How fast do aikido practitioners get their black belt in singapore?

That would depend on the instructor and student, not geological happenstance|||An average aikidoka in Singapore can get their black belt within 3 years.





However, I doubt the competency of many of their black belt holders.





Most aikidokas in Singapore have never trained against an attacker who kicks; simple forward kick, side kick to the knee or thigh. You know, basic kicks that can be used on the streets. You want to hand them their butts; you start kicking low. They won%26#039;t know how to react, since they almost never train against kick techniques.





Most aikidokas, including black belts, are unfamiliar with their ken and jo techniques. All they learn was how to mimic the suburis. There is little teaching on how to actually use a weapon to defend yourself against a weapon attacker.





The dojos I visit or train at seem more interested in getting the black belts to learn how to fold the hakama than to really learn to be competent at self-defense.





If the aim of your question is to be really good at aikido, I suggest you really take your time; 5 years of frequent training to get your black belt, instead of the average 3 years. And try to find an instructor that is more interested in using aikido in a street fight than instructors who are out to make a fast buck and show more interest in passing grading exams.|||hmmm....





I find it interesting that people attach years in so much to rank.





As if a specific time in equates to a specific rank totally disregarding the school, the teachers, the student them self in the equation.





I%26#039;ve heard of 3 year black belts - some that are competent and others that are simply on a schedule.





I also know 7 year ikkyos where some are competent and others are simply on a schedule.





the question: %26quot;what%26#039;s your rank?%26quot; - then there is judgement.





the question: %26quot;how long have you trained?%26quot; - then there is a judgement.





Whatever happened to actual skill and understanding of the art? Oh yeah... that takes to much effort to actually train... better to get the answer with a simple verbal question right?





...right...|||i have been in aikido from 1997-present day and i am only a 2nd dan. i am about to go up for 3rd dan. rank dont save you on the street it is what you know that saves you. sure you can go to just about any dojo/dojang and get ur black belt in under 5 years that dont mean that they can not defend them self out on the street. it is what you learn and how you practice is what counts and i dont mean just practice in the class room. i mean practice every day of the week |||I have no idea. I will say that if you are thinking about doing Aikido, you should join a dojo that can trace its lineage back to the honbu temple. (DNBK is a good organization for this). The dojo I attend practices a wide variety of defenses, and we did leg/anti kick throws and even takedowns. We tend to crosstrain in other martial arts there, as well.|||only in the usa do they hand out black belts like candy, the grand master of isshinryu, Harold Long taught 10s of thousands of students in his life, he only awarded like 200 black belts under him, my instrustor was one, the belt is not important, its what u learn|||Too many . . . I saw five aikido black belts get beat up by one small Muay Tai Boxer . . .





I am still a white belt in aikido . . .





Trained in San Diego, Hawaii and Germany . . . Never took a test.