For those who have applied and meet the criteria to be examined for Dan grade promotion.
The Dan Grading will consist of the following components:
Note – the Technical Exam will commence following the completion of the Batsugun and Kata Examination.
An area of the mat will be made available for any judoka to finalise preparation for their DAN Grading & KATA while the Batsugun is being conducted.
IK-KYU (SENIOR BROWN) GRADING
Judo NSW is now providing the opportunity to grade to Senior Brown Belt at the Dan Grading.
This is designed for candidates belonging to Clubs that are not currently able to grade to the Senior Brown Belt within their Club.
All candidates must be eligible as per the requirements of the JA Grading Policy (2017) and must provide prior approval from their relevant Club Coach.
BATSUGUN GRADING
Open to all currently registered and eligible 1st Kyu judoka for instant promotion to Sho Dan.
‘Early-Bird’ Rate ($15) applies until Friday 25 June 2021. Standard Entry fees apply after 25 June 2021.
Final Entries Close Wed 30 June 2021. No Batsugun Entries on the day.
Please note the Batsugun will be conducted subject to entries received (ie the event will be cancelled if there are an insufficient number of competitors).
All successful BATSUGUN applicants must also provide the completed DAN Grading Application and DAN Grading Fee to enable processing of the DAN Grade.
GRADING APPLICATIONS
All Grading applications must be completed in full and submitted with the correct Grading Fee and photo to the Judo NSW office PO Box 6441 SILVERWATER NSW 2128 (or high quality scanned documents to [email protected]) by the following dates:
Friday 7 May 2021 – 6 Dan & above
Friday 21 May 2021 – 4 Dan & 5 Dan
Friday 4 June 2021 – Senior Brown to 3 Dan
Friday 25 June 2021 – Batsugun ‘Early Bird’
Wednesday 30 June 2021 – Batsugun ‘Standard Entry’