On top of the physical requirements in class, all students also have an academic requirement at each level.

We suggest having a Karate Notebook at each class you attend for note-taking. We encourage everyone to ask questions for clarification if they don’t understand something or help with spelling.

On top of the physical requirements in class, all students also have an academic requirement at each level.
We suggest having a Karate Notebook at each class you attend for note-taking. We encourage everyone to ask questions for clarification if they don’t understand something or help with spelling.

Some of the answers can also be found in the Student Resources section here. Some of the material is also there for self-reflection, parents are welcome to help younger children with this as well.

These are all the Kids/Youth academic requirements at each belt level. They are to be completed and handed into your dojo at the time of your grading. The test to be completed is the level you are attempting. So an Orange Belt will do the Advanced Orange Belt test.

Select a belt to learn about the grading requirements:
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Advanced White Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Yellow Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Advanced Yellow Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Orange Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Advanced Orange Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Red Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Advanced Red Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Green Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Advanced Green Belt”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Purple Belt.”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Advance Purple Belt.”
Black belt level graphic labeled “Blue Belt”
Karate belt level graphic labeled “Brown Belt.”
Black belt level graphic labeled “Kuro Obi Kohai.”