Gradings (Shinsa)

Gradings and the Panel

At JMA gradings, we endeavour to have at least 3 Dan grades forming a panel to assist Andy. The grading techniques will be exactly from the the grading syllabus and will be marked accordingly. As time progresses, our assistant instructors will take parts of the grading so that Andy can sit and make notes and mark the students on their techniques.

All gradings during 2009 and 2010 will have the grading panel listed with the results and the certificates signed by the panel as well. Any entries not in bold were graded during a class and were therefore not eligable for the student of the grading awards.
The technical committee will meet after each grading, along with the management committee and panel for that day to discuss the outcome of the grading, comments on each student as well as form action plans for the whole club for the next 3/6/9/12 months to improve the standards and progress our students.

Gradings from 2011 onwards will be held once a month (from March), so that students can grade when they are ready and not be constrained by the dates of the gradings. There are still minimum times to wait between the gradings (3 months for lower grades, 6 months for purple belts and higher), but it will allow students to take 4 or 5 months between gradings and not either rush to grade before they are ready or wait longer than needed to grade at the following grading.

As of June 2009, the gradings will be scored out of 100 (ten sections, each worth a maximum of 10 points), with the total score being used to determine if you pass or fail. You will be given a feedback sheet with the scores on so that you know which bits to work on.

• 0 to 49 - Fail
• 50 to 69 - Pass
• 70 to 84 - Merit
• 85 to 100 - Distinction

The ten sections used to assess you are as follows:

• Tsuki waza (Punching techniques)
• Age uke waza (Rising block combination)
• Sotu ude uke waza (Outside forearm block combination)
• Uchi ude uke waza (Inside forearm combination)
• Gedan barai waza (Downwards Parry combination)
• Shuto uke waza (Knife hand block combination)
• Keri waza (Kicking techniques)
• Kata (Forms)
• Kumite (Pairwork)
• Effort

The colours used are for our belts are as follows:

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Karate Grading Results

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Dan grade promotions

Club (and friends who train with us) black belt gradings and promotions:

	Georgia W	Passed 1st Dan	11th December 2011
	Matthew H	Passed 1st Dan	11th December 2011
	Ste Currie	Passed 2nd Dan	20th March 2011
	Mike Wrycraft	Passed 1st Dan	5th December 2010
	Stewart Gordon	Passed 1st Dan	5th December 2010
	Ellis L	Passed 1st Dan	21st March 2010
	Karl Ashton	Passed 1st Dan	30th November 2008
	Ste Currie	Passed 1st Dan	30th November 2008
	Vicki A	Passed 1st Dan	30th November 2008
	Ste Harry	Passed 1st Dan	12th October 2008
	John Deane	Passed 1st Dan	4th November 2007
	Craig L	Passed 1st Dan	1st November 2007
	Jordan S	Passed 1st Dan	1st November 2007
	Andy Wilkinson	Promoted 4th Dan	14th October 2007
	Pete Browne	Passed 2nd Dan	August 2007
	Jan Cartledge	Passed 3rd Dan	Mid 2007
	Joel T	Passed 1st Dan	July 2005
	Pete Browne	Passed 1st Dan	November 2004
	Andy Wilkinson	Passed 3rd Dan	September 2003
	Bekki Jones	Passed 2nd Dan	July 2002
	Stu Charlesworth	Passed 1st Dan	July 2002
	Carol Pauls	Passed 2nd Dan	Early 2002

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7th 2011 Grading (11/12/2011)

Comments: Great effort, 2 black belt gradings too.
Panel: DC (IRK01), CC (IRK01), EL

	Joe M	4th kyu	Distinction (Student of the grading)
	Sophie J	4th kyu	Merit
	Aaron N	5th kyu	tbc
	Armie B	6th kyu	tbc
	Jackson S	7th kyu	tbc
	Tony O	8th kyu	tbc
	Kyle M	8th kyu	tbc
	Morgan W	8th kyu	Pass (13/12/2011)
	Tom L	9th kyu	tbc
	Tom M	9th kyu	tbc
	Jay G	9th kyu	tbc

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6th 2011 Grading (13/11/2011)

Comments: Some good improvements and overall good effort.
Panel:

	Andy C	1st kyu	Merit
	Ethan K	4th kyu	Merit
	Nathan C	6th kyu	Pass
	David C	6th kyu	Pass

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5th 2011 Grading (09/10/2011)

Comments: Some good improvements and overall good effort.
Panel: MW

	Sean K	4th kyu	Merit - Student of the grading
	Jack S	7th kyu	Pass
	Daniel B	7th kyu	Pass
	Alex H	7th kyu	Pass
	Ben G	7th kyu	Pass
	David W	8th kyu	Pass
	Bethany M	9th kyu	Pass
	Toby G	9th kyu	Pass

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4th 2011 Grading (18/09/2011)

Comments: Some extra practise is required on kata and some stance work will be required following the grading, but overall good effort and improvement from the students.
Panel: SG, MW, GW

	Paul M	3rd kyu	Pass
	Tim B	3rd kyu	Merit
	Luke M	3rd kyu	Pass
	Sophie W	5th kyu	Merit
	Joe M	5th kyu	Merit
	Sophie J	5th kyu	Merit - Student of the grading
	Jonty M	5th kyu	Pass
	Aaron N	6th kyu	Merit
	Jack B	6th kyu	Pass
	Armie B	7th kyu	Pass
	Zac L	8th kyu	Pass
	Kaity L	8th kyu	Pass
	Jackson S	8th kyu	Pass
	Kyle M	9th kyu	Pass
	Tony O	9th kyu	Pass
	Jacob P	9th kyu	Pass
	Morgan W	9th kyu	Merit (22/09/2011)

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3rd 2011 Grading (10/07/2011)

Comments: Results reflect hard work from all students and good improvements.

	Leon M	6th kyu	Distinction - Student of the grading
	Ruby M	7th kyu	Merit
	Jamie C	7th kyu	Merit
	Callum B	7th kyu	Merit
	Nathan C	7th kyu	Merit
	David C	7th kyu	Merit
	Ben G	8th kyu	Pass
	Daniel B	8th kyu	Merit
	Alex H	8th kyu	Pass
	Archie N	9th kyu	Merit

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2nd 2011 Grading (05/06/2011)

Comments: Results reflect hard work from all students and good improvements.
Panel (combined): SC, SG

	Nathan L	1st kyu	Merit
	Sean K	5th kyu	Merit - Joint student of the grading
	Sophie J	6th kyu	Merit
	Sophie W	6th kyu	Merit
	Joe M	6th kyu	Merit (09/06/2011)
	Aaron N	7th kyu	Merit - Joint student of the grading
	Jack B	7th kyu	Merit
	Armie B	8th kyu	Pass
	McKenzie S	8th kyu	Merit
	Jack S	8th kyu	Merit
	Jackson S	9th kyu	Pass

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1st 2011 Grading (13/03/2011 & 20/03/2011)

Comments: Results combined from both March gradings. Good effort all round and well done to all.
Panel (combined): DC (IRK01), HB (IRK01), CC (IRK01), SC (JMA01)

	Joe M	7th kyu	Merit
	Sophie J	7th kyu	Merit
	Sophie W	7th kyu	Grade conferred from previous training
	Matthew S	7th kyu	Pass
	Leon M	7th kyu	Pass
	Aaron N	8th kyu	Merit
	Jack B	8th kyu	Merit
	Callum B	8th kyu	Merit - Joint student of the 1st grading
	Jamie C	8th kyu	Merit - Joint student of the 1st grading
	Ruby M	8th kyu	Pass
	Eryn S	8th kyu	Pass
	Nathan C	8th kyu	Pass
	David C	8th kyu	Distinction - Student of the 2nd grading
	Armie B	9th kyu	Merit
	McKenzie S	9th kyu	Merit
	David W	9th kyu	Grade conferred from previous training
	Ben G	9th kyu	Pass
	Zac L	9th kyu	Pass
	Kaity L	9th kyu	Pass

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3rd 2010 Grading (05/12/2010)

Comments: Very large grading; excellent effort throughout
Panel: DC (IRK01), HB (IRK01), CC (IRK01), KA (JMA01)

	Matthew H	Senior 1st kyu	TBC
	Georgia W	Senior 1st kyu	TBC
	Andy C	2nd kyu	Distinction, student of the grading
	Jamie M	2nd kyu	Merit
	Jane W	3rd kyu	Merit
	Tim B	4th kyu	Merit
	Paul M	4th kyu	Pass
	Luke M	4th kyu	Merit
	Eddie B	6th kyu	Merit
	Jonty M	6th kyu	Merit
	Sean K	6th kyu	Merit
	Joe M	8th kyu	Merit
	Leon M	8th kyu	Pass
	Sophie J	8th kyu	Merit
	Matthew S	8th kyu	Pass
	David C	9th kyu	Pass
	Nathan C	9th kyu	Merit
	Callum B	9th kyu	Pass
	Jamie C	9th kyu	Merit
	Alex H	9th kyu	Merit
	Jack B	9th kyu	Pass
	Jack S	9th kyu	Pass
	Aaron N	9th kyu	Merit
	Daniel	9th kyu	Pass
	Ruby M	9th kyu	Merit
	Eryn S	9th kyu	Merit

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2nd 2010 Grading (12/09/2010)

Comments: Small but very determined grading - well done
Panel: SC (JMA01), KA (JMA01)

	Nathan L	2nd kyu	Merit
	Luke M	5th kyu	Merit
	Paul M	5th kyu	Merit
	Tim B	5th kyu	Merit
	Ethan K	5th kyu	Merit
	Sean K	7th kyu	Merit
	Joe M	9th kyu	Merit
	Sophie J	9th kyu	Merit (Junior Student of the grading)
	Wendy K	9th kyu	Pass

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1st 2010 Grading (21/03/2010)

Comments: Very good grading - excellent effort
Panel: SC (JMA01), DC (IRK01), CC (IRK01), HB (IRK01)

	Stu G	Senior 1st kyu	Pass
	Mike W	Senior 1st kyu	Pass
	Georgia W	Passed 1st kyu	Pass
	Harry W	Passed 2nd kyu	Pass
	James M	Passed 3rd kyu	Pass
	Nathan L	Passed 3rd kyu	Pass
	Paul M	Passed 6th kyu	Merit
	Luke M	Passed 6th kyu	Merit
	Tim B	Passed 6th kyu	Merit
	Ethan K	Passed 6th kyu	Pass
	Johnty M	Passed 7th kyu	Pass
	Abbie A	Passed 7th kyu	Pass
	Tony C	Passed 7th kyu	Pass
	Imogen C	Passed 7th kyu	Pass
	Joe C	Passed 7th kyu	Pass
	Sean K	Passed 8th kyu	Merit
	Matthew S	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Joseph S	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Annabel P	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	David P	Passed 9th kyu	Pass
	Leon M	Passed 9th kyu	Pass

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4th 2009 Grading (06/12/2009)

Comments: Very good grading - excellent effort
Panel: KA, SC

	Matthew H	Passed 1st kyu
	Kieran W	Passed 3rd kyu
	Carl O	Passed 4th kyu
	Paul W	Passed 4th kyu
	Tim B	Passed 7th kyu	(Adult student of the grading)
	Paul M	Passed 7th kyu
	Luke M	Passed 7th kyu
	Ben F	Passed 7th kyu
	Ethan K	Passed 7th kyu
	Johnty M	Passed 8th kyu
	Abbie A	Passed 8th kyu
	Tony C	Passed 8th kyu
	Steven A	Passed 8th kyu
	Jamie A	Passed 8th kyu
	Imogen C	Passed 8th kyu	(Junior student of the grading)
	Joe C	Passed 8th kyu
	Riley C	Passed 8th kyu
	Sean K	Passed 9th kyu

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3rd 2009 Grading (06/09/2009)

Comments: Good grading, but more students pending at class
Panel: KA, SC

	Ellis	Senior 1st kyu
	Stu	Passed 1st kyu
	Mike W	Passed 1st kyu
	Georgia W	Passed 2nd kyu
	Andy C	Passed 3rd kyu
	Jane W	Passed 4th kyu
	James M	Passed 4th kyu
	Nathan E	Passed 4th kyu
	Carl O	Passed 5th kyu	(Adult student of the grading)
	Paul W	Passed 5th kyu
	Tim B	Passed 8th kyu
	Paul M	Passed 8th kyu
	Luke M	Passed 8th kyu
	Stephen L	Passed 8th kyu
	Ben F	Passed 8th kyu	(Junior student of the grading)
	Ethan K	Passed 8th kyu
	Johnty	Passed 9th kyu

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2nd 2009 Grading (17/06/2009)

Comments: White and Yellow belt grading. New system of grading introduced - explained above.
Panel: SC, JD

	Carl O	Passed 6th kyu	Merit
	Tom C	Passed 6th kyu	Merit
	Paul W	Passed 6th kyu	Distinction, Adult Student of the Grading
	Becki E	Passed 6th kyu	Merit
	Tim B	Passed 9th kyu	Distinction
	Paul M	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Luke M	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Stephen A	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Stephen L	Passed 9th kyu	Distinction
	Ethan K	Passed 9th kyu	Distinction, Junior Student of the Grading
	Abigail A	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Thomas A	Passed 9th kyu	Pass
	Jamie A	Passed 9th kyu	Pass
	Ben F	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Joseph C	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Imogen C	Passed 9th kyu	Merit
	Riley C	Passed 9th kyu	Pass
	Taylor	Passed 9th kyu	Pass

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1st 2009 Grading (08/03/2009)

Comments: "Back to Basics" grading - Simple but powerful techniques
Panel: KA, SC, JD, SH, VA, CL

	Ellis	Passed 1st kyu	Student of the grading
	Matthew H	Passed 2nd
	Mike W	Passed 2nd kyu	Powerful grading
	Stu	Passed 2nd kyu	Powerful grading
	Dominic	Passed 2nd kyu	Good focus
	Georgia	Passed 3rd kyu	Good improvements since the last grading
	Harry	Passed 3rd kyu
	Ryan L	Passed 3rd kyu
	Cameron	Passed 4th kyu	Well done, un-expected grading
	Kieran	Passed 4th kyu	Best purple belt
	Andy C	Passed 4th kyu	Well done, un-expected grading
	Jane	Passed 5th kyu	Very focussed grading
	Nathan	Passed 5th kyu	Very focussed grading
	Paul R	Passed 5th kyu
	David R	Passed 5th kyu
	Lucy	Passed 7th kyu
	Eddie	Passed 7th kyu
	Carl	Passed 7th kyu	Very sharp grading
	Tom	Passed 7th kyu
	Liam Co	Passed 7th kyu
	Paul W	Passed 9th, 8th & 7th kyu	First ever triple grading for our club
	Becki E	Passed 7th kyu

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4th 2008 Grading (30/11/2008)

Small grading including 3 shodan gradings.

	Andy C	Passed 5th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 5th kyu	Didn't expect to grade - well done
	Becki	Passed 9th & 8th kyu	Double grading - well done
	Carl O	Passed 9th & 8th kyu	Double grading - well done
	Liam Co	Passed 9th & 8th kyu	Unexpected double grading - well done

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3rd 2008 Grading (21/08/2008)

Good grading but work needed on stances

	Oliver	Passed 1st kyu
	Ellis	Passed 2nd kyu
	Stewart	Passed 3rd kyu
	Lewis	Passed 3rd kyu
	Mike W	Passed 3rd kyu
	Dominic	Passed 3rd kyu
	Matthew H	Passed 3rd kyu
	Ryan L	Passed 4th kyu
	Georgia	Passed 4th kyu
	Harry	Passed 4th kyu
	David R	Passed 6th kyu
	Paul R	Passed 6th kyu
	Jane	Passed 6th kyu
	Nathan	Passed 6th kyu
	Tom	Passed 8th kyu
	Lucy	Passed 8th kyu
	Eddie	Passed 9th + 8th kyu	Double grading
	Connor	Passed 9th kyu

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2nd 2008 Grading (xx/05/2008)

Spread throughout month:

	Ellis	Passed 3rd kyu
	Mike W	Passed 4th kyu
	Lewis	Passed 4th kyu
	Stewart	Passed 4th kyu
	Matthew M	Passed 6th kyu
	Paul R	Passed 7th kyu
	Jane	Passed 7th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 7th kyu
	Scott	Passed 8th kyu
	Lily	Passed 9th kyu
	Tom	Passed 9th kyu

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1st 2008 Grading (24/02/2008)

1st Grading at our new location:

	Dylan	Passed 4th kyu
	Will	Passed 4th kyu
	Ellis	Passed 4th kyu	Excellent grading
	Matthew H	Passed 4th kyu
	Peter	Passed 4th kyu
	Dominic	Passed 4th kyu
	Liam	Passed 4th kyu
	Mike W	Passed 5th kyu
	Georgia	Passed 5th kyu
	Harry	Passed 5th kyu
	Ryan L	Passed 5th kyu
	Lewis	Passed 5th kyu	Student of the grading
	Stewart	Passed 5th kyu
	Andy C	Passed 6th kyu
	Jon B	Passed 6th kyu
	James	Passed 6th kyu
	JC (Jack)	Passed 6th kyu
	Cameron	Passed 6th kyu
	Ryan H	Passed 6th kyu
	David	Passed 7th kyu
	Matthew M	Passed 7th kyu
	Nathan	Passed 7th kyu
	Paul R	Passed 8th kyu
	Jane	Passed 8th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 8th kyu
	Scott	Passed 9th kyu

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3rd 2007 Grading (01/11/2007)

Another excellent grading with two cadet dan gradings (see section above for details):

	Oliver	Passed 2nd kyu	Excellent grading again
	Dylan	Passed 5th kyu
	Will	Passed 5th kyu	Graded during lesson due to holiday
	Ellis	Passed 5th kyu	Student of the grading
	Matthew H	Passed 5th kyu
	Peter	Passed 5th kyu
	Dominic	Passed 5th kyu
	Mike W	Passed 6th kyu
	Georgia	Passed 6th kyu
	Harry	Passed 6th kyu
	Ryan L	Passed 6th kyu
	Lewis	Passed 6th kyu
	Stewart	Passed 6th kyu
	Richard	Passed 6th kyu
	Andy C	Passed 7th kyu
	Jack	Passed 7th kyu
	Calum	Passed 7th kyu
	Jon B	Passed 7th kyu	Big improvement
	James	Passed 7th kyu
	JC (Jack)	Passed 7th kyu
	Cameron	Passed 7th kyu
	Ryan H	Passed 8th and 7th kyu	Excellent double grading
	David	Passed 8th kyu
	Matthew M	Passed 8th kyu
	Nathan	Passed 8th kyu
	Paul R	Passed 9th kyu
	Jane	Passed 9th kyu
	Lucy	Passed 9th kyu
	Grace	Passed 9th kyu
	Sam K	Passed 9th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 9th kyu
	Niamh	Passed 9th kyu

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2nd 2007 Grading (05/07/2007)

Congratulations to the following students on our biggest and best grading ever (29 students):

	Ste	Passed 1st kyu	Well done
	Mike O	Passed 2nd kyu	Good grading
	Declan	Passed 2nd kyu	Great improvment
	Oliver	Passed 3rd kyu	Excellent grading
	Liam	Passed 5th kyu	Very well deserved
	Dylan	Passed 6th kyu	Student of the grading
	Will	Passed 6th kyu	Practise really shows
	Ellis	Passed 6th kyu	Excellent grading
	Matthew H	Passed 6th kyu	Well done
	Peter	Passed 6th kyu	Big improvement
	Dominic	Passed 6th kyu	Good grading
	Mike W	Passed 7th kyu	Well done
	Georgia	Passed 7th kyu	Good grading
	Harry	Passed 7th kyu	Well done
	Ryan L	Passed 7th kyu	Well done
	Lewis	Passed 7th kyu	Well done
	Stewart	Passed 7th kyu	Excellent double grading
	Andy C	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Callum	Passed 8th kyu	Much improved
	Jack	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Calum	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Jon B	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	JC (Jack)	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Cameron	Passed 8th kyu	Very good
	William	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	David	Passed 9th kyu	Good first grading
	Matthew M	Passed 9th kyu	Very good first grading
	Nathan	Passed 9th kyu	Excellent grading
	Ryan H	Passed 9th kyu	Excellent grading

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1st 2007 Grading (08/03/2007)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Craig	Passed 1st kyu	Good grading!
	Jordan	Passed 1st kyu	Student of the grading again!!
	Kieron	Passed 2nd kyu	Good improvement since last grading
	Matthew	Passed 7th kyu	Good grading
	Ellis	Passed 7th kyu	Big improvement in last month
	Dylan	Passed 7th kyu	Well done
	Will	Passed 7th kyu	Very sharp
	Paul	Passed 7th kyu	Double grading - well done
	Peter	Passed 7th kyu	Good improvement
	Dominic	Passed 7th kyu	Well done
	Mike W	Passed 8th kyu	Good grading
	Georgia	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Harry	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Ryan	Passed 8th kyu	Very good
	Lewis	Passed 8th kyu	Excellent double grading
	Calum W	Passed 9th kyu	Good first grading
	Jack W	Passed 9th kyu	Good first grading
	James	Passed 9th kyu	Very good grading
	Callum B	Passed 9th kyu	Well done, excellent behaviour
	Nick	Passed 9th kyu	Well done
	Stewart	Passed 9th kyu	Well done to our newest student
	Andy C	Passed 9th kyu	Well done
	William	Passed 9th kyu	Good first grading
	Cameron	Passed 9th kyu	Well done

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3rd 2006 Grading (02/11/2006)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Karl	Passed 1st kyu	Well deserved grading - much improved!
	Vicky	Passed 1st kyu	Well deserved grading - much improved!
	Ste	Passed 2nd kyu	Well done
	Craig	Passed 2nd kyu	Much improved
	Jordan	Passed 2nd kyu	Excellent grading
	Mike O	Passed 3rd kyu	Very well done - top grading
	Declan	Passed 3rd kyu	Good effort
	Kieran	Passed 3rd kyu	Vastly improved stances and power again.
	Oliver	Passed 4th kyu	Excellent grading
	Liam	Passed 6th kyu	Student of the grading - brilliant
	Matthew	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Ellis	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Dylan	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Will	Passed 8th kyu	Well done
	Paul	Passed 9th kyu	Good grading
	Mike W	Passed 9th kyu	Good grading
	Georgia	Passed 9th kyu	Well done
	Harry	Passed 9th kyu	Well done
	Ryan	Passed 9th kyu	Very good
	Jon	Passed 9th kyu	Graded at Monday class - well done.

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2nd 2006 Grading (06/07/2006)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Jordan	Passed 3rd kyu	Best student of the grading - well done
	Mike	Passed 4th kyu	Excellent grading (during a club night).
	Declan	Passed 4th kyu	Much better effort and techniques.
	Kieran	Passed 4th kyu	Vastly improved stances and power.
	Sam J	Passed 5th kyu
	Oliver	Passed 5th kyu
	Peter	Passed 9th kyu
	Dominic	Passed 8th kyu
	Toby	Passed 8th kyu
	Matthew	Passed 9th kyu
	Ellis	Passed 9th kyu
	Dylan	Passed 9th kyu
	Will	Passed 9th kyu
Note: The belt colours were changed to fall in line with the SKG standards at this grading. 9th Kyu is now orange and 8th kyu is now red.

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1st 2006 Grading (02/03/2006)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Ste	Passed 3rd kyu
	Alex	Passed 3rd kyu
	Craig	Passed 3rd kyu
	Jordan	Passed 4th kyu
	Mike	Passed 5th kyu
	Declan	Passed 5th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 5th kyu
	Oliver	Passed 6th kyu
	Liam	Passed 7th kyu	Best student of the grading - well done
	Peter	Passed 9th kyu
	Dominic	Passed 9th kyu
	Abbie	Passed 9th kyu
	Toby	Passed 9th kyu
	Lewis	Passed 9th kyu

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2nd 2005 Grading (10/11/2005)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Karl	Passed 2nd kyu
	Vicky	Passed 2nd kyu
	Ste	Passed 4th kyu
	Alex	Passed 4th kyu	Good improvement seen since the last grading
	Leo	Passed 4th kyu	Good improvement seen since the last grading
	Craig	Passed 4th kyu	Good improvement seen since the last grading
	Jordan	Passed 6th and 5th kyu	Double grading - well done. Also best student of the grading.
	Sam	Passed 6th kyu
	Mike	Passed 6th kyu
	Declan	Passed 6th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 7th and 6th kyu	Double grading - well done.
	Oliver	Passed 7th kyu	Good improvement seen since the last grading
	Liam	Passed 9th kyu and 8th kyu	Double grading - well done.

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1st 2005 Grading (24/03/2005)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Craig	Passed 5th kyu
	Leo	Passed 5th kyu
	Tom	Passed 5th kyu
	Alex	Passed 5th kyu
	Ashleigh H	Passed 7th kyu
	Declan	Passed 7th kyu
	Jordan	Passed 7th kyu	Best student of the grading
	Sam J	Passed 7th kyu
	Mike	Passed 7th kyu
	Oliver	Passed 8th kyu
	Kieran	Passed 9th kyu and 8th kyu	Double grading - well done.

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3rd 2004 Grading (4/11/2004)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Joel	Passed 1st kyu	Well done, excellent grading - Sensei Andy
	Karl	Passed 3rd kyu	A well deserved grading - Sensei Andy
	Vicky	Passed 3rd kyu	A well deserved grading - Sensei Andy
	Craig	Passed 6th kyu	Graded the following week due to an injured ankle.
	Leo	Passed 6th kyu
	Tom	Passed 6th kyu
	Alex	Passed 6th kyu
	Ashleigh H	Passed 8th kyu
	Ashley C	Passed 8th kyu
	Declan	Passed 8th kyu
	Jordan	Passed 8th kyu	The best student of the grading, a very classical style, will be a star pupil - Sensei Keith
	Sam J	Passed 8th kyu
	Hayley	Passed 7th kyu	Hayley also graded at the Friday class grading as special recognition for her improvements by Sensei Keith
	Hayley	Passed 8th kyu	Good work, major improvements in last 4 months - Sensei Andy
	Mike	Passed 9th and 8th kyu
	Oliver	Passed 9th kyu

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2nd 2004 Grading (18/06/2004)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Sam	Passed 1st kyu	Need to seriously step up training for shodan now - Sensei Keith
	Pete B	Passed 1st kyu	Need to seriously step up training for shodan now - Sensei Keith
	Joel	Passed 2nd kyu	Very powerful, excellent grading - Sensei Keith
	Gary	Passed 5th kyu	Also passed the Scout Martial Arts badge.
	Craig	Passed 7th kyu
	Leo	Passed 7th kyu
	Adam	Passed 7th kyu
	Tom	Passed 7th kyu
	Alex	Passed 7th kyu
	Steven	Passed 7th kyu
	Barry	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading, well done.
	Ashleigh H	Passed 9th kyu
	Ashley C	Passed 9th kyu
	Declan	Passed 9th kyu	The best student of the grading, very powerful - Sensei Keith
	Jordan	Passed 9th kyu
	Sam J	Passed 9th kyu
The following other students who train with us were successful:
	Karl	Passed 4th kyu
	Vicky	Passed 4th kyu
The largest Renketsu grading so far, well done to all students. The next grading is on the 14th October, make sure you are ready. - Sensei Andy.

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1st 2004 Grading (12/02/2004)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Sam	Passed 2nd kyu	Will make excellent Shodan - Sensei Keith
	Pete B	Passed 2nd kyu	Will make an excellent Shodan - Sensei Keith
	Joel	Passed 3rd kyu	Best student of the grading, terrific power - Sensei Keith
	Craig	Passed 8th kyu
	Leo	Passed 8th kyu
	Adam	Passed 8th kyu
	Tom	Passed 8th kyu
	Alex	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading - very well done.
	Dylan	Passed 9th kyu
The following other students who train with us were successful:
	Karl	Passed 5th kyu
	Vicky	Passed 5th kyu
Excellent grading by all students - well done and keep up the training. We now have a strong student base and range of grades for the size of the club and we should have our own black belt students within the year if all goes to plan. Several students have returned to training or have missed this grading as they were not quite ready so the next grading in June should see more students trying to progress - Sensei Andy.

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2nd 2003 Grading (RKC: 04/09/2003 SKG:17/9/03)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Sam	Passed 3rd kyu (RKC)	Excellent grading
	Pete B	Passed 3rd kyu (RKC)	Excellent grading
	Joel	Passed 4th kyu (RKC)	Massive improvement since the last grading
	Rebecca	Passed 5th kyu (RKC)	Good grading - keep it up, we know you can do it.
	Craig	Passed 9th kyu (RKC)	The extra training shows - good grading
	Leo	Passed 9th kyu (RKC)
	Adam	Passed 9th kyu (RKC)
	Tom	Passed 9th kyu (RKC)
The following other students who train with us were successful:
	Aaron	Passed 8th kyu (SKG)	Double grading - well done.
The first Renketsu (RKC) only grading to be held - a big success, well done to all above students you deserve it. Also well done to those who graded at the Sangaku grading (SKG) - Sensei Andy.

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1st 2003 Grading (19/03/2003)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Hayley	Passed 2nd kyu
	Callam	Passed 3rd kyu
	Sam	Passed 4th kyu
	Pete B	Passed 4th kyu
	Pete R	Passed 4th kyu
	Joel	Passed 5th kyu
	Rebecca	Passed 6th kyu
	Liam H	Passed 6th kyu
	Liam M	Passed 7th kyu
The following other students who train with us were successful:
	Sensei Amy	Passed Shodan
	Karl	Passed 6th kyu
	Vicky	Passed 6th kyu
	Mikala	Passed 7th kyu
The best grading that we've had as a club for a while with no failures - I am very pleased with all students and am looking forward to building the club up in the future now that we have a strong student base - Sensei Andy.

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3rd 2002 Grading (20/11/2002)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Hayley	Passed 3rd kyu	Well done after a disappointing last grading.
	Callam	Passed 4th kyu	A good grading according to sensei's Keith and Tommy.
	Sam	Passed 5th kyu	A good grading according to sensei's Keith and Tommy.
	Pete B	Passed 5th kyu	A good grading according to sensei's Keith and Tommy.
	Pete R	Passed 5th kyu	A good grading according to sensei's Keith and Tommy.
	Joel	Passed 6th kyu
	Rebecca	Passed 7th kyu
	Liam H	Passed 7th kyu
	Liam M	Passed 8th kyu
	Kalee	Passed 8th kyu	Good grading.
	Stephen	Passed 8th kyu
	Dion	Passed 8th kyu
The following other students who train with us were successful:
	Karl	Passed 7th kyu
	Vicky	Passed 7th kyu
	Mikala	Passed 8th kyu
Well done to all students who graded and I am very pleased that all Renketsu students who took the grading passed well. Some will be required to wait 6 months for their next grading but make sure you keep training hard and when you do take the grading, do it well! - Sensei Andy

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2nd 2002 grading (24/07/2002)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Callam	Passed 5th kyu
	Sam	Passed 6th kyu
	Pete B	Passed 6th kyu
	Pete R	Passed 6th kyu
	Kira	Passed 7th kyu	Well done to Kira who took the grading early.
	Joel	Passed 7th kyu
	Kalee	Passed 9th kyu
	Stephen	Passed 9th kyu
	Dion	Passed 9th kyu
The following other students who train with us were successful:
	Karl	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading.
	Vicky	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading.
	Mikala	Passed 9th kyu

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1st 2002 grading (??/03/2002)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Emma	Passed 2nd kyu
	Hayley	Passed 4th kyu
	Sophie	Passed 4th kyu
	Callam	Passed 6th kyu
	Sam	Passed 7th kyu	Very good grading - Sensei Keith and Tommy
	Pete B	Passed 7th kyu	Very good grading - Sensei Keith and Tommy
	Pete R	Passed 7th kyu	Very good grading - Sensei Keith and Tommy
	Kira	Passed 8th kyu
	Rebecca	Passed 8th kyu
	Joel	Passed 8th kyu
	Liam	Passed 8th kyu
This was a very hard grading which resulted in failures from yellow belt up to brown belt, I hope that the students who did fail will come back and try hard over the next four months and pass the next grading well - Sensei Andy.

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4th 2001 grading (05/12/2001)

Congratulations to the following students:

	Emma	Passed 3rd kyu
	Sophie	Passed 5th kyu	Excellent grading - Comment from Sensei Tom
	Callam	Passed 7th kyu
	Tony	Passed 7th kyu
	Sam	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading
	Pete B	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading
	Pete R	Passed 8th kyu	Double grading
	Kira	Passed 9th kyu
	Rebecca	Passed 9th kyu
	Joel	Passed 9th kyu
	Liam	Passed 9th kyu
	Alex	Passed 9th kyu