Stripes are only used for ranks prior to black belt. This is one of the reasons the black belt region started. Schwartz is currently a featured blogger on Black Belt Poker. It is part of the criteria for the 1nd Dan black belt. A practitioner must be at least fifteen before being eligible to grade for black belt. Montgomery serves as a hub for healthcare in the central Alabama and Black Belt region. His siblings also achieved the rank of black belt. The minimum age required for attaining a black belt is 18 years. He is a 2nd Dan in Kickboxing - one belt beyond a black belt. Along with the rest of the Black Belt, Dallas County is solidly Democratic. He also used to learn Taekwondo, where he achieved red and black belt. Like all of the Black Belt, Lowndes County is powerfully Democratic. Santel also drew with 5th degree black belt Hikoo Shoji. One was 8th degree black belt Pedro Sauer. It is awarded in lieu of a ninth and tenth degree black belt.