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Martial Arts Grading Record

Grading record sheet for martial arts — every grading attempted, grade awarded, examiner, venue and certificate number, with licence and insurance dates.

First page of the Martial Arts Grading Record — Keep a student's grading history in one place. A lost certificate or a lapsed licence is found before the next grading day, not on it.
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What this sheet is for

Keep a student's grading history in one place. A lost certificate or a lapsed licence is found before the next grading day, not on it.

Who it is for

Students, parents and instructors in karate, judo, taekwondo, jiu-jitsu and any other belt-graded art.

How to use it

  1. Fill in the student, style, association and licence number at the top.
  2. Add a line for every grading attempted, passed or deferred.
  3. Record the examiner's note on what to work on before the next attempt.
  4. Write in the certificate number when it arrives.
  5. Keep the licence, insurance and membership dates at the top current.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: One student's grading history from first belt onwards — every grading attempted, the grade awarded, who examined it and the certificate number, with the licence and insurance that have to be in date before the next one.

Your association's syllabus. The syllabus for each grade, the time or sessions between gradings, age limits and who may examine are your association's rules and your instructor's call. This is the record of what was attempted and what was awarded.

Write-on lines: Student · Club / dojo · Style / discipline · Instructor · Association · Licence / member no. · Started training · Current grade · Licence runs out · Insurance runs out · Membership runs out · Medical / consent form dated

Gradings — one line per attempt, passed or not

Table, 11 rows: Date · Grade attempted · Awarded · Examiner · Venue · Result / examiner's note · Cert. no.

Questions

Why is there no minimum time between gradings on the sheet?

Because that is set by your association and varies by grade, age and style. The dates down the record let your instructor see the gap; the sheet does not say what it should be.

Is one sheet enough for a whole career?

For most students, yes — the record has room for a run of gradings from first belt to dan grades. Start a second sheet if you fill it and keep both together.

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