How Old Were You When You Got Your Black Belt In TKD?

Question

I was 9. second oldest in the TKD school :D

It doesnt have to be TKD, thats just what i did.

Answer 1

Bloody good answer kungfufighter.

It sounds like you "came up" the right way.

Oh, Tae Kwon Do was the second art I received my blackbelt in. I believe it was when I was 25 or so. I was trained very traditionally in my first art from the age of 18.

In my original art, as much, if not more, of our traning was mental than physical and I, too, had to write a treatise as to why I wished to test for blackbelt, explain my comprehension of the art, and so forth. That was part of the pre-blackbelt testing procedure and was where many applicants were denied. We, too, had to learn the origins and applications of each technique.

There was no "2 year blackbelt".

Answer 2

I started TKD at 13 or 14 and was about to test for black belt when I was 19 and joined the Army. I never tested for black and was stationed in Texas and started as a white belt in TKD, then I was stationed in a few other places and started over as white belt every time. I am 20 years old now and 2 years ago I started over as white belt again at my most recent school. i have started as white belt 5 times but never really had a break in Taekwondo. The only break I had was the time it took to get from one place to the other and find a new dojang. many instructors would have started me back at a higher level but i refused. Why??? Because the color of the belt really means nothing to me. I mean sure I want to be a Black Belt someday but I am happy to take my time. It makes me better. Plus it was always fun being a white belt sparring with black belts and showing them how much they didn't know. Plus it humbled a lot of them when a white belt beat them.

Answer 3

In traditional Tae Kwon Do, a student who is under 13 who has a black belt is called "Boom". A student over 13 who has a black belt is called "Dan". They make this distinction because younger students often lack the maturity to handle the responsibility of their rank.

It means nothing to have a black belt at 9 or 90 if you don't know the fundamentals of the art. What makes so many people on this forum put down arts like TKD is that so many schools rely on rote memorization and not fundamental concepts. You know how to do a roundhouse kick, but do you know why or when you would use a roundhouse kick? Do you know the origin of the jump sidekick? Did you write a 15 page thesis?

I have no disrespect towards you or your dojang, but do me a favor and write your question down and put it away somewhere (hang it on the wall with your black belt). In 10 years, take it out and read it again. Chances are you will understand my answer then.

Answer 4

You were 9? No offense bro', but that's pretty sad. Not for you personally, but for the school you attended.

This belt factory silliness of granting children, (and I mean pre-teen children) black belt rankings is solely for the sake of capitalism...not integrity or good sensibility.

Why does this always seem to be TKD/Karate schools too? There's a science to the madness I guess. Make money off of any parental sucker that will pay your exhorbitant prices for belts, classes, testing, etc.....capitalism and exploitation at it's finest.

Answer 5

a huge minimum of three years if somebody trains 300 and sixty 5 days long. yet a school that produces black belt with fewer years isn't properly worth to be called ITF college. A extra severe place may be around 4-5 years. no longer purely you learn the coolest fundamentals and at that component can do good kicks yet in addition you build coaching and studying historic past. It took me 6-7 years (can't remember precisely) to get my black belt. yet as quickly as I did I had no shame to declare i grow to be a black belt by way of the actual standards and that i knew all what a black belt is had to earnings. in case you ever hear some place the place they provide black belt below 3 years please enable me comprehend and that i visit jot all the way down to the ITF governing physique to document a whinge. those everybody is destroying our acceptance and that i will do each little thing i will to combat against it. EDIT: regrettably for shade belt there is not any minimum time requirement asked from the ITF governing physique, in assessment to the black belt Dans. What meaning is that if your instructor is a minimum of 4th Dan he can in concept can grant the black belt staggering away devoid of any exams if he desires to. My previous answer grow to be consistent with my opinion and what I’ve seen around. some college gets examination each month, different each 3 or 2 situations a 300 and sixty 5 days. It extremely relies upon of the 4th Dan examiner. in my view, they ought to have a necessary time requirement of 5 years until eventually now you get the black belt in spite of the undeniable fact that it wouldn’t artwork plenty in our quickly nutrition employer orientated international… by way of the way, there is not any orange belt in ITF TKD… P.S. You get your first Dan immediately once you grow to be a black belt.

Answer 6

the 2 times i done it different in schools?20 and then again at 25.and there was no mc dojos then and it was still crap.even at 20 my opinion is you dont have what it takes to be a real blackbelt.
i normally dont read other answers before i answer but i wish i had of this time,kff good answer mate.not as good as mine of cause but hahahaajust jokin' mate.and i happen to be a pro.2nd dan in tkd so i'm not just ragging on the style.and i got to that level twice at two different schools.

Answer 7

I was 17 in tang soo do. I peeped my test scores though (they pulled me up and yelled at me for not having a cup during sparring). They some how equated your techniques into numbers...i was at about a 80%....they used the A B C D F ....F was a 70% i think...or that might've been a C....cant' remember. This was before i didn't make 2/4 of my breaks.

Regardless was not very happy.

Youngest guy in our class got his second degree at 12. I could've taken him to school in a fight...but as he grew up....he quickly outdid me.

Answer 8

Most don't believe me when I say this, but I was trained in Shotokan Karate. I reached 6th Dan at the age of 10 and started when I was 6.

Answer 9

Is it just me or are other people getting REAL knitpicky over wording? Anyway, I got my 1st Dan (not POOM(couldn't resist)) when I was 32. They all lasted about 6 hours or so long. Very difficult, but fun too.

Answer 10

I was 48. Now I'm 59 & a 3rd degree black belt.