training @ black belt level

[mantis.style]

I think this age debate is pretty irrelevent to this initial discussion. Training is training. The further you are, the more things you have to practice in less time. Naturally, your training will be different as you progress and learn more and get better at some things. An imaginary threshold like a belt rank doesn't have any bearing on how you train other than suggest the amount of things you should know.

[Adonis]

Instructors are going to have diffrent standards, even instructors who teach the same system or curruiculum.

Main thing is to set training goals, and work towards them. As long as one is improving there own self, and are happy with there training. Then they are doing good.

Those are my thoughts.

[SBN Doug]

When you are on your path to black belt, you train several times a week, working your way to your goal of black belt. But my question is, when you become a black belt, how often do you train? More? Less? The same? And I know this usually is the preference of the black belt, but I am asking this to those who have reached black belt and are speaking from experience.

There is no way for me to get through all the material (even once) I've learned over the years in a few 1 hr classes. So I have no choice but to train on my own at home as well, and go into class for practice.

So, I guess my answer to your question is:

I practice the same amount as I did as an under-belt

I train quite a bit more, and it continues to grow over time as needed.

[pers]

Physically one don't get much better from black belt on up IMHO.

I disagree. When you reach black belt level, or that level which you are considered proficient in the basic fundamentals of your particular system, then that is the time that you are really learning "IMHO". I have progressed so much since that time that I can't begin to describe it since getting my BB back in 1978. My reflexes are faster, timing is better, understanding of what I'm doing is phonomenally better, speed and smoothness of my techniques is better...in general, reaching black belt is just the beginning of understanding what your art is all about.

Did you know that as a martial artist, you don't reach your peak until your mid-60's? It's true.

I agree , reaching black belt is just a beginning and improvement in understanding and applying martial arts can go on to mid -60s .

[kenpo4life]

My training intensified. Your shodan is like learning the alphabet. After that, you have to make sentences.

[Adonis]

True but not all black belts are equa.l Age, maturity development, body compostion all those things play factors in ones ability.

[pers]

True but not all black belts are equa.l Age, maturity development, body compostion all those things play factors in ones ability.

True ,but that goes with everything in life .

And I agree that shodan is learning the alphabet ,Even at shodan you must be able to make short sentences but as you progress you should be able to make longer and more complex ones and hopefully when you become a master should be able to write an article !

[Adonis]

True but with diffrent standards of instructors, as well as teaching ability, and knowledge base. Depsite the rank of the belt, who ever is promoted to shodan may not know all of the alphabet.