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Old 11-11-2006, 11:53 AM   #11
Aristeia
Location: Auckland
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Re: Belt color history...

belt discussions always kind of amuse me. Everyone is always so anxious to let everyone know that belts are not important to them and are just for "holding the jacket together". It's no less pretentious than the self appointed 10th dans imo.

while belts can be used for commercialism, that's not to say they have to be or always are. It's simply an indication of rank, where you've got to in your particular system. Lets others know what you should be capable of, and gives people goals to aim toward. People work better with goals. It really isn't a big deal.

"When your only tool is a hammer every problem starts to look like a nail"
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