>>261162
beltless -> white -> black
non knower -> knower -> knows enough to teach and compete

>>261162
White
Yellow
Black
Throw in red if you want something cool, but nothing more!

>>261163
i dont like this. most people dont know what theyre doing for at least half a year

>>261162
No belts. Belts are a retarded scam designed for the sole purpose of selling retards shit they don’t need.
It’s also notoriously widespread within the meme “martial arts”. Put your average karate fag with his black belt and gay robe into a ring with an experienced mma fighter and watch the larp end.
Fuck belts.

>>261247
They're a decent way to indicate skill/experience, which can be useful, for example when looking for a sparring partner
Furthermore, they're a good motivator for trainees - "getting better" is a very nebulous thing, particularly when you're comparing yourself against other people who are also improving at a similar pace. This way there is a "checkpoint" system, and something tangible to aspire to.
>selling
nigga it costs less than a bigmac

>>261293
i dont want to train with someone whos prime motivation is a belt. you either want to get better or you dont

>>261294
Cool reading comprehension, grade school is over that way

>>261162
In an ideal world only white then black. Maybe a middle rank to show progression. Belts are a fun system to track your growth but they do more harm than good especially the egos that come from dan ranks.

>>261294
My prime motivation was the belt and I made it all the way to the top as a minimum effort boy
Its not about who's best it's about who's left
Come late, roll light, leave early
People way more talented than me came and went down in flames eventually because they tried hard

All that gets you is a blue belt and bad knees
But now I have a black belt and just sit off to the side waiting to snipe people when they're tired and my legend continues to grow

>>261162
I like Judo's system
There is a set curriculum, and you have to demonstrate proficiency with said curriculum to advance. No subjectivity or arbitrary "I just don't think you're good enough yet".
Granted, this may lead to disparities in actual performance on the mat, where a lower belt will be able to trash a higher belt, but imo it makes sense from the standpoint that belts represent your knowledge and understanding of the art, not your health, athleticism, natural talent etc which all impact how good of a fighter you are

MCMAP

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>>261461
Since judo only cares about your ability to answer a written questionnaire and demonstrate moves with a particular asthetic, there's no coherent argument anybody could make as to why a judo belt from the internet is less valid than one done in person

So that's exactly what I intend to do

never compete -> white
win municipal/whatever -> yellow
win state -> blue
win national -> red
win world -> black

>>261483
That's only up to brown. Blackbelts have to also compete.

>>262046
The difference in population between places screws this up

>>262046
You basically described the sambo belt system.

>>262046
This but with some minimum population requirement

>>262116
>>262121
Nah, the point is when you compete the other guy is going full out. And when you go state it's the guy who won against another guy going full out. Impossible to equalize anyway, an underpopulated place could have a world champ living there or something.

>>261247
Belts are based. Martial arts = sinking 100s of hours into suboptimally preparing for a scenario that is statistically unlikely. But if you get a belt on top, it adds a cool larp aspect. "John Doe, just a regular office worker, but secretly a karate black belt"