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My eighth dan test was $850 plus airfare and hotel room cost. This was six days and four nights in the field meals and all events included as well...
One of the advantages of Jiu-Jitsu and other Grappling arts is that you have many more options of effective strategies and techniques on the lower...
Stuart, This was actually a "kinder and more gentle" version of our mastery test this time. I feel that my instructors have realized that some...
Our association had it's mastery test the first week of May this year. We tested five days and four nights out in the field with very little sleep...
The pre-tests and re-tests are something we use as well. With all the areas that we test our Black Belt candidates in and the high standard we...
The son of an old friend of mine was the winner in the World's , as well as the Pan Ams in the purple belt division this year. Another colleague...
Earlier today, PASmith posted something along the lines of 'if a 9 or 10 year old can pass your Black Belt test, your test is too easy(while this...
I think a lot of it comes down not to what a black belt was originally intended to be in the original schools in Asia, but the perceived...
Thank you for your kind words Thomas. I still drop by here from time to time, but my schedule doesn't let me post nearly as much as I used to.
Sketco, I have already given up on trying to reason with someone who has no wish to change their position no matter what is said. So, I am going...
7th Degree Black Belt under KJN Ernie Reyes, Sr. and KJN Tony Thompson. Began training in Judo and Daito-Ryu in 1971 at age 6 and trained to...
Sketco, With my size and strength/athletic ability, I would easily "handle" an average sized male due to me being over three times stronger than...
IMO, an important factor to consider is that Judo is the system that started the kyu/dan system in the martial arts and that everyone else adapted...
I think this should fix it. http://youtu.be/xGA6LJGsNe4 http://youtu.be/Zx_Wsv1uYmA http://youtu.be/csrFIMWTbzo
Each year our school does a graduation show for our black belt candidates that all willing students get to perform in various routines. One of my...
For the majority of the public, they do not really care about your rank or what championships a potential instructor has earned or won. They care...
Thanks, Slip. It should be mentioned that my comparison was not so much BJJ vs. Wrestling, as it was BJJ Black Belts who are/were elite Wrestlers...
As an association, we started training with Ralf and Cesar Gracie when they first moved to the USA back in the '90's. Both were teaching out of...
In some ways, I see similarites between Junior and Chuck Liddell, though obviously Junior is an upgraded and more evolved version. Both used their...
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