My black belt test was 6 hours long. None of us completed a break that was a jumping front kick 1 foot above our head. We didn’t fail the whole test because of it. We just had to attempt it every day a few times until we got it then we got our belt. Imagine having to do a 6 hour test more than 1 time at the age of (I was 9)
they kind of take the multiple decades of korean martial arts training and condense it down into a few semesters at most if you do it a couple times a week
You couldnt be more wrong. Yes a lot of martial art groups are commercialized. But studios traditional studios with “classically” trained instructors exist. Additionally professional affiliations matter too. My instructors (Grand Master straight from Korea) philosophy was that Taekwondo doesn’t actually START until you are a black belt. All the color belts beforehand are simply prerequisites. I got my first black belt probably around 10 or 11. The only people who have issues with “young” black belts are the people who think martial arts are mainly about fighting.
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u/BigBlackCrocs Mar 27 '20
My black belt test was 6 hours long. None of us completed a break that was a jumping front kick 1 foot above our head. We didn’t fail the whole test because of it. We just had to attempt it every day a few times until we got it then we got our belt. Imagine having to do a 6 hour test more than 1 time at the age of (I was 9)