Independently Published International Standard for Martial Arts Black Belt Forms: Standard No. 2-2020TIMABBF-2

This standard provides a desk reference that benefits those students and Black Belts seeking a traditional and repeatable instruction and enduring learning process. This standard is for traditional Forms that can stop the continuous refinements in execution of Forms that degrades the traditional learning process for students and Black Belts. This standard is for teaching and learning a traditional martial art's Forms up to 10th Dan Black Belt, and allowing those who have postponed their training to return without having to start over, increasing the likelihood that past students and Black Belts will return to training. The posted use of this standard in a conspicuous location to be easily seen may increase student attendance by allowing students and Black Belts who have stopped training to return and returning students and Black Belts will help to grow a school by using a standard's demanding process. The use of this standard will also improve the quality of the students effectiveness and instruction by Black Belts teaching requirements for a traditional martial arts training program. This standard has become necessary due to a large number of people claiming to have earned a Black Belt (Instructor) whose training is suspect. particularly those individuals who are quick to criticize others, that are usually projecting their own incompetence. Since is common to employ the strategy that says the best defense against being incompetent is to attack others competence, claiming they are incompetent. This document is one in a series of standards for martial arts instruction that identifies the fundamental information in Forms that Blacks Belts need to have for a repeatable training program, devoid of refinements. This standard will be maintained by releasing corrected and/or improved revisions to keep this standard as a viable tool for maintaining the quality of traditional martial arts programs by increasing the quality of the behavior from Black Belts and students.