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 Generally the number of years between Black Shodan and Black Nidan?

3 years...

2 years

 

AMA UK guidelines used to be... (minimum times)

 

White - Shodan - 3 yrs

 

Shodan - Nidan - 2 yrs

 

Nidan - Sandan - 3 yrs

 

Sandan - Yondan - 4yrs etc etc

 

 

around 3 years

The minimun time between shodan and nidan varies between schools. Some schools it is as little as 1 year. Some it is up to 7 years.

 

It is the association or the club that sets the guidelines there is no universal answer.

 

 

We do 1 year from shodan to nidan

 

then it is 3 from nidan to sandan.

shotokan karate right ? well most shotokan karate oraganisations are affiliated to KUGB and JKA , with which you get a red grading licence ? no ? ummm.

 

well anyhow the rules it states in there are

 

 

 

"Th minimum period between taking !st kyu and 1st dan is six months.

 

The minimum amount of time which must have elapsed between dan gradings are as follows :

 

1st-2nd dan 2 years

 

2-3 3 years

 

3-4 4 years

 

4-5 5 years

 

5th-6thdan 6 years.

 

Maybe your not affiliated to KUGB ? well i hope i helped a little. good luck with the exams . oss.

 

On 2002-04-14 14:26, Kyle Bryant wrote:

 

i need to know Generally the number of years between Black Shodan and Black Nidan?

 

ok, I thought that you only graded when you were ready

There are diferent Shotokan karate organizations here, every with there own requirements.

 

Its around 2 to 3 years to move from Shodan to Nidan..