Eric: What is the difference between a "fight" and a "competition"? Personally, I see them as two different animals. To me, one is a last resort, survival situation (your life is in jeopardy) and the other is a "serious fun", sport situation (your points are in jeopardy). Also, I'm curious to find ...

I had a conversation with Sensei about this. He once told me that he, "was a brown belt for 9 years." When I asked him why, he told me, "I wanted to make sure everything was straight." He stayed at shodan for 15.