How Many Black Belts Do you have that you wear?

[TallAdam85]

Ok Today I got a belt in for a customer and they used the wrong color for the names so there giving me a new belt and letting me keep the old one So It made me think how many of you black belts have more then 2 black belts that you wear not black belts in differnert arts just black belts that u wear during the week and stuff ?

[TigerWoman]

Well, I would have two if I could only complete one break. sigh! We get a new belt with appropriate number of stripes each time we test. No, I have one and its getting frayed white on the edges. I can see how they eventually turn white or something in between. TW

[YouAgain]

None, I'm not BB yet :P

[BushidoUK]

I have 2.
A plain ragged black one which i wore up to 2nd Dan. I also have one with the Kanji for Karate on it with 3 gold stripes which I now wear, especially when attending any seminars with the organisation I'm connected with (RyuKyu association of Karate and Gung Fu) as they prefer Black Belts to have Dan grades showing. Hopefully though, after this December Ill be able to Wear a new belt with 4 gold stripes on it, fingers and everything else crossed.

[terryl965]

I have two but only wear one the current 3rd Dan the other seats in a dresser drawer retired and waiting for the right moment!

[chinto01]

I wore my first black belt for 16 years. It fit well and was good and worn. When I went to Okinawa this summer and was promoted from ni dan to san dan I received a new black belt that I wear now. The other belt was then knotted and buried on a beach in Okinawa.

[Mark Jorgensen]

Until i got my "master" belt, I only ever had one, and wore the same belt for 16 years (it was pretty bad)...


I now have two...One embroidered belt I wear for association functions and special events, the other plain so that I can work out in it let it get beat up.

[jfarnsworth]

I have 3.
One of which hangs on the wall from my first martial arts instructor and rarely comes down. It is embroidered with my name and style on the other side.
The second one I earned from my current instructor which I wear only every so often.
The third one was given and I wear almost constantly due to personal reasons of the individual who gave it to me and the belt.
:asian:

Why the rolling smiley on the header?

[AaronLucia]

27 black belts and i wear 6 at a time. :)




j/k

[Shurikan]

I have 5 black belts, but only wear 1, the others all hang on the wall.

[Drac]

A friend of mine has 2..Of those 1 is a real nice one with his name embrodered on it in gold, that is the one he wear when attending seminars..

[Shodan]

I have two that I alternate. One is cotton and is the one I received when I got promoted. The other is of a nicer material silk/satin and I tend to wear that more at seminars, special events, etc. Both have red tips on them for Shodan.

:asian: :karate:

[OC Kid]

I have 2. One I wear most of the time is my orginal, Its about 20 years old or so..kind of tattered. I have another one I wear to special events kinda a "dress" belt for special occasions.

[DoxN4cer]

27 black belts and i wear 6 at a time. :)




j/k


LoL

[DoxN4cer]

I have one. The same one that I was awarded in 1989 from my instructor. I don't wear it, as I don't wear a uniform anymore and I don't require my students to purchase uniforms either. The belt is tucked away with a number of sentimental items that my ex-wife didn't get her hands on.

Tim Kashino

[Rich Parsons]

I have one. The same one that I was awarded in 1989 from my instructor. I don't wear it, as I don't wear a uniform anymore and I don't require my students to purchase uniforms either. The belt is tucked away with a number of sentimental items that my ex-wife didn't get her hands on.

Tim Kashino

I also only have one.

I wear when uniforms are requested to be worn when I visit or in the club I teach out of.

I had no desire to get a new one with each new rank.

:asian:

[The Boar Man]

I have three.

My original my karate instuctor gave me is solid black.

My 2nd belt was one that Hock gave me and the third I earned in Modern Arnis and I had to have a red stripe/piping (?) around it. I don't wear any of them unless it's a special ocasion. There are all in my training area in the garage.

Mark

[KenpoTess]

I have 2.. one I keep hanging on the wall.. the other is so thick that it takes 2 students to pull it tight around me *blinks*

[jakmak52]

27 black belts and i wear 6 at a time. :)




j/k
Really?:rolleyes:

[Sin]

I tell you what, if i had that many black belts I would be all like.....hmm no belt for me. :whip:

[Chronuss]

I have one that has been hanging over a window sill collecting dust for two years that's nicely embroidered with Korean writing all over it...and on that window sill is where it shall remain where it keeps all the dust bunnies at bay.

[stone_dragone]

Really only two...one with rank stripes and one without, and lately only wear one...

[Kacey]

I have 3 - a plain one, which I keep for emergencies (like the time the one I usually wear fell out of my bag), one with rank stripes (which is the one I usually wear, as when I wore the plain one my students asked why I didn't wear the one with the shiny new stripes my instructor had just given me), and one with my name and rank embroidered on it that I keep for seminars, testings, and other events where it is useful to have my name clearly visible for people who are looking for me but might not know me. I usually only wear it with my "dress" uniform, which is the one I don't work out in and get all nasty with sweat stains.

[Gemini]

Three. But I only wear one. :)

[Fluffy]

I own two that I wear. One has a red stripe down the center that I respect because my instructor gave it to me and the second has my school name on it.

[evenflow1121]

I only have one.