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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: Black Belt ceremonies |
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Does your school have a ceremony when giving out Bb's? Dignitaries come? Special way to present new belt &/or uniform? Or is it, tie on the belt, shake the instructor's hand & get back to training?
I'll share some I've seen but I want to hear from you first.
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The BB of C
KF Sempai
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 529
Location: New York
Styles: Cannon Style, Kuk Sool Won, Isshin-ryu
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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For Kuk Sool Won, In Hyuk Suh (the style's grandmaster) presents the black belt uniform at a seminar/demonstration when the time comes for them to advance.
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pittbullJudoka
KF Sempai
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 458
Styles: Ryu Kyu Kempo, Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, Japanese Jujitsu , Judo, Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, Hayastan, Mixed Martial Arts
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| When I recieved my black belt my Sensei set us into a formal setting potsition and called usup one at a time. While kneeling infront of him he gave me some advice and due respect. He then passed my belt tousand made me put it on. He continued class as normal. After the other that promoted with me were presented with their belts we shared a shot of fine whiskey that Sensei bought some time back for the day that he promoted his first black belts. |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:02 am Post subject: |
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Nothing special, really. The belt is given, and acknowledgement is given in class. Hand shaking and congrats happen after class.
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Shotokan-kez
Black Belt
Joined: 13 May 2006
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Location: Manchester uk
Styles: shotokan karate
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:19 am Post subject: |
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Same for us Brian, maybe a bunch of us will go for a beer in the pub to celebrate but thats about it. 
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ninjanurse
KF Sensei
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Posts: 3900
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: |
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We have a convocation ceremony where the Master Instructor ties the belt on
you-lots of bowing & ceremony. In previous systems there was a big ceremony after passing the test but after completing the probationary period you were just given your "official belt" in class. The head instructor then tied it on and took a stick to your rear end!
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Zanshin
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Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 401
Styles: Wado Ryu Karate, Daito Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu, Ono-Ha Itto-Ryu Kenjutsu
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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Although not so much a long the ceremonial lines, my Daito school has something pretty nice.
Dan grade certificates are made out of hand made paper and are hand written / painted by Shihan himself.
Here's the cool bit though. The certificate is in two halves. Prior to tearing (not cutting) the certificate in two, the "Shihan" puts his unique stamp across the tear line. Then the certificate is torn in two, ending up with half a stamp mark on each part.
The successful candidate gets his half and School's Shihan keeps the other. The theory being that if anyone should bring into question your training and qualification, they can offer it up to the school's "official" copy and the Shihan stamp will become complete (tear and all).
Nice touch me thinks.
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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 504
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Zanshin wrote: |
Although not so much a long the ceremonial lines, my Daito school has something pretty nice.
Dan grade certificates are made out of hand made paper and are hand written / painted by Shihan himself.
Here's the cool bit though. The certificate is in two halves. Prior to tearing (not cutting) the certificate in two, the "Shihan" puts his unique stamp across the tear line. Then the certificate is torn in two, ending up with half a stamp mark on each part.
The successful candidate gets his half and School's Shihan keeps the other. The theory being that if anyone should bring into question your training and qualification, they can offer it up to the school's "official" copy and the Shihan stamp will become complete (tear and all).
Nice touch me thinks. |
Wow, that's unique.
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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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A friend's school has each BB grab an end of the belt before the final knot is tied & everyone pulls really hard as a sign that it won't come off. Consider it a "welcome to the club." Our GM does that for 4th Dan & above.
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tori
Orange Belt
Joined: 27 Jan 2008
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Styles: shotokan
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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After the test itself. We all sit together and share saki after our instructor reads to us his meaning of what it is to be a black belt. Our testing and our ceremony is private. No family to witness until he ties our belts on us.
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on the post.
