Question for all Black Belts (real black belts)

[Kyle Bryant]

I'm going for my 1st Dan Black Belt in Shotokan this Summer... before i can test or do the 2 pretests i have to do some paperwork.... i need to know what National Black Belt Rank must be achieved before you can teach a class independately?

 

[ This Message was edited by: Kyle Bryant on 2002-04-24 18:35 ]

[Jiggy9]

I believe it's 2nd Dan...

[YODA]

"National Black Belt Rank" - What nation are we talking about?

 

As far as Shotokan in Japan goes I think from memory its Sandan (3rd Dan).

 

 

[three60roundhouse]

I don't get the title of this thread. Real black belts as oppsed to what?

[SaiFightsMS]

In the US there is no national black belt standard. Anyone who wishes to open a school can do so. And this issue does cause a lot of discussion.

 

For the most part if you are part of an association it is there rules you must follow.

 

 

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anybody can LEARN up to the 10th dan of karate, but do you think they could even TEACH the basics?

 

i believe there is an instructors exam seperately, but of course im sure you have to at least be a brown belt

 

 

[AnonymousOne]

Our school, as it is in Japan, a teacher must be at least 3rd Dan. He must complete a special course on teaching. He must have trained in Japan and hold a first aid qualification. Its not easy to get.

 

These days becoming a teacher is to easy to do for some schools.

 

 

[searcher]

I started teaching with another instructor when I was a brown belt and then was allowed to start teaching more independently once I reached Nidan, but I did not get to teach alone until I was a Sandan. In my school I will start training asst. instructors at shodan and I allow each of them to choose two brown belts as their assistants. They can test for an instructors certificate at the nidan level. I don't think anyone in the United States has any set level that they allow for people to start teaching(depending on system), but every school is different.