BEING A BLACK BELT Read the list below and think how many of them you can tick. WEAR YOUR BLACK BELT WITH PRIDE SPIRIT DIGNITY HONOR HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE RESPECT DISCIPLINE DETERMINATION HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEACH TO LEARN TO LISTEN TO RESOLVE ISSUES BE A ROLE MODEL TO SENIOR GRADES TO JUNIOR GRADES TO THE CLUB YOU ATTEND TO OTHER  INSTRUCTORS TO OTHER CLUBS ACT YOU'RE AGE YOU'RE  GRADE Be a Black Belt for Others not just for yourself PROVE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WEAR THAT BLACK BELT AROUND YOUR WAIST If you do not believe or can not achieve any of the above then you have no right to wear or call yourself a Black Belt /Dan Grade If you feel you only want to train and improve without assisting others ,then your not a TRUE Black Belt There is more to being a 1st Dan than Grading to a 2nd Dan as soon as you can .