I don't see a reason for different black belts for competitors and non-competitors. I've looked at different syllabi from about three organizations and they all promote competitors faster. You get 10 competition points every year you'll get a black belt in three years. No points, or you didn't compete it might be 10 years as a brown belt before you get Shodan. There was also a test for the black belt to cover a lot of techniques. Now I know some places just promote without tests based on performance. I don't see why anyone who participates regularly, does the warm ups, drills, and participates in randori should not be eligible for a Shodan even if they don't compete. Their knowledge and experience counts. So it will take longer. Of course, demonstration of techniques should be black belt quality. Ultimately, every black belt should be proficient in Kodokan Judo. I do agree competition should get you there faster. I personally found competition to be a multiplier for improvement and motivation. Competition definitely sharpens the sword. It is exciting the IJF Veterans is coming to the USA. Instead of considering some of the discussion on the previous podcast with Ajax as negative, I consider it constructive criticism and discussion of pitfalls and situations you can run into when opening a club and a real look at dynamics when operating a business when you have to deal with a business associate. No one is impartial and sometimes personal likes and dislikes can ruin it for others. I really wish Ajax he best and know he learned a lot from the experience and took notes for a future club should I ever go that route.
it's not that we're suggesting we should give out different black belts officially, we're saying there it already exists different ways to get the black belts already. in this episode and in the past I'm all for letting the sensei decide what the standards for the individuals are and let the judoka's skill/ knowledge speak for itself. The NGB's system's are all giving heavy incentives for competitions, whether its refereeing, volunteering, coaching or competing.
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I don't see a reason for different black belts for competitors and non-competitors. I've looked at different syllabi from about three organizations and they all promote competitors faster. You get 10 competition points every year you'll get a black belt in three years. No points, or you didn't compete it might be 10 years as a brown belt before you get Shodan. There was also a test for the black belt to cover a lot of techniques. Now I know some places just promote without tests based on performance. I don't see why anyone who participates regularly, does the warm ups, drills, and participates in randori should not be eligible for a Shodan even if they don't compete. Their knowledge and experience counts. So it will take longer. Of course, demonstration of techniques should be black belt quality. Ultimately, every black belt should be proficient in Kodokan Judo. I do agree competition should get you there faster. I personally found competition to be a multiplier for improvement and motivation. Competition definitely sharpens the sword.
It is exciting the IJF Veterans is coming to the USA.
Instead of considering some of the discussion on the previous podcast with Ajax as negative, I consider it constructive criticism and discussion of pitfalls and situations you can run into when opening a club and a real look at dynamics when operating a business when you have to deal with a business associate. No one is impartial and sometimes personal likes and dislikes can ruin it for others. I really wish Ajax he best and know he learned a lot from the experience and took notes for a future club should I ever go that route.
it's not that we're suggesting we should give out different black belts officially, we're saying there it already exists different ways to get the black belts already. in this episode and in the past I'm all for letting the sensei decide what the standards for the individuals are and let the judoka's skill/ knowledge speak for itself. The NGB's system's are all giving heavy incentives for competitions, whether its refereeing, volunteering, coaching or competing.