What Belts Does Seagal Hold In Martial Arts?

[Jace]

Where too?

Who instructs the doshu now a days? There comes a time (not for everyone though), when one is pretty much on ones own regarding further progress and training. People who have created something of their own (like an organisation or a style etc) have to train themselves by training with their students. Once a while it happens that these people goes to seminars and get new ideas, but mostly it's about keeping training.

In the old days one was expected to train and be devoted to a master for some time until the master said that you had to go out and experience other things for a while. Usually this ment going out and challanging other MA-exponents. If one was successful in this (sometimes refered to as musha shugyo) you went back to your teacher and recieved a kaiden (a scroll) saying that you now had received full transmission from this school. You were then expected to go elsewere and start up a school for yourself. Of curse you were welcome to come back to you teacher but further development was up to your own personal training from then on.

/J

I kinda understand-I would imagine then if this is the case that Steven has on going learning from his Bhuddist masters and incorporates this into the mystical side of his training whilst simultaneously strengthening his core aikido with his students.Thus there is an infinite level of pure potentiality out there to achieve.Amazing.Thankyou Aikilove,and a very nice nick too.

 

[Aikilove]

どういたしまして (Douitashima shi te - you're welcome) Jace.

/J

 

[tenshinaikidoka]

Well, no other comment needed, Aikilove hit the nail on the head!

 

[Littledragon]

How come, at the one place where correct fact about Steven Seagal should be known and used, they are not.

He has 7th dan in aikido.
He has at least 1 dan in s*hit*o ryu karate
He has extencive training in Yagyu shinkage ryu kenjutsu. (I'm not sure if that school even uses the dan grade system) and I can't remember him stating what grade or level he received in that.

If he has higher grade and/or grades in other arts I would like you to point to the interview with him or the head office of the art stating this.

He recieved 7th dan 1995 by the current doshu of aikikai. Regulations demands at least 15 years between 7th and 8th dan within aikikai. High officials within aikikai annually publish a list of dangradings at the annual kagami biragi. He has not been in any of those since 1995. And as far as I know he has never shown intrest in breaking away from aikikai.

Please, let's not do him any un-favours by spreading wrong facts about him.

/J

Ok thanks for clearing that up Aikilove!

 

[Littledragon]

Does any body know who Seagal's Judo Master was that he got a Black Belt Under.

I know Seagal achieved a black belt in ****o-Ryu Karate under Master Fumio Demura, but I keep hearing that Seagal has a black belt in Judo but whom did he get it under?

 

[aikibujutsu]

Who grades Steven now or even instructs him I mean how does he progress I mean does he recieve instruction you know I mean does he call anyone sensei on a regular basis
Aikilove,Tenshinaikidoka or Little Dragon please help answer this.

Seagal's 7th Dan grade was recommended by Hiroshi Isoyama Sensei 8th Dan. Seagal received it in 1995 by recommendation of Isoyama Sensei.

 

[Littledragon]

Seagal's 7th Dan grade was recommended by Hiroshi Isoyama Sensei 8th Dan. Seagal received it in 1995 by recommendation of Isoyama Sensei.

Do you know who gave Seagal his Judo blackbelt??