A black belt doesn't mean much to me. It's only a colored belt. At my bjj school, we are rolling without gi's right now and so we're not wearing belts. But it doesn't matter, we don't need them to identify rank. Everyone knows where they stand in the class.
I can't agree with what Jared said. Martial arts are not always studied for self defense. Some people study martial arts as an art, not just for self defense.
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