Agreed. What annoys me is when I'm told I can't test because the instructors don't want to test too many people at once and I tested at the last test (I was actually told exactly this a few weeks ago). Not because I'm desperate for promotion, but because like a lot of schools with belt systems they won't teach you past your belt rank. So, I'm currently stuck until at least next March (the next test) with no chance of learning anything new in my TKD class, because I tested earlier this year. That sort of thing annoys me greatly. I'd rather master and move on at the pace at which I can absorb and learn, than master, wait until test time to prove you've mastered it, then move on again. How much new material you can learn before you can learn any more is pretty clearly defined in most karate/tkd schools by the belt ranking system. So, I'm really REALLY looking forward to losing the ranking system, or at least making it seem like its gone. I'm more than happy to have my instructor determine when its time for me to learn something new by my shown ability and diligence, and not by what it says on the calendar.
