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Black belt | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 검은띠 |
Japanese name | |
Kanji | 黒帯 |
In East Asian martial arts, the black belt is associated with expertise, but may indicate only competence, depending on the martial art.[1] The use of colored belts is a relatively recent invention dating from the 1880s.[2]