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**investor** · 08-11-2006, 08:00 AM

The AJKF got rid of 9th and above and said that they would make 8th dan easier to pass, but hanshi a lot more difficult. In the past, people who passed 8th dan were awarded hanshi as a matter or course. In the 8th grading held in Kyoto in May, only 10 people passed. This is less than last year, and shows no indication at all that the AJKF has made the test easier. In fact, it is as hard, of not harder than ever.

08-11-2006, 08:00 AM	#25
investor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	The AJKF got rid of 9th and above and said that they would make 8th dan easier to pass, but hanshi a lot more difficult. In the past, people who passed 8th dan were awarded hanshi as a matter or course. In the 8th grading held in Kyoto in May, only 10 people passed. This is less than last year, and shows no indication at all that the AJKF has made the test easier. In fact, it is as hard, of not harder than ever.
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