How long does it take to get a black belt?

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I've been in Tae-Kwon-Do for two and a half years. I will hopefully get my red belt this summer. After that I have to wait a year to test for recommended black belt and then another year to get certified Black Belt.

This means it will have taken me just under five years to achieve black belt. This of course varies from person to person. I progressed fairly quickly, but others will take longer.


Depends on the style you do, I attempted my black belt after 4 years of training, my mum in 3. Some people take longer than others but it depends how passionate you are.

For example. in shotokan karate you only have to wait 6 months from the highest kyu grade to take your black belt. so all styles are different. well you get it in two years in tae kwon do if you don't that means you maybe failed a test
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I have been doing gojo ryu karate for 3 years and I'm going for my black belt in June 2011. Really it depends how commited and focused you are. Of course you need to have good Kata's but they give you it on your attitude aswell. Sometimes you may need to wait until you have been training for 5 years before you go but I'm special :D

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