I'm a blue belt in karate, and I’ve fought with a brown belt, both of us being girls. Why did I win, and why wasn’t the brown belt very fast/agile/strong?
Many martial arts schools award belts to individuals not on a comparative bases, but on individual accomplishment. They have a set of techniques that they expect each belt holder to master, and students who do so are awarded the belt. Belts should never been seen as objective measures of skill among all martial artists. They give individuals a way to assess their progress through the style or school.That’s why I frequently say belts are meaningless in terms of understanding someone’s fighting skills. I’ve seen black belts who would not last five seconds against a dedicated attack on the street, but they have gone through the program and have the technique and forms down, while there are brown belts who would slaughter most people foolish enough to tangle with them.You take from martial arts training what you put into it, and what you want to get from it. Many people practice martial arts for the exercise and the camaraderie of the school. Some are under the false illusion that they are becoming master warriors, most aren’t under any illusions but value what the skills provide them — and some really are very formidable fighters. The thing is, they would be regardless of their belt rank.
How to beat up a karate black belt?
Some black belt kid don't like an I think he plans to start a fight with me soon so therefor I was wondering is there any way I could win , I have one month boxin experiance where I know the style of punchin an stance. Any help would be really appreciated!
How long did it take you all to get a yellow belt in Karate? Orange belt? How long does it usually take?
I began training on May 22, 1978 at the age of 7. The next youngest to me was aged 13. I started in Goju Ryu. It took one year to yellow belt. Three years after that I got my green belt. Brown belt was two years after my green and I was the first person under the age of 18 to test for shodan (I was 17) in my dojo at the time. It took a total of 9 years before I was even ready to test for shodan with two days a week and three hour long classes. As I became a teen I attended more classes and competed as my Sensei requested. I began teaching the kids class as a brown belt and helped teach for my sensei until I reached Sandan (3rd degree) when I was given permission and licensed to teach on my own. I have taught on my own since December 1, 1992 and still train every day.
How long does it take on average to achieve each belt in Karate?
Jay, thanks for the A2A.How long does it take on average to achieve each belt in Karate? It depends on the style and the teacher. Every school is different.In our school there are ten kyu, or levels, before black belt. Tenth kyu is the lowest level of white belt, and 1st kyu is the highest level of brown belt - just before black belt.Our system is:10th kyu white9th kyu white8th kyu yellow7th kyu yellow6th kyu green5th kyu green4th kyu blue3rd kyu brown2nd kyu brown1st kyu brown1st dan blackIn our school it typically takes about 1 1/2 years to get to blue belt, and another 2 to 2 1/2 years to get to black belt. In other words, about 3.5 to 4.0 years of continuous serious training to earn a black belt. Again, this is our school.1st dan black belt is considered to be a competent beginner - he or she knows all the basic techniques and many kata, and their fitness is very good. At that point the real learning begins!We do not have an economic incentive to promote people, rather we focus on the development of the student.Best of luck in your training.
I need advice please. . . I have a karate competition tommorow and i am freaking out.?
It is a good thing to be nervous before a fight because it lets you know your human. Best thing to do is relax and don't stress out over little things like them being bigger or older because that has nothing to do with skills. Another thing is it has nothing to do with being a girl. I did the same when i was in competition and I'm a guy. You should be proud you are skilled enough to spar against black belts. Just take deep breaths before the match and relax. Just remember it's just mind over matter.
Is it possible to beat up a 10th degree Black belt?
How many 10th degree black belt in this world do you know? It take too long to get there. When you get there then you are too old to fight so yes you probably can beat him up since you are much younger than him.
Are black belts in martial arts given away too easily? I've seen people with black belts that are very overweight and inflexible. In a real fight, surely they would be overwhelmed by a superior physical athlete?
It will depend on so many factors that it's impossible to list all of 'em here.First you are assuming that black belt actually means something special, which is not. Black belt only means that you have enough knowledge to teach the basics to someone. There are lots of fantasies about black belts, but mostly comes from martial nerds that watch too much TV.Reaching a black belt only mean: You are now ready learn.I haven't met any martial art which the highest grade is the black belt. Most martial arts have at least 7 grades AFTER you reach the Dan level. It's pretty much like University. After you reach a degree you are very average on everything. You can now go to live your life for your self or make your learning deeper, as a master degree or ph.d.Besides that, you need to consider who you are teaching and his motivation while training. You'll probably going to find a fat, 35 years old, white belt, businessman who's going to practice for 10 years and still be regular - not above average - but you won't have any reason not to promote him for his dedication and effort. It's vital to consider who the practitioner was before joining the dojo and who he became during his journey, trying not compare him to anyone else. Many of these "fat, not flexible" guys have acquired amazing understanding about many other things involving martial arts, and they probably have good techniques to work around their own limitations. It will be obviously different if we are talking about someone who wants to compete and become a top fighter. Instructors usually consider personal motivations while ranking students. The only exception I can find is Brazilian jiu-jitsu (mostly in Brazil) where you are only going to reach the next rank after you are fighting with others from that rank as equal. If you are a white belt, you are only going to the blue belt if the other blue belts are struggling to beat you. It makes jiu-jitsu very hard, and each white belt needs to be better than the previous to be promoted to blue belt. Theres a huge gap from ranks related to generations. A 1998's black belt wouldn't probably beat a blue or purple belt today. So there's no point to rely on belts, so as a way to organize the gym, keep students short term motivated and manage steps in order to teach the necessary content.Anything after that is only pure romanticism.
Is it okay for a karate instructor to hit a student as punishment for not doing a move properly?
I have trained in both manners. One in which my Sensei would constantly hit us for doing things wrong and the other where we were never hit for any reason except when doing Kumite. To this date I have never struck a student for doing something wrong as I feel it is counter productive but I understand why some dojo do these things...I just do not agree with it for myself as an instructor since I am teaching my students that if you have to resort to violence out of frustration then you have lost already. Many of the Asian Sensei I have had were very hard. They are very physical and would hit us when training but it was never out of malice. For example; while we were practicing kata they would come by and kick our legs to make sure our stances were strong and balanced, or they would smack our bodies to help us remember the alignment needed to perform certain moves. I have even had a Sensei who would strike us with a shinai at various times during our training sessions. If you reacted to the strikes or the pain they would typically scowl at you since part of traditional Karate is to train your body to with stand pain. It all depends on one's view of their training. I cannot say that I have never hit my students because some of them needed it in order to learn but I would never do so out of malice, to embarass them or just for my own ego gratification at any time. I know there are instructors out there that do so but I do not agree with it. The system you are studying is one that I trained in many years. The entire focus was on strengthening the body at all times and it is a full contact system where one single mistake can get you seriously injured. Perhaps the Sensei was attempting to make this student understand there is little room for error and when you do make the error that is what would happen. Regardless I have seen far worse from many Sensei including American ones. PS. His grammar should not be an issue.
For women in martial arts, do you feel guilty if you accidentally hit a guy in the groin?
Question: For women in martial arts, do you feel guilty if you accidentally hit a guy in the nuts?If I misjudge the strike and accidentally hit harder than I intended, or hot the groin when I was trying to hit elsewhere, I absolutely apologize and ask if he wants to stop and take a break. I wouldn't say that I feel guilty. It was an honest mistake, so unless I was completely negligent, there's no reason to feel bad. It's contact sparring. Stuff happens.If the guy is refusing to acknowledge my hits, to the groin or elsewhere, I slowly ramp up the intensity until he acknowledges them. Being a good fighter means judging your hits well, and being a good sparring partner means responding appropriately to your partner's strikes. Not acknowledging a hit means I didn't hit cleanly or hard enough, which is great feedback that makes me a better fighter. If my partner doesn't acknowledge hits until they really start hurting, that was his decision, and he's always welcome to ask me to hit lighter.I have to say that I'm lucky to have this mindset deeply ingrained. I grew up doing aikido, and my father was the instructor. He taught me to always strike with conviction, because anything less is cheating both myself and my partner. And he taught me to never apologize for a hit that I intended to make, or for my partner's inability to block.Story time! The one time I did feel guilty was my very first day at a new martial arts gym. It was instructor's choice, and he chose knife drills. The class ended with a series of 3 minute one-on-one sparring rounds to get control over a rubber knife. Me being new, the instructor only paired me with experienced students and himself. I was squared off against him, we were locked together, and I was fighting to rip the knife out of his bigger, stronger hands. So I braced myself and dove my knee into his stomach. Except I missed, and his groin was a lot closer to me than his stomach was. I made direct contact. He emitted a strangled gasp and I paused, horrified. He grimaced and kept going, so I did too.When the bell finally rang, he sank to his knees and gasped out, "One reminder... be sure to tell your partner if you're not wearing a cup."I probably apologized five times. He praised me and said that he'd been hyperfocused on the knife and that it was a valuable lesson on not getting tunnel vision. It's still a running joke in that gym, though.