tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444320725090778632.post6227616452324550707..comments2024-01-15T03:26:03.342-05:00Comments on Martial Thoughts: What a martial arts belt IS and ISN'TJaredd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758835008846128452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444320725090778632.post-18540677821188480072014-04-09T09:54:13.299-04:002014-04-09T09:54:13.299-04:00Then you obviously haven't met my 15th Dan Nin...Then you obviously haven't met my 15th Dan Ninjutsu Grandma!<br /><br />But, yes I agree, why does the belt designate understanding?Jaredd Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758835008846128452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6444320725090778632.post-14600078749765259992014-04-09T08:38:13.744-04:002014-04-09T08:38:13.744-04:00On superior rank:
I had just started at a new sch...On superior rank:<br /><br />I had just started at a new school. I had experience (mid-level ranks in two different - but related - arts), but I was wearing a white belt while they were evaluating what rank I'd be in the new school.<br /><br />We were doing a technique that frankly bothered me a little bit (hitting a person behind you without looking - um, what if it's Grandma? Or a police officer?) and a guy wearing a purple belt condescendingly said, "You'll understand once you reach orange belt."<br /><br />Riiigght.Hild of Hild's Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267467050107151986noreply@blogger.com