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Old 12-19-2007, 01:03 PM   #6
Ron Tisdale
Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa
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Re: "Larger Named Youngest US Second-Degree Aikido Blackbelt&qu

ok, let me get this straight...

He's been training for 6 years.

2 years to shodan, accepted in this organizations standards.

2 years to nidan (4years) accepted in this organizations standards.

2 years to Sandan (6 years) and he's going to the hombu in Japan for that test, sometime between now and college (at 16 that's probably min. another 2 years).

AND his style uses competition for rank, so he's got to literally compare with others of that rank to get the rank.

Tougher than a lot of aikido schools I know for adults.

Best,
Ron (not convinced yet...)

Ron Tisdale
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