Martial Arts Belt Promotion certificate templates and badges
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A martial arts certificate template gives a dojo, a club or a federation a ready layout for recording a student's new rank. Karate, taekwondo, judo and jiu-jitsu schools issue one after each grading, when a student has shown the techniques, forms and sparring their syllabus asks for, and the new belt is tied on before the class.
A good belt promotion certificate names the rank reached and the style, says what the student was assessed on, and carries the grading date and the signature of the head instructor or the chief examiner. For a dan grade it often names the examining panel too. The designs here come as certificates for A4 and US Letter paper and as digital badges, so a school can hand over a printed copy at the grading and send the same record by email, where it can be verified and shared.
Wording
What to write on a martial arts belt promotion certificate
Use these lines as they are, or as a start for your own. Every template comes with wording you can change in the studio.
Wording for a belt promotion certificate
- “Having met the requirements of the grading syllabus, is hereby promoted to the rank of green belt.”
- “For successful promotion to 3rd Kyu, awarded after a grading in basics, kata and kumite.”
- “In recognition of steady training, good spirit and respect shown in the dojo.”
Wording for a black belt certificate
- “Having passed the grading before the examining panel, is promoted to the rank of 1st Dan Black Belt.”
- “Awarded the rank of Shodan in recognition of years of dedicated training and the discipline of the art.”
- “This certificate confirms the rank of 2nd Dan, granted by the chief instructor of the association.”
Short lines for the badge or the email
- “New belt, same discipline.”
- “Promoted today. Osu!”
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FAQ
Questions, answered
The student's name, the rank and belt colour reached, the style, the date of the grading and the name of the school. Add the areas assessed, such as basics, kata or poomsae and sparring, and the signature of the instructor or examiner with their own rank.
Usually the chief instructor of the school, and for a dan grade often the examiners on the panel or the head of the association the school belongs to. Many organisations only recognise a dan grade when the association registers it, so check your own rules first.
Kyu grades are the coloured belt ranks a student passes through, counted down towards black belt. Dan grades start at black belt, 1st Dan or Shodan, and count up. Taekwondo uses the word gup for the coloured belt ranks in the same way.
Most schools give one at every grading, because students and parents like a record of each step. Use the same design for every rank and change only the belt colour, the rank and the date, so the certificates form a consistent line of promotion.
No. A rank certificate confirms the grade a student holds. Teaching and refereeing qualifications come from a national governing body or an association, so word the certificate as a rank, not as a licence to teach.
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