5-6 years for 3rd degree?!!?? I've been at this 3, almost 3.5 years training at the very least an hour a day on my own (that means wether or not i go to class) and I'll be lucky if i get firsts degree this march. It should take years to get your 3rd degree.
Let's face it; as you go on in the martial arts, it takes more and more time and training to make any noticable improvement in technique. It's the same with anything that you do, you'll learn way more and improve more at the beginning and then you'll move up the learning curve to where it takes more work for each improvement.
5-6 years implies to me there isn't enough time in between testing for the individual to make any big improvements, just enough time for them to master a new slightly more difficult form. That's complete crap.
If/when i have my own school, gradings will be decided by tournement combat. If you want your rank, you can fight for it.
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