[I:http://sportsrealm.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/AlCase3.jpg]Eight forms is all that is required to get to a Martial Arts Black Belt, and this is in karate, or taekwondo, or kenpo, or even the many gung fu systems and other fighting arts. Of course the forms must be of the correct structure to be effective. A good example of this is presented by Karate, which descended from Kung Fu, and is the foundation for both Kenpo and Taekwondo.
Most systems are structured with eight belt levels to black belt ranking, though a few junior belts are often added into the mix. Actually, this is too many ranks, for people shouldn’t be slowed down, which is the effect of excessive ranking. I learned this when I started teaching matrixing, for people started learning at faster rates, which upset the whole rate of teaching martial arts systems.
The proper number of belts should be four. This would be the white belt, the green belt, the brown belt, and the black belt, which equates to beginner, intermediate, advanced, expert. Past that would be assistant instructors and instructors.
The white belt student should learn basic forms. This would be the equivalent of kebon kata, and these kata teach nothing but basic blocks, stances, punches, and kicks. Time for learning would be 3-6 months.
A green belt student could learn Pinan 1-5 (Heian 1-5). This a good intermingling of intermediate patterns, and one will find all manner of grabbing tricks, different and odd ways of developing blocks, more advanced kicks, and etcetera. Time necessary to learn would be about a year.
The brown belt should learn advanced forms depending on his size and shape. A large person might be suited to learn sanchin, seisan and sanseirui. A smaller, more nimble person might be better suited to learn umbe, botsai and the Iron Horse.
Time for brown to black would be 6 months, though, I have to admit, I often teach faster than that. I teach faster because I coordinate the number of techniques to the belts, and this gives a higher sense of reality to the form. The real key, however, is matrixing, for that subject tends to uncover all the hidden factors, and to arrange the techniques in a logical and much easier to learn format.
Whether you know matrixing or not, however, you should arrange your teaching so that classes are a couple of hours long, and you have classes at least three times a week. One of the reasons martial arts styles have failed is because schools have become politically correct and there is no sense of urgency to learning. Honestly, your life could well depend on how fast you can get to a Martial Arts Black Belt.
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