Daventry Tigers Taekwondo
We strive to get you from White Belt to Black Belt with the best possible grade.
Black Belt Information
Black Belt Pre-Grading sessions
All Black Belts need to attend at least one area training session every 6 months. These are currently held in Redditch.
We will put the dates on here and the calendar as soon as we receive them. It is your responsibility as a black belt to ensure you check for this and make yourself available for at least one session. If you are not able to attend any then you can ask to be allowed to attend one in another area.
There are 3 sessions each time, one of which is only for those taking their Black belt or Dan grading that time. They are held every 6 months in the run up to the Black Belt Grading weekends. The Black Belt gradings are held every April and October.
Redditch Sessions for Oct 2025 grading
10am - 11.45am - Red belts and Black tags
11.45am - 1.45pm - All Dan grades
1 Sunday 21st Sept - Mock Grading
2 Sunday 5th Oct
10.15am - 11.45am - Red belts and Black tags
12noon - 1.30pm - All Dan grades
3 Sunday 12th Oct
10.15am - 11.45am - Red belts and Black tags
12noon - 1.30pm - All Dan grades
Location
Tudor Grange Academy
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
B98 7UH
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Those grading must attend all three sessions for that season.
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All Black Belts to attend at least one session every 6 months.
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Black Tags to attend at least one session.
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Red belts are encouraged to attend one session, but it is not mandatory.
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Junior Instructors, etc, are expected to attend from red belt and above.
£10 cash on the door unless grading this time, in which case the fee is included within your grading fee.
All students to wear a white TAGB dobok. No Tiger doboks nor Club uniform. No T shirts showing. No Fitbits or similar.
Alternatives for those unable to attend Redditch
Leicester (Central England North)
Saturday 20th Sept
Saturday 4th Oct
Saturday 11th Oct
Sat 27th Sept
Sat 4th Oct
Sat 18th Oct
Sunday 5th Oct (Dan grades only)
Sun 12th Oct
Sat 6th Sept
Sat 20th Sept
Sat 4th Oct
Sun 21st Sept
Sun 5th Oct
Sat 18th Oct
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Alternatives for those unable to attend Redditch
Leicester (Central England North)
Saturday 20th Sept
Saturday 4th Oct
Saturday 11th Oct
Oldbury (Central England South)
Sat 27th Sept
Sat 4th Oct
Sat 18th Oct
Nottingham/Derby (North Midlands)
Sunday 5th Oct (Dan grades only)
Sun 12th Oct
Bracknell (South East)* updated
Sat 6th Sept
Sat 20th Sept
Sat 4th Oct
Sun 21st Sept
Sun 5th Oct
Sat 18th Oct
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Destruction
Only for those aged 18 and above going for Dan grades
Ladies use White Board throughout
Men use Black Board throughout
Ladies are allowed to use elbows
Height to the middle of the board is 4ft, although ladies can do standing kicks at 3ft or 4ft
Juniors to hit a pad instead, same techniques as the adults - and the pad can be set at any height you request
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Junior Dan Calculator
All time served under the age of 16 is halved, so that for every 12 months you train, it counts as 6 months towards your next Dan. This is to compensate for you not having to do the officials training courses nor attend two competitions a year. This starts to get complicated when you hit your 16th birthday during your waiting period for your next Dan grade, so you can use this handy calculator to work out exactly when you would qualify to enter your next Dan grading exam.
2nd Dan
Breaking
Any hand (not including elbow for men)
Any Rear leg Standing kick
Any Jumping kick
3rd Dan
Breaking
Any hand (not including elbow for men)
Any Opposite hand (ie the other hand from the first)
Any Rear leg Standing kick
Any Opposite kick (jumping optional)
4th Dan
Breaking
Any two different hand techniques
(not including elbow for men)
Any two different kicks
Any jumping kick
How many people get to black belt?
