Well,
I guess it comes back to personall experiences. When I made grade (one of 6 at the test who past) their was 10 others in the dojo at the time that was already sho, ni, or sandans. So making shodan and have others (kyu's) look at you any different was not a big deal or anything. No one really looked at you any different, you lined up the same, you followed the class the same nothing changed except you got hit harder and more often with the bamboo stick...
Shodan was nothing more than a step, nothing more nothing less, no celabration no party, it happens if you put the effort in to your training.
If you are a karateka in heart you see it that way, sure you can look in the mirror and say hey I'm a Yudansha now. But did your skills improve or did your knowledge increase the moment you wrapped the new colored obi around your body, NO!!!
So move on, ego will only slow you down...
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