In AIkido, how long will you reach dan or the black belt rank?

If you just started aikido this summer and you got promoted to yellow belt, but you%26#039;re only going to take the summer aikido %26#039;cause you still have school, how long will you think you%26#039;re gonna reach black belt? I%26#039;m a freshman or freshwoman? whatever, in high school, but if I reach college already I won%26#039;t be able to study aikido during the summer %26#039;cause college has summer class. So how long will it take for me to reach black belt?|||The goal of any martial art is not to get a black belt, but to learn what the heck you%26#039;re doing. Aikido is a way of life: self defense, inner peace, peace with all creatures and nature, and peace with the world. Some schools will not award it until you%26#039;ve practiced for at least 10 years, others will award it much sooner: but it all depends on how fast you%26#039;re able to learn. Aikido for most people, is considered the most difficult to master of any martial art. In my aikido dojo, there are only two belts, white and black. Don%26#039;t go for the destination, but the journey.|||well if you go every week day all year and progress at an avrage rate the time expected to reach 1st dan is about 6 to 7 years. so if you take out nearrly 9 months for school, i don%26#039;t know, with having to relearn things and lost time you are probably looking at 15 years or so. look martial arts requires strong detication. it%26#039;s can%26#039;t be taken up as a hobbey and expected to achive greatness, you either need to apply yourself fully or understand that you are not there for greatness. and a little piece of advice, don%26#039;t worry so much about the rank, i%26#039;ve seen 2end degrees been taken out by avrage people off the street, because they only were thinking about getting that next belt, not the technique. if you worry about the technique instead of the rank you%26#039;ll find your self grow at a more impressive rate.|||It depends on how good at you are, it%26#039;s possible that if you really devote yourself to it then you can reach black belt before college.|||Martial arts are experientially based learning, you have to do it and succeed/fail so it depends on your learning ability (physical and mental).





All the philosophical stuff aside, check your syllabus. All IAF recognised clubs have a syllabus that states a minimum number of hours/days practice between each grading. In our organisation 7-10 years is about right.