I'm talking to my cousin online, she's 17 and 3rd dan... sandan... anyway, she's probably the youngest judo sandan in the USA, and she was telling me that she wasnt sure if she deserved it - I know very little of judo except for the bits and pieces about my aunt winning the world championships in '84 and how she's following in her footsteps.
How does the ranking usually work in judo?
The way she earned her rank seemed very unusual to me - here was the conversation discussing it:
me: so, do you have belts or what? how do you rank yourself?
me: all i know is you wear a blue gi
her: sandan, i where bith colors depending on the draw it has nothing to do with rank
her: *both
me: sandan - does that mean the same in judo as it does in kenpo - 3rd black?
her: yup
me: haha you made my day - you outrank my instructor
me: i gotta be the youngest sandan in the us right now i dont know i dont think i really deserved it
me: you saying that makes me think you do
me: who is in charge of that? you have like 9 teachers
her: the guy who desiced to promote me was the USA's first olympic medalist in judo, and he promoted me personally and teared up and everything
me: how old is he
her: 60 something i think
me: so how do they decide when you move up then?
her: i dunno
me: well do you have technique lists or anything like that?
me: and certain katas that correspond with different ranks?
her: no i've never taken any tests i just win stuff
Well, that just seems strange. I don't doubt her deserving of her rank, she placed 9th in the olympics at 17,but the way she got it seems odd. Maybe thats just because of the kempo vs judo differences.
What do you think?
How does the ranking usually work in judo?
The way she earned her rank seemed very unusual to me - here was the conversation discussing it:
me: so, do you have belts or what? how do you rank yourself?
me: all i know is you wear a blue gi
her: sandan, i where bith colors depending on the draw it has nothing to do with rank
her: *both
me: sandan - does that mean the same in judo as it does in kenpo - 3rd black?
her: yup
me: haha you made my day - you outrank my instructor
me: i gotta be the youngest sandan in the us right now i dont know i dont think i really deserved it
me: you saying that makes me think you do
me: who is in charge of that? you have like 9 teachers
her: the guy who desiced to promote me was the USA's first olympic medalist in judo, and he promoted me personally and teared up and everything
me: how old is he
her: 60 something i think
me: so how do they decide when you move up then?
her: i dunno
me: well do you have technique lists or anything like that?
me: and certain katas that correspond with different ranks?
her: no i've never taken any tests i just win stuff
Well, that just seems strange. I don't doubt her deserving of her rank, she placed 9th in the olympics at 17,but the way she got it seems odd. Maybe thats just because of the kempo vs judo differences.
What do you think?
