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brown belt

noun

Martial Arts.
  1. a brown cloth waistband conferred upon a participant in one of the martial arts, as judo or karate, to indicate an intermediate rank.
  2. a person who has attained this rank.
  3. the rank itself.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brown belt1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Sy earned a brown belt in karate, and Cardoza, who does indeed do the crane kick, was a competitive figure skater for 15 years.

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A poised taekwondo brown belt who is home-schooled, she had been a competitive speller since age 6, and at 10 she had come to the bee and tied for 51st place.

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And there was the amazing and lucky passenger pool, among them a black belt in judo, a brown belt in karate, a national rugby champion, two wrestlers, a weightlifter, a bungee jumper, an all-star field hockey player, a sky diver and an amateur pilot.

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Elkin, 35, a Brazilian jujitsu brown belt, was hardly the toughest opponent that the PFL had to offer.

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Elkin, a brown belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu, now has a record of three wins and seven losses in MMA and has lost her past four fights.

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