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**Saqwnht** · 04-12-2006, 07:00 AM

No worries.

I think I went ikkyu after about 7 months of kendo (in Canada), training 2 to 3 times a week. Ikkyu is not really a big deal honestly. Different kendo federations have different rules for kyu grades. You therefore wind up with situations in which people have to wait and do multiple official gradings for at least 1½ years before even trying for ikkyu (whereas in some federations you could have gotten shodan after less than that amount of time).

My understanding is that in Japan the kyu grades are not very important... especially if you're an adult.

Do the grading, have nice kendo, don't worry too much about it.

04-12-2006, 07:00 AM	#2
Saqwnht Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	No worries. I think I went ikkyu after about 7 months of kendo (in Canada), training 2 to 3 times a week. Ikkyu is not really a big deal honestly. Different kendo federations have different rules for kyu grades. You therefore wind up with situations in which people have to wait and do multiple official gradings for at least 1½ years before even trying for ikkyu (whereas in some federations you could have gotten shodan after less than that amount of time). My understanding is that in Japan the kyu grades are not very important... especially if you're an adult. Do the grading, have nice kendo, don't worry too much about it.
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