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Old 03-18-2001, 05:36 AM   #10
Matt Banks
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Shodan

The lenght of time required for a shodan varies soooo much. Ive heard of shodan being obtained in judo in a year in japan. The same is true with aikido. By the same token ive heard of people train for 4 years and have only got to 5th kyu.

For the style I train in it takes about 4 years of training at least 3 times a week, to get a shodan. Sometimes alot more. What are the requirements? Well the person grading you can quiz you on any of the tecniques in the grading syllabus, you have to then perform various jiu waza's,and then you have to perform certain jo kata. Then you have to perform a live tanto jiuwaza (any attack). The standard of tecnique required is high. All tecniques have to be crisp. One sensei described it as the diffrence between dvd and vhs?


Matt Banks

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