Ratio of Belts

[OnlyAnEgg]

I were 7th gup in TKD. Now, I'm all white belted in karate.

 

[Sam]

unofficial blue in kenpo

how can you have an unoffical blue?

 

[KingofSpades]

As an average amongest all arts - what would be the lenght of time in rank between black belt degrees

everybody???

I would say about 4 years

 

[Korppi76]

Just got 3th Black in aikido.
I think I got it quite fast. It only took 13 years.

 

[arnisador]

Just got 3th Black in aikido.
I think I got it quite fast. It only took 13 years.

Heh. I'm guessing you're pretty pleased with yourself nonetheless...congratulations!

 

[TimoS]

Now, I'm all white belted in karate.

Yep, me too, although in my case it's because in our club we only have two belt colors: white and black (and I'm testing for black in about a month from now)

 

[Jonathan Randall]

how can you have an unoffical blue?

I had an "unnofficial blue" in Danzan-ryu jujitsu because the teacher (a nidan) no longer belonged to his association and, therefore, did not register any rank promotions. I also held an unofficial brown belt in Shotokan Karate for similiar reasons. Both circumstances were valid training and, indeed, more valuable than the "official" black I later received.

 

[arnisador]

Sounds official enough to me.

 

[Kacey]

It took me 18 years to get to IV Dan (about a year ago). Color belts may test (if ready and cleared by their instructor) as often as every 3 months; you have to be a high red belt (1st gup) for a minimum of 6 months before testing to I Dan. After that, the minimum is 1 year for each Dan you are testing for - so, from I Dan to II Dan is at least 2 years, from II Dan to III Dan is at least 3 years, etc. Due to life events (grad school, divorce, etc.) it took me 7 years to move from II Dan to III Dan, but I really didn't mind - I like having tested, but the testing itself makes me crazy!

 

[bobster_ice]

five to seven years = 1st Black

It took me ten years

 

[evenflow1121]

2nd Degree BB

 

[IcemanSK]

I'll answer after I come back from mt test next week:ultracool

 

[Shaderon]

OOOH good luck Iceman!!!

There does seem to be a whole lot more lower ranks on here than actually post... or is my perception wrong?

 

[exile]

The results in this poll are kind of funny to consider: most of the posts seem to be from 2002/2003, so if we assume that most of the voting was done then, when the poll was most active, then—as one of the earlier posters already noted—with normal promotion rates, an awful lot of the people who were beginners half a decade or so ago are going to be dan grades now (assuming that they didn't drop out of the MAs). From another of the early posts it's pretty clear that the biggest numbers were in the `beginner' category. So the poll now represents a kind of time-periscope on the board membership's history in the arts, distorted slightly by the latest entries; it's not clear that from it we can conclude anything about what the current state of things is.

 

[IWishToLearn]

I have a 3rd Degree Black in two different styles.

 

[Mariachi Joe]

I am currently at Blue/green in SKK

 

[kenpotroop]

As an average amongest all arts - what would be the lenght of time in rank between black belt degrees

everybody???

3 years in ours, i'm currently 2nd black

 

[loyalonehk]

Without going into detail, I can honestly say that one of my stripes, took longer to earn than it took me to earn my black belt in the first place. :uhohh:

And no I have not taken a break in training since I started back in Jan 1986. I earned my white belt in April of 1986.

Been a student of the arts ever since.

 

[tom fox]

I have been in Martial Arts for over 33 yrs. only fifth dan here.

 

[Kingindian]

im purple in karate before i quit ..