How the Japanese view of the black belt

[PhotonGuy]

No, but it’s the kindest.

No the kindest response would be one where you respond with the answers I asked for in post #286.

 

[PhotonGuy]

PhotonGuy is speaking of his expectation of Japanese instructors in the US teaching things the Japanese way. Frankly, I don't know what THAT is.

But the underlying implication here is that the Japanese instructors are expecting students in other countries to conform to the Japanese ways of doing things (whatever they maybe).

I'm simply expressing doubts on this. Because if the roles are reversed (i.e., I'm teaching something in a foreign country), I'd be expecting to "do as the Romans do."

Well even if Japanese instructors are going to teach the American way (when they're teaching in the USA) if they have a large gap between the ranks of 1st Kyu and 1st Dan, where its much harder and/or takes much longer to get from 1st Kyu to 1st Dan than it does to get from 2nd Kyu to 1st Kyu, regardless if they're teaching in Japan or in the USA or anywhere else, I think its silly and unbalanced.

If there is going to be a big gap between 1st Kyu and !st Dan than it would stand to reason that there would be ranks in between 1st Kyu and 1st Dan, if it's much harder and/or takes much longer to get from 1st Kyu to 1st Dan than it does to get from 2nd Kyu to 1st Kyu than there should be ranks in between 1st Kyu and 1st Dan, makes sense doesn't it?