what qualifications do i need to be a karate master?

Question

no fuuny answers please iam asking for my eight year cousin and its his dream

Answer 1

Depend on what kind of master.

A true karateka who can fight, he would have to take style that train him to actually fight and spar and take part in full contact tournament. Good styles would be something like Kyokushin Karate, Seido Karate, Shindokan Karate, etc... If he start now, he will be very good fighter by time he's in mid 20's. Once he prove himself worthy, he can train student and new fighter. After some time doing that, if he want to and his instructor approve it, he can go out and open his own gym and train other fighters. That would make him a true karateka master.

This is perfect site to start with if he want to be a true karate master:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_contact_karate


If he want to simply have a black belt and roleplay karate master then he simply have to enroll in any karate school and stay long enough (1 to 2 years) to earn blackbelt.

Answer 2

Hello Cathy....How can this be explained in a nut shell? As you can see already from previous answers, it is almost impossible to choose, precisely because there are so many styles to choose from, each would have a different criteria to be a "master", but most would required the potential applicant to be a least a 1st degree black belt in the particular style.

Most would not require the individual to have any academic qualification, a graduate as well as a lowly paid worker (no disrespect intended) can both become "masters". Unlike Masters in the olden days who did not take a fee to teach their students, present day, masters do. The Martial art industry is no more that a commercial organisation generating money from people like your cousin, without delivering the goods.

On the other hand he may end up with someone who will teach him all the skills and values imbued in the art, finding that person
may be very difficult, but he may get lucky. Try Seloundo on google for more info. Good luck

Answer 3

There are two answers to this question.

1. To get the title of "master" he needs to:

a) Start training at a school/style and train diligently for about 15 years. This will bring him to 3rd or 4th Dan.

b) He then needs to open a school somewhere with his "masters" approval.

c) He needs to continue to train with the master regularly to keep learning and getting better. After about 5-15 more years, He would probably be granted the title of "master".

2. He needs to study for a life time. He will become a master of the art when he knows, understands, and can do 80% of what the art teaches well and can teach others to do the same.

Remember that a Black belt means that you have mastered the basic techniques of the art and are ready to learn the advanced stuff.

What do you tell an eight year old? "Yeah, you can do it! It will take a lot of work but you can do it! I believe in you"

He may need a lot of encouragement in between Dan gradings.

Answer 4

Seriously, it depends on the person and their life style and the style of martial arts. When I was a brown belt, two martial arts schools offered to make me a master if I would come and teach there. So their standards were pretty low, in my opinion. Traditional styles, in contrast, you would have to be over 50 and have studied for over 30 years to be a master. Another popular option is to purchase a master's certificate from the back of Black Belt magazine that are advertised there. Around here, lots of people take a few years of lessons and then declare themselves to be a grand master, that seems the shortest way to get there.... These are all true observations.

Answer 5

For the most part, the first thing in becoming a master is earning a black belt. Even at the first degree black belt, Karateka are called master. After that, he need to have practical experience in using those skills, both in competition and in real life situations. Thirdly, he needs to be teaching. It is through instruction that true mastery of art is gained. Greater understand comes from explaining the techniques to others than in just practicing them or even using them. Once all three of those things have been done, THEN can one be truly a master. Took me 11 years.

Answer 6

The destination is not important... the journey is.

Anyone who calls themselves a master has missed the point of martial arts... and possibly life. Can anyone be a master of anything? It suggests there is no more to learn. How arrogant is that.

If you are only bothered about being a master, go out to a sports shop and buy a black belt (or one of those red and white ones that "masters" wear) then call yourself a master.

As soon as you step on the mat you will be defrauded.

Alternatively learn a martial art, forget about grade, etc. and let your experience speak for itself. Be the best you can be, don't be concerned with coloured belts that are given out to keep you coming.

If you suck, you suck, no matter what colour belt or title you have.

Answer 7

It depends on the style, of course, every style has different requirements. In my style, you are a Master at 6th degree black belt, a Grand-Master at 10th. Your cousin needs to start at the beginning, and work through all of the levels, study hard and practice. My oldest son is a 3rd degree black belt, and is 26 years old. He will eventually be a Master too. Good luck.

Answer 8

It's quite simple. U need to be a 7th dan black belt. Once you gain your grade of 7th dan. You become a masters honour. As this applys to other martial art's. I hold a 4th dan in kickboxing. So i also have some way to go befor coming a master. Something that i do not wish to do.

Answer 9

Years of training and the official rank of master in Karate.

Answer 10

you need to be more precise with your questions . there is a time scale involved , in my opinion to be a Karate teacher[Sensei] requires a level of maturity and skill, talk to any competent martial artist, as a minimum i would say 5 years training to start teaching and 20 years to reach a level of skill to be called [master]