dyeguy0807

Sorry to bring this forum off topic a bit...but I think its a good cause. How we handle testing after shodan is you have to wait one year for each dan. 1 year for 1st, 2 additional years for 2nd, ect. which means that from brown belt to 4th dan would take 10 years...IF you train hard enough. I achieved shodan at 13 years old, which, looking back seems a little too young. 2-3 years later would've been best. But I've only grown from the experience and I put in just as much work as people twice my age. I'm being ranked through a credible organizaion (I think...) so... I dunno. Thanks for the input, any other opinions? I may make this its own post eventually.

Does anyone believe in exceptions to this rule? By the time I am eligible to test for 4th Dan I will have been running classes every week for 10 years...but I'll only be 22. Is Montana saying I should test just because of my age, and not because of experience? Don't get me wrong, I understand that there are many immature instructors out in the world, some in their 20's...some in their 50's. I may be showing immaturity by questioning this, but I feel I should. I look forward to hearing some opinions on this.

Thanks a lot! I'm very new to this forum...

I'm the assistant intructor of a Shotokan dojo and I was wondering if anyone knew of some fun drills for kids to improve balance or control. We do a few basic excercises for both but I'm just wondring whats out there. Thanks