Define Black Belt

[martelo]

Osu,
Please, comment that: “a black belt is a white belt that never quits”

[Olrac]

It means that you never stop learning, no matter what colour your belt is.
Someone wearing a black belt has more "traininghours" then someone wearing a coloured belt. No matter what, you never stop learning.
As a matter of fact, this goes for many things in life.

[kakatootoshi]

“a black belt is a white belt that never quits”

I agree that this is a vital quality for a Yudansha. But this quality alone will not and should not make a Yudansha.

OSU!

[Bloke]

Originally Posted by Olrac

Someone wearing a black belt has more "traininghours" then someone wearing a coloured belt

Actually this isnt always true - I have seen people stay on green or brown belt for years as they didnt want the respsonsibility of a dan grade.

But I think what you are saying should be right.

[ksan]

Originally Posted by martelo

Osu,
Please, comment that: “a black belt is a white belt that never quits”

Osu

Actually there is an "S" to much in that quote changing its meaning...

The quote should be

"A blackbelt is a white belt that never quit"... as in, train train and train some more and one day you will be a yudansha....

For me its not the belt that makes you a yudansha, but how you practise your karate... like mr miyagi say`s belt is to hold up pants... We used to have a 1st kyu in my old dojo who never wanted to do the blackbelt grading... finally he did it one day, in my mind he was a black belt long before that...

[martelo]

Osu Ksan!
Tank you very much for your “s”.
Regards

[Spirit]

Black belt is Merely steps 11 through 20 !!!