9th Kyu:- Green Belt After 6 months regular training
8th Kyu:- Green Belt with Silver Bar After 9 months regular training
7th Kyu:- Blue Belt After 12 months regular training
6th Kyu:- Blue Belt with Silver Bar After 15 months regular training
5th Kyu:- Purple Belt After 18 months regular training
4th Kyu:- Purple Belt with Silver Bar After 21 months regular training
3rd Kyu:- Brown Belt After 24 months regular training
Intermediate
2nd Kyu:- Brown Belt with Silver Bar After 30 months regular training
2nd Kyu:- Brown Belt with 2 Silver bars After 33 months regular training
Intermediate
1st Kyu:- Brown-Red Stripes After 36 months regular training
1st Kyu:- Brown-Red Stripes with Silver bar After 39 months regular training
Pre-Shodan Black-White Stripe After 42 months regular training
1st Dan Black Belt After 48 months regular training
Before any student can grade for a belt they must have a licence book from the C.M.A.A and a karate gi.
Gradings are available every 3 months for students who have reached the correct stanard for the grading. The student must show that they have reached the required standard and have been training regularly for the required time for that belt.
If a student is not at the required standard to grade then they can train for the next one in 3 months time.
Student's that are of 3rd Kyu or above should be training twice a week. The intermediate 1st and 2nd Kyu grads are for students who train once a week.
Pre-Shodan grading is an exam for students who are at Black Belt 1st Dan level, once they have passed this level they can then take the Association 1st Dan exam.