I would ask my instructors beforehand whether they’d prefer if I removed the old belt first. Most preferred that I remove the belt and THEY place the new one on. Varies from dojo to dojo.
@@MBsr5 - I'm sure you're a hundred percent correct. Frankly, I just love seeing people who have worked so hard be rewarded with a new belt; especially the ones who go from white to blue because, at least in my experience, that's the toughest hurdle to clear.
@@codyhughes8013 I can respect that. For me, I felt I had the most to prove while I was in White and it took me just a little over two years to go from white to blue, so at least on a personal level, I felt blue was the toughest for me to achieve. Everyone's experience is different, though.
