I think the rank you are in a belt system seems to matter more to people outside of the art than those actually practising it. If i said i have a blue belt in TKD it obviously doesn't sound as impressive as saying i have a black belt. Everyone knows their own ability and what they can do. I'm still only brown belt in my current art KSW but i know in my heart my sparring far supasses most browns, blacks and instructors. Then again my techniques are mediocre and my form isn't perfect. Im happy at the belt level i am at, i wouldn't mind if i had to start all over as white belt again or get rushed to black, it seems to get a lot less meaningful once you get integrated into the art, but it will always carry a meaning. im proud of the belts i have achieved in all arts and i keep them on display because to me it sets as a mile stone, i can think back to my ability then and compare it to now, when looking back at my first white belt i can remember my unfocused punchs, sloppy kicks and misunderstanding of each 'technique' and their uses. I can remember my hip toss was all down to brute force and my wrist locks didn't lock at all, oh how times have changed...


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