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mike lee · 02-08-2003, 10:18 AM

I wore a white belt and a hakama when I began training at a new dojo in Asia. After one year of training, the shihan asked me how long I had been shodan. I said ten years. He said, "Now you're nidan." After that, I wore my black belt.

02-08-2003, 10:18 AM	#21
mike lee Location: Taipei, Taiwan Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 646 Offline	skill, not rank I wore a white belt and a hakama when I began training at a new dojo in Asia. After one year of training, the shihan asked me how long I had been shodan. I said ten years. He said, "Now you're nidan." After that, I wore my black belt.