P.S.
Rank is just an artificial thing, but people's real value and abilities are fortunately so easily noticed in aikido. It is only natural and human that seniors dislike ambitious juniors. In my opinion, better not to disrupt your group's cohesion and become the black sheep. As I said, every one knows your aikido's worth, so there is absolutely no need to prove it by rank. This is another valuable lesson that you can learn from aikido
