Grading

Grading takes place every 4 months in Glastonbury under chief instructor of the JKAE sensei Ohta, 6th Dan or with Sensei Ismail, 5th Dan,technical director to JKAE . To achieve the various coloured belts leading to the black belt level, eligibility to grade is based upon a student training twice a week. Permission to grade being given by the instructor, and three months must have lapsed between grading.

Grading dates 2011:

Kyu (coloured belts) Grading, St. Dunstan’s School, Glastonbury. map
Training times; 10.30am - 12.00am brown and black belts, 12.00am - 1.00pm coloured belts - Grading follows the training:
Sunday 11th March 2012: Sensei Ohta
Sunday 10th June 2012: Sensei Tomlin
Sunday 23rd September 2012: Sensei Ohta
Sunday 9th December 2012: Sensei Ohta