Many clubs these days are handing out belts to their students like candy on Halloween. This is done for a variety of reasons. One being the need to have senior students to help teach. Another reason is to keep the student interested by rewarding him with belts. Not only does this water down the meaning of the belts it gives the student a false sense of knowledge in that particular martial art. If a student or assistant was a white belt a year ago and is now a blue belt, something is definitely wrong.....See link for more details

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