As a general rule, yes. If you are coming to us from another martial arts school and you earned a Blue Belt in a similar martial art, such as a different style of Karate or Tae Kwon Do, for example, we will honor your rank. However, you will need to learn the all the forms, techniques, self-defense, etc., from our school up to the rank you enter our school at, and also the requirements to advance to the next rank at our school. So, for example, if you come in as a Blue Belt, you will first learn everything to meet the requirements of a Blue Belt at our school. Then you'll learn what you need to advance to Purple Belt, the next rank. But if you came to our school as a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you would begin your Karate training as a White Belt. These two martial arts, while both awesome, are completely different.