I have a black belt in tae kwon do (i started when i was 8, so its been about 8 years to get my black belt and in my dojo you had to be 16 to get your blackbelt) and i want to expand my martial arts to other practices. since i’m not a beginner, i was wondering if it would be a shorter amount of time to get another black belt or if would be relatively the same amount of time
some of the martial arts i want to do include but not limited to:
aikido
tai chi
northern shaolin kung fu
ba gua
capoeira
Hung gar
Chu Gar southern praying mantis
ninjutsu (lol i totally wanna be a ninja)
kempo
Kyusho-Jitsu
and Shuriken-jutsu
just to name a few… seriously there’s more, haha
In chinese oriental art it take years to learn and understand. But mainly it depends on the teache and you. It can take 1 years or forever to learn an art. It is not important to name all the martial art as long as you can understand all martial art are actuall inter related,
Take care.
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This question comes up once in a while at the dojo where I am. I too have a black belt, which took me five years of hard training. The thing is, different styles have different methods of grading their pupils. Some have “time periods” in which students must have held their current rank for “x” amount of months, or the instructor may only hold gradings every so many months. But on the other hand, just because you are a black belt in one style, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have an advantage in another style. You will have to learn all of their methods of combat, and in some cases it may clash with what you have learned, and it can be quite difficult doing what you have been taught not to do. If the instructor grades by skill, it will really depend on how fast you can absorb the new material. In Judo for instance however, you have to win competition fights to show you have learned to better yourself in combat. There are far too many variables to give a definitive answer to this question, but previous skill MAY help. Best of luck finding a new art!
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Like Alpha B pointed out, since you will be learning a whole different art form, your previous training does not really count, especially when it comes to formal ranks. Basically anytime you step into a new school that teaches a different style, you will always be a beginner. If anything, relying on your previous training to understand a new art won’t get you far. The only advantage you have when starting a new martial art is that you know how to shut up and pay attention during class.
Then there’s the whole ignorance and arrogance issue. A first degree black belt is not a high rank; it simply means that you have the basics down pat, and you’re ready to begin training for real. So, in taekwondo itself, you still have a long way to go. And should you approach a new school with an attitude that says “I’m not a beginner, so I want to get a high rank quickly”, it’s more than likely that you won’t be well received.
Now, I do agree that cross-training can be beneficial; but if you decide to do so, then do it with an open and “empty” mind, as well as a healthy dose of realism when it comes to assessing your own achievements.
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Most likely it would be a shorter journey to other black belts (although some of the styles you listed don’t have any belts at all) than it took you to get to your taekwondo black belt for two reasons; one you’re 16 and considered an adult in most martial arts styles, and two I’m assuming that you have a good martial arts foundation through taekwondo. The only way to know for sure is to visit your local martial arts schools and ask the instructors.
Good luck in your martial arts journey.
11 years Taekwondo
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all karate styles 3-4 years
aikido 4-5
jiu-jitsu 10-15 years
tai-chi no rank
judo 3-4 years
11 years Taekwondo
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If you follow properly the correct methods and applications of every style and you will not going to fall on some mcdojo that existing everywhere, then the minimum length of training before gaining black will be 4 or 5 years.
There we are that you already has some background at Martial Arts, but things are depends how fast can you pick-up and understood the techniques or forms been given to you, some are not related and relatively connected with different discipline because things are depends from where it had been originate, systems are being emphasize according to the way certain instructor adopt and applied things, it is not necessary to learn lot of styles because it’s hard to serve two master at same time.
Good luck
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4 years is the minimum length of time if you follow the step by step development.
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Having you black belt means you are really just beginning, How about you spend your time learning more about the art you are in now. There is so much more to tkd than what you have experienced so far.
It the tkd that you have learn Olympic style tkd or traditional tkd? Is the focus of your training on tournaments and competitions or on self defense?
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