Yes it’s sad that so many schools are “sign this contract, pay your money, and you will get a back belt in x years.” We each more kids than adults. All students must learn in order to advance. We hold tests with multiple test board members and they must sign off on the tester for them to advance in rank. Our black belt exam is roughly 4-6 hours and is an old school test. You pay some dues to were a black belt from our school if you know what I mean. No one gets to observe any tests and must be a black belt to participate in giving tests.🤙🏻🥋👊🏻