I take taekwondo, and I got my black belt in about 3 and a half years. I have a feeling that this was kinda too easy. How long did it take you to get your blackbelt? I've been in taekwondo for 5 or 6 years now and I'm a second degree black belt.
2007-06-30 15:59:30 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
The first one took me about three years.
2007-06-30 16:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by pm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My nephew is seven and he has his black belt in tae kwon do last december. It seemed fishy to me that the instructors would allow someone so young to have such a responsability. I dont even think I am respnonsible enough to have a black belt. I have a second degree brown belt in judo. I have been taking judo for 3 years since I was 11. Now I am one of the national champions but I only train 3 hours a day 3 days a week. At home I have to train though for other things like track and wrestling. I have my own mat in my back yard so I practice my techniques there. My nephew only started tae kwon do at age 4. I dont really trust the instructors decision. I mean if he got his hands registered as lethal weapons I'd be laughing. No matter how much skill he has he could still be over powered by an adult. Maybe he should have been promoted a lot later.
2007-07-01 15:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by daniel b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It took me 3 years of training 4 classes a week. Plus a lot of training on my own with my friend Craig who I took the classes with. He got his a year or two after. The students need to be judge individually. There's nothing wrong with taking 10 years for a blackbelt. Anything under 2, I don't think would be effective, no matter how hard you train. I have students who've been with me 4 years and are green belts. Excellent Green Belts, but still not yet blackbelts. You must master each technique before moving onto the next. Not just know them half-a$$.
2007-07-01 11:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It took me 6 years to get a black belt and level 6 (equal rank).
Progressive Fighting System - Level 6
Straight Blast Gym - Black Belt
Generally, it takes at a minimum of 4 years to legitimately receive a black belt; however, training can contribute to how long it takes. Each belt should last anywhere from 3-6 months, in my training there were 12 belts to progress through with the final belt being high-red for a ful year before being qualified for a black belt. The more time you train, the less time it should take to get a black belt. Since black belts weren't given to children, I had to wait until I was close to 15. In the end, I ended up getting it at 14 due to my training for 4 hours a day 6 days a week (including time participating in the Instructor Candidate Course).
2007-06-30 23:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by Bluetruth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is the Rule of thumb My dad and others in Martial arts I respect have told me about this specific question. It has always been correct for me thusfar.
If you attend a Martial arts 3 Days a Week for 2 hours a day and you can get a Blackbelt in less then 5 years eaither what your learning or who your learning from is sh*t.
And thats bare Min really should take alot longer. I started in Kosen Judo at 6 Years old. I did not get my Blackbelt till I was 15 and I just got my second degree In December(to be fair if I would have put in the required training I could have been a second degree much quicker.)
2007-06-30 23:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by jeff b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a black belt, nor anywhere near being one, but this is the minimum time intervals given between gradings in the style I train in.
white-about 3 months-yellow-3 months-orange-3 months-green-3 months-blue-3 months-purple-6 months-brown-6 months-2nd Brown-6 months-3rd Brown-6 or 12 months, depending on the student and whether the Sensei feels the student is ready-1st dan/black.
39 or 45 months minimum, which is 3 1/4 years or 3 3/4 years. I think that if you go to a session regularly, 2 or 3 times a week and train outside of it, training hard in every session, then people could reach it in that time, although I have heard that a lot of people tend to wait until they feel more ready before taking their grading. This is also only if you pass every grading.
I've also been told that there is a lot of difference between some styles in what you have to be able to do to achieve black belt.
2007-07-08 12:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 9 year old son just received his black belt after 2 years and 3 months. He takes classes 4 times a week and has attended many seminars along the way. He's worked very hard to get to where he is.
On the other hand, my daughter has been in it for over a year now and doesn't work as hard as it. It'll definitely take her much more time to achieve black belt.
Congrats on your second degree belt!âº
2007-07-01 11:29:22 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ ☆ StarLiteGrl~98☼1 ☆ ♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
train in Aikido, Bjj, Kali/Esrima and mma. Study one form or another in ma for over 28 years. Started when I was 12. National point champion, Mixed martial arts middle weight champion. on and on. What does a belt have to do with skill or accomplishment?
If you feel it was too easy, something isn't right. If it was too easy then I don't think that you have accomplished anything, weather you have a "belt" or not, black or otherwise. A belt isn't the answer it is the path that you take, the hardships that you over come that makes something like a belt worth something and makes it a marker for accomplishment. Without that feeling of accomplishment what is it worth?
2007-07-02 01:57:14 · answer #8 · answered by Zenshin Academy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am currently in Mu-Du-Kwan Taekwondo. I have been taking taekwondo for 6 years, and it took me about 3-4 years to get my black belt. I am also a second degree black belt. Yes, most instructors these days aren't as strict or tough as they used to be. I don't know if that would be a good thing or a bad thing; I guess you could look at it both ways.
2007-06-30 23:05:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
well in northern shaolin kung fu it took me 5 years at 6 days a wk to get my first black sash (which is pretty short compared to some others that i know, plus my sifu incorperated qi qong and a few tai chi styles as well, but in the end i dont think that im lacking a whole lot). and in taekwondo it took me 4 years. im only a 1st degree in taekwondo and i didnt continue in that system because I wanted to expand my knowledge. im currently studying the bujinkan togakure-ryu ninpo ninjitsu and have been for several years (along with others). im pretty open to studying new styles and i not sure when im going to continue in one particular style.
2007-07-02 00:45:09 · answer #10 · answered by blade 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a lifelong process, you never finish learning. Many people focus so much on the goal of black belt that they quit once it's achieved.
Keep going and just see how far you can go, more important how much you can learn.
Rank is not important, it's what you've learned.
Nidan - Aikido
2007-07-03 18:40:21 · answer #11 · answered by snip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋