BUDOKWAI SENIOR JUDO GRADINGS

JANUARY 29th
FEBRUARY 26th
MARCH 25th
APRIL 29th
MAY 27th
JUNE 24th
JULY 29th
AUGUST 26th
SEPTEMBER 30th
OCTOBER 28th
NOVEMBER 25th

Booking in from 11.00 to start at 12.00.

Cost £18.50.

Please bring your licence with you.

National Judo Gradings for seniors are held on the last Sunday of every month (except in the month of December) by the Chief Instructor Peter Blewett.

GRADING STRUCTURE

After completion of the Beginners Course students are encouraged to attend a grading. The grading structure is as follows;

8th Kyu-2nd Kyu inclusive are allowed to enter a grading every 56 days. 1st Kyu and above can grade once a month. The Dan gradings at the Budokwai are National Gradings and operate outside normal time limits.

Dan Grades (Black Belts) are graded 1st-5th Dan. Honorary grades 6th-10th Dan are awarded by the national governing body and European Judo Union.
The grading requirements involves both theory and contest elements both of which are catered for on the day but competitors are normally expected to complete the theory before the contest section.

BUDOKWAI JUNIOR JUDO GRADINGS

Midi and Junior members have the option to grade on the following dates, at the discretion of their instructors:

All must obtain a BJA Junior Licence in order to grade.

Junior Judokas are graded through Mon grades (unlike adults who are graded through Kyu grades). At a junior level the highest grade you can achieve is 18th Mon (Brown belt) where upon you must wait until you are 16 years of age till you can grade towards your 1st Dan (Black belt). At this stage you will enter the adult grading schemed.

Novice – 6th Mon (Yellow Belt+ 3 red stripes) Judoka are graded in class time as these grades are based solely on theory and technique. Once you are over 6th Mon you will attend separate gradings held at the Budokwai which are based on a combination of theory and Randori.

The Belt system goes as follows:

The Budokwai 4 Gilston Road London SW10 9SL Tel: 020 7370 1000 Fax: 020 7370 2088