Eastbourne Yellow Belt & Above Karate Grading

This is grading information for students that are currently wearing a Yellow belt or Above:

Next Grade dates

Sunday 30th June 2024
Sunday 17th November 2024

Grade venue

Hampden Park Sports Centre, Brodrick Rd, Eastbourne BN22 9RQ (Entrance on Brodrick Road). Please click here for directions.

Grading times

Please make sure you book in 10 minutes prior to the times stated below - Due to the grading schedule, late students may not be able to take their grading.

TIMES ARE FOR THE BELT YOUR CHILD IS CURRENTLY WEARING:

Pre-Grade Class for Yellow & Orange Belts 9.15am - 10.00am

Yellow Belts Grading - 10.15am

Orange Belts Grading - 10.45am

Pre-Grade Class for Orange Stripe Belts & Above 12.15pm - 1.00pm

Orange Stripe & Green Belt Grading - 1.15pm

Green Stripe & Blue Belt Grading - 1.45pm

Blue Stripe & Brown Belt Grading - 2.15pm

Brown Stripe Belt Grading - 2.45pm

Don’t forget to bring

SAMA Membership book and up to date insurance attached.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be a £2.00 admin charge for forgotten membership books. Admin charge for damaged / lost membership books: White to Green belt £5 / Green Stripe & Blue Belt £7 / Brown stripe belts & above £10.00

If your membership is out of date

Your renewal date can be found in the front of your child’s SAMA membership book. This needs to be in date for their training and grade test. Please click here to renew online or alternatively this can be done directly with your class instructor.

Students must wear

A clean pressed gi (karate suit) and belt with SAMA badge sewn on the left breast. Karate girls are allowed to wear a plain white t-shirt or vest under their karate jacket but boys must be bare chested under their karate jacket. Also no jewellery is allowed be worn during thegrade test including earrings. If you are unable to remove earrings can they please be taped over before attending the pre-grade class/test.

Please also note

All karate orange belts and above must bring a set of plain white elasticated sparring equipment as they are required to spar for grade. Students without equipment will automatically drop a pass mark, which could result in a fail. Sparring kit can be purchased from your class instructor or via our equipment provider Strike Sport. Click here for the direct link to the sparring kit needed. Also Blue stripe belts and above must bring their grade weapons.

Karate pre-grade class

Pre-grade classes are for children who have 3 stripes on their belt or children who are very close to grade and need stripes in order to go for grade. The class gives children extra practice on the day of their test. This class has many benefits for the students including;

Practice on all aspects of the grade work.
Practice on blocks, kicks & punches, stances, breathing, strength, focus etc all very important to achieving a good pass.
An extra confidence boost to shake off any nerves and highly reduce the risk of failure.

There is no need to pre book for this class. The cost of the class is £5 per student payable on the day.

We are unfortunately unable to have parents staying within the hall during the lesson. This is due to safety as there would be a very large number of parents within the hall and another important factor is distraction to the children who need to concentrate on their training towards the grading.

Parents are welcome to stay within the centre although the foyer can sometimes be tight for space. Alternatively once your child has been booked in, you can go and return at the end of the class. If parents decide to leave can they please make sure they are not late on their return to meet their children at the end of the pre-grade class.