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Programs and Tuition

Student Age Requirements

  • Minimum age to begin training: 6 years old.

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Promotion Testing & Progression

Students earn the opportunity to test through consistent attendance, rank stripes, and minimum required training time.

Testing Frequency

  • Monthly testing is available for students who:

    • Have earned the appropriate rank stripes, and

    • Have completed the minimum required training time for their rank.

  • Students under age 7 test once every 6 months.
    This allows younger students to build comfort, coordination, and confidence as they ease into the curriculum.

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Minimum Training Time by Rank

Minimum training time is based on attending all recommended classes for the student.

  • White Belt: minimum 24 hours of training (per rank)

  • Yellow Belt: minimum 32 hours of training (per rank)

  • Green Belt: minimum 40 hours of training (per rank)

  • Blue Belt: minimum 50 hours of training (per rank)

  • Red Belt: minimum 144 hours of training (per rank)

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Attendance Rule (Important)

Minimum training time assumes the student is attending 3 classes per week as recommended. If a student misses more than one training day, the missed days are added to the end of the required training time before they may test.

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1st Dan (Black Belt) Age Requirement

  • No student under age 11 may test for 1st Dan.

  • Master Davis authorization is required to test for 1st Dan.

  • For students under age 11, minimum training time may increase depending on the student’s starting age and overall readiness. (Translation: time in rank matters, but so does maturity and consistency—black belt standards stay high.)

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Rank Stripes and What They Mean

Stripes are used to clearly show what a student has achieved and what they’ve completed for their current rank.

  • Red Stripe: Student has learned their current pattern

  • White Stripe: Student has learned the required Hoshin Sool (Self-Defense)

  • Blue Stripe: Student has memorized their rank’s required knowledge

  • Green Stripe: Student has mastered their pattern—showing critical understanding, clean movements, and control (not just memorization)

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