Own articles: Black-Belt-Syndrome by Stefan Schröder
Dieser Artikel erschien 2007 auf Englisch auf Aikido-Journal.com.
The so called Black-Belt-Syndrome is used only as a half-joke to describe the behavior of fellows who were recently awarded a black belt in the martial arts and that is in a sense defective.
Attaining shodan rank is attractive: In some organizations shodan are allowed to promote minor ranks. Shodan are allowed to mix with the really high ranking shihan during seminars, where kyu-ranked students are mildly ignored.