Comments on: An examination of BJA Dan grades (Part 2) http://judometrics.com/2009/04/an-examination-of-bja-dan-grades-part-2/ A site devoted to developing metrics for Judo by Lance Wicks. Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:14:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin O http://judometrics.com/2009/04/an-examination-of-bja-dan-grades-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Kevin O Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:08:02 +0000 http://judometrics.com/?p=56#comment-29 I find the month awarded analysis fascinating. If i could give 'my story' here, I pursued my dan gradings in November, January and finally topping up the points that i needed in February. My reasons for commenting is that perhaps some of my reasons might explain the trends you were not expecting. This is threefold: 1 University calendar Judo seems to be focussed around the end of the year and start of the next, being completely dormant from MAy to September. This will bulk up the winter months results. 2 Big personal efforts are afforded by the desperate around the new year- the resolution bug- this normally fades by the start of march in my experience! 3 The summer months seem to be exceptionally quiet for judo I have been trying to fill diaries over the summer months, and there is very little competitive opportunities about. People presumably go out BBQing and drinking and holidaying instead of going to their Dojo. This info might help, all be stuff already considered. Either way, thanks for the insight! I find the month awarded analysis fascinating.

If i could give ‘my story’ here, I pursued my dan gradings in November, January and finally topping up the points that i needed in February.

My reasons for commenting is that perhaps some of my reasons might explain the trends you were not expecting. This is threefold:

1 University calendar Judo seems to be focussed around the end of the year and start of the next, being completely dormant from MAy to September. This will bulk up the winter months results.

2 Big personal efforts are afforded by the desperate around the new year- the resolution bug- this normally fades by the start of march in my experience!

3 The summer months seem to be exceptionally quiet for judo I have been trying to fill diaries over the summer months, and there is very little competitive opportunities about. People presumably go out BBQing and drinking and holidaying instead of going to their Dojo.

This info might help, all be stuff already considered. Either way, thanks for the insight!

]]> By: LanceW http://judometrics.com/2009/04/an-examination-of-bja-dan-grades-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-22 LanceW Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:35:23 +0000 http://judometrics.com/?p=56#comment-22 P.s. Your mosaics are wonderful! I especially like the one of "The Wave". I have that image as a sticker on my laptop. :-) P.s. Your mosaics are wonderful! I especially like the one of “The Wave”. I have that image as a sticker on my laptop. :-)

]]> By: LanceW http://judometrics.com/2009/04/an-examination-of-bja-dan-grades-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21 LanceW Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:32:39 +0000 http://judometrics.com/?p=56#comment-21 Hi, sadly I don't know that information, I might be able to find some of the information from the annual reports but I don't think that they have them all the way back to 1960 on the website. It would also be REALLY painful to get it all from the PDF files. :-) Lance Hi,
sadly I don’t know that information, I might be able to find some of the information from the annual reports but I don’t think that they have them all the way back to 1960 on the website. It would also be REALLY painful to get it all from the PDF files. :-)
Lance

]]> By: MissyWombat http://judometrics.com/2009/04/an-examination-of-bja-dan-grades-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-20 MissyWombat Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:17:36 +0000 http://judometrics.com/?p=56#comment-20 The graph showing the number of new dan grades awarded each year...how does it compare to a graph showing BJA membership each year? Are they a similar shape? The graph showing the number of new dan grades awarded each year…how does it compare to a graph showing BJA membership each year? Are they a similar shape?

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