iolair Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 I've recently taken up Ju Jitsu and took my first grading today - a bit scary, as I'd been training far less time than anyone else grading up from white belt! Anyway, I still managed to skip Red and go straight to Yellow (the white belts that had been there six months rather than my one mostly went one further to Orange). Feeling very pleased with myself.... However, I can't help feeling that the grading felt a lot easier than the one's I'd done in Karate... The Ju Jitsu seems to expect quite a lot of techniques, but not a very high standard at low grades. The standard expected increases as you go up the grades. When I graded in Karate, there were fewer techniques for each grade, but we were expected to get them really fluent and powerful before going up to the next grade... Which approach do you think is better? Currently: Kickboxing and variants.Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.
G95champ Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Sounds like it may be a bit McDojoish. Be careful. We always focus on quality. Keep to the basics and do them well because you won't need or have time to do the facny stuff when they are needed. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
nastia Posted September 28, 2003 Posted September 28, 2003 I agree with that. If you don't learn the basics well, you will never get the comlicated stuff... How about the theory, Do they explain the techniques? Because katas and techniques become pretty useless if you don't understand them well!
iolair Posted September 28, 2003 Author Posted September 28, 2003 Sounds like it may be a bit McDojoish. Be careful.I'm confident it's not a McDojo - they don't charge that much, and my instructor has a fantastic attitude. And by the time people reach Blue Belt (White, Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown), they have certainly reached a strong standard. I was just concerned that grades up to Orange/Green have maybe a little too much leniency on quality of techniques. Maybe I'm just underestimating my abilities - I've come a long way in the 15 years since I took my first Karate grading. BTW, my examiner was Trevor Roberts (also team coach of the UK Sambo team): http://www.favershamgym.freeserve.co.uk/jujitsu.htm http://sfuk.tripod.com/events/applied_jj.html Currently: Kickboxing and variants.Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.
iolair Posted September 28, 2003 Author Posted September 28, 2003 How about the theory, Do they explain the techniques? Because katas and techniques become pretty useless if you don't understand them well!Yes, they are very strong on application. Kata aren't introduced until Brown belt. Currently: Kickboxing and variants.Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.
Akima Posted September 28, 2003 Posted September 28, 2003 soounds fine. Jujitsu takes years literally, to really make the techniques smooth. It's better to learn alot at once, you'll begin to see the philosophy/science behind the art and then polish it, creating techniques that work for you as you should see in advanced levels. If tyou are not seeing that at the advanced level, then become supicious.
Raminhos Posted September 28, 2003 Posted September 28, 2003 I think that it depends on the Martial Arts... in Shorinji Kempo, for graduation you must do the techniques and you must answer some questions (a test). And you do this from the white belt until the end!!! Blue, Brown and Black have more difficult tests similar to the ones that we do in university Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water...
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