Assalamu alaikum, As we are getting more familiar with the Arabic, here is a useful article on the Arabic root word system. InshaAllah you will find it useful. Inshaallah next class onward we'll start distributing a page a class on the common words in the Quran booklet.
According to a longitudinal study (conducted from 1998 to 2014), the average time taken to get a first-degree black belt is ten years. Of course, this duration differs among martial arts. The shortest recorded training time is four years, while the longest to get a first-degree black belt is twenty-seven years. The study measured the time taken for these martial arts: Aikido, Iaido, Judo, Jujutsu, Karate, Kenpo, Kobudo, Taekwondo and Wing Chun.
Black Belt Levels-Time to achieve these belts can vary at different schools. 1  1st Degree/Dan Black Belt-This initial Taekwondo black belt takes about 3-4 years to earn (after passing all of the color belt tests and a black belt test). 2  2nd Degree/Dan Black Belt-Generally 2-3 years to earn. 8th Degree/Dan Black Belt-Generally 8-9 years to earn. 2  9th Degree/9th Dan Black Belt-If you reach this level, you are a Taekwondo Grand Master. 3  This is generally the highest belt level in the WTF Taekwondo system awarded to living people.