Many years ago, I knew a 10 year old student who kept his purple belt for a full three years. That's probably four times the amount of time someone should be to keep a purple belt. *Not an actual image of Billy (This is a true story, by the way) Let's call him Billy. Billy was a good kid. He wasn't disruptive. He wasn't disrespectful. He was learning everything he needed to learn: kata, techniques, sparring, that sort of thing. So why the three years? That's a long time. Did his Sensei have...

Oftentimes, your kid's karate belt will look like this (especially if your child has their belt for a while); And people will ask me:...

2025 Update Preface: This year, for the first time ever, our belt ranking system will be changing. This change will effect kids and...