Black Belts

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.

Tudor Grange Academy

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

B98 7UH

Those grading must attend all three sessions for that season.
All Black Belts to attend at least one session every 6 months.
Black Tags to attend at least one session.
Red belts are encouraged to attend one session, but it is not mandatory.

£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.

Black Belt Grading Information

Grading Requirements by Dan - officiating, courses, etc

Black Belt Grading Requirements 1st to 2nd Dan

Black Belt Grading Requirements 2nd to 3rd Dan

Black Belt Grading Requirements 3rd Dan and above

Black Belt - Star Gradings

1st Star

2nd Star

3rd Star

NB the line work is drawn from the line work for your next Dan grade

Destruction

Only for those aged 18 and above going for Dan grades

Juniors use the Kick Shields/Power Board

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

Destruction Test

Junior Dan Calculator

Click here

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.