First Ranking Examination @ Valley Traditional Karate

It has been 5 months since we started training at our current location, and it's about time for some of our students to test for their yellow belt!

Date: Thursday April 22, 2010
Time: 9pm (immediately after the class)
Place: As usual (I hope we'll have a big room...!)
Requirements:
In order to test, you must:

1. Be training with us for more than 2 months (3 months or more is preferred)
2. Have attended our classes more than 15 times (20 or more is preferred. Up to 3 private lessons may be counted.)
3. Be our monthly-paid member
4. Be a current AAKF member ($30/year)
5. Pay $50 for a test

For the exam this month, we only have 2-3 candidates (contact me if you're not sure you're one of them). However, there are 4-6 more who may be ready by the end of May, so we're planning to schedule another exam on either end of May or beginning of June. After that, we will continue holding an exam every 3-4 months.

Upon successfully passing this exam, you will be a registered 8th Kyu, receive a certificate (from the national federation) and a yellow belt: one step closer to becoming a black belt! In case you fail, you're eligible for a re-test in 1-2 months.

I must tell you that testing is NOT mandatory. If you prefer not to test for any reason, you can continue training with us and I will teach you more advanced techniques/kata/points as appropriate. However, it is a great way to motivate yourself and to measure your improvement objectively.

I will post the testing curriculum soon. Let me know if you have any questions. See you Sunday at 1pm!