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Thats pretty much it.Throw everyone for ippon and they will be happy to hand you your next dan.
Simple and straight forward.
Thats pretty much it.Throw everyone for ippon and they will be happy to hand you your next dan.
Have you asked your self what is the difference between combat sports without belt and color rankings (aka wrestling, boxing, sambo...) and the ones with?I'm confused as to why a Black Belt is more prestigious in USA than Japan. From Japanese standards it seems like id be much higher ranked than I am in USA
Also I wish some one had told me the learning curve for judo was really high. I would have been less frustrated as a white belt.
I'm one of the higher ranks at the gym and struggle with techniques ive been practicing for years on lower belts
This forum has mad me more comfortable with my lack of ability.
Have you asked your self what is the difference between combat sports without belt and color rankings (aka wrestling, boxing, sambo...) and the ones with?
Look at the demographics of both types and its quite obvious
Non grades sports in general have far less participants, than lets say TKD, Aikido and so other sports (khm)...
Yes, but I think in general color belts are western system.I don't know that it matters much. Judo and TKD weren't originally just sports, they were martial arts in the more holistic Eastern tradition (especially Judo, TKD is just transplanted Karate Korean propoganda aside). From a competitive standpoint, all the good competitors in both disciplines are black belts, and no one cares about rank among competitors, they care about achievements. You know what I mean, it's not like you go to an international Judo tournament and people are talking about who is a 3rd dan vs. a 4th dan. It doesn't matter, except to people who don't compete. The only difference is that Judo and TKD (and BJJ) have large pools of non-competitors, whereas a sport like wrestling really isn't set up for recreational training. At least not in the US.
Yes, but I think in general color belts are western system.
First thing that comes to mind when you look at the 2 groups, is the class difference- majority of non grade sports are practiced by blue color crowd, while the such with belt degrees are practiced by middle class and up.
Maybe good wrestlers get recruited in the unis through scholarships.That's not really true in the US. Blue collar and white collar people wrestle, in fact the very fancy prep schools and universities of New England produce a lot of great talent. And I grew up with a ton of blue collar guys who were into martial arts like Judo and BJJ. I will say that mostly blue collar guys get into MMA and boxing as pros, at least that I know. Martial arts have always been pretty popular across classes in the US.
Maybe good wrestlers get recruited in the unis through scholarships.
Im not really familiar with the US situation, but in Europe and South America, the majority of the wrestlers/ boxers are coming from blue color families.
Then, I have yet to see a blue color Aikido, TKD practitioner.
Judo and Karate (especially Kyokushin) are a bit different, because in general they are full contact sports on par with wrestling and boxing, so thats where the exceptions are.
I think there was some observations made about Judo, Aikido, and Kendo in Japan. Kendoka had the highest level of education, followed by Aikido, and then the roughnecks in Judo.
Coincidentally (...) this pattern holds true in my family. I have a cousin who went to MIT in Kendo, another who went to the top UCs in Aikido, and then there's me in Judo.
From what I have seen (my daughter has 2nd dan in Kendo and is currently in high school with wrestling scholarship), Kendo dedication is expensive.I think there was some observations made about Judo, Aikido, and Kendo in Japan. Kendoka had the highest level of education, followed by Aikido, and then the roughnecks in Judo.
Coincidentally (...) this pattern holds true in my family. I have a cousin who went to MIT in Kendo, another who went to the top UCs in Aikido, and then there's me in Judo.
BJJ is expensive IMO up here (Canada) so it's mostly practiced by middle class white people and/or their kids. People who want to do BJJ but can't afford it usually wind up doing Judo or some variant of Can-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu. Wrestling is mostly non-existent outside of a few highschools and the university athletic system. You can find a TKD school or a Can-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu + (American style) kickboxing school on every corner. There are only a few sambo schools in the whole country.
What is Can Ryu?
That's because the belt system don't exist in Japan.I was more commenting on how easy it seems to be to get a black belt in Japan compared to USA. One would think USA would have lower standards, like with TKD
What is Can Ryu?
I've heard Japan is expensive as hell.Take a vacation, visit some famous tourist places in Japan, taste the food, train in japanese dojo, compete in Kodokan, get certified through combat, drink sake, buy souveniers for the family, fly home with memories for the rest of your life.
I've heard Japan is expensive as hell.
I travel quite a lot and Id say its the same in all major cities around the world (Shanghai is more costly than Tokyo)I've heard Japan is expensive as hell.