How many years is it going to take u to obtain a blackbelt degree in Aikido? What style do u go in for?

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x x x|||In ancient Japan it could take 10 or more years to earn a black belt. A student started out with a white belt, and the actual black belt color came about from the dirt and sweat that the belt would accumulated over the years of training. Actually this is a very honest method.





In the United States, most martial arts have been pathetically watered down in order to keep the waves of our short attention span kids interested. To this end, belt systems have been expanded so that there are now many more %26quot;steps%26quot; or %26quot;grades%26quot; of colored belts (kyus) then there ever were in Japan. This was originated in Europe, and expanded in the US. Most US schools now also add %26quot;stripes%26quot; to the belts which further segments the steps to black belt. The reason for this is to continually reward the kids, thus keeping them excited and interested.





Unfortunately, this does little to teach the kids patience, a major tenet of true martial arts, but it does keep the revenue stream flowing for the studio owner. I suppose you really can%26#039;t blame them for this though. They%26#039;re just trying to make a living by bastardizing a thousand year old art form.





Aikido, to its credit, is usually much more inclined to stay true to the original traditions of the martial art. Different schools use different ranking/belt colors. Many Aikido school use the original Japanese ranking system of white, brown %26amp; black. Some schools add in green. It may be 3 years to make green belt, and another 3 years to brown, then perhaps one to two more years to black. 7-8 years is a respectable amount of time to earn a Shodan (black belt) in Aikido. A student that trains constantly (5-6 times per week, 2-3 hours per day) might speed this process up by a year or two.|||a black belt just means your a serious student...but about 3 yrs on 3 to 4 days a week at about 90 min a class. Maybe 2 if you have a bit more experience in a similiar art.