i needed 3 years to reach 7th dan ^^ but jea, it depends on the mod, i can reach black belt in one day if i play jousting so its not rlly hard you just need time, you can make it like me, play when youre in the internet, go on any server, and switch back to youre browser make there something (read tb forums go to facebook or whatever) and when its your turn the toribash icon flashes up.. and you can play ^^ (dont go on a server with a fast mod, you cant do anything in the queue ^^) and this depends on how long youre online...