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Old 11-19-2005, 07:13 PM   #15
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Re: Skipping grades?

For dan ranks at my dojo, you have to wait to be asked to test. Our sensei comes up to you at some dojo function and asks, ‘didn't you take your [blank]dan?' ‘No sensei, it's been [so many] years.' ‘I could have sworn you tested.' ‘Nope.' This goes back and forth for a few minutes, then he ends the conversation abruptly with, ‘oh' or ‘interesting' and walks away. This has become such a regular occurrence that it's common knowledge that when sensei asks if you've tested, that's how you know you're going to test soon.

As to the original poster: I'm not exactly sure what the issue is. The dojo and organization make money if they test you more often, they loose if they skip you a grade. It's hard for me to think of a situation where they would skip you ahead for any reason other than you did well. Making you retest, there could be some fowl play there, but hardly with skipping.
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