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The only reason that I can assume as to why the quite often testing cycles is, and this is far fetched, if the dojo is new, the CI might want to fill the floor with multiple rankings as to appear that the dojo's been in existence much longer than the actual time. I SUPPOSE!! I can't, for the love of myself, understand why one would run testing cycles so often. Now, there's no written rule that says how often a testing cycle should be conducted, and even if there was a rule, imho, the dojo can do whatever it wants to!! Your testing criteria seems solid across the board. What threw me off slightly was when the 12th Kyu grade is "Red and white"! That usually denotes the rank of Hachidan, and not 12th Kyu. Albeit, without an actual picture, I've no idea what the "Red and white" is for 12th Kyu. All in all, I've don't remember having ever seen grades go as you've described...unusual!! I'd be curious to know what the pass/fail ratio is!!

No, I've not been able to locate a recent study beside the 2011 one that I stumbled upon. I'm still searching, although!!

This is me saying goodbye to my short lived ninja skills...

Congrats; well deserved!!

Welcome to KF; glad that you're here!!

That is cool! Maybe he'll have a good chance of making the roster!They're sending him down to the minors for a little while for contractual reasons (If he misses something like 12 games this season, they'll control him for another entire year later on). But the consensus is that the day that's up (April 17th, I believe), he'll be brought up to the majors. Sad thing is, he's in the NL and the only stadium close to me is Fenway, so unless we get a Cubs/Red Sox World Series, I won't be seeing him play in person. Ouch and Drats!!

15 year old testing for Godan??!!?? That, I just don't understand why this would be permitted. Imho, the age alone is one thing, but the tenure is abated severly...again, imho!! Seems to me, and forgive me, all, but if legitimate ranks were important at one time, they're not that way anymore. Reasons like this is why, imho, ranking in general is mocked at!! And I take offense to the implications and being lumped in because I've worked my tail off to earn the ranks I've earned.

Good to hear that you sought out a medical profession for help, and that the visit was a productive one. What type of exercises were prescribed, if any??

Ditto!!

Ah...no...it's not normal. Especially, with your double and triple grading, and how often testing cycles were conducted...not normal at all!! Do you have prior experience in another form of the MA? If not, the double not normal!!

Proof is on the...screen. Nice!!

I agree. Interesting breakdown of other activities for MA practitioners as well. Being 2011, I wonder if the numbers stayed the same, lessened, or increased, and if so, just how much a 4 year difference made, if any.

And I thought that I acquired some new skill sets, if only for a moment...rats...now I'll be plain....again!!

Whoa...What I'm seeing is that you're "Receiving" the attacks....while it's WC, I see so much Okinawa Karate in WC...or is it vise versa!! In Shindokan, we do not block any attack...we receive/deflect!! Nice tutorial, as always!!

From what I'm reading here, and from what Ninja_ninjanurse has posted, I, too, think it might be worth the look!! Having said that, look at many classes of all different ages and ranks to get a gest of the style and instructor(s). Look forward to read what you find out!!

You win some and you lose some!! That's hard for adults to grasp at times, and Kendall will, in time, settle down and understand the who, where, why, what, when, and how about the whole thing. Imho, he's spot on solid across the board!! The great news is that he wants to keep learning and improving...therefore, he's NOT A QUITTER. That's rare, especially for a young man who's highly competitive in a sport that's highly competitive. I believe that he'll get a thrill out of the Freestyle/Greco club, and that it'll spice up his juices for the next wrestling seasons!! What's good for the goose, is good for the gander, and all of that stuff!! GO KENDALL!!

While the stats dates back to 2011, I think that it gives us an idea just how many practice the MA. Enjoy... http://mainemartialarts.com/martial-arts/martial-arts-statistics-demographics-people-practice/

It's APRIL...that means...OPENING DAY...this week!! GO YANKEES!!

Even those who don't practice Karate seriously are STILL Karateka!! Intentions don't define a Karateka!! Join, then quit, after one day, that person is, for that one day, a Karateka!! Therefore, degrees do vary!! Imho!!

Ok...Ok...Ok..................Got me hook line and sinker...and I watched THE WHOLE THING!!

Solid post!!

Yeah, so much for my meager skills!!

Thank you, Bob! I probably won't sharpen it, with the boys running around and all. But I will enjoy it immensely! An understandable point about the boys. CAN the sword be sharpened, I wonder? Look forward to see its resting place of honor, and hopefully, you'll post the pic!!

Welcome to KF; glad that you're here!!

Some great advice from all. One thing that I'd add is that both shouldn't carry themselves like victims. The twosomes should have a serious conversation to decide the who, what, where, when, why, and how about everything. Who will be the defender What will the other do immediately Where are you two going that night/day When, if you get separated, will you meet up Why the two of you are going "there" How will you communicate These concerns and much more need to be understood between the twosomes, and above all things, be serious. Your attacker(s) will be!!