[Bloke]

Hi Imarobot

I ll try and answer your questions here but in the meantime why not pop into the Introductions section and start a thread so we can all welcome you.

How long from White to Black? If you focus on gradings only and dont get injured then maybe as little as 5 years - but as you say no rush is there?

Different organisations use slighlty different grading systems - we dont use stripes except on Dan grades so I cant help you there im afraid but im sure there will be someone who can.

Enjoy the training - I started at 19 and its been an incredible journey.