ninjanurse Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 It is up to the ranking organization so each style can be different. In my experience most dan rankings require the same number of years of training as the dan level, i.e., 2 years for nidan ,three years for sandan, etc. Usually after godan, the rankings are not physical anymore, they are "honorary" as such to represent contributions to the art through numbers of students taught, articles, community involvement, curriculum development, etc. "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karate_woman Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 It is up to the ranking organization so each style can be different. In my experience most dan rankings require the same number of years of training as the dan level, i.e., 2 years for nidan ,three years for sandan, etc. Usually after godan, the rankings are not physical anymore, they are "honorary" as such to represent contributions to the art through numbers of students taught, articles, community involvement, curriculum development, etc. Agreed; in Goju, there are no new kata after your yondan grading (at least not with any of the organizations I've come in contact with, and that has been several); godan and up are like you describe, more about what you've given back to karate than learning new kata. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko9999 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Hi Black belt 1st Dan are in one belt 2nd Dan = 3 years 3rd Dan = 2 years 4th Dan = 2 years 5th Dan = 2 years 6th Dan = 2 years 7th Dan = 2 years 8th Dan = 2 years 9th Dan = 2 years 10th Dan = 2 years L8er Trodai Karate, Brown Belt 1nd Kyu"Belts Are For Holding Your Pants Up" Bruce Lee"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"Ben Paker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telsun Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 As someone put it to me once.................. "Should you wish to see where YOU SHOULD BE, all things being equal, refer to the "OLD, ORIGINAL, JAPANESE AND OKINAWAN TIME IN GRADE SCHEDULE", which (I think for economic reason) is rarely seen anymore. 17 years old:......... Senior Shodan. 19 years old:......... Nidan. 22 years old:......... Sandan. 26 years old:......... Yondan. 31 years old:......... Godan. 37 years old:......... Rokkudan. 44 years old:......... Shichi-dan. (or) Nana-dan. 52 years old:......... Hachi-dan. 61 years old:......... Kudan. (Reserved for the successor to the world head of style, never awarded to anyone else.) 71 years old:......... Judan. (Reserved for the world head of style ONLY, NEVER AWARDED TO ANYONE ELSE, NEVER)" You will notice between each dan there is the corresponding amount of years as ninjanurse originally wrote. Different styles/associations vary so it all depends. But this is they way I have always understood it to be. I keep asking God what I'm for and he tells me........."gee I'm not sure!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hohan-1 Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Our dojo only has 2 ranks: White and Black Belt. Originally there were no ranks or gis in Okinawan Karate. Kyu ranking comes from Judo, and is used for money making. Traditional=EternalNidan, Hakutsurukan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telsun Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Our dojo only has 2 ranks: White and Black Belt. Originally there were no ranks or gis in Okinawan Karate. Kyu ranking comes from Judo, and is used for money making.Belts also keep up motivation, giving the practitioner short term goals to aim for. I keep asking God what I'm for and he tells me........."gee I'm not sure!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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