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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16417
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."
Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!
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Traymond
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
Posts: 997
Location: Michigan
Styles: Sensei of Brasshand Style, but practicioner of many
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."
Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!
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Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open...
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ps1
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 3025
Location: NE Ohio
Styles: Chuan Fa, Shotokan, JJJ, BJJ
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This is really hard to answer because styles vary so drastically. For example, in BJJ it usually takes between 8 and ten years to earn a black belt. However, Matt Sera did it in 3 years under Renzo Gracie.
I managed it in one year in our shotokan school. But I had alot of prior training in other arts.
I would say that the vast majority of schools are between 3 and 5 years though.
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16417
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."
Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!
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Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open... |
I hear ya' and I concur with you!
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16417
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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This is really hard to answer because styles vary so drastically. For example, in BJJ it usually takes between 8 and ten years to earn a black belt. However, Matt Sera did it in 3 years under Renzo Gracie.
I managed it in one year in our shotokan school. But I had alot of prior training in other arts.
I would say that the vast majority of schools are between 3 and 5 years though. |
Mike Stone/Joe Lewis earned their black belts in 6/7 months respective!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30183
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."
Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!
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Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open... |
I don't see this as that big of a deal where I am at. I don't have students coming to me about how much longer it is going to take, or any of that. I think that it is unfair to state that Americans want things the cheap and easy way all the time. I don't think that other cultures are immune to this.
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16417
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."
Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!
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Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open... |
I don't see this as that big of a deal where I am at. I don't have students coming to me about how much longer it is going to take, or any of that. I think that it is unfair to state that Americans want things the cheap and easy way all the time. I don't think that other cultures are immune to this. |
I hear what you all are saying!
So, if somone asks me this question again, I'm going to say...
"It takes 3 -5 days to get a black belt!" I'd say.
"What?" a shocked person might say.
"Yeah, Century can send you a black belt via UPS in about 3-5 days ground." I'll respond.
"Funny! Ha Ha!" a person might say back to me.
"Well, a black belt via the mail or a black belt wanted in a real hurry are the same thing...meaningless!" I'd say, imho.
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Ti
Blue Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2003
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alot of things come into play.
Quickest way to get one is to buy one. |
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Nobodysaidbella
Yellow Belt
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
Posts: 28
Styles: American Shotokan/MMA
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| No black belt should be easy or fast. If you get a black belt, it better not take you less then 4 years, else you haven't gotten a real black belt. TKD schools that give out black belts in 2 years are probably Mcdojos. |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16417
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| No black belt should be easy or fast. |
Let's, for just a moment, forget the black belt; NO belt, no matter its color, should be easy or fast!
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on the post.
