people can be awe inspiring ,call them hero/model/saint/ whavetever you want , the fact is they get people motivated . It could be me , it could be you . You could get it within just a couple of months of hard work .The rule is simple : Just do something that inspire people to get better or to do some good in a significant way .

1 Service to the community : for someone who has written a soft , created a website/forum/community , created/introduced a method etc....
-James heisig : for Remembering the kanji , mnemonic system for learning the kanji
-Fabrice : for the reviewing the kanji website ,
-Jim breen : for the website http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-b...dic.cgi?1C and the dictionaries EDICT/JMDICT/KANJIDICT
-Tae Kim : for his Guide to Japanese. http://www.guidetojapanese.org/
-Khatzumoto : for the AJATTblog http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/
-Resolve : for the software anki , a space repetition system software (SRS) http://ichi2.net/anki/
- Cb4960 : for the software subs2srs , a software that create anki decks from subtitles http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=2512
-Alyks : for the "movie method" , a mnemonic device for remembering the kanji on yomi
http://drmoviemethod.blogspot.com/

great discoverer
-vosmiura : for introducing anki
-zazen666 : for introducing KO2001

2Personnal achievement : records
completed any book in a record time
- RTK1 : 20 days Blackmacros (approximative evaluation)
- RTK2 :
- RTK3 :
- KO2001 both book 1 month Blackmacros http://forum.koohii.com/profile.php?id=13894
KO2001 first book 19 days blackmacros (approximative evaluation)
KO2001 secund book 11 days blackmacros in 77 hours

passed a japanese exam in a record time AND/OR with a record score:
-JPLT1
-JPLT2
-kanken test 日本漢字能力検定試験,
-BJT

Kanji knowledge
-most kanji learned in one day and remembered the following day : superbon (203/216 )
-greatest workload on a long period 8784 words in 4 Months (~75/day):Cb4960
-ability to write kanjis
-ability to read kanjis
don t be shy . If you ve been great you deserve respect.

If I may be so bold as to put myself forward

Completed RtK 1 at 100/day
Finished the second KO book (555 kanji) in 11 days, and around a month to do both of them
Re-examined my SRS workflow (which turned out to be a Sherlock Holmes idea...cool!) and doubled/tripled my productivity, which is what let me do KO so fast

I'm planning on sitting JLPT 1 in December, approximately 9 months after I started studying Japanese from scratch (I'm also planning on passing obviously...). It's not quite the fabled 3 months (although now that I've done what I have, I think its physically possible) but it will have to do.

blackmacros, you beat me to it.

nomination is seconded. blackmacros for RevTK hall of fame!

How in the world did you get KO2001 in 11day!!?!

I reached fluency in less than a year.

Nii87 Wrote:How in the world did you get KO2001 in 11day!!?!

Just the 2nd book (555 kanji, ~1500 sentences) in 11 days not all of KO.

I did it with a lot of spare time (around 6 or 7 hours a day) and by using the SRS in a much more efficient manner.

If someone else doesnt show up it s gonna become blackmacros hall....
come on guys ...I have passed JPLT2 in a year but I know other people who did and I m sure there must someone around here who passed JPLT1 in a year .

ghinzdra Wrote:If someone else doesnt show up it s gonna become blackmacros hall....
come on guys ...I have passed JPLT2 in a year but I know other people who did and I m sure there must someone around here who passed JPLT1 in a year .

Well, you were actually the person who inspired me to go through KO2001. I was very motivated by a few posts you made describing your progress with KO.

giggle:
extremely flattered . And I enjoy all the more to put your name : this is exactly why I I m strongly advocating for this kind of topic . It s a great way to get people motivated and there is no shame to be beaten this way.

I definetely got to find something else to put my own name here :lol Ashamed of my pace.....

blackmacros Wrote:If I may be so bold as to put myself forward

Completed RtK 1 at 100/day
Finished the second KO book (555 kanji) in 11 days, and around a month to do both of them
Re-examined my SRS workflow (which turned out to be a Sherlock Holmes idea...cool!) and doubled/tripled my productivity, which is what let me do KO so fast

I'm planning on sitting JLPT 1 in December, approximately 9 months after I started studying Japanese from scratch (I'm also planning on passing obviously...). It's not quite the fabled 3 months (although now that I've done what I have, I think its physically possible) but it will have to do.

maybe i missed it, but how did you increase your productivity?

second, i'm wondering how your listening, writing, and speaking skills have developed?

TGWeaver Wrote:

blackmacros Wrote:If I may be so bold as to put myself forward

Completed RtK 1 at 100/day
Finished the second KO book (555 kanji) in 11 days, and around a month to do both of them
Re-examined my SRS workflow (which turned out to be a Sherlock Holmes idea...cool!) and doubled/tripled my productivity, which is what let me do KO so fast

I'm planning on sitting JLPT 1 in December, approximately 9 months after I started studying Japanese from scratch (I'm also planning on passing obviously...). It's not quite the fabled 3 months (although now that I've done what I have, I think its physically possible) but it will have to do.

maybe i missed it, but how did you increase your productivity?

second, i'm wondering how your listening, writing, and speaking skills have developed?

Check out this thread: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?p...9#pid64929

Essentially I moved from the typical SRS pattern of: review, break, review, break, review, break, add all your new cards

into

review, add, review, add, review, add

Simple change (and obvious), but huge boost in efficiency, and its worked for a number of other people since I posted about it.

Listening is pretty good, as I've got a good immersion environment going. The audio that comes with KO2001 also helped I think.

I don't practice writing or speaking (read: output) at all. I'll get back to you in about 6-9 months from now By then it will either be coming to me naturally, or I will start to devote a concerted effort to practicing these skills.

I guess I should nominate bombpersons for being the first person (that any of us know of, I guess) to conceive of an IRC channel for community members to chat on. That belongs on the wall/hall.

i did the last 216 kanji in rtk1 all in one go and was able to recall 203 of them perfectly the next day when i reviewed them. that's gotta be some kind of record or something eh? if it's not, hats off to whoever beat me, you've got my vote for the hall of fame haha

ghinzdra Wrote:1 Service to the community : for someone who has wrote a soft , created a website/forum/community , created subtitles etc....
-james heisig : writing Remembering the kanji , mnemonic system for learning the kanji
-fabrice : creating reviewing the kanji website ,
-resolve : for the software anki , a space repetition system software (SRS) http://ichi2.net/anki/
- cb4960 : for the software subs2srs , a software that create anki decks from subtitles http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=2512

Don't forget Tae Kim, for his Guide to Japanese.

as tae kim has a very good reputation on this forum and that his guide is frequently used as SRS material , indeed he makes into the list .

sup3rbon Wrote:i did the last 216 kanji in rtk1 all in one go and was able to recall 203 of them perfectly the next day when i reviewed them. that's gotta be some kind of record or something eh? if it's not, hats off to whoever beat me, you've got my vote for the hall of fame haha

Let s say "most kanji reviewed in one day and remembered the following day." so you re in .

EDIT : gosh I almost forgot AJATT.... shame on me .

I have had the last 3 days off, and have watched about 15 hours of 子ずれ狼 in Japanese...does that count for Hall of heroes nomination?

zazen666 Wrote:I have had the last 3 days off, and have watched about 15 hours of 子ずれ狼 in Japanese...does that count for Hall of heroes nomination?

I've got you beat. I was held in contempt in court for refusing to break immersion and speak English. Couldn't testify so now a drug lord is loose on the streets.

Hell, we're all heroes here. Hurrah for everyone!

zazen666 Wrote:I have had the last 3 days off, and have watched about 15 hours of 子ずれ狼 in Japanese...does that count for Hall of heroes nomination?

like what ? longest immersion without a break ?
I dont mind adding people but the record must be clear enough to be an objective for somebody else . It s both an acknowledgment and a source of motivation for other people. If I hadn t already did RTK and KO2001 and unfortunately with a much slower pace , I certainely would have gone for blackmacros record. I have been EXTREMELY happy to read that my post about KO2001 gave him motivation in pulling off that feat . And I really hope he ll succeed in passing JPLT1 within 9 months even if it will make my records even more pitiful :lol: When it s about improving yourself , there s nothing better than competition . There s no way I fail if he s able to succeed in december . That s the spirit. Is there something greater than pushing off the limit of someone and him doing the same for you ?

I d like to add immersion things but for those cases you must clearly state what you claim. Otherwise I think it s more like a personal milestone. Try to come up with a general title.


BTW didn t you or nestor pass JPLT 1 or 2 with a magnificient score or in a record time ? how many kanjis are you able to read or write ?

nest0r Wrote:I've got you beat. I was held in contempt in court for refusing to break immersion and speak English. Couldn't testify so now a drug lord is loose on the streets.

Hell, we're all heroes here. Hurrah for everyone!

ありがとう

*snorts obscenely large amounts of cocaine*

*(the pure kind )*

... ... ... >.> ... <.< ... Khatzumoto learned Japanese in 18 months ...

igordesu Wrote:... ... ... >.> ... <.< ... Khatzumoto learned Japanese in 18 months ...

I learned Japanese in way less. Definitions my friend, definitions. I mean, just look at Kazelee's first outrageous post in this thread

Tobberoth Wrote:

igordesu Wrote:... ... ... >.> ... <.< ... Khatzumoto learned Japanese in 18 months ...

I learned Japanese in way less. Definitions my friend, definitions. I mean, just look at Kazelee's first outrageous post in this thread

But you're from Sweden (i.e. you have magic language-learning midi-chlorians). So that doesn't count.

Edit: and, as we all know, being incredibly handsome helps.

I'd like to nominate Jim Breen as someone who has done a great service for the Japanese learning community. Not only is his site useful in and of itself, his EDICT/JMDICT/KANJIDICT dictionaries power so many other great resources (this site, Rikaichan, JapanesePod101, etc.). Providing the tools that really revolutionized studying Japanese via computers, and doing so free of charge, this guy is about as much of a hero as it gets.

Nukemarine should be on there for being an overall nice guy to everybody and always being helpful.

Do the guys from antimoon count, they inspired the AJATT method.