Ranks

[newbiekata]

I am a 9th gup(white/yellow belt) at the mo in Tang so Do Karate being doing it for 3 months now.

I hoping to slowly go up the gradings this year.My goal is to achieve at least orange/green belt by the end of the year.

[inventor]

Kyoshi, Hachidan in Shorin-Ryu. Direct student of Okinawan grandmaster. 38 years of continuous, unbroken, training. Training consists of an hour and a quarter of secret practice seven days a week; plus teaching four times a week. I have never been associated with or trained in any other system.

 

"Style does not make the man; the man makes the style."

[Zaine]

Kyoshi, Hachidan in Shorin-Ryu. Direct student of Okinawan grandmaster. 38 years of continuous, unbroken, training. Training consists of an hour and a quarter of secret practice seven days a week; plus teaching four times a week. I have never been associated with or trained in any other system.

 

"Style does not make the man; the man makes the style."

You should try another system. It might really add a great dynamic part to your teaching!

[Harkon72]

I can advocate cross-training, I found Ju Jutsu and Wing Chun greatly added flavor to my Karate.

[seikokaistudent]

3rd Kyu (green belt) Shito Ryu karate 6 years

White belt in bjj since September

[FangPwnsAll7]

Orange belt with green stripe tang soo do.

[inventor]

Thank you for your response.

"You should try another system. It might really add a great dynamic part to your teaching!"

How many techniques, from how many systems, would be adequate in a physical confrontation; normally lasting a few seconds? Its not the array of techniques that matter; but superior execution.

[kensei]

How many techniques, from how many systems, would be adequate in a physical confrontation; normally lasting a few seconds?

That's a hard question to answer. I have seen fights end with one punch before and then a whole fight that started standing and moved to grappling and back again....I worked the door at a bar for years and have seen and been in fights that vary so much its hard to say if one move or one set of moves will do it!

Oh, and I took up Judo, Aikido, Kendo, Sambo, Jiu Jitsu and other arts from China to try and find answers to real fight situations and I can tell you now...way to many variables. I stuck with Karate because it seemed to have the most answers.

[Dobbersky]

I'm a 17th Degree - I've been in Martial Arts over 20 years so I'm just a Blackbelt

I'm one of the few that's not really that concerned about "Rank" I don't allow Dan bars in my Dojo so no one will be able to flash the x amount of bands on their belts.

I had one student take 8 years to get to Shodan, another took only 4. I had a Shodan wait 3 years before taking Nidan, so it's nothing to do with minimum time in mine.

In some schools you can be a blackbelt in 18 months, in others it could take 10 years.

I get disheartened to see 40 year old 10th Dan's When most in Yudansha Japan are in their 70's before they get 10th Dan

[Harkon72]

It took me 8 years to get to Shodan in Shorin Ryu, then another 4 to get to Nidan.

I hold a 3rd kyu in the Shotokan style and a 6th kyu in Shukokai.