dancingalone
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I wasn't thinking so much of variance between students but of the perception of what an average black belt student is, taking into account the age of the student (child vs. teen vs. adult vs. senior citizen).
I think you'll find that too. Some member schools don't award full rank to their Tiny Tigers. Others do with geup grades and official certificates. Some schools follow that 'Black Belt is where you really start training' meme while others still think even a 1BD needs to be crisp and sharp.