White & Red Belt Grading Details

We appreciate that grading for their first belts in martial arts can be scary. Adults as well as children are nervous and anxious about performing in front of panel of examiners at a formal grading.

The first set of gradings:

• White to Red/White Stripe
• Red/White Stripe to Red
• Red to Red/Black Stripe
• Red/Black Stripe to Yellow

These gradings will be performed at a relaxed informal grading with your instructor and another instructor present to help the students with techniques and moves (nerves can affect the memory).

The bases of these gradings is to build confidence and improvement of your martial arts.

The Instructors will assess you within your classes leading up to the grading and will present you with an invite to the grading if they feel you are ready.

There is a minimum amount of lessons required before an instructor invites a student to attend a grading.

• White to Red/White Stripe (8 lessons)
• Red/White Stripe to Red (8 lessons)
• Red to Red/Black Stripe (12 lessons)
• Red/Black Stripe to Yellow (16 lessons)

There are informal gradings held on a Saturday every 2 months.

Kickboxing 1pm           Karate 2pm

The grading takes approximately 45-60 minutes and depending on numbers, the grading may be split in to 2 halves. 

1] All White & Red/White Stripe perform together

2] All Red & Red/Black Stripe perform together

Parents are unable to stay and watch the grading, but parents are invited in for the presentation & photos. 

On the day of your grading, could you please:

•  Arrive 10mins early to book/pay for grading
•  Wear full martial arts outfit
•  Grading payment or email receipt for online payment
•  Your grading invite

Price of Gradings:

• White to Red/White Stripe £20
• Red/White Stripe to Red £20
• Red to Red/Black Stripe £25
• Red/Black Stripe to Yellow £30

We will only award new belts if the student meets the required standard but we will help and demonstrate where improvements can be made if you are not quite ready.