NightEagle Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 well tonight was a good night for my son and me, He got his Yellow belt after only taking Karate for 1 month and I got my Orange Belt doing it for the same amount of time, He would have done the same as me but was not allowed to double belt test like I did do to his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asethapart Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Well, congratulations. Keep it up! Nothing Else Matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotokanbeginner Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 WOW in one month, very good, I must say I am proud even though I hjave no clue who you are everyone has fear, but it is when we let it overcome us that we losesoft, hard, slow, fast components of kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltic Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Just one month of training and you got orange belt?? Fall seven times and stand up eight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojuGal Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 An orange belt after only one month of training? Have you trained at another dojo or in the past? That just seems very fast. Congratulations, though! It's exciting to pass a grading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Well done to you and your son!! Great achievements! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerof0ne Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 that does seem very fast unless you have experience...When giving belt tests I have promoted someone to a higher rank because they had a background in a similar art. I think I once let someone test for kyu kyu after a month or two of training, though...her mother is a Sandan, so I'm sure her mother was helping her out. flowing like the chi energy inside your body b =rZa= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dawn Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I don't believe one month is short, of course, depending on what's required of you for the next belt, but usually it's just understanding the basics, maybe not being able to do them perfectly yet, but to have a rough idea. I would say at least a month to go from white to the next belt, assumming the length of time to get each belt after that becomes longer.btw, congrats on you and your son's promotion! I never said it wasn't dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerof0ne Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 In most martial arts it takes at least 3 months to go to the next belt after white in a 10 belt system. Averaging five to six years to obtain shodan in a good karate dojo. I know of other dojo(unfortunately)where you can obtain your shodan in 2-3 years. I'm not talking about people that are "quick learners", I'm talking about the overall students. flowing like the chi energy inside your body b =rZa= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax_Uechi Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 well tonight was a good night for my son and me, He got his Yellow belt after only taking Karate for 1 month and I got my Orange Belt doing it for the same amount of time, He would have done the same as me but was not allowed to double belt test like I did do to his age.Well congrats. Like others said. One month sounds quick, but without knowing your background, how much you train, practice, and the standards of the dojo it's hard to comment. I would suggest that if your dojo promotes you every month, then think twice about the quality of the training. Otherwise, enjoy and keep up the hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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