Here's the deal:
My school imposes a lot of belts, ranks and titles on its students. This is something I greatly dislike, but I have no choice but to live with it because other than that, I like the school and the material being taught. But I do feel that it is time to make my own personal statement at the kwoon.
Basically, I feel that belts, ranks and titles are not needed at all. Not only do they make for a very stratified environment, but I also feel that they are pretentious and elitist.
This is why I've decided to ask the main instructor if I could temporarily train without my belt. I feel that I do not need to have external approval or an external symbol to communicate my own skill, because quite frankly, I'm well aware of where I am and quite confident in my current skill level. I am not making any claims to greatness. Nor do I need to have some special title which allows me to demonstrate techniques to other people to make me confident in doing that.
So my question is, if you were my instructor how would you react to these statements, and would you fulfill my request?