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- From: sog@craycos.com (Steve Gombosi)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: 10th Dan & Badass Karate (belt system)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.073832.10491@craycos.com>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 07:38:32 GMT
- References: <BOWERS.92Nov16110409@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov> <1e92d5INNivf@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> <1992Nov16.173012.7560@ms.uky.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov16.173012.7560@ms.uky.edu> bud@ms.uky.edu (William K Glunt) writes:
- >In article <1e92d5INNivf@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> acharya@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU writes:
- >>
- >>
- >>we need to get this on the FAQ!
- >>
- >>as far as i know, the belt system was introduced by funakoshi. while on the
- >>topic of belts, did kano also use a belt system in judo? steve...bud...anyone?
- >>
- >>mukund
- >
- >
- > As I understand it, the belt system originated in Japan in the
- > late 19 th century with Kano. It wasn't till the 1920s and on that
- > karate folk started using belts.
-
- Uh huh...
-
- > The classical martial arts of Japan didn't/don't use belt ranks.
- > There were various licences, but that's really a totally different
- > ball of wax.
-
- A lot of pre-20th Century karate masters used the menkyo system as well -
- although requirements were nowhere near as well codified as in the Japanese
- arts.
-
- > Osu!
-
- Osu yerownself! ;-)
-
- Steve
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