Laurentkd
Master Black Belt
OK, who is required to wear a special type of uniform depending on rank, or rather, what are you NOT allowed to wear until you reach a certain rank?
When I started training at my dojang only black belts wore black collars, all color belts wore white. Also black belts could wear black uniforms, but no one did much. And no one wears any other "weird" colors.
Now, we let anyone wear a black collar (my instructor says, "it makes people happy so what is the big deal?") and black belts only wear black uniforms when they are teaching.
I don't know, I think when I have a school I will go back to having color belts students only wear white collars, but maybe that is a silly thing that makes rank seem too important.
How does it work with you?
When I started training at my dojang only black belts wore black collars, all color belts wore white. Also black belts could wear black uniforms, but no one did much. And no one wears any other "weird" colors.
Now, we let anyone wear a black collar (my instructor says, "it makes people happy so what is the big deal?") and black belts only wear black uniforms when they are teaching.
I don't know, I think when I have a school I will go back to having color belts students only wear white collars, but maybe that is a silly thing that makes rank seem too important.
How does it work with you?