About Gradings
Colour Belt Gradings
These are held every 3 months for Tae Kwon Do students but only if they know their syllabus and are ready to grade. This will be determined by the instructor. Gradings are examined by an external examiner which is one of the TAGB World Masters, 8th Degree Black Belt or above.
Coloured Belt Gradings are £30.00
Black Belt Gradings
Black belt gradings are every 6 months and are normally held at Bristol TKD Academy (subject to change). Students must be Red Belt Black stripe or above and have satisfied the TAGB requirements. 5 World Masters from the TAGB examine this grading. Black Belt Gradings start at £165.00 depending on the grade a student is going for.
Colour Belt Grading
The next upcoming Grading TBA
Please remember to wear your full white Dobok and Belt only, no coloured t shirts underneath.
9:00 am for white belts and yellow stripes
Arrive early, make sure you are not late.
Please make sure you have practised your theory (Korean terminology from your handbooks and laminates).
Black Belt Grading
The next upcoming Grading TBA
All 1st Kups (Black Stripes) and Black Belts who are hoping to Grade MUST complete the following, before the first Black Belt Pre grading training session:
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Provide 5 passport size photos
- Complete a short 500 word Essay titled – “Why I Want To Be A Black Belt”
- Paid the Grading Fee to your Instructor
- You MUST attend the 3 Black Belt Pre Grading Training sessions (If you cannot attend one particular session for some reason, you can attend a session in a different area, please speak to your instructor for details)
We recommend you start practicing your theory ASAP, 5-10 mins a couple of times a week is plenty, but trying to Cram all of your theory into the last week will not be helpful, it will make you or your child stressful and not allow them to perform their best Tae Kwon Do on the day.
You can fail your Black Belt grading. It is up to you to apply yourself to your training in the run up to the Grading, if you don’t feel ready, that’s fine, you can always give yourself more time by waiting until the following Black Belt grading.
