Karate Grading System

Level		Prerequisite Guideline
K1	White belt	n/a
K2	Yellow belt	Minimum 20 classes practice at K1 level.
K3	Yellow belt with one orange stripe	Minimum 20 classes practice at K2 level.
K4	Yellow belt with two orange stripe	Minimum 20 classes practice at K3 level.
K5	Orange belt	Minimum age of 6 with 20 classes practice at K4 Level
K6	Orange belt with one purple stripe	Minimum 20 classes practice at K5 level.
K7	Orange belt with two purple stripe	Minimum age of 7 with 20 classes practice at K6 Level.
K8 (8 KYU)	Purple belt Equivalent to 8 KYU in Regular Program	Minimum 20 classes practice at K7 level with Instructor recommendation


	REGULAR GOJU-RYU KARATE


	MUDANSHA - NON BLACK BELT LEVEL

Level		Prerequisite Guideline
10 KYU	White belt	n/a
9 KYU	White belt with one purple stripe	Minimum 2 months practice at 10 KYU with 80% attendance, or 30 classes within 6 months at 10 KYU
8 KYU	Purple belt without stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 9 KYU with 80% attendance, or 30 classes within 6 months at 9 KYU
7 KYU	Purple belt with one green stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 8 KYU with 80% attendance.
6 KYU	Green belt without stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 7 KYU with 80% attendance.
5 KYU	Green belt with one brown stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 6 KYU with 80% attendance with instructor recommendation.
4 KYU	Green belt with two brown stripes	Minimum 3 months practice at 5 KYU with 80% attendance with instructor recommendation.
3 KYU	Brown belt without stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 4 KYU with 90% attendance with Chief Instructor recommendation.
2 KYU	Brown belt with one black stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 3 KYU with 90% attendance with Chief Instructor recommendation.
1 KYU	Brown belt with two black stripes	Minimum 3 months practice at 2 KYU with 90% attendance with Chief Instructor recommendation.


	YUDANSHA - BLACK BELT LEVEL

Level		Prerequisite Guideline
SHODAN	1st Dan (First degree Interim)	Minimum 6 months practice at 1 KYU with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
NIDAN	2nd Dan (Second degree Interim)	Minimum 2 years practice at SHODAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
SANDAN	3rd Dan (Third degree Interim)	Min. age of 20 and 3 years practice at NIDAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
YONDAN	4th Dan (Fourth degree Interim)	Min. age of 25 and 4 years practice at SANDAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
GODAN	5th Dan (Fifth degree Interim)	Min. age of 30 and 5 years practice at YONDAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
ROKU DAN	6th Dan (Sixth degree Interim)	Minimum 6 years practice at GODAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
SICHI DAN	7th Dan (Seventh degree Interim)	Minimum 7 years practice at ROKU DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
HACHI DAN	8th Dan (Eighth degree Interim)	Minimum 8 years practice at SICHI DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
KYU DAN	9th Dan (Ninth degree Interim)	Minimum 9 years practice at HACHI DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
JU DAN	10th Dan (Tenth degree Interim)	Minimum 10 years practice at JU DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.


	** The above charts show only the guideline which might change depending on the progress and average standard of students.

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RECENT EVENTS

	Our Karate Kids Class
	2010 Promotion Test #2
	The Kung Fu Variety Show 2010
	2010 Promotion Test #1
	37th Steveston Tournament
	Zone 5 Tournament
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UPCOMING EVENTS

2010
Aug 22	Outdoor Training & BBQ
Sept 25	Promotion Test #3
Oct 23	Campbell River Shito-Ryu Challenge Cup
Nov 6	Victoria International Tournament
Nov 19-21	WKF World Cup

2011
Jan 22-23	KBC Provincial Championships
Feb 5	Sato Cup

Please check our calendar for details of training sessions and events.

RECENT TOURNAMENT RESULT

37TH STEVESTON TOURNAMENT
2010.1.9

Gary Wong
1st Place (Men Kata, novice)
1st Place (M.Men Kata, novice)
1st Place (Men Kumite, novice)
2nd Place (M.Men Kumite, nov.)
3rd Place (Men Kata, int.)

Henry KC Chan
2nd Place (Men Kata, Int.)
2nd Place (Men Kata, Adv.)
2nd Place (Men Kumite, Int.)
3rd Place (Men Kumite, Adv.)
3rd Place (Men Team Kata, all level)

Vincent Wong
3rd Place (Men Team Kata, all level)

Andrew Chan
3rd Place (Men Team Kata, all level)

Nikkie Yu
2nd Place (Boys 10-11 Kumite, Int.)
2nd Place (Mixed Team Kata, Int.)

Jeffrey Yu
3rd Place (Boys 12-13 Kumite, Int.)
2nd Place (Mixed Team Kata, Int.)

Gavin Hui
2nd Place (Paddle Kumite)

Terry Zhang
2nd Place (Boys 12-13 Kumite, Nov.)
3rd Place (Paddle Kumite)

Fred Zhang
3rd Place (Boys 15-16 Kata, Int.)
2nd Place (Mixed Team Kata, Int.)

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