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I'm not sure belts are necessary, but they sure can help. We have around 50 or so registered students in our dojo. We also use the colored belt system. White, yellow, blue, brown and a stripe at each color. I've been only studying for 5 months, and if I am training with another beginner, (7th kyu or new students) it helps myself and my partner at the time if we can look around quickly, see a colored belt, and ask for help. In our dojo, the attitude of "well I have a (insert color here) belt, you do as I say" is not prevelant with the upper ranks as they know that someone, even of a lower rank, may be able to teach them something. Are belts necessary? No. Do I like them? Yes.
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