Membership & Grading Requirements

Membership Fees

Membership feeCost per year  
Adult60 Euro  
Family membership (up to four members)100 Euro  
Children membership25 Euro  

Grading requirements

Notes:

*These are minimum requirements. Normally, more would be expected of the candidate before grading.

*Students need to be registered & paid up members in order to qualify for grading.

*A normal weekly class is counted as one Practice session. Weekend intensive practices are counted as two practice sessions. A full weekend seminar training is counted as five training sessions. Private training with an instructor can also be counted as practice sessions depending on the situation.

Senior Grades -from fourth dan onwards- are awarded in line with requirements discussed between instructors and students.

For further information on techniques and costs for each grade, please talk to the branch instructor.

Grade/level Requirements for grading (Minimum) 
Shokyu (Red Belt) 3 months after joining & 30 Practice sessions 
Chukyu (Blue Belt) 6 months & 50 practice sessions  after Shokyu 
Jokyu (Purple Belt) 6 Months & 50 practice sessions after Chukyu 
Shodan (black belt) 9 months & 70 practice sessions after Jokyu 
Nidan 1 year & 100 practice sessions after Shodan 
Sandan 1 year & 100 practice sessions after Nidan 
Okugi sandan (Hakama) 1 year & 100 practice sessions after Sandan