Welcome to Gradings at Emersons Green Village Hall! We know that assessments can be daunting when you’re not familiar with the venue, so we’ve put together some information to help you feel as comfortable as possible.
Grading Date: Wednesday 8th October
Doors Open: 5.45pm
Grading Venue:
Emersons Green Village Hall
Emersons Way
Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7AP
Grading Day
The Grading will take place at the Emersons Green Village Hall on Emersons Way. Parking is limited at the venue so please use the Emersons Green retail car park over the road and walk over.
Please make sure you come wearing a full White Coloured Belt Dobok (no T-Shirts) and if you are a 5th Kup (Green Belt Blue Tag) or above don’t forget your sparring equipment.
Official start time is 6pm; we will be opening the doors to let you in at 5.45pm and will be starting senior grade theory shortly after. As you come in our friendly door staff will be there to greet you and check you in. As you enter the hall you will notice tables at the front for the Grading Examiner and Administration Staff, non-slip silicone markers on the floor and chairs at the back for students. Please find a chair and put your shoes and socks under your chair.
We don’t have the space for parents/carers to stay and watch unfortunately but we will always have several friendly, knowledgeable Black Belts at the back of the hall to help calm any nerves, answer any questions and escort younger students to the toilets if necessary.
The Grading will start off with everyone lining up and bowing to the Grading Examiner, Grand Master Michael Dew (9th Degree Black Belt). After sitting back down the Grading will start with the highest grades in groups of up to 8. When it is your turn you will get called up onto the stage for your Theory, where a Black Belt will ask you a few questions, and then back down onto a silicone marker on the floor for the practical work which will be called out by Master Lee Newman (6th Degree Black Belt).
When everyone has been up for their floor work the 5th Kup (Green Belt Blue Tags) and above will then be called up for free sparring, and then everyone will line back up for the end of the grading. At this point anyone with an “A” or “above average” pass will have their name read out, and the best student in the grading will be presented with a Grading Award. Only the highest passes will receive their result on the night, everyone else will need to wait for their next lesson to find out their result.
Lastly, if there has been a recent Black Belt Grading you may see some of our hard-working Black Belts be presented with their T.A.G.B. and Tae Kwon-Do International Certificates. These promotions are not easy to earn and take years of dedicated training so please join in in giving them a round of applause.
Gradings usually finish between 7.15 – 7.30pm, so after bowing out our friendly door staff will check you out and back to a parent/guardian if under 16.
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