Cho-Dan-Bo is your provisional Black Belt rank. It shows that you are in the final stages of your journey to Black Belt and almost ready to move Beyond Black Belt. See below for some important information on proceeding from here through your training over the next few months toward your full Black Belt Promotion!

Your Belt

The Cho-Dan-Bo belt is half Black and half Red. When you wear your belt, you should tie it up so that the Black side is on top, as Black is the higher colour in our ranking system.

Your Syllabus and Grading

Click Here to access your Gup Syllabus and navigate to the Cho-Dan-Bo section. At this level, you will be completing two seperate Gradings at two seperate Belt Promotion Weeks.

• Your first Grading is a TRIAL GRADING, where you will perform your syllabus and receive feedback in the sessions after on how to improve. This will be done in a normal Gup Grading session of your age group.
• Your second Grading will be at a following Belt Promotion Week (if recommended). This is your FULL GRADING, where you will show the results of your improvement over the previous months. This will be done in a Black Belt Grading session with Black Belts of all levels.

Leadership Requirements

Black Belts are expected to be role models as well as students. As a part of earning your Black Belt, all Cho-Dan-Bo students are required to complete at minimum 5 volunteer sessions of assisting in an age appropriate class. These sessions can be completed ANY TIME between achieving your CDB level and your FULL GRADING. Please contact us to set up your sessions when you're ready!

BEYOND BLACK BELT

As you approach the end of your Black Belt Journey, we want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on years of hard work. You have dedicated yourself to achieving this goal and you should be very proud.

HOWEVER

Don't forget that Black Belt is not the end! There are many more mountains to climb after achieving your Black Belt! This is the opportunity to set new goals, and learn new ways to apply the skills you have spent so long learning! Martial Arts is a lifelong journey with lifelong benefits! Let us know what your goal is BEYOND BLACK BELT!