Grading

Students must have trained regularly to be elegible to grade.

There will be a grading at St John’s Church with Sensei Alan Hughes (6th Dan) Anyone wishing to take the grading must have a current licence (£25 for new members and £20 renewals) which must be brought with the grading fee of £25 and paid to Danny or Katie at least a week in advance. If the student passes the grade they will be presented with a belt and certificate after the grading. The grading will start at 6.15 so please be ready to start then. Licence forms are available from Danny. Make sure you know your grading syllabus which can be downloaded from the website southportkarate.com and your kata. If you are not sure of anything ask Alan or Danny. The club also has a facebook page Southport Shotokan Karate Club. Don’t feel under pressure to grade there is always the next one.