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Road to Black Belt Curriculum  -  3 ^1/2 Year Average

With regular attendance, students normally test for 1st Degree Black Belt at the end of their 3rd year of training. Once registered, students are guided by our Program Manager through the curriculum.
                                                                      

Year 1:
 

Belt	Duration
White 1st Degree	3 Weeks
White 2nd Degree	3 Months
Yellow 1st Degree	3 Months - Pure
Yellow 2nd Degree	3 Months
Green 1st Degree	3 Months - Beginning to Grow

Year 2:

Belt	Duration
Green 2nd Degree	3 months
Blue 1st Degree	3 Months - Growing
Blue 2nd Degree	3 Months
Red 1st Degree	6 Months - Danger

Year 3:

Belt	Duration
Red 2nd Degree	6 Months
Probationary Black Belt	6 Months - Beginning

Colored tape is used to track our students' progress. Stripes are added to the tips of the belt. There are 3 stripes for adults and 5 for children. As students progress through each belt, they earn stripes along the way.

Why Striping? 

• Earning a Stripe is a Motivator. Accomplishment is the number 1 motivator
• The instructors know a student's current skill level at a glance

Many Schools employ a 3 stripe system. Each stripe color represents a particular skill set

• White - Proficient in Form                               
• Green - Strike, Block and Kicking Techniques
• Blue   - Board Breaking                                   

Technical Skills are important. At Palm Beach Martial Arts, we believe that building character in our students is equally important as technical skills

We have an additional 2 stripes, for children, on the other tip of the belt- "Character Stripes"

• Yellow - Outstanding behavior                       
• Red     - Outstanding academics                     

Testing                                                         

Tests are conducted every 3 months. The first week of:
January, April, July and October

At Palm Beach Martial Arts testing is a time to recognize and re-enforce our students' achievements and build self-confidence. Testing is a completely positive experience- for the students as well as their guests. Form and Self-Defense moves are tested in class while Board Breaking is performed during the graduation ceremony. The ceremony lasts about 1 hour. The day's of marathon testing are over. Each student's endurance is challenged in every class.

Transfer Students

Students entering from another school are allowed to keep their documented rank. Many times schools do not follow the same belt coloring schemes and a Brown belt at one school, for example, may equate to a Blue belt at our school- Same Rank.

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