your styles and your grades

[Aefibird]

As there are several people on here who hold grades in martial arts other than karate then I thought it might be good to have a 'round up' of the arts people have trained in and their grades (if you wish to post them!)

As well as my grades in karate I also hold the following:

Aikido (5th kyu) (no longer actively training, due to lack of club in my area)

WTF TKD (4th kup)

Wing Chun ('yellow sash' - no real official grading, just a way for Sifu to sort out the students into approximate skill levels. It's the 2nd colour out of 5)

Judo (unofficial 9th kyu) (trained a little with my brother (2nd dan) who put me through a 9th kyu 'grading'. That was many years ago, before he moved out of the area)

Weapons training - a mix of okinawan kobudo, chinese weapons and haedong gumdo (no official grade)

I also have an honorary ITF TKD 1st Degree grade (but I don't like to talk about it )

[andym]

Just Shotokan for me - 1st kyu

[miffersy]

Just Shotokan for me too, Yondan. I have trained in acouple of other Styles but never graded.

[nkudahc]

chito-ryu for me, san kyu....i've got a long way to go it seems

[Aefibird]

nkudahc said:

chito-ryu for me, san kyu....i've got a long way to go it seems

It's a long road for everyone.

I'm sure that Miffersey (as a Yondan) would be the first to admit that he's not finished training and is still travelling down that 'road'. Same for all of us.

[nkudahc]

aefibird said:

It's a long road for everyone.

I'm sure that Miffersey (as a Yondan) would be the first to admit that he's not finished training and is still travelling down that 'road'. Same for all of us.

true true

[miffersy]

Yes I feel that I have now started the Journey

[AngelaG]

miffersy said:

Yes I feel that I have now started the Journey

Did you go to the toilet first?? ;D

[miffersy]

Of course and clean pants as my mum always told me

[Aefibird]

yes, gotta have clean pants just in case you're run over by a bus!

[random]

Surely a Yondan could deal with a bus...or has it just been lies...all lies

[jones786]

I got a 1st degree in ITF TKD. However, I don't train in traditional martial arts anymore and don't grade now. I occasionally go back to a good TKD school to work on some kicking drills, but that's about it.

[Aefibird]

random said:

Surely a Yondan could deal with a bus...or has it just been lies...all lies

Nah, when you get to Yondan you can deal with cars. Bus and truck training is for Godan and above.

[dojo]

I am a honorary Hon-Do-Ryu Shodan. I have helped them a lot promote the new style in the last 3 years so I have got this honorary rank.

In my normal Shotokan life I am a 5th kyu (blue belt)

[Aefibird]

Dojo, what's Ho-Do-Ryu? Have you got any weblinks to info about it? Ta!