Same ranks, but different colours?
Hi there,
Please excuse me for the newbee questions, but I´ve noticed that similar (at least I think so) rankings, have different colour belts associated with them. I don´t know if it depends on the country or just the dojo, but it confused me a little bit. I´m in Brasil righ now, where I´m facing White/Yellow/Purple/Green/Blue/Brown, but I´ll probably be heading back to europe where they have Orange and Red somewhere in the middle. So how does it actually work? After some reading, I´ve came up with a note refering that there were even some dojos that only recognise White/Black. Are the sistems recognized between each other under the same "branch", or am I missing something? Thanking you in advance, Cheers, Messias. |
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As far as other schools are concerned, it is my opinion that if you are going to attend class at a dojo not affiliated with the one where you received your rank, you should wear a white belt. The dojo cho will most likely ask you questions about your martial arts background, as well as Aikido, and at that point the dojo cho may tell you to wear your rank, or may not. I have taken classes for a few months in a different dojo that is physically close to me, and my first class I wore my white belt. The dojo cho then told me after that class to wear my belt of rank, even though the color doesn't even line up with their kyu rankings. However he did tell me not to wear the hakama, since in their style, only yudansha wear hakama, whereas in Wadokai, the women wear hakama at yonkyu and up, and men only at shodan and up. I personally think it is an issue of respect to the dojo cho. Any class or seminar that I attend outside of Wadokai, I will wear my white belt, unless I am specifically asked to wear my belt of rank. But I also visit as many other Wadokai dojos as I can when I visit other cities, and I do wear my belt and hakama without question in all of our dojos. Hopefully this helped! --Ashley |
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The color of belts can vary so much, that the only one that matters is the dojo where you're training. Though, worldwide most aikido dojos use white for kyu and black for dan. What's a little more important is what kyu grade you might have at any given point. And if you move to another place, it may or may not be recognized.
Some systems/organizations/dojos may recognize ranks from other places, and some may not. Just train. : ) |
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Thank you Ashley.
That´s what I call a perfectly clear answer! :) Cheers, Messias. |
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FWIW, he colored belts were really introduced for children (actually, that was a large part of the reason for the whole ranking system in the first place).
Best, Chris |
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Chris, that's a brilliant article. Good to see all those various facets of information compiled into one place. And as many of us have been seeing the resolution of the historical picture develop over time, it certainly give us pause when considering the term "traditional."
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Just my .02... I'm sure I'm nuts though. :) --Ashley |
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Ashley, I like your enthusiasm! The hallmark of a dedicated martial artist. Nuts, too. Check.
And lest we forget; we are all children. Now I want a colored belt, damn it! |
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Also, I can say that Aikido has made me a better person. I am better at 'reading' people, I am better at maintaining relationships with professors as well as students. And weirdly enough, my road rage problems are completely gone. Aspects of my life that I knew needed improvement, but I just didn't have time to deal with suddenly got better with no conscious effort on my part. I attribute all of my positive life changes to Aikido, so... yeah, I'm enthusiastic. :) --Ashley |
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