The past thirty years or so many of those that have achieved that rank have been so watered down imitations of the real thing that I no longer consider someone a dangerous fighter just because they have a black-belt in something. To me that just indicates they know a little more or just enough to maybe hurt a guy that has not been in a fight since second grade and against a really tough person or the real thing they don't generally fare very well.
Unless they have have had really good training someplace with really high standards and put the time, sweat, and real effort in to achieve that rank and also acquired the experience that goes with that rank then they are usually just watered down versions of the real thing. That is not accomplished in just a few years or even in several if the person is only training twice per week for an hour or so like most do today. It is instead only achieved if the standards and training is of a high quality and those training are dedicated and training several times per week and more often than not multiple hours on those days they train over the course of five years or more. An exceptional student and athlete can accomplish it in five years maybe but most don't fit into that category and really require longer. Unfortunately those are often not the standards that you see applied today nor the type of student that you have generally taking martial arts.
A black belt is a strip of material. Everyone here is going to give you a vague definition.
What really matters is how they came to earn that strip of material. You cannot make assumtions over a black belt because there are lots of things to take into account. The style of Karate they practice, the dojo/club they earned it at/ practice at, if that dojo practices Karate as a sport or self defence (if they are training in it for sport/competition then they need to follow rules, there are no rules in a real fight) and if they have the right mindset.
It can also depend on the area you live in as some areas have better clubs than other places.
In general though, people with blackbelts in Karate are usually competent enough to defend themselves.
I'm pretty sure what I've just said could be said of most martial arts, maybe even boxing.
A black belt only covers two inches of your a$$, the person has to cover the rest.
As for karate... now when its taught well it is a genuinely dangerous. But the amount of mcdojos infiltrating the art has decreased my respect for karate. Just as it did for taekwondo, if someone says "I'm a black belt in taekwondo/karate" it just doesn't effect me in the same way that if someone said "I'm a black belt in muay thai/akban" because there are certain arts that maintain a high standard of training through all their facilities. Karate is not one of them unfortunately.
It's not karates fault that it's changed due to mcdojos,but it has.
I've probably offended some karate people so I apologize but it's just my opinion.
Plus when I was only orange belt judo I had a bet with a karate black belt and I beat her so... what does that say about how effective karate is today...
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This answer does not apply for those of you trained in 'real/traditional' karate.
No not necessarily. It all depends on your training and dedication. In boxing you have a motive. The motive is too be a champion. There are black belts in karate who are paper tigers who could not beat there way out of a paper bag. I do not say this to insult or ridicule the practiced legitimate serious martial arts combatants. This is directed at the frauds who buy or who do not rightly earn or deserve the status of a black belt. Yes it is all about consistency and dedication. You should also know how to fight.
A black belt used to be a serious matter, taking a lot of training just to get there.
Even then, it was considered the first serious beginner's rank.
Now they sell them to kids for money.
Today, a black belt is meaningless.
A black belt used to be a serious matter, taking a lot of training just to get there.
Even then, it was considered the first serious beginner's rank.
Now they sell them to kids for money.
Today, a black belt is meaningless.
Not necessarily. Usually a black belt denotes completion of a curriculum. However, not all martial arts training, including karate training, is designed for combat efficacy. I would go so far as to say the majority of karate schools in the world don't train in a way that translates well into real-world self-defense.
With that said, your average karate black belt should at least be more skilled at punching and kicking than the average, untrained person. They will also likely be in better shape than the "average" person, who is sedentary. A little training can go a long way.
I dont believe so. Anyone can beat anyone else at any time. Being up to a black belt in a style gives a person more options as far as techniques or practice but still if the oponents gets in on them the black belt can still loose. I believe someone seriously training in martail arts will have advantages over someone who does not though.
A black belt used to be a serious matter, taking a lot of training just to get there.
Even then, it was considered the first serious beginner's rank.
Now they sell them to kids for money.
Today, a black belt is meaningless.
It depends on who you got your black belt from and how you chose to train your karate. Did you know the most successful kickboxers in the world are karate fighters? Then you have belt mills that just give away belts and don't teach jack about knowing how to actually fight.
Serious answers please...
I dont believe so. Anyone can beat anyone else at any time. Being up to a black belt in a style gives a person more options as far as techniques or practice but still if the oponents gets in on them the black belt can still loose. I believe someone seriously training in martail arts will have advantages over someone who does not though.
A Black Belt only covers 2 inches of your backside its up to you to cover the rest, there is no universal standard for a black belt ranking some blackbelts are going to be more capable than others, so no a blackbelt does not make you a dangerous fighter.
No words to describe this.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acocc591...
A Black Belt only covers 2 inches of your backside its up to you to cover the rest, there is no universal standard for a black belt ranking some blackbelts are going to be more capable than others, so no a blackbelt does not make you a dangerous fighter.
No words to describe this.....
A black belt used to be a serious matter, taking a lot of training just to get there.
Even then, it was considered the first serious beginner's rank.
Now they sell them to kids for money.
Today, a black belt is meaningless.
Who's definition?
I know many so called black belts that couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag. On the other hand I know quite a few who have trained hard, are humble people but are excellent martial artists and would be very capable of stopping most attackers
karate black belts arent really that dangerous. karate is a flawed art, to be honest i only really like some of their kicks and thats about it particularly the roundhouse to the midsection its quite effective at stalling a fight and creating distance, people will disagree with me but its a fact, as human kind has advanced our fighting techniques have advanced too, i dont dispute that karate was an awesome martial art back in the 17th century, but its 2014 now and its no longer relevant.
Not neccessarily. To be honest, I've seen more than a few karate black belts who couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
A black belt used to be a serious matter, taking a lot of training just to get there.
Even then, it was considered the first serious beginner's rank.
Now they sell them to kids for money.
Today, a black belt is meaningless.
A real black belt yes,
A mcdojo black belt is not
A real black belt yes,
A mcdojo black belt is not
Not neccessarily. To be honest, I've seen more than a few karate black belts who couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
A real black belt yes,
A mcdojo black belt is not
A real black belt yes,
A mcdojo black belt is not
You have to consider lots of facts and details.
As an example, in my dojo, there was a kid (about 13 years old) and he was a black belter. Yep even you can smash him easily, but when considering the same age group of his, he showed some outstanding performance!
It's called respect.
It's called respect.
If they obtained their black belt from a mcdojo, no.
Yha .......... sure but Depend on his/her practice. Because Practice make a man perfects.
Yes..... I'm serious
well they could be a threat.
