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**Xodvbooj** · 01-29-2010, 03:05 PM

a better way would be to equate it to age as in japan, shodan/nidan is a highschool student, sandan/yondan is a college student, and godan and up is a graduate that kept up with practicing.

In my experience, shodan and nidan are junior high grades (14-15), then sandan is a high school grade, yondan is a college grade... and then godan is a "serious" student grade, since the jump from yondan to godan in Gunma is very difficult.

01-29-2010, 03:05 PM	#31
Xodvbooj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	a better way would be to equate it to age as in japan, shodan/nidan is a highschool student, sandan/yondan is a college student, and godan and up is a graduate that kept up with practicing. In my experience, shodan and nidan are junior high grades (14-15), then sandan is a high school grade, yondan is a college grade... and then godan is a "serious" student grade, since the jump from yondan to godan in Gunma is very difficult.
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