FAQ Category: Grading
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How long does it take to get a black belt?
The time varies depending on how regularly you train and how quickly you progress through the Gup (colour belt) grades. Typically, a dedicated student training two or three times per week can expect to reach 1st Dan (black belt) in around four to six years. There are ten Gup grades before black belt, each requiring…
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How long is a grading?
A junior Gup grading will be about 45 mins to an hour long, higher Gup grades will stretch this out maybe to an hour and a half as more syllabus needs covering. Grading to an early Dan grade involves about a 3 hour pre-test followed by a longer, up to 4 hour, main test.
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How often do you grade?
You only grade when your instructors feel you are ready. For junior grades they can grade every 24 lessions and at least 3 months training, for higher Gup grades it will be 60 lessions/6 months, Cho Dan Bo’s (blue belts) at least a year and Dan (black belts) grades take an increasing number of years…
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What is a grading?
All belt progression (other than the first 10th to 9th Gup) is the result of a grading. These are examinations, held either regionally or nationally, where students are asked to demonstrate their abilities in front of a panel of senior GBTSDA instructors. The format of a grading tends to follow a typical training class so…
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