BlackBelts: How long did it take you?

[MaxG]

I was just wondering how long it took you to get your blackbelt in your particular style of hapkido. Listing style and how many times a week you go and for how long would be great.

For example:

Bob Smith Fu Hapkido Death Touch style
3-4 times a week for 1.5 hours each time
3 years for black belt

Note: I just made this up. If there is a Bob Smith Fu Hapkido style out there I'll change it for copyright reasons ;)

[iron_ox]

Hello all,

Don't know about this "style" of Hapkido thing - there is Hapkido of Choi, Yong Sul and all the other stuff.

At my dojang, in the Choi system of Hapkido, training 3 times per week, 2 hours per class, it takes three years - minimum to Black Belt.

At the Korean Dojang I just visited, they train 6 times a week, 2-3 hours per class and get to Black Belt generally in just over 1 year.

[MacKiDo]

We train in Hapkido
As many times as you can, as long as you can take it...
You can try for black belt when you're good and ready...

(Seems to run between 5-7 years at 2-3 times a week ~2 hrs for most people who have the aspiration to try for it, I'm sure it could be shorter if you had some previous relevant training, although it could take longer to "untrain" as well)

[Thomas]

At our dojang, we offer instruction and rank certification in Combat Hapkido (Chon-Tu Kwan). Currently at our University location, we offer about 3-4 hours of instruction per week in Combat Hapkido. With that, students who make every class and practice the technqiues on their own at home and who are eligible (ready) for each test should be ready for 1st dan in about 3 years in the best case scenario. Normally we see a period of 3-5 years as being the norm.

For me, I studied Combat Hapkido for 2 years, with about 3-5 hours of instruction per week, but at the time we were not "ranking"... just studying the art. When I got to Korea and found a good Hapkido school (I tried out one for a month that wasn't good) I trained hard and was selected by the master for the "accelerated program". He had a "fast track" class beginning to help develop a cadre for his new school. Five of us trained 6 days a week, 2 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening for a year. At the end of the year we tested for 1st dan. So, time-wise, I reached 1st dan in just over 3 years with the help of intensive training.

[BlackDragon]

MaxG
Why should it matter how long it takes to get to black belt.This is not a nock
on you. However there is a real problem in the arts now a days that people don't want to practice the martial arts the want to be a master of them or even a grandmaster. Try this on for size just do the art have fun with it. Don't worry about the peice of cloth that is tied to your waist. It is more about your training in the art than it is about what you were on your body.
And saidly to anwser your question. In alot of korean styles it could take
2 to 6 years or training to get there. And remember black is just the begining.
Good luck on your journey.

[tbubb1]

24 classes a per belt...comes out to 3 months in between belt tests....about three years for first dan at my school. Personally, I think it should take a LOT longer. I feel as though most of the students are being pushed through the ranks.

[MaxG]

MaxG
Why should it matter how long it takes to get to black belt.This is not a nock
on you. However there is a real problem in the arts now a days that people don't want to practice the martial arts the want to be a master of them or even a grandmaster. Try this on for size just do the art have fun with it. Don't worry about the peice of cloth that is tied to your waist. It is more about your training in the art than it is about what you were on your body.
And saidly to anwser your question. In alot of korean styles it could take
2 to 6 years or training to get there. And remember black is just the begining.
Good luck on your journey.

It seems that you misunderstood the point of my post. As to your comment "Try this on for size just do the art have fun with it." I do have fun with martial arts. I have enjoyed Hapkido, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Shotokan, Kick Boxing, Catch Wrestling, and I plan on taking even more martial arts. I don't worry about rank and I don't worry about the piece of cloth on my waist. The purpose of the question was to see the differences from one style of Hapkido's philosophy from another.

A prime example would be comparing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to say Shotokan. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ON AVERAGE takes reportedly about 5 years minimum for black belt. Shotokan ON AVERAGE takes about 3 years. In fact most american martial arts schools ON AVERAGE take about 3 years to reach black belt. The purpose of my post again was to see what the requirements for black belt was in that particular school/style. Hence the elaboration...

"Listing style and how many times a week you go and for how long "

For example I find it interesting that in the Korean dojang that iron_ox mentioned they get to Black Belt generally in just over 1 year. Even with intense training that is very rare. At the other end of the spectrum is the one MacKido mentioned: Seems to run between 5-7 years at 2-3 times a week ~2 hrs. Taking 7 years to attain black belt is unusual as well. pretendingtodie stated that it takes about 3 years to reach 1st dan in his school at about 24 classes between belts. While 3 years is the average for attaining black belt. I attend 24 classes on a slow month (yes I practically live at my Dojang).

It's just a matter of interest to me nothing more. :)

[fester]

I train IHF
it take's about 5 years to gain blackbelt
There is one student who did it in 4
But in korea they obtain it in one year:):)
We have 3 classes in one week, but there are several who take for example the hankido class aswell so the train more
tataa

[kevinyusul]

I attained by BB in Hapkido in about 4 years, the grandmaster of our association is Sung Soo Kim 7 Deg and technical director is MAster Kevin Brown 5 Deg.

After 6 years I have found out that having technical excellence does not mean you will grade and inversly not having much technical ability does not mean you will fail

go figure

[American HKD]

Greetings,

I recieved my 1st dan in 1981 it took me 3.5 years going 3-4 time a week.

Today I find most people only train 2 days a week and it takes about 5 years, way to long for me as an Instructor because it's such a long process to bare with.