on their attendance and minimum time requirements. What I would ask in testing is what I look to see out of them in class. Many people are concerned and ask up front about testing fees and or any other "hidden" fees. The only thing they are required to do is pay for their belts at cost. I paid testing fees and didn't think anything about it because I love what I do and I love and greatly respect my instructor. However many people have a different view about the "service they are paying you for" and believe they are in charge because they pay you. bleh

It might just be the grappling schools I've been to, but doing thing this way seems a lot more prevalent in grappling schools than in Karate or Taekwondo schools. At the Judo place I trained at in Korea, only for a short while before I hurt my knee not even doing Judo, until you got your black belt, the belt wasn't really yours. You just kind of grabbed a belt off the rack at the rank you were. When you advanced a rank, the guy told you to grab a different color belt.

[JiuJitsuNation]

It might just be the grappling schools I've been to, but doing thing this way seems a lot more prevalent in grappling schools than in Karate or Taekwondo schools. At the Judo place I trained at in Korea, only for a short while before I hurt my knee not even doing Judo, until you got your black belt, the belt wasn't really yours. You just kind of grabbed a belt off the rack at the rank you were. When you advanced a rank, the guy told you to grab a different color belt.

For me it's been a matter of weighing the pros and cons of what my instructor has gone through over the years. Like I said, I tested and paid fees and so did my peers. To me it was worth it. The man who taught me has paid his dues and put in his time and given me the knowledge to create something for myself. Too many people are often short sighted.

[isshinryu5toforever]

I liked the whole, just grabbing a belt thing. It took a lot of ego out of it. People tend to cling to the belt, because it's "theirs." Doing Judo, they would just toss you a different colored belt when you advanced, and there were only white, green, brown, and black belts. I want to do Sambo in the future, because there is no ranking, which is great. You have skill, or you don't. As sensei8's sig says, "The proof is on the floor."

[JiuJitsuNation]

I liked the whole, just grabbing a belt thing. It took a lot of ego out of it. People tend to cling to the belt, because it's "theirs." Doing Judo, they would just toss you a different colored belt when you advanced, and there were only white, green, brown, and black belts. I want to do Sambo in the future, because there is no ranking, which is great. You have skill, or you don't. As sensei8's sig says, "The proof is on the floor."

I agree with the whole "you have skill or you don't".

[bushido_man96]

For this reason and many others I do not have testing fees nor do I hold a formal testing. I watch my students progress on a daily basis and keep an eye on their attendance and minimum time requirements. What I would ask in testing is what I look to see out of them in class. Many people are concerned and ask up front about testing fees and or any other "hidden" fees. The only thing they are required to do is pay for their belts at cost. I paid testing fees and didn't think anything about it because I love what I do and I love and greatly respect my instructor. However many people have a different view about the "service they are paying you for" and believe they are in charge because they pay you. bleh

It might just be the grappling schools I've been to, but doing thing this way seems a lot more prevalent in grappling schools than in Karate or Taekwondo schools. At the Judo place I trained at in Korea, only for a short while before I hurt my knee not even doing Judo, until you got your black belt, the belt wasn't really yours. You just kind of grabbed a belt off the rack at the rank you were. When you advanced a rank, the guy told you to grab a different color belt.

I kind of like the "grab a belt" idea. Different.

As for not holding testings, I can see the pros and cons to that. Perhaps more and more schools will begin going to something like that. I don't think it is a bad idea.