Davemantis Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Kids with a adult Dan grade in martial arts good or bad??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 How can a kid have an adult dan grade, surely by definition it's not possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd77 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 If they train with adults, and take exams with adults and are measured as an adult - then they have an adult grade, no? I trained as a junior and got my 1st Dan, then moved into the adult class and did it again, but while I was technically still of 'junior' age, though was examined as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemantis Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 measured as an adult how can a kid be measured as an adult ?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd77 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I'd have thought it would be perfectly obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 measured as an adult how can a kid be measured as an adult ?????????? If a kid competes against other kids and wins, he's a champion as a kid. If he competes against adults and wins, he's an adult champion, despite being a kid. What's so hard to grasp about this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 We aren't talking about competition though, we're talking about grading. Within my style it's not possible for a junior to hold a senior belt. Even though the older juniors (upto 18) sometimes grade with the adults, there are sections of the syllabus that they do not do, hence it's impossible for them to pass the adult grading. The reasons for not teaching them certain sections are that a) childrens joints are still developing and practising lots of locks can damage them, b) we don't want to have to explain to the press why we taught a 14 year how to put on a head lock that potentially could kill, c) it would be in breach of child protection laws to train with live weapons as there is a slight but real risk of injury from them. When a junior (of whatever grade) passes 18, they keep their junior belt until they grade at the next adult grading, they are then assessed from a grade a couple of levels below their junior grade, upto the point where they would fail the adult grading (ie they might get a belt 2 grades lower, or they might go straight to the adult belt, depending on performance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 We aren't talking about competition though, we're talking about grading. Within my style it's not possible for a junior to hold a senior belt. Then their style must be different from yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I wasn't trying to suggest that it wasn't. There are as many styles as there are {insert something common here}. I was just explaining how it worked in the style I do, and hence why we don't have an issue with confusion between junior/senior and the appropriate belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemantis Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 I must agree you have to hold back on what you show kids compared to adults, also how can a kid have the maturity and experience of the adult??? Granted that some kids can do the techniques better than some adults but should they be granted the same grade??? Should say an older person be held back from a grade just because they cant move or do the techniques like a 18 year old??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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