wildfire Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 The school of Pakua I'm joining doesn't use a ranking system, which I think is great thats what I wanted. But for students of Pakua, or a similar style like I-Hsing or Tai Chi Chaun, if we consider the concept that a "black belt" is a student that knows the basics of his style, how long does it take the average student to reach that point in Pakua? For most forms of Karate, I think its around 2-3 years. I wouldn't be suprised to find its longer to reach that point in Pakua, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpedpig Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'm not sure about Pakua but for Traditional Karate the average is about 5 years to attain a black belt. 2-3 years is McDojoland. Not-knowing is true knowledge.Presuming to know is a disease.First realize that you are sick;then you can move toward health. -Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 In the end, I don't think it is time that matters, as everyone puts in different amounts of time, in the form of days and hours per class per week. In the end, what will matter is what you are learning will help when need be. You really find this out with experience, as opposed to time-in-rank.That is what I have always appreciated about styles like Muay Thai, Boxing, MMA, or Wrestling; no ranks. If you can prove you are ready, and then win or show promise when you perform, then you and all others (of the style) know where you are, and respect it. Of course, it doesn't mean that they don't want a shot at you, either! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfire Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 I'm not sure about Pakua but for Traditional Karate the average is about 5 years to attain a black belt. 2-3 years is McDojoland.I can't necissarily agree. It really depends on the schools importance and deffinition of what a black belt is. I attended the most non-mcdojo school of Karate I have so far seen and it's minimum time towards blackbelt was two years and some months. But a black belt was the begining, not the end. It was a display of basic skills. (And actually, the black belt test was quite tough). That was also, minimum time. Had they made a promise like "Guaranteed Blackbelt in two years!!" I'd have agreed to the mcdojo mentality. But plenty of students were held behind. One girl I knew was going on her seventh month learning Kusanku. Money certainly wasn't a motivation for that, as the instructors were not paid and the dojo's dues were for paying the rent....And it barely covered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 sashes are not traditionally worn in kung fu, and therefore not having them is not something to worry about. A black belt/ sash is just that...a piece of cloth. The artists is the thing that matters Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.~Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfire Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 I agree, I guess what I'm asking is, and understanding that everyone individually is still different, if you could take an average how long does it take most people to become reasonably proficent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I agree, I guess what I'm asking is, and understanding that everyone individually is still different, if you could take an average how long does it take most people to become reasonably proficent.I personally believe that gaining proficiency shouldn't take too long. I would say 6 solid months of hard training, and you should begin to feel proficient. Maybe even less, if you have lots of time to train, and get in lots of reps and feedback. Now, mastery, on the other hand, will take a considerably longer amount of time. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecrusher69 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 generally speaking internal styles take longer to use in a fighting situation then most other styles.A lot of time is spent on the internal(like breathing,stance and chi qong) which takes a long time. I would not worry about how long it would take you.If your really into this style ,and are comited to a life time of training then you will get their eventually.the best thing to do is ask the other students in the class how long they've been with the sifu and get an idea at what level of skill they are.that will give you an idea where you might be if you put in the time as they have. http://www.youtube.com/user/sifumcilwrath"When the student is ready the master will appear" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 yeah- it might be best to ask some other students and/or your teacher. Many times the more experienced ones can tell you when it 'clicked' for them Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.~Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WudangDragon Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 "Kung Fu" literally translated means "Hard work" and it is used in the original context to describe any art which takes 10 years or more of training to master.As such, for a kung fu style, 10 years is the general length of time it takes one to know the basics of an art. "We follow the World,The World follows Heaven,Heaven follows Tao,Tao follows the way things are." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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