>I agree completely with you. However, I have yet to see a dojo
>(dojang, crun) that didn't use some form of rank system.

K-ryuu has one; it's just not as regimented as the ones you find in most, er, "commercial" martial arts. It doesn't have to be - there's no need to set things up so it's easy for regular people to understand. :)

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