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**Roamsaffots** · 01-27-2010, 05:21 AM

That's the problem I've had, too. Or sometimes people equate it to their karate experience and are like "oh, first dan! You're really high!" Explanations just make their eyes glaze over.

I then use this explanation - first dan in kendo means about 2 years' experience, so like an orange or maybe green belt in judo (locally - pick whatever rank corresponds to 2 years' experience in what they are familiar with). You can't compare grades directly from one martial art to the next.

But overall I would rather use more general terms. In years past I've described myself as an "advanced beginner", "intermediate", "senior student", "junior instructor" and "assistant instructor", corresponding to dans 1 through 5 respectively.

01-27-2010, 05:21 AM	#7
Roamsaffots Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 509 Senior Member	That's the problem I've had, too. Or sometimes people equate it to their karate experience and are like "oh, first dan! You're really high!" Explanations just make their eyes glaze over. I then use this explanation - first dan in kendo means about 2 years' experience, so like an orange or maybe green belt in judo (locally - pick whatever rank corresponds to 2 years' experience in what they are familiar with). You can't compare grades directly from one martial art to the next. But overall I would rather use more general terms. In years past I've described myself as an "advanced beginner", "intermediate", "senior student", "junior instructor" and "assistant instructor", corresponding to dans 1 through 5 respectively.
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