Kup Grades

 

10th Kup - White belt 

 

9th Kup - White belt with a yellow stripe - minimum of 6 weeks training

 

8th Kup - Yellow belt  - minimum of 3 months from 9th Kup grading

 

7th Kup - Yellow belt with a green stripe - minimum of 3 months from 8th Kup grading

 

6th Kup - Green belt - minimum of 3 months from 7th Kup grading

 

5th Kup - Green belt with a blue stripe - minimum of 6 months from 6th Kup grading

 

4th Kup - Blue belt - minimum of 6 months from 5th Kup grading

 

3rd Kup - Blue belt with a red stripe - minimum of

6 months from 4th Kup grading

 

2nd Kup - Red belt - minimum of 6 months from 3rd Kup grading

 

1st Kup - Red belt with a black stripe - minimum of

6 months from 2nd Kup grading

 

PLEASE NOTE

The minimum period between gradings does not automatically qualify a student to take the next grade, it is only one of the many requirements that must be met ie, regular club attendance, general behaviour, attitude etc. 

 

 

 

Dan Grades 

 

1st Dan - minimum of 1 year from 1st Kup

 

 

2nd Dan - minimum of 2 years from 

1st Dan

 

 

3rd Dan - minimum of 3 years from 

2nd Dan

 

 

4th Dan - minimum of 4 years from 

3rd Dan

 

 

5th Dan - minimum of 5 years from 

4th Dan

 

 

6th Dan - Master -  minimum of 6 years

from 5th Dan

 

 

7th Dan - minimum of 7 years from 

6th Dan

 

 

8th Dan -  Grand Master - minimum of 

8 years from 7th Dan   

 

 

9th Dan - minimum of 9 years from 

8th Dan