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...)
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