Belts

Time spent at each belt, from verified profiles only.

Average time at each belt

12 year(s), 2 month(s), 3 day(s)

Average time to black belt

How long it takes around the world

Typical (median) time per country. Pick a step to compare.

From verified profiles whose next belt is registered too. Countries with at least 10 promotions.

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: White to black
Indonesia	14.8 years	10
Philippines	14.2 years	14
South Africa	13.2 years	22
Ireland	13.0 years	17
Spain	12.8 years	37
Iceland	12.4 years	17
Switzerland	12.4 years	16
Estonia	12.3 years	10
United Kingdom	12.2 years	204
Singapore	12.1 years	11
Sweden	11.9 years	72
Finland	11.9 years	86
Canada	11.9 years	166
Australia	11.9 years	127
Croatia	11.8 years	15
Denmark	11.7 years	25
Germany	11.6 years	165
Portugal	11.6 years	17
Belgium	11.5 years	40
United States of America	11.4 years	1547
New Zealand	11.3 years	46
Netherlands	11.2 years	80
France	11.2 years	66
Mexico	11.1 years	19
Israel	11.0 years	18
Norway	10.9 years	25
Poland	10.7 years	17
Greece	10.7 years	28
Brazil	10.6 years	44
Italy	10.2 years	51
Austria	10.0 years	12
Chile	9.9 years	11
Romania	9.7 years	11
Japan	9.5 years	11

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: White to black, US states
South Carolina	14.3 years	17
North Carolina	13.1 years	69
Oregon	12.7 years	28
Connecticut	12.6 years	21
Nevada	12.6 years	12
Minnesota	12.5 years	10
Maryland	12.4 years	28
Wisconsin	12.0 years	28
Oklahoma	11.9 years	49
Ohio	11.8 years	37
Tennessee	11.8 years	46
New York	11.6 years	43
Colorado	11.4 years	35
Massachusetts	11.3 years	26
Pennsylvania	11.3 years	33
New Jersey	11.3 years	37
Virginia	11.2 years	53
Washington	11.2 years	35
Louisiana	11.2 years	27
California	11.1 years	108
Kentucky	11.1 years	19
Florida	10.8 years	150
Texas	10.8 years	178
Alabama	10.6 years	22
Arizona	10.5 years	68
Missouri	10.2 years	25
Mississippi	10.2 years	11
Illinois	10.0 years	29
Michigan	10.0 years	18
Georgia	9.8 years	52

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: White to Blue
Philippines	3.6 years	39
Estonia	3.1 years	74
Venezuela	3.1 years	31
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)	3.0 years	13
Indonesia	2.9 years	61
Netherlands	2.8 years	210
Norway	2.8 years	124
Malaysia	2.8 years	31
Croatia	2.8 years	34
France	2.7 years	118
Thailand	2.7 years	19
Ukraine	2.7 years	17
Germany	2.6 years	543
Sweden	2.6 years	251
Chile	2.6 years	43
Denmark	2.5 years	103
Belgium	2.5 years	151
Canada	2.5 years	466
Romania	2.5 years	23
New Zealand	2.5 years	96
Taiwan	2.4 years	23
Portugal	2.4 years	35
Vietnam	2.4 years	24
South Africa	2.4 years	99
Singapore	2.4 years	28
Greece	2.4 years	59
Ireland	2.3 years	58
Switzerland	2.3 years	64
Czech Republic	2.3 years	24
Russia	2.3 years	10
Australia	2.3 years	279
Spain	2.3 years	80
Mexico	2.3 years	52
Brazil	2.3 years	76
Italy	2.3 years	126
United Kingdom	2.2 years	563
Serbia	2.2 years	15
Finland	2.1 years	203
United States of America	2.0 years	3730
Poland	2.0 years	26
Austria	2.0 years	18
Iceland	1.8 years	51
Japan	1.8 years	21
Turkey	1.8 years	18
Israel	1.6 years	120
United Arab Emirates	1.3 years	13

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: White to Blue, US states
Alaska	3.3 years	11
West Virginia	3.0 years	17
Nebraska	3.0 years	19
Mississippi	2.8 years	25
Alabama	2.5 years	47
Wisconsin	2.4 years	72
Kentucky	2.3 years	53
Arizona	2.2 years	185
Massachusetts	2.2 years	56
Kansas	2.2 years	33
Arkansas	2.2 years	20
Montana	2.2 years	15
North Carolina	2.1 years	174
Maryland	2.1 years	64
Virginia	2.0 years	131
Washington	2.0 years	84
Ohio	2.0 years	97
Oklahoma	2.0 years	119
Michigan	2.0 years	58
Louisiana	2.0 years	61
Minnesota	2.0 years	30
Iowa	2.0 years	22
Idaho	2.0 years	17
Missouri	2.0 years	67
Florida	1.9 years	304
Oregon	1.9 years	47
Colorado	1.9 years	87
California	1.9 years	237
Maine	1.9 years	17
New Hampshire	1.9 years	21
Tennessee	1.9 years	137
Illinois	1.8 years	75
Texas	1.8 years	408
South Carolina	1.8 years	53
Pennsylvania	1.8 years	101
New Jersey	1.8 years	69
Utah	1.8 years	17
Indiana	1.7 years	35
Georgia	1.6 years	103
Connecticut	1.6 years	47
New York	1.6 years	112
Delaware	1.6 years	14
Vermont	1.5 years	15
Wyoming	1.4 years	24
Nevada	1.4 years	25
New Mexico	1.4 years	14

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Blue to Purple
Indonesia	4.2 years	31
Iceland	3.7 years	41
Switzerland	3.3 years	42
Singapore	3.3 years	21
Taiwan	3.3 years	17
Norway	3.2 years	78
Israel	3.2 years	60
South Africa	3.1 years	55
United Arab Emirates	3.1 years	11
Denmark	3.0 years	73
Ireland	3.0 years	39
United Kingdom	3.0 years	424
Estonia	3.0 years	37
Sweden	3.0 years	183
Finland	3.0 years	157
Canada	3.0 years	349
Mexico	3.0 years	38
Brazil	3.0 years	58
Japan	3.0 years	18
Chile	3.0 years	19
Venezuela	3.0 years	19
Belgium	2.9 years	94
Germany	2.9 years	362
Netherlands	2.9 years	156
Australia	2.9 years	228
Portugal	2.8 years	28
New Zealand	2.8 years	79
Italy	2.8 years	96
United States of America	2.7 years	2817
Thailand	2.7 years	14
France	2.6 years	99
Poland	2.6 years	24
Malaysia	2.6 years	22
Philippines	2.6 years	26
Serbia	2.6 years	11
Spain	2.5 years	57
Ukraine	2.5 years	13
Greece	2.4 years	44
Austria	2.4 years	15
Vietnam	2.3 years	12
Romania	2.3 years	14
Czech Republic	2.2 years	17
Croatia	2.0 years	21
Turkey	1.9 years	10

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Blue to Purple, US states
Wyoming	4.2 years	19
Minnesota	4.2 years	20
Idaho	3.8 years	12
Kansas	3.7 years	20
West Virginia	3.7 years	10
Utah	3.6 years	15
Indiana	3.5 years	24
New York	3.2 years	85
Vermont	3.2 years	12
Georgia	3.1 years	79
North Carolina	3.0 years	133
Connecticut	3.0 years	35
Massachusetts	3.0 years	44
Maryland	3.0 years	48
Washington	3.0 years	67
Nevada	3.0 years	21
Arkansas	3.0 years	13
Nebraska	3.0 years	11
Colorado	2.9 years	61
Illinois	2.9 years	54
Delaware	2.9 years	11
Missouri	2.9 years	44
Wisconsin	2.8 years	56
Virginia	2.8 years	107
Ohio	2.8 years	64
Tennessee	2.8 years	92
California	2.7 years	192
Florida	2.6 years	245
Arizona	2.6 years	136
Oregon	2.6 years	41
South Carolina	2.6 years	37
Pennsylvania	2.6 years	78
Michigan	2.6 years	38
Kentucky	2.6 years	37
New Jersey	2.6 years	52
Texas	2.5 years	317
Oklahoma	2.5 years	84
Iowa	2.4 years	15
New Hampshire	2.4 years	17
Alabama	2.3 years	31
Mississippi	2.3 years	18
Maine	2.1 years	11
Louisiana	2.1 years	54
Montana	2.0 years	14
New Mexico	1.9 years	10

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Purple to Brown
Indonesia	3.9 years	14
Finland	3.5 years	124
Iceland	3.4 years	29
Denmark	3.3 years	46
Estonia	3.3 years	20
Sweden	3.3 years	126
Portugal	3.2 years	18
South Africa	3.1 years	35
Israel	3.1 years	27
Austria	3.1 years	13
United Kingdom	3.0 years	300
Switzerland	3.0 years	23
Canada	3.0 years	237
Australia	3.0 years	168
Singapore	3.0 years	16
France	3.0 years	84
New Zealand	3.0 years	61
Philippines	3.0 years	19
Belgium	2.9 years	62
Ireland	2.9 years	25
Germany	2.9 years	245
Norway	2.9 years	51
Italy	2.9 years	68
United States of America	2.8 years	2077
Netherlands	2.7 years	104
Malaysia	2.7 years	12
Spain	2.6 years	44
Greece	2.6 years	33
Mexico	2.6 years	30
Croatia	2.6 years	17
Brazil	2.6 years	49
Chile	2.6 years	13
Poland	2.5 years	19
Thailand	2.5 years	10
Japan	2.5 years	14
Venezuela	2.5 years	10
Romania	2.2 years	11
United Arab Emirates	2.2 years	11

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Purple to Brown, US states
Kansas	3.5 years	10
Kentucky	3.4 years	27
Nevada	3.4 years	14
Maryland	3.3 years	39
Minnesota	3.3 years	15
Colorado	3.2 years	44
Wyoming	3.2 years	11
Connecticut	3.1 years	25
New York	3.1 years	63
Massachusetts	3.0 years	34
New Jersey	3.0 years	47
New Hampshire	3.0 years	10
Indiana	3.0 years	11
North Carolina	2.9 years	90
Virginia	2.9 years	74
South Carolina	2.9 years	23
Florida	2.8 years	190
Oregon	2.8 years	34
California	2.8 years	154
Missouri	2.8 years	33
Mississippi	2.8 years	17
Georgia	2.7 years	61
Wisconsin	2.7 years	35
Ohio	2.7 years	51
Pennsylvania	2.7 years	56
Louisiana	2.7 years	41
Arizona	2.6 years	98
Texas	2.6 years	234
Michigan	2.6 years	25
Washington	2.5 years	51
Oklahoma	2.4 years	65
Arkansas	2.4 years	10
Tennessee	2.3 years	64
Illinois	2.2 years	37
Alabama	2.1 years	26

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Brown to Black
Iceland	4.2 years	17
Croatia	3.7 years	15
Philippines	3.5 years	14
Poland	3.4 years	17
South Africa	3.2 years	22
Finland	3.1 years	86
Austria	3.1 years	12
Switzerland	3.1 years	16
Estonia	3.0 years	10
Norway	3.0 years	25
United Kingdom	2.9 years	203
Sweden	2.9 years	72
Portugal	2.9 years	17
Spain	2.9 years	37
Mexico	2.9 years	19
Ireland	2.8 years	17
Canada	2.8 years	168
Australia	2.8 years	126
Singapore	2.8 years	11
Belgium	2.7 years	40
United States of America	2.7 years	1540
Germany	2.7 years	162
Netherlands	2.7 years	81
Indonesia	2.7 years	10
Israel	2.6 years	18
Greece	2.5 years	28
New Zealand	2.5 years	46
Chile	2.5 years	11
Japan	2.5 years	11
Denmark	2.4 years	26
France	2.4 years	65
Brazil	2.4 years	45
Italy	2.2 years	51
Romania	2.0 years	11

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Brown to Black, US states
Wisconsin	3.2 years	28
Colorado	3.1 years	35
Pennsylvania	3.1 years	33
Louisiana	3.1 years	27
Ohio	3.0 years	37
Oklahoma	3.0 years	49
New Jersey	3.0 years	37
Massachusetts	2.9 years	26
North Carolina	2.9 years	69
Washington	2.9 years	35
Kentucky	2.9 years	19
South Carolina	2.9 years	17
Minnesota	2.9 years	10
Virginia	2.8 years	53
Florida	2.7 years	149
Oregon	2.7 years	28
Georgia	2.7 years	51
Connecticut	2.7 years	21
Illinois	2.6 years	29
New York	2.6 years	43
Tennessee	2.6 years	46
Texas	2.5 years	177
California	2.5 years	107
Maryland	2.5 years	28
Mississippi	2.5 years	11
Michigan	2.3 years	18
Missouri	2.3 years	25
Alabama	2.2 years	22
Arizona	2.1 years	68
Nevada	2.1 years	12

Fastest to black belt

Japan9.5 years11
Romania9.7 years11
Chile9.9 years11
Austria10.0 years12
Italy10.2 years51
Brazil10.6 years44
Greece10.7 years28
Poland10.7 years17

Slowest to black belt

Indonesia14.8 years10
Philippines14.2 years14
South Africa13.2 years22
Ireland13.0 years17
Spain12.8 years37
Iceland12.4 years17
Switzerland12.4 years16
Estonia12.3 years10

Faster than it used to be?

Typical years at each belt, by the decade the belt was received

Recent decades show up once most belts from them are finished, so they are not flattered by the long stays still running.

Training sessions per belt

Typical number of logged sessions from one belt to the next

From members who logged their training through the whole belt. White: 2.1 a week (106) · Blue: 2.5 a week (65) · Purple: 2.6 a week (34) · Brown: 2.3 a week (26)