Kyu belt exams will be held only three times in one year. They will be held in the months of March, July, and November. Before a student may be considered for a kyu promotion, the following requirements must be met. If any of the requirements are not met then the student must wait until the next exam period to test. If a student fails the exam, the testing fee will be immediately refunded and the student will need to wait until the next exam period to test again.
Testing Requirements
- The student must have attended classes for at least four months.
- The student cannot miss more than eight classes in the four month period.
- The student must have good attendance at Alliance functions.
- The student must be properly attired in a clean, white karate gi, with an Alliance patch.
- The student must be current on monthly dojo fees.
- The exam fees must be paid in full prior to the test.
- If holder of a green belt or higher, the student must present to the examining committee a current passport (training record). For the passport to be considered current the passport must:
- Have the current annual stamp
- Have the front page of the passport completely filled out and signed by the student
- Have the student’s picture in a white gi
- There will be a mandatory one year training period between 1st kyu brown belt exam and Shodan (1st degree black belt) exam.
- A student must be a minimum of 16 years of age to test for the rank of Nidan (2nd degree black belt).
Testing Fees
| Yellow Belts | $15 | (Children 10 and under) |
| Green Belts | $20 | |
| Brown Belts | $35 | |
| Black Belts | $75 | (All degrees) |