What's the fastest you've seen someone earn a black belt as well?
2007-09-02 04:12:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
The belt system in martial arts is a Western invention. There are no belt rankings in Xaolin Gong Fu, from which all martial arts of the world today originates. On average, most Western trainers will promote their students to black belt within 2 years. Compared to a monk in a monastery in China, who may be considered an "average" fighter (equivalent to a brown left here in the West) after 15-20 years of training.
If you have seen such events as UFC, Bododog fights, etc. on TV, many of the fighters are labeled as having a "black belt" of such and such degree in one discipline or another then 5 minutes into the "fight", his opponent, a wrestler, sends him out on a stretcher. Such is the consequences of achieving a "black belt" in less than 2-3 years.
2007-09-02 09:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Wind 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The answer thirty years ago would have been five or six years in a Japanese/Okinawan martial arts. Some ultra traditional schools, instructors, and styles still pretty much hold to this as well as to not promoting someone to that rank until they are eighteen. That has changed now and even those conservative schools and styles will promote to that rank now at fourteen or sixteen. Keep in mind back then you did not have classes for children or fun. They were ninety or a hundred and twenty minutes long and you were required to attend at least three times per week and they were White through Black-belt. If you were not there you had better have a good excuse. Training was taken seriously and you were expected to dedicate yourself to that and make whatever sacrifices that it required.
Times have changed and technology, video tape, DVDs and cameras have had a good impact on being able to teach or prep some aspects to students when the instructor is not available or busy with another group. Also splitting classes by ability or rank and only teaching and catering to the needs of a certain group like Beginners or Intermediate students has also helped streamline things a great deal. At a good school with a good instructor and attending classes three times per week and putting in a hundred and twenty percent effort you can usually do it now in a little over four years and have a good set of skills, experience, and understanding of what you are supposed to know. The fastest I have seen at such a school was about three-and-a-half years.
2007-09-02 12:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how often they do the testing and if they think you are ready to participate in each test.
The school I was in tested about once every three or so months. With this schedule and with an average amount of belts you could get your black belt in like two years. Unfortunately some schools push you through rather quickly so they can make money off of testing fees.
In my experience, I was only a yellow belt for a month and tested to orange rather quickly, but that was because I already had some experience and it was a new school adn they wanted to get some people ready to teach, or at least help. I dropped out at senior green and have only sporadically been back.. I still train on the side now. Love the sparring.
2007-09-02 07:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by mcafton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 to 4 years
2007-09-02 05:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by erbriggs22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really matters what school you are going to and how they test. Like in my school we test every 6 months but in some schools they test every month and do stripes. The only reason they do stripes and test more often is to get more money from the testing fees. But its usually around 3 to 4 years.
The fastest I've seen someone earn a black belt is about 2 1/2 years but this is mostley because she skipped at least 3 belts.
2007-09-02 07:10:21 · answer #5 · answered by ChelseaKingKong 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My former karate instructor was one of the best. He did emphasized technique and body conditioning as if we were in the military. On occasion, we trained outside on the grass Saturday mornings. If you didn't go through pain and suffering, you were not practicing correctly. Students earned a maximum of 2 belts per year. I wasn't interested in earning a black belt and he certainly made you earn a belt, but I did appreciate the instructors dedication to his students.
2016-03-27 16:29:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend has been taking a martial art for four years now and now is one belt away from a black belt.
2007-09-02 06:41:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At a good school around 4 years. At a Mcdojo type school less then 3 years.
2007-09-02 04:19:13 · answer #8 · answered by Darrell K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judo ~ 10 years
Karate ~5 years
BJJ ~the length of time it takes to write out a check.
2007-09-02 08:04:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joe lewis in okanawa in 8 months.
2007-09-02 07:32:04 · answer #10 · answered by Chris T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋