Traditional Dobok...

[JT_the_Ninja]

I always wondered why some Sa Boms have their names on the belts and some dont. Is it a regional thing, or a preference thing?

In the ITSDF, afaik, all cho dans and up have their names on their belts, as well as dan number and "International Tang Soo Do Federation." I guess it's just preference. It's sometimes useful for introductions, when you only see someone every now and again

 

[Muwubu16858]

In Korea, when someone didn't have their name on their belt, he probably didn't have enough money to put it their. My teacher told me that when he trained at the Moo Duk Kwan, because the colored belts and dan belts wore trim on the uniforms, which was expensive, most senior members passed their old dobaks to their juniors after going up to the next belt. That's why when Oh Sae Joon's school split from the Moo Duk Kwan, he chose to go with plain karate uniforms, no trim.