# Getting a black belt in 1-2 years

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-black-belt-in-1-2-years/259931>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 15, 2004, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-black-belt-in-1-2-years/259931 "2004-08-15T07:12:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-black-belt-in-1-2-years/259931/21 "2004-08-17T13:17:51Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> If your dojo doesn’t teach the five point palm exploding heart technique then it aint shit.

… and if it does teach it, then your dojo _is_ shit? Thanks for the tip.

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**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-black-belt-in-1-2-years/259931/22 "2004-08-17T15:34:40Z")

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> [@Burrido](#):
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> One of the first questions they ask is, How long til I become a Blackbelt?. You watch the dropout ratio once people earn the Blackbelts and its probably upper 70 percent. They get it, and then stop going. All a status symbol to them.

Maybe they’ve reached a goal and can move on, satisfied with their success.

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