Hogosha Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 not sure what style ju jitsu it is but i'm sure my friend andy (he used to go) said they grade either every 6 weeks or 6 months, can't remember which he said. - Hogosha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauzin Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 While it is no reflection on the quality of the instruction it is generally a bad sign in regards to the instructor's motivations when there are so many belt and tab rankings that can be moved through very quickly. There are really only two reasons to do this. The first is to cause testing and rank promotions to occur more often and thus rack in more fees. The second is to keep students artificially motivated by offering more rank which in turn equates to more students and more fees. Either way money really is the primary motivator. The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 As sauzin says it is generally a bad sign.... the 6th dan may acutally be a gifted student.... just the intructor has chosen to motivate by very short promotions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 We removed a post in error. It is below. I apologize for the confusion.I'm often the one to say age should not disqualify one from rank... but a 13yo 6th dan is ri-damn-diculous. I declare it a total McDojo. Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belasko Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 sounds like a money mill to me. However I would be interested in seeing the students work out if I had the opportunity. Even in McDojo's I have seen very gifted martial artists. They are rare but I have seen them Getting a blackbelt just says you have learned the basics and are ready to actually study the form as an art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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