60 year old grandma earns 7th!

[HKphooey]

I love these stories...

I hope I am still kick'n it then!

http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7687712

 

[ArmorOfGod]

For Litvak, however, her career in martial arts has been a 20-year journey. A physical education teacher at Garfield High School for many years, she incorporated martial arts into her curriculum, starting the first high school karate program in the area.

I hate to be the nay-sayer, but 20 years seems a bit low to have a 7th dan. If one got a first dan, then lets say it took a few years to get to 2nd dan, then 3 years (at least) to test for 3rd dan, 4 more years to test for 4rth dan, and so on.
I am sure I am just nit-picking though. 27 years by my above reasoning is fairly close to 20 years and something should be said for her age. The only time that I really stand up on a soapbox and scream at strangers is when I see 15 and 16 year old 3rd degree black belts.
I guess I should bite my tongue....I would rather see an older person with a high dan rank than a younger person with one.

AoG

 

[Xue Sheng]

First, good for her

And now

I hope I am still kick'n it then!

hope you're still kcikin' THEN!!! :disgust: :uhyeah:

Since I am pushing 50 I can tell you be younger than me. And my Taiji Sifu is 70 and can throw me like a rag doll

Sheesh..kids today

. 27 years by my above reasoning is fairly close to 20 years and something should be said for her age.
AoG

:eye-popping:

Her AGE!!! :disgust: :uhyeah:

Again...SHEESH....kids today

 

[Rich Parsons]

I hate to be the nay-sayer, but 20 years seems a bit low to have a 7th dan. If one got a first dan, then lets say it took a few years to get to 2nd dan, then 3 years (at least) to test for 3rd dan, 4 more years to test for 4rth dan, and so on.
I am sure I am just nit-picking though. 27 years by my above reasoning is fairly close to 20 years and something should be said for her age. The only time that I really stand up on a soapbox and scream at strangers is when I see 15 and 16 year old 3rd degree black belts.
I guess I should bite my tongue....I would rather see an older person with a high dan rank than a younger person with one.

AoG

The article stated it was two (2) to three (3) years per belt level.

I clicked the link for the video as well and could not get it to play. I would have liked to see how she moved.

 

[BrandiJo]

She looks good in what shes doing, froma non-kenpo person. At 60 i hope im still moving that well.

 

[tshadowchaser]

what can I say except congradulations to the lady mentionrd in the first post. Even if she is younger than me

 

[MA-Caver]

First, good for her

And now



hope you're still kcikin' THEN!!! :disgust: :uhyeah:

Since I am pushing 50 I can tell you be younger than me. And my Taiji Sifu is 70 and can throw me like a rag doll

Sheesh..kids today


:eye-popping:

Her AGE!!! :disgust: :uhyeah:

Again...SHEESH....kids today

I turn 46 tomorrow... You tell 'em Xue!

Kids! Sheesh...

Kudos to her and her hard work.

And yours too Xue... and your sifu.