Belts

Time spent at each belt, from verified profiles only.

Average time at each belt

12 year(s), 1 month(s), 16 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	13.1 years	18
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	207
Singapore	12.1 years	11
Sweden	11.9 years	72
Finland	11.9 years	86
Canada	11.9 years	169
Australia	11.9 years	129
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	1567
New Zealand	11.3 years	46
Netherlands	11.2 years	81
Mexico	11.1 years	19
France	11.1 years	65
Israel	11.0 years	19
Norway	10.9 years	25
Poland	10.7 years	17
Greece	10.6 years	29
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	71
Connecticut	12.8 years	22
Oregon	12.7 years	28
Nevada	12.6 years	12
Minnesota	12.5 years	10
Maryland	12.4 years	28
Wisconsin	12.0 years	28
Ohio	11.8 years	37
Oklahoma	11.8 years	48
Tennessee	11.8 years	46
New Hampshire	11.7 years	10
New York	11.6 years	43
Colorado	11.4 years	35
Massachusetts	11.3 years	26
Pennsylvania	11.3 years	35
Kentucky	11.3 years	20
Virginia	11.2 years	51
Washington	11.2 years	35
New Jersey	11.2 years	38
Louisiana	11.2 years	27
California	11.1 years	108
Florida	10.8 years	152
Texas	10.8 years	179
Arizona	10.6 years	69
Alabama	10.6 years	22
Mississippi	10.2 years	11
Michigan	10.1 years	19
Missouri	10.1 years	26
Illinois	10.0 years	31
Georgia	9.9 years	55

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: White to Blue
Philippines	3.6 years	39
Estonia	3.1 years	75
Venezuela	3.1 years	31
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)	3.0 years	13
Indonesia	2.9 years	61
Netherlands	2.8 years	213
Norway	2.8 years	124
Malaysia	2.8 years	31
Croatia	2.8 years	34
France	2.7 years	117
Thailand	2.7 years	19
Ukraine	2.7 years	17
Germany	2.6 years	544
Sweden	2.6 years	251
Chile	2.6 years	43
Denmark	2.5 years	103
Belgium	2.5 years	152
Canada	2.5 years	470
Romania	2.5 years	23
New Zealand	2.5 years	96
Switzerland	2.4 years	65
Taiwan	2.4 years	23
Portugal	2.4 years	35
Vietnam	2.4 years	24
South Africa	2.4 years	100
Singapore	2.4 years	28
Greece	2.4 years	61
Ireland	2.3 years	60
Czech Republic	2.3 years	24
Russia	2.3 years	10
Australia	2.3 years	281
Spain	2.3 years	79
Mexico	2.3 years	52
Brazil	2.3 years	76
Italy	2.3 years	126
United Kingdom	2.2 years	572
Serbia	2.2 years	16
Finland	2.1 years	203
United States of America	2.0 years	3753
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	121
United Arab Emirates	1.5 years	14

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	2.9 years	20
Mississippi	2.8 years	25
Alabama	2.5 years	47
Wisconsin	2.4 years	72
Kentucky	2.3 years	54
Arizona	2.2 years	184
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	177
Maryland	2.1 years	64
Virginia	2.0 years	129
Washington	2.0 years	85
Ohio	2.0 years	97
Oklahoma	2.0 years	118
Michigan	2.0 years	58
Louisiana	2.0 years	61
Minnesota	2.0 years	30
Iowa	2.0 years	22
New Hampshire	2.0 years	22
Idaho	2.0 years	17
Missouri	2.0 years	67
Florida	1.9 years	307
Oregon	1.9 years	47
Colorado	1.9 years	87
California	1.9 years	237
Maine	1.9 years	17
Tennessee	1.9 years	137
Illinois	1.8 years	78
Texas	1.8 years	408
South Carolina	1.8 years	53
Pennsylvania	1.8 years	103
New Jersey	1.8 years	70
Connecticut	1.7 years	50
Delaware	1.7 years	15
Indiana	1.7 years	35
Utah	1.7 years	18
Georgia	1.6 years	107
New York	1.6 years	112
Vermont	1.5 years	15
Wyoming	1.4 years	24
Nevada	1.4 years	25
New Mexico	1.4 years	15

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	43
Singapore	3.3 years	21
Taiwan	3.3 years	17
Norway	3.2 years	78
South Africa	3.1 years	57
Israel	3.1 years	61
United Arab Emirates	3.1 years	12
Denmark	3.0 years	73
Ireland	3.0 years	40
United Kingdom	3.0 years	429
Estonia	3.0 years	37
Sweden	3.0 years	183
Finland	3.0 years	157
Canada	3.0 years	351
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	96
Germany	2.9 years	363
Netherlands	2.9 years	157
Portugal	2.9 years	29
Australia	2.9 years	231
New Zealand	2.8 years	79
Italy	2.8 years	96
United States of America	2.7 years	2842
Thailand	2.7 years	14
France	2.6 years	98
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	46
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	16
Indiana	3.5 years	24
New York	3.2 years	85
Vermont	3.2 years	12
Georgia	3.1 years	83
North Carolina	3.0 years	136
Connecticut	3.0 years	37
Massachusetts	3.0 years	44
Delaware	3.0 years	12
Maryland	3.0 years	48
Washington	3.0 years	68
Nevada	3.0 years	21
Arkansas	3.0 years	13
Colorado	2.9 years	61
Missouri	2.9 years	45
Nebraska	2.9 years	12
Illinois	2.8 years	56
Wisconsin	2.8 years	56
Virginia	2.8 years	105
Ohio	2.8 years	65
Tennessee	2.8 years	92
California	2.7 years	192
Florida	2.6 years	248
Arizona	2.6 years	136
Oregon	2.6 years	41
South Carolina	2.6 years	37
Pennsylvania	2.6 years	80
Kentucky	2.6 years	39
New Jersey	2.6 years	53
Texas	2.5 years	318
Michigan	2.5 years	38
Oklahoma	2.4 years	83
Iowa	2.4 years	15
Alabama	2.3 years	31
New Hampshire	2.3 years	18
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
Iceland	3.4 years	29
Finland	3.4 years	125
Denmark	3.3 years	47
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	28
Austria	3.1 years	13
Ireland	3.0 years	26
Switzerland	3.0 years	23
Canada	3.0 years	239
Australia	3.0 years	171
Singapore	3.0 years	16
New Zealand	3.0 years	61
Philippines	3.0 years	19
Belgium	2.9 years	63
Germany	2.9 years	246
United Kingdom	2.9 years	303
Norway	2.9 years	51
France	2.9 years	83
Italy	2.9 years	68
United States of America	2.8 years	2101
Netherlands	2.8 years	105
Malaysia	2.7 years	12
Spain	2.6 years	44
Greece	2.6 years	35
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	12

World map of the typical time at each belt by country: Purple to Brown, US states
Kansas	3.5 years	10
Kentucky	3.5 years	28
Nevada	3.4 years	14
Delaware	3.3 years	10
Maryland	3.3 years	39
Minnesota	3.3 years	15
Colorado	3.2 years	45
Wyoming	3.2 years	11
Connecticut	3.1 years	27
New York	3.1 years	63
Massachusetts	3.0 years	34
New Jersey	3.0 years	48
New Hampshire	3.0 years	11
Indiana	3.0 years	11
Utah	3.0 years	10
Georgia	2.9 years	65
North Carolina	2.9 years	92
Virginia	2.9 years	72
South Carolina	2.9 years	23
Florida	2.8 years	192
Oregon	2.8 years	34
California	2.8 years	154
Mississippi	2.8 years	17
Wisconsin	2.7 years	35
Ohio	2.7 years	51
Pennsylvania	2.7 years	58
Michigan	2.7 years	26
Louisiana	2.7 years	41
Missouri	2.7 years	34
Texas	2.6 years	235
Arizona	2.5 years	99
Washington	2.5 years	52
Arkansas	2.4 years	10
Oklahoma	2.3 years	64
Tennessee	2.3 years	64
Illinois	2.2 years	39
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
Ireland	3.0 years	18
Estonia	3.0 years	10
Norway	3.0 years	25
United Kingdom	2.9 years	206
Sweden	2.9 years	72
Portugal	2.9 years	17
Spain	2.9 years	37
Mexico	2.9 years	19
Canada	2.8 years	171
Australia	2.8 years	128
Singapore	2.8 years	11
Belgium	2.7 years	40
United States of America	2.7 years	1560
Germany	2.7 years	162
Israel	2.7 years	19
Indonesia	2.7 years	10
Netherlands	2.6 years	82
Greece	2.5 years	29
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	64
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
New Hampshire	3.6 years	10
Wisconsin	3.2 years	28
Colorado	3.1 years	35
Louisiana	3.1 years	27
Ohio	3.0 years	37
Pennsylvania	3.0 years	35
Oklahoma	3.0 years	48
New Jersey	3.0 years	38
Massachusetts	2.9 years	26
North Carolina	2.9 years	71
Washington	2.9 years	35
South Carolina	2.9 years	17
Minnesota	2.9 years	10
Illinois	2.8 years	31
Virginia	2.8 years	51
Florida	2.7 years	151
Oregon	2.7 years	28
Georgia	2.7 years	54
Connecticut	2.7 years	22
Kentucky	2.7 years	20
New York	2.6 years	43
Tennessee	2.6 years	46
Texas	2.5 years	178
California	2.5 years	107
Maryland	2.5 years	28
Mississippi	2.5 years	11
Michigan	2.3 years	19
Missouri	2.3 years	26
Alabama	2.2 years	22
Arizona	2.1 years	69
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
Greece10.6 years29
Poland10.7 years17

Slowest to black belt

Indonesia14.8 years10
Philippines14.2 years14
South Africa13.2 years22
Ireland13.1 years18
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 (107) · Blue: 2.5 a week (65) · Purple: 2.6 a week (35) · Brown: 2.3 a week (26)