yes i get ya bro ..but why does the Sensei need a belt?
Other than part of the uniform or maybe for Outsiders within the system, the Sensei probably doesn't need a belt. I'm assuming that Karate folks don't go around wearing their belt outside of classes or school related events, right?
In many organizations, authority is, in fact, based on rank. Respect is earned. I don't get to decide an upper rank has no authority over me within an organization, so long as I am part of that organization.
Again, I know of scenarios of where that becomes a problem. Name one teacher who would give this child Authority over you, the adult.
Respect is earned. I don't get to decide an upper rank has no authority over me within an organization, so long as I am part of that organization.
You don't but your Sensai does. If you were a black belt who didn't know how to use Karate then I wouldn't bother attending your sparring classes for training if you lack the skills to either use or teach others how to use the techniques. Your Authority has been removed. I'll still respect you based on school rank but that would be it.
If I turned out to be stellar at applying Karate, you will have to make a decision. Do you learn from someone of a lower rank or do you decide not to train with or under me simply because my belt is of a lower ranked color. If you decide to learn from men, then you will give me the Authority needed for you to learn. That basically if I say do it like this by stepping 45 degrees, then you'll just have to either accept it or not argue about it being wrong because that's not how it's done in Kata.
If none of the other black belts can do what a lower belt does excellently, then it's just wasted knowledge in a Dojo. I don't know how many dojos have had to deal with that scenario because Karate is more straight forward than Kung Fu.
But there was TKD person in here who was learning how to punch from some people, who had no rank in his system or school. If the school only treasures kata then it's not going to happen. However, if I took Roka's Aikido class and I was beating everyone with Aikido. He would ask me to teach him. Maybe not in the class, but he would ask lol. I mean even now he's asking people without a rank in Aikido to help him learn how to apply Aikido.
But again. If the school only treasures kata then it's not going to happen. If the school also treasure application then some adjustments will be made. Things may change where, one day a month Authority is given to a student of talent so that he can teach others within the school or at least share with others how he does it.