| When I first started the martial arts, a branch of | | | | year to master karate. |
| Chinese American Kung Fu Kenpo Karate, I was | | | | Here are a few problems with this formula. |
| told it would take three lifetimes to master | | | | Most people do not practice five hours a week. |
| Karate. Over time I realized that this was just a | | | | Most systems are not logically arranged, which |
| variety of ignorance, and even racism, but I did | | | | increases the time, sometimes considerably. |
| start to wonder how long it would take. I've been | | | | Most systems are not logically taught, which, |
| practicing for over forty years now, and I think I | | | | again, increases the time, sometimes considerably. |
| have an answer. Sort of. | | | | Most systems have been compromised, mixed |
| The common sense I have encountered, over the | | | | with other systems, or otherwise tainted, which |
| years, is that it takes a 1000 repetitions to learn a | | | | increases time considerably. |
| form, and 10,000 repetitions to master. This | | | | This doesn't include, as I stated before, times |
| would include, of course, practical applications, | | | | needed for applications, freestyle, various drills, |
| appropriate types of freestyle, assorted drills, and | | | | and so on. |
| so on. | | | | Now, you can probably use the data I have given |
| Taking just the karate forms, you can increase | | | | you here to find the times to master Tae Kwon |
| the numbers I am about to tell you according to | | | | Do, or master kung fu, but you will have to work |
| your individual method of training, we can come | | | | it a bit. |
| up with some interesting times to mastery. | | | | The point here, however, is that the numbers I |
| If you have 15 forms to Mastery, which is close | | | | have given you seem appropriate to my own |
| to the number of forms in such arts as Wado | | | | passage through the martial arts. |
| ryu karate, goju ryu karate, and so on, then you | | | | And, I give you this data to encourage people to |
| need to do 15,000 repetitions. | | | | take the long view, and to dedicate themselves, |
| 15,000 forms = 15,000 minutes = 250 hours | | | | and to become more streamlined and efficient in |
| If you practice five hours a week, it will take a | | | | their pursuit of the arts. |