Quickest to Blackbelt status?

[sensei8]

Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."

Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!

[Traymond]

Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."

Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!

Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open...

[ps1]

This is really hard to answer because styles vary so drastically. For example, in BJJ it usually takes between 8 and ten years to earn a black belt. However, Matt Sera did it in 3 years under Renzo Gracie.

I managed it in one year in our shotokan school. But I had alot of prior training in other arts.

I would say that the vast majority of schools are between 3 and 5 years though.

[sensei8]

Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."

Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!

Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open...

I hear ya' and I concur with you!

[sensei8]

This is really hard to answer because styles vary so drastically. For example, in BJJ it usually takes between 8 and ten years to earn a black belt. However, Matt Sera did it in 3 years under Renzo Gracie.

I managed it in one year in our shotokan school. But I had alot of prior training in other arts.

I would say that the vast majority of schools are between 3 and 5 years though.

Mike Stone/Joe Lewis earned their black belts in 6/7 months respective!

[bushido_man96]

Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."

Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!

Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open...

I don't see this as that big of a deal where I am at. I don't have students coming to me about how much longer it is going to take, or any of that. I think that it is unfair to state that Americans want things the cheap and easy way all the time. I don't think that other cultures are immune to this.

[sensei8]

Good grief! Who would want to wonder what style of the Martial Arts is the easiest/fastest way to obtain a black belt? If someone asked me this while visiting my Dojo, I'd say..."Not my style! Try down the street."

Care only about obtaining an effective and viable knowledge base; not rank and the swiftest way to get that said rank, therefore, rank means nothing! Proof is always found on the floor!

Because it is the american way of wanting things...hot and ready and out the door...in my dojo I only guarantee that the door is always open...

I don't see this as that big of a deal where I am at. I don't have students coming to me about how much longer it is going to take, or any of that. I think that it is unfair to state that Americans want things the cheap and easy way all the time. I don't think that other cultures are immune to this.

I hear what you all are saying!

So, if somone asks me this question again, I'm going to say...

"It takes 3 -5 days to get a black belt!" I'd say.

"What?" a shocked person might say.

"Yeah, Century can send you a black belt via UPS in about 3-5 days ground." I'll respond.

"Funny! Ha Ha!" a person might say back to me.

"Well, a black belt via the mail or a black belt wanted in a real hurry are the same thing...meaningless!" I'd say, imho.

[Ti]

alot of things come into play.

Quickest way to get one is to buy one.

[Nobodysaidbella]

No black belt should be easy or fast. If you get a black belt, it better not take you less then 4 years, else you haven't gotten a real black belt. TKD schools that give out black belts in 2 years are probably Mcdojos.

[sensei8]

No black belt should be easy or fast.

Let's, for just a moment, forget the black belt; NO belt, no matter its color, should be easy or fast!