The Ranking Ceremony
Ranking Ceremonies have evolved over the years and each school has their own way of promoting students. Some schools don't even have ceremonies, the Head Instructor will simply hand the student their new belt when they are ready. Other schools have huge Ceremonies and make a big deal out of the promotion. Despite the different types of promotion, the history and reasoning behind them are very interesting. Tradition tells us that the first Black Belts were White Belts that
