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Originally Posted by benjamin1cs
Wrestling evolved from folkstyle wrestling from Europe, and later the USA, and there's no tradition of belt ranks.
Most other martial arts, including judo, BJJ and sambo, evolved from kung fu, karate and jiu-jitsu, which do have a tradition of belts.
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Kung fu, karate, and jiu-jitsu don't really have a tradition of belt ranks. The belt ranks are fairly recent additions.
Belt ranks are only a core part of Judo and BJJ because the arts were created in recent history. Sambo does not generally use ranking belts; the belt is usually just a part of the uniform and has no special meaning.