Daventry Tigers Taekwondo
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Black Belt Information
Breaking News
On 18th Feb 2026, the TAGB announced that Tigers will be able to wear Tiger suits at all TAGB competitions and gradings. That will include the Black Belt grading and pre-gradings, which were formally white suits only.
Black Belt Pre-Grading sessions
All Black Belts need to attend at least one area training session every 6 months. They will be held near Leamington Spa for those running up to the Oct 2026 grading.
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.
Location
Leamington Spa for Oct 2026 grading
Oakley Secondary School
Quercus Way
off Oakley Wood Road
Bishops Tachbrook
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV33 9QE
To take your black belt, you need to have attended 4 pre-grading sessions.
This includes all three sessions for that season, and at least one session from an earlier season.
Dates
10.15am - 11.45am - Black tags
12 noon - 1.30pm - All Dan grades
1. Sunday 20th Sept - Mock Grading
2. Sunday 27th Sept
10.15am - 11.45am - Black tags
12 noon - 1.30pm - All Dan grades
3. Sunday 4th Oct
10.15am - 11.45am - Black tags
12 noon - 1.30pm - All Dan grades
Junior Instructors
We require all our Junior Instructors/Classroom Assistants/Sparring Assistants etc of red belt or above to attend at least one session every 12 months - ideally one every 6 months. However we do appreciate that is difficult for some whilst the sessions are all being scheduled for Sundays.
Alternative sessions in other regions
Sat 5th Sept
Sat 12th Sept
Sat 19th Sept
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NB Change of times issued 27.08.26
Sun 6th Sept
Sun 20th Sept
Sun 27th Sept
Sat 5th Sept
Sat 12th Sept
Sat 26th Sept
Sat 5th Sept
Sat 19th Sept
Sat 3rd Oct
Sun 13th Sept
Sun 26th Sept
Sun 4th Oct
Pre-Grade Fee
£10 cash on the door unless grading this time, in which case the fee is included within your grading fee.
Uniform
All students to wear a white or Tiger TAGB dobok. No Club uniform. No T shirts showing. No Jewellery including Fitbits or similar.
Black Belt Grading Fees
1st Dan £170
2nd Dan £170
3rd Dan £180
4th Dan £210
5th Dan £240
Star grading £25
(and deducted from your next Dan grading fee)
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 - we have heard that men are also allowed to do standing kicks at 3ft too although we have not had any official confirmation of the same.
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?
