Green Belt Syndrome: A set of behaviour often exhibited by martial arts students after, typically, about 18 months of training (around "green belt" level in many styles) where the student, having reached a certain level of confidence (but being still a very long way from the fabled "fighting without fighting" mindset), becomes quite eager to prove him or herself in combat, and looks (whether consciously or unconsciously) for opportunities to brawl. In the former days of classical martial arts, Green Belt Syndrome is thought to explain many students who proved their devotion to the art and willingness to stick with it, but mysteriously never made it to black belt level...
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