Gradings

Belts

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Grade Progression White To Black Belt

• 10th Kup White Belt
• 9th Kup Yellow Stripe
• 8th Kup Yellow Belt
• 7th Kup Green Stripe
• 6th Kup Green Belt
• 5th Kup Blue Stripe
• 4th Kup Blue Belt
• 3rd Kup Red Stripe
• 2nd Kup Red Belt
• 1st Kup Black Stripe
• 1st Dan Black Belt

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Grading Procedure

Gradings usually take place four times each year, see the diary for this year's dates. 

For a new student your first grading can be very nerve-wracking. 
You've learnt everything you need to know, 
but what actually happens on the day?

You should arrive in good time for the grading to have enough time to get changed. You will also be able to go through anything you want to practise. 

You will be asked to line up by one of the senior grades who will then go through a warm up. When Grandmaster Loh arrives he will recite the Oath of Taekwondo and you will bow to him before being dismissed to the back of the room.

The most junior grades go first, working through to the most senior at 
the end.

Grandmaster Loh will be seated at the front of the room. Next to him, 
a senior student or Instructor will be issuing the commands.

When your name is called answer," Present Sir." and go to the position indicated. The positions are clearly marked on the floor. You will be required to identify yourself. Raise your hand and tell Grandmaster Loh your name and grade. The commands for your grading will then be given. When you are performing don't forget to shout, it is a sign of good spirit.

After your syllabus is completed Grandmaster Loh  may want to ask you a question. You should approach, bow, then step forward towards the desk. Before returning to your position, bow again to Grandmaster Loh.

You will then be dismissed and you can sit down again. You will no 
doubt feel relieved to have completed your grading, but it is important 
to try to be as quiet as possible so that you so not disrupt the 
concentration of the students who are grading after you.

For more advanced students who are required to perform breaking techniques you will be asked to return to the floor once all of the group gradings have been completed.

When everyone has finished you will line up again. Grandmaster Loh 
may decide to go through a few techniques with the group. After this 
has finished you will bow to Grandmaster Loh and your Instructors.

That's it for another few months!

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Grading Results.

Sunday 11th May 2008

Darren Hill	Adam Bridge	Mark Bielby	Emma Newman	Jasmine Blake*	Jodie Hutton
William Hughes	Carl Etheridge	Sarah Clayton		Zoe Coates*	Shannon Hutton
Prithvi Raj	Leah Etheridge	Ross Dooley		David Herbert	Sharon Hutton *
Natalie Rodgers*	Christian Harborow	Jonathan Edwards		Scott Jones	Shelley Hutton
Sophie Rodgers	Tonicha Hughes	Andrew Lait
Chantelle Sinclair	Jennifer Johnson*	Lyndsey McGlue
Catherine Thomas*	Colin Lewis	Georgina Martin
	Lindy McCormick	Alan Murray
	Enola Meade*
	Aravind Narayan*
	Lee Ogden
	Nidhi Raj*

* Passed with 'A' Grade

Sunday 10th February 2008

Adam Bridge	Mark Bielby	Sean Griffiths	Jasmine Blake	Michael Fagan
Holly Byrne	Cale Burton	Emma Newman	Zoe Coates	Jodie Hutton
Karen Coates*	Sarah Clayton	Katie Taylor	David Herbert	Shannon Hutton
Carl Etheridge	Ross Dooley	Chris Taylor	Scott Jones	Sharon Hutton
Leah Etheridge	Jonathan Edwards	Damian Whittle*		Shelley Hutton
Tonicha Hughes*	Felicia Fischer*
Jennifer Johnston*	Andrew Lait
Colin Lewis	Lyndsey McGlue*
Lindy McCormick*	Georgina Martin
Enola Meade	Alan Murray*
Aravind Narayan
Lee Ogden
Nidhi Raj
Ethan Woodier

* Passed With 'A' Grade

Sunday 18th November 2007

Mark Bielby	Sean Griffiths*	Jasmine Blake*	Michael Fagan	George Bolan
Cale Burton	Emma Newman	Aime Bolan	Jodie Hutton	Jim Bolan
Sarah Clayton*	Katie Taylor	Zoe Coates	Shannon Hutton*
Ross Dooley	Chris Taylor	David Herbert	Sharon Hutton
Jonathan Edwards		Scott Jones	Shelley Hutton
Felicia Fischer		Emeka Ogbonnia
Christian Harborow
Andrew Lait
Lyndsey McGlue*
Georgina Martin
Michael Martin

* Passed With 'A' Grade

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