Rank Advancement

Rank advancement in the Martial Arts is very important. It is a reflection of your personal training and effort. It is not something to take lightly. All Karate-ka should have pride in the rank they wear. It was earned!

Rank advancement is NOT a right of passage. Rank advancement IS a result of your "Conviction to training" and your "Commitment to your Art."

Here is your rank advancement schedule. Our sessions are 16-weeks long and each session you have the ability to test for the next rank, whether it is a stripe or belt test. So there must be at least 16 weeks of training for each student before they become eligible to test.

Here are the requirements to become test eligible:

A student MUST be currently active in training to be eligible for the current testing period.
A student's tuition Must be up-to-date and current in order to receive a new rank and/or certificate.
Attendance and effort points must be earned through your "In-Class" training during the session.
* If a student takes off one month of training, they will not lose any training points.
* If a student takes off two consecutive months of training, they will lose up to 15 training points.
* If a students takes off three or more consecutive months of training, they will lose all training points
A complete knowledge of your rank advancement requirements must be displayed during training times. Please use the links below for your current rank to make sure you are proficient at all requirements.
Eligible students must be current members, which means tuition must be up-to-date before a student can advance in rank.
Are you eligible to test? Check your status at the bottom of this page.

To review your training requirements, click on your current belt color:

A video link is attached to the requirements. Please note that the videos were made during the Covid pandemic and some statements made in the video are no longer applicable.

Beginner Video	Yellow Belt	Yellow Belt 1st Degree
Yellow Belt 2nd Degree	Orange Belt	Orange Belt 1st Degree
Orange Belt 2nd Degree	Blue Belt	Blue Belt 1st Degree
Blue Belt 2nd Degree	Purple Belt	Purple Belt 1st Degree
Purple Belt 2nd Degree	Green Belt	Green Belt 1st Degree
Green Belt 2nd Degree	Brown Belt	Brown Belt 1st Degree
Brown Belt 2nd Degree	Brown Belt 3rd Degree	Black Belt Requirements

Congratulations to our students on a great effort with "R.A.Q. Week" and "The K.I.A.I.".

Here is the NEW SUMMER SESSION POWER RANKINGS:

Brown 3rd: Bob Walkup, Tammy Kolas, Luke Kolas, Matthew Kolas

Brown 2nd: Evelyn Shesko

Brown 1st: Shane Rooney

Brown Belt: Luke Arnstein

Green 2nd: Andrew Palko

Green 1st: Ethan Jones, Logan Gergurich, Jayden Cleaver

Purple 2nd: Finnegan Shesko

Purple 1st: Theo Polanowski, Teonna McGuire, Reed Sopko

Orange 2nd: Emelia Arnstein, Samir Bhandari

Orange 1st: Gino Casamassa, Lincoln Hathaway, Diya Kharel, Aarushi Khatiwada

Orange Belt: Arvin Kadariya, Robert Palko

Yellow 2nd: Colton Besterci, Lina Neupaney, Darren Blasko, Aakriti Khatiwada, Keith Humfleet, Caleb Tancordo, Madi Humfleet, Jaycee Humfleet, Laura Schruben

Yellow 1st: Cooper Stanton, Noah Faber, Vladan Surla, Yvonne Westfall

Yellow Belt: Kolt Squires, Carter Dulak, Calder Kilby, Toryn Kilby