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**Yifnvmzp** · 01-29-2010, 01:42 PM

Wasn't about the Kendo, but that all other arts are 3-4 years to Shodan - at least minimum time. That's not such a high level of mastery.

Varies quite a bit locally. Judo is 8 years minimum, more like 10 realistically. Shotokan karate is at least 5. Kendo is minimum 3 months, as theoretically you could grade for ikkyu your first day and try shodan 3 months later. But typically it's grade ikkyu after 1 year, shodan after another year.

01-29-2010, 01:42 PM	#29
Yifnvmzp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	Wasn't about the Kendo, but that all other arts are 3-4 years to Shodan - at least minimum time. That's not such a high level of mastery. Varies quite a bit locally. Judo is 8 years minimum, more like 10 realistically. Shotokan karate is at least 5. Kendo is minimum 3 months, as theoretically you could grade for ikkyu your first day and try shodan 3 months later. But typically it's grade ikkyu after 1 year, shodan after another year.
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