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Toudiyama[NL] - that was just sad but I think this link is a clear answer to teh question "why are belts/ranking important"

Interesting that the majority of his experience is in Judo but showed no techniques.


Was this shot in an apartment or a doctor's office I saw the old guy in the picture sitting on the couch....maybe that was his sparring partner

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A person who is said to be proficient in the arts is like a fool. Because of his foolishness in concerning himself with just one thing, he thinks of nothing else and thus becomes proficient. - Hagarkure