THE SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING FOR DAN GRADINGS HAS CHANGED – please see below

INSTRUCTORS: Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan) and Sensei Garry Harford (8th Dan)

TIMES :

10.30 – 12.00 Training for Brown Belts

12.00 – 1.30 Training for Black Belts

2.30 – Grading for 1st and 2nd Dan

TRAINING FEE : FREE

This course is not just for people taking their dan grade. Karateka of 3rd Kyu and above should be attending.  Please note, there are no refreshments available at Honeywell Sports College on Sunday.

To Register, please complete the following steps

1. Download Grading Form

Please follow the link below to download form.

https://kugb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/KUGB-Dan-Grading-Exam-Form-2022-2.pdf

Please complete and remember to attach a passport-sized photo to your form and bring the form with you to the grading.

Forms and licence book must be presented at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the grading.

Registration must be completed by Friday 16/2.

2. Payment

Please pay the relevant grading fee to the following account :

Central Region KUGB
NAT WEST
sort code : 60.21.50
account number : 60416874
Reference : surname & date of grading (ie. Naylor19/2)

1st Dan – £70
2nd Dan – £80
Re-take (Kata or Kumite only): 
1st Dan – £60
2nd Dan – £65

The above fees include a KUGB Dan-grade certificate and registration for successful candidates. Certificates will be sent by post.

3. Email Regional Officer

Please email robertwelsh@ntlworld.com with the following information :

Name
Date of Birth
Club
Current Grade
Grade taking (ie. 2nd Dan – Kata only)
KUGB Licence Number
Expiry Date

Please ensure your KUGB licence is up-to-date.

4. Permission to grade

Your Instructor MUST complete the form on kugb.me in the box marked ‘Instructors.’

5. Other Information

All those training and grading must bring their current KUGB licence.

Gumshields and KUGB-approved white hand-mitts are compulsory for Jiyu Kumite.

Those who fail a Dan-grading must wait a minimum of three months before a re-take, except when the Examiner specifically states otherwise. In such cases, the required period will be noted on the candidate’s grading form, and this must be retained by the candidate and produced at the re-take.