The Grading System

Grading (exams for the different coloured belts) are held at the club every 4 months.

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Dates for these grading will be on our list of events issued every January.

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Members can take all the gradings up to the belt just before the black belt (1st Kyu) at the club.

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Black belt gradings are not done at the club level. They are conducted by examiners from the Toyakwai Karate Association at a different venue.

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Everyone who starts karate does so as a white belt (10th Kyu). The progression is as follows:

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• Red belt                                  9th Kyu

• Orange belt                            8th Kyu

• Yellow belt                              7th kyu

• Green belt                              6th Kyu

• purple belt                             5th Kyu

• Blue belt                                4th Kyu

• Brown belt                             3rd Kyu

• Brown belt 1 red stripe         2nd Kyu

• Brown belt 2 red stripes       1st Kyu

• Black belt                              1st Dan (Shodan)

• Black belt                              2nd Dan (Nidan)

• Black belt                              3rd Dan (Sandan)

• Black belt                              4th Dan (Yondan)

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