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Subject: Re: Belt rankings, promotions, etc.


Author:
Tracey
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Date Posted: 12:15:06 10/12/05 Wed
In reply to: Steve Loftin 's message, "Belt rankings, promotions, etc." on 08:40:07 10/12/05 Wed

What's your promotion system like Steve? Just curious and not criticizing in any way at all. I think each program/system/style should have a promotion system. I know the belt isn't everything but if nothing else, it rewards the student and shows progress and dedication.

By the way, I bought my belt from Atama. Those bastids charged me like $9 shipping on a $15 dollar product that weights about a pound. I've had it for about a year and am still mad about it. Does this make me a jiu jitsu fraud or just plain cheap?

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whitfield
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Date Posted: 16:36:51 10/12/05 Wed

""Earns", "legitimate", "reputable", etc.--they're all relative and subjective terms, which is the crux of the problem. Who cares? Why does it matter to you if someone says they are a black belt, and they received that belt from someone *you* deem disreputable or illegitimate?"

it matters because the general public can't tell the difference between a solid blue belt and a black belt. so what happens if somebody goes to a school with a blue belt that wears a black belt and the instruction they receive is incorrect and that person ends up getting hurt? well then it makes the whole art look bad now doesnt it? how would you feel if you went to the store to buy a sprite and what you got was an inferior product that was half sprite and half seltzer water? you can't tell any difference by looking at it, you won't know until you taste it.

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