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3rd Black Belt
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I only know this to be true of Shotokan. Every other style I'm aware of either has dan bars or candy cane/red belts. That said, people in those styles will eventually get "fresh" belts as they rank up. Back in Shorin-ryu, I had never seen anyone with a completely faded out black belt (I'm sure they exist, I just never saw it), but I HAVE seen it in Shotokan.Thatās interesting! I suppose once you receive a black belt in a Japanese art, traditionally, thereās no further indication of ones level, so you keep you belt for a long time.
Personally, I like it worn around the edges - but definitely not to the point shown in the pic that was posted earlier. It looks like a belt version of "lucky socks." I'm curious to know if there are any that are specifically made to wear around the edges only, and no further than that.Silk belts look and move beautifully too. There is now ābamboo silkā which holds itās colour better than silk, is identical in itās properties to silk and is āveganā, if youāre worried about that kind of thing. But itās currently about the same price as silk.