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10th Kyu & 9th Kyu
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- Grading may be taken at two monthly intervals.
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8th Kyu to 6th Kyu
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- Grading may be taken at three monthly intervals.
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5th Kyu to 3rd Kyu
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- Grading may be taken at four monthly intervals.
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2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu
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- Grading may be taken at six monthly intervals.
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1st Kyu to Shodan
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- A candidate must hold the grade of 1st Kyu for one full year before applying for Shodan.
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Shodan to Nidan
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- Minimum of two years.
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Nidan to Sandan
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- Minimum of three years.
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Sandan to Yondan
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- Minimum of four years.
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Yondan to Godan
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- Minimum of five years.
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Godan to Rokudan
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- Minimum six years.
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The chart simply illustrates the grades obtainable at tests. An attendance rate of 70% is a minimum eligibility requirement for tests. Dan and Kyu grades are not themselves the object - they are a guide to progress only.
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Ashihara Karate
“Get Together”
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A Get together of Ashihara Karate and other Martial Arts friends will take place in November in Viborg, Denmark at the Danish Dai Ki Haku Honbu Dojo (Shihan Kurt Orum)
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Seminar in Belgium on 19 November
organised by Shibucho Johny Verheyden
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Kaicho to visit England & Italy for training and tournament
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Read about the June/July 2005 European Tour
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