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DWx
KF Sensei
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 1323
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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 Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: Theory |
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Just wondering how much everyone else has to do in the way of theory at a belt promotion.
All colour belts in our school are expected to know the English-Korean translations of the moves they have learnt, they must know the meaning behind the names of the forms + more random stuff.
At blackbelt, the student has to do a written theory test and/or provide a mini-theisis.
Is that more or less than everyone else has to do? Do you do anything different? 
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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My instructor requires a short thesis for testing for 1st degree, talking about what achieving black belt means to the student testing. Each student has to read the thesis before testing begins to the audience.
I know there is a paper at 5th dan as well, but I don't know much about it.
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G95champ
Black Belt
Joined: 29 Mar 2002
Posts: 3067
Location: Gilbert WV, USA
Styles: Shotokan Karate (FSKA)
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Each test has a certin move, kata, sparring, knowledge base you have to know.
Black Belt test not much changes except for the sparring is full contact and we expect to see your ability to teach some in the weks up to the test.
But we do not use a written exam I do ask a lot of questions on the test about history, application, etc that I expect you to know but that is one every test not just Black Belt.
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KarateEd
KF Sempai
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Posts: 608
Location: Alabama
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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For black belt we have a written test covering philosophical and some historical content.
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Montana
Orange Belt
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Posts: 195
Location: Formerly Montana, now Spokane, WA
Styles: Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo & Kobudo
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You guys are gonna hate this.  When my students are tested, they don't even KNOW they are being tested. Basically, they are tested through my observations each and every class. When they are where I want them to be, they are awarded the next belt. No written tests, no verbal tests..not real formal testing procedure at all. It all comes down to daily training and what I see them doing. They either know the material to advance, or they don't.
The way I look at it is a belt is a belt...big deal! What color belt you wear is just an indicator of what work you have done, nothing more. It doesn make you smarter, tougher, faster or stronger...it's just an indicator. Like ribbons on a soldiers chest...it just says "This is what I've done." |
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KamasandSais
Blue Belt
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Posts: 309
Styles: karate tae kwon do and jujitsu
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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I think for black belt you have to write a paper, and in our school you cant mess up on any of the forms to pass. for black. about 95% of his brown belts dropped out of TKD
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13977
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Montana wrote: |
You guys are gonna hate this. When my students are tested, they don't even KNOW they are being tested. Basically, they are tested through my observations each and every class. When they are where I want them to be, they are awarded the next belt. No written tests, no verbal tests..not real formal testing procedure at all. It all comes down to daily training and what I see them doing. They either know the material to advance, or they don't.
The way I look at it is a belt is a belt...big deal! What color belt you wear is just an indicator of what work you have done, nothing more. It doesn make you smarter, tougher, faster or stronger...it's just an indicator. Like ribbons on a soldiers chest...it just says "This is what I've done." |
That is a nice idea, Montana. Not a thing wrong with that!
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french fri25
Green Belt
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Posts: 354
Location: long island
Styles: Hapkido, Moo Duk Kwan, Chanbara, Arnis De Mano
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| thats the same way we do it at our school montana. the only belt tests we have are for blue (5th kup) because its halfway to black, and black. |
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on the post.
