Karate Belts Black

How do I get the color belts in karate in Millsberry.com?

Hi, I play Millsberry and I want to earn the belts in Black Belt Karate, I don't have the white belt yet.. how do I earn them?

To achieve the different belt levels on millsberry requires both playing the karate game and completion of a series of tasks as well as maintaining your health, athletics, intelligence and civics statistics.

Starting with the game, each belt requires a greater number of plays and an increasing number of hits/blocks in a faster and faster time. The hits/blocks information is as follows:
White going for yellow - 10 hits
Yellow going for orange - 19 hits
Orange going for green - 27 hits
Green going for blue - 34 hits
Blue going for brown - 40 hits
Brown going for black - 45 hits

The health and other statistics information is as follows:
No belt, going for White: 16% and over
White belt, going for Yellow: 28% and over
Yellow belt, going for Orange: 43% and over
Orange belt, going for Green: 56% and over
Green belt, going for Blue: 70% and over
Blue belt, going for Brown: 84% and over
Brown belt, going for Black: 98% and over

Finally, the % 'credit' you get for your classes decreases as your belt levels increase. For example when you are playing at the yellow belt going for orange level you get 16% or 17% per game that you play but when you are at the brown belt gonig for black level you get 1% or 2% per game that you play.

Finally, you must complete a task for each belt level.

White Belt - Purchase a Gi at the Toy Store
Yellow Belt - Send a "Thank You" card to robertjwilliams (the original discoverer of Sylvie)
Orange Belt - Capture a picture of Sylvie
Green Belt - Find the Sensei's cousin Patricks watch in the Colehurst Tunnels
Blue Belt - Pass a quiz about past events in millsberry
Brown Belt - Fish in the Peabody Park Pond and find the wallet, ring and camera that were lost by the Sensei's cousin patrick
Black Belt - Grown and prune a Bonsai tree until it looks just like the bonsai tree in the poster given to you by the sensei.

Here are some instructions on completing the tasks:

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White Belt - simply purchase the Gi at the toy store. It can be found on page 6
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Yellow Belt - To send the post card click on the link for downtown
Click on the Millsberry Post Office
http://www.millsberry.com/post_office/.....
Select "Send a Greeting"
Select "Thank You" as the card category
Select one of the two "Thank You" cards.
In the recipients name area type in robertjwilliams just as it's written there - no capitals no punctuation. There are several people who registered with that name but the correct one is robertjwilliams.
Do not change the name in the "From" area.
Click the send button. Once you've sent the card it should notify you that your task has been completed successfully.
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Orange Belt - Capture a picture of Sylvie in Sylvane Lake
To take a picture of Sylvie there are two things you must do.

1. You must get a camera from the Home Electronics Superstore (or from a YardSale) and leave it in your queue. DO NOT put it in your house or it will not take the picture for you. You can buy either the digital camera or the Point and Shoot camera.

2. You must visit Sylvane Lake while Sylvie is out. This link will take you to the lake: http://www.millsberry.com/sylvane_lake/i...

To find Sylvie when she is out....

Sylvie is out 3 times per day. She appears the first time between 7:00am and 12:00pm EST and is out for 1 hour. It's always from the top of the hour to the bottom of the hour (8:00 to 9:00, for example) as opposed to random times (like 8:17 to 9:17).

She makes her second appearance 5 hours after the initial appearance. So if she's out at 10:00am she will be out again at 3:00pm

The third appearance doesn't seem to have any time pattern but it's always in the evenings. She is out for 1 hour each evening but you can't be sure of the time.

The best advice I can give you is to visit Sylvane Lake whenever you are on Millsberry. That will give you the best chance of finding Sylvie. And when you do spot her be sure to click on her because she will give you a gift. Sometimes it's something yucky like a seaweed covered hat but sometimes it's cool like Sylvie Plushie or a Sylve Beach Ball.
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Green Belt - Find the Sensei's cousin's watch in the colehurst tunnels
The watch is in the colehurst tunnels. There are three hidden tunnel chambers that could contain the watch. They can be accessed by following these directions:

#1. Enter the tunnels, make a right turn and go to the dead end. There is a rock on the wall that is clickable. Click that rock and it will take you into the 1st hidden chamber.

#2. Upon entering the tunnels go straight ahead and keep going until you reach a place where you have to turn either left or right. There will be a small rock on the wall that is clickable. That will let you into the 2nd hidden chamber.

#3. Follow the directions to chamber #2 but turn left when you reach the left or right choice. Go straight until you reach a point where you must turn right. Turn right and the wall in front of you will again have a clickable rock. Click that rock and it will let you into the 3rd chamber.

NOTE: The watch is not buried. It will be just lying on the floor of one of the hidden chambers.
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Blue Belt
Take a quiz about past events in Millsberry. The quiz consists of 20 questions and can be quite challenging, but all the answers you need can be found in past issues of the Gazette. To view past issues click the link for downtown, click on the Town hall, Historical Society and headline news (or just use this link http://www.millsberry.com/town_hall/hist... ). Once you manage to get 100% on the test your task will be complete.

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Brown Belt - Fish in Peabody Park pond to find the Sensei's cousin's lost ring, wallet and Camera
This is one of the easier tasks, but it can sometimes take a bit of time.
Click on the link for downtown a
Click on Peabody Park.
Click on the sign that says fishing season is now open and that will take you to the fishing area of the pond.
Click the link for Bobby's bait shack to purchase the bait you need for the task.
If you don't already have a fishing pole I recommend purchasing the red fishing pole but that's just personal preference.
Purchase your bait - I purchase 3 of each type of bait they have in the bait shack.
Return to the pond and start fishing. There are three locations in which you can fish and I fish with each type of bait once in each location.

If you get lucky you may get all three items immediately or the first time through. Just the other night I caught all 3 items on my first 4 casts. But if you're not so lucky you may need to re-visit teh bait shack and again purchase 3 of each type of bait and continue the pattern of fishing once in each location with each type of bait.

Make sure you keep track of the items you do find (meaning the ring, wallet and the camera) because it will not notify you that the task is complete after you have caught the third item.
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Black Belt - grow and prune a bonsai tree that was given to you by the sensei
This is actually easier than it sounds. The sensei will give you a poster showing what the bonsai tree should look like and there is a book in the bookstore entitled Caring for a Red Leaf Bonsai that also provides some helpful hints.
The tree will show at the bottom of the "My Place" screen below your trophies. The best advice I can give you here is to wait until it grows all three tufts of leaves before you even think about pruning it. That way you can ensure 100% that you have not over-pruned it. I would prune it once and visit the dojo to see if the Sensei says the tasks is complete. If she doesn't say it is complete prune again and re-visit the dojo. Be sure to not over-prune your tree or you will remove the tufts of leaves altogether.

It takes a few weeks for the tree to grow to the proper shape so don't despair if it seems like a slow process
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Good Luck! If you have any more karate questions just ask - I'm a black belt

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Why Does It Take So Long To Get A Black Belt In Karate?

Many of you reading this article may already be well on your way to becoming a black belt in your chosen martial art. Some of you may just be starting out on your journey and others may have reached the coveted black belt and are now working towards higher degrees of the black belt.

How long were you told it should take you to get the black belt? Two years? Three years? Five? Ten? Why does it take so long to get a black belt? This article will help to answer your questions.

In general, it takes about 3 to 5 years to get your black belt in most legitimate martial arts. This timeframe can be shortened or lengthened based on several factors such as your commitment to your training, your overall technical ability, your ability to learn and digest new material, and other factors.

Is three to five years a long time? It depends on how you look at it. If you practice karate twice a week for one hour each session then in three years you will have only done 312 hours of karate practice. That does not sound like a lot of time spent on becoming a black belt over a three-year time span.
Looking at it differently if you practice karate twice a week for 1 ½ hours each session then after four years you will have done 624 hours of karate practice - twice as much as the first example but only one more year of training. This kind of schedule seems to be more acceptable.

The next thing to consider is the curriculum specific to your style of martial arts. If we look at the art of Shotokan Karate as an example, by the time you are black belt you should have a high level of knowledge of about 20 to 25 major techniques that account for your basic punches, blocks, kicks and strikes, about 10 different forms (kata) and 5 major types of sparring drills. These include multiple set defenses that should be memorized and practiced until they become second nature.

These are just the main requirements for the black belt and this does not include some of the additional content that is practiced on the way to black belt. When you put this information into the context of the suggested timeframe above you can probably now see why getting a black belt takes a considerable commitment of time and effort.

Getting a black belt is not intended to be easy. The black belt is an esteemed symbol of a person's technical skill and martial arts knowledge and is something to be proud of achieving. Ultimately, the time it takes to get your black belt should not be your primary concern. Your focus should center on improving your karate skills and on improving yourself as a person. By doing this it will only be a matter of time before you reach your desired black belt goal and it will not matter to you whether it takes 3 years or 6 years. All that will matter is that you accomplished your goal!

For more specific information on the Black Belt and how to become a Black Belt, check out my FREE report: Achieving the Black Belt: How to Successfully Take Your Karate to the Next Level. You can download it at http://www.freekarateinformation.com

Keep training and good luck on your quest for the black belt. Please contact me at Paul@freekarateinformation.com if you need some encouragement along the way.

Good luck and best wishes on your journey in karate.

About the Author

Paul A. Walker, is a 4th degree black belt karate instructor with over 25 years experience in the martial arts. In 2003 he attained his 4th degree black belt, after studying with the legendary Karate Master, Hirokazu Kanazawa in Tokyo for three years. Get more info at
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