How long to black?

[karatekid1975]

I agree, The Saint. Good post.

[anthony]

Does it really matter how long you get to black belt? Say you get your black belt in 2 years in whatever style of karate. The first time you use it in real life you get your face kicked in.

 

So in reality, it's better to get it in 2 years than say 4. You would be less pissed off with 2 years. Less money spent, and more important, less time wasted.

[battousai16]

well, it seems as though nearly everyone here seems to share the opinion that the color of the belt dosen't matter as much as the skills of the practitioner...

[wrestlingkaratechamp]

for everyday during the week since I was 7 and now I'm 17 I was doing BJJ and sometimes I would go to another dojo and do shotkan. I'm a black belt in BJJ after almost 10 years. I don't know why it took so long,maybe because I was young.

[Coco]

I think this depends... my friend which is 12 has been in karate 8 years and just got black belt(shito ryu) but then my other friend only took 3 years to brown, shes 16, same style. i think it varies

[monkeygirl]

How did I miss this thread for so long?

 

It took me about 2.5 years...normally it takes 3 to 4, but I did a lot of extra training in the summers. Add teaching time on top of that, and I was pretty much putting in 25 hours a week during the school year, and 40 hours a week during the summer.

[Akima]

At a credible school, I say 4 years. If they say under 4 years, I would be suspect. Most often, when I see a school giving out black belts in short periods of time, the student has been given the short end of the stick.

[Budderfly]

At Tong Moo Do, it takes five years to get your black belt, and that's if you don't fail any previous belt tests.