hogstooth
Green Belt
I am amazed how many different belts there are above black. My family and I went to visit relatives. My nephew has been studying Karate for 3 years and wanted me to meet his instructors. When I walked into his dojo I saw a man wearing a red belt and two other men wearing a red/white belts. They were all younger than me. I asked him his rank and his assistants ranks to which he replied 4th and 3rd Dans. I asked why he wore a red belt and his assistants wore red/white belts. He answered that a black belt just doesn't signify an instructors position or rank and they needed a way to make him and his assistants stand out among his black belt students.
Note; He was not a Hanshi and his assistants were not Kyoshi.
Were is the humility in instructors today? When did ego become the ultimate goal rather than teaching and passing on the art? I see it in magazines all the time. Why do Black Belts feel they need to wear a different belt or have a fancy title to stand out? Isn't it enough to have earned your rank? I am waiting for the new bill boards that get attached to the back of your gi's that say, "hey look at me I am so and so and I have a whatever color belt and that means I am the man, bow to my greatness".
When did a black belt get degraded to just another colored belt?
Note; He was not a Hanshi and his assistants were not Kyoshi.
Were is the humility in instructors today? When did ego become the ultimate goal rather than teaching and passing on the art? I see it in magazines all the time. Why do Black Belts feel they need to wear a different belt or have a fancy title to stand out? Isn't it enough to have earned your rank? I am waiting for the new bill boards that get attached to the back of your gi's that say, "hey look at me I am so and so and I have a whatever color belt and that means I am the man, bow to my greatness".
When did a black belt get degraded to just another colored belt?