Gradings 2018

The club adopts a standard Shotokan Karate Belt system, the grades below are represented by the following belt colours.

For the 9-13 year olds, for motivational purposes only tags are achieved before been able to grade to the next belt. Tags are free of charge!

New for 2016 a new Little Tigers Syllabus has been developed to aid the 4-8 years achieve and develop their Karate, more belts have been added to the syllabus and the lesson price lowered. Any queries please contact us info@durhamjunsuikarate.co.uk

For previous year gradings please click on the year 2014 2015 2016 2017

9th Kyu – Orange Belt
8th Kyu – Red Belt
7th Kyu – Yellow Belt
6th Kyu – Green Belt
5th Kyu – Purple Belt
4th Kyu – Purple White Belt
3rd Kyu – Brown Belt
2nd Kyu – Brown White Belt
1st Kyu – Brown 2 White Belt
1st Dan – Black Belt

Seniors

The following Grades have been achieved in 2018

8th December 2018

Melanie Dixon – 9th Kyu
Christopher Sterling – 9th Kyu
Roza Bacha – 9th Kyu
Nora Garcia – 9th Kyu
Mohamed Bacha – 9th Kyu
Mark Dixon – 9th Kyu
Elicia Baldwin – 8th Kyu
Beth Storm Turnbull – 7th Kyu
Eleanor Stoves – 7th Kyu
Philip Morris – 7th Kyu
David Mathias – 3rd Kyu
Leah Pattison – 2nd Kyu
Rebecca Pearson – 2nd Kyu
Samantha Shenton – 1st Kyu
Alexander Michie – 1st Kyu
Katelyn Payne – 1st Kyu

18th November 2018

Sarah-Jayne Sams – 2nd Dan
Laura Wilson – 2nd Dan

15th September 2018

Beth Turnbull – 8th Kyu
Eleanor Stoves – 8th Kyu
Kamal Fernando – 7th Kyu
David Mathias – 4th Kyu
Simon Mathias – 4th Kyu
Rebecca Pearson – 3rd Kyu
Katelyn Payne – 2nd Kyu

18th August 2018

Elicia Baldwin – 9th Kyu
Marie Nigrelli – 8th Kyu
Philip Morris – 8th Kyu
Rachel Carr – 6th Kyu

11th August 2018

Hannah Potvliege – 1st Kyu

14th July 2018

Ben Anderson – 6th Kyu

8th July 2018

Sarah Bell – 1st Dan
Charlotte Hedley – 1st Dan
Fiona Kinghorn Jones – 1st Dan
Jack Strangward – 1st Dan

16th June 2018

Kamal Fernando – 8th Kyu
Mckenzie Stanley – 8th Kyu
Betsie Cleworth – 6th Kyu
Rebecca Pearson – 4th Kyu
Katelyn Payne – 3rd Kyu
Jonny Michie – 2nd Kyu

12th May 2018

Rachel Carr – 7th Kyu
Hannah Potvliege – 2nd Kyu
Alex Michie – 2nd Kyu
Samantha Shenton – 2nd Kyu

8th May 2018

Beth Turnbull – 9th Kyu
Eleanor Stoves – 9th Kyu
Philip Morris – 9th Kyu

5th April 2018

Fiona Jones – 1st Kyu

25th March 2018

Mckenzie Stanley – 9th Kyu
Marie Nigrelli – 9th Kyu
Robert Song – 7th Kyu
Rebecca Pearson – 5th Kyu
Richard Salmon – 4th Kyu
Katelyn Payne – 4th Kyu

24th February 2018

Sienna Shaw – 9th Kyu
Kamal Fernando – 9th Kyu

27th January 2018

Joanne Sichert – 9th Kyu
Rachel Carr – 8th Kyu

20th January 2018

Mia Gamble – 1st Dan
Katie Strangward – 2nd Dan
Kim Hedley – 3rd Dan

Tigers

The following Grades have been achieved in 2018. Tigers can achieve the standard Shotokan grading belts as above and tags between grades.

8th December 2018

Joshua Cawson – 9th Kyu
Grace Brown – 9th Kyu
Abi Knaggs – 9th Kyu
Lucy Newby – 9th Kyu
Maisy Stephenson – 9th Kyu
Yacine Bacha – 9th Kyu
Thomas Temperley – 8th Kyu
Ava Peacock – 7th Kyu
Mia Laider – 7th Kyu
Matthew Simpson – 7th Kyu
Liam Hunter – 7th Kyu
Benram Bethapudi – 6th Kyu
Liam Lincoln – 6th Kyu
Jack Schofield – 6th Kyu
Alyssa Eilbeck – 5th Kyu
Ebony-Mae Taylor – 4th Kyu
Jack Dixon – 4th Kyu
Emily Bell – 3rd Kyu

18th November 2018

Rachel Osbaldestin – Shodan Ho

15th September 2018

Thomas Temperley – 9th Kyu
Mila Starck – 9th Kyu
Sherrie-Lei Causer – 9th Kyu
Benjamin Barber – 7th Kyu
Seilini Fernando – 7th Kyu
Nicholas Sams – 7th Kyu
Jack Scholfield – 7th Kyu
Liam Lincoln – 7th Kyu
Kevin Yang – 6th Kyu
Peter Mathias – 5th Kyu

18th August 2018

Liam Hunter – 8th Kyu
Cassidy Dilella Edwards – 6th Kyu
Daniel Bell – 6th Kyu
Aiden Hedley – 4th Kyu

11th August 2018

Rachel Osbaldestin – 1st Kyu

14th July 2018

Joshua Finnemore – 9th Kyu
Ava Peacock – 8th Kyu
Mia Laidler – 8th Kyu
Matthew Simpson – 8th Kyu
Lewis Hunter – 8th Kyu
Benram Bethapudi – 7th Kyu
Harley Green – 7th Kyu
Jake Donnelly – 7th Kyu
Libby Piper – 6th Kyu

16th June 2018

Yazan Sanad – 9th Kyu
Aaliyah Love – 8th Kyu
Jack Schofield – 8th Kyu
Liam Lincoln – 8th Kyu
Seilini Fernando – 8th Kyu
Kevin Yang – 7th Kyu
Alyssa Eilbeck – 6th Kyu
Louise Veitch – 6th Kyu
Ebony-Mae Taylor – 5th Kyu
Jack Dixon – 5th Kyu
Jessica Jones – 5th Kyu
James Jones – 5th Kyu

12th May 2018

Liam Hunter – 9th Kyu
Nick Sams – 8th Kyu
Rachel Osbaldestin – 2nd Kyu

25th March 2018

Faye Brown – 9th Kyu
Emily Brown – 9th Kyu
Mia Laidler – 9th Kyu
Ava Peacock – 9th Kyu
Matthew Simpson – 9th Kyu
Harley Green – 8th Kyu
Poppy Salmon – 7th Kyu
Ruby Eilbeck – 7th Kyu
Cassidy Dilella-Edwards – 7th Kyu
Libby Piper – 7th Kyu
Cameron Richardson – 6th Kyu
Jack Dixon – 6th Kyu
Jessica Jones – 6th Kyu
Jagjeet Nayyar – 5th Kyu

24th February 2018

Alfie Corrigan – 9th Kyu
Jack Schofield – 9th Kyu
Liam Lincoln – 9th Kyu
Seilini Fernando – 9th Kyu
Jake Donnelly – 8th Kyu
Travis Fox – 6th Kyu

27th January 2018

Zelda Jermyn – 9th Kyu
Nick Sams – 9th Kyu
Scarlett Fisher – 8th Kyu
Kacey Fisher – 8th Kyu
Alyssa Eilbeck – 7th Kyu
Ebony-Mae Taylor – 6th Kyu

Tigers Tags

The following Grades have been achieved in 2018. Tigers can achieve the standard Shotokan grading belts as above and tags between grades.

Little Tigers

The following Little Tigers Grades have been achieved in 2018.

8th December 2018

Oliver McConnell- 18th Kyu
Elwood Wildheart Sterling – 18th Kyu
Gabriela Leighton – 18th Kyu
Leonardo Turnbull – 18th Kyu
Elliot Hanson – 18th Kyu
Liam Thompson – 18th Kyu
Aarohi Patil – 18th Kyu
Sophia Bacha – 17th Kyu
Maisie Dixon – 17th Kyu
Isabelle Rowntree – 17th Kyu
Olivia Tomlinson – 17th Kyu
Matthew Dixon – 17th Kyu
Eliza Halton – 17th Kyu
Minh Dao – 17th Kyu
Oscar Close – 16th Kyu
Sonny Close – 16th Kyu
Harry French – 16th Kyu
Dominik Zawadski – 16th Kyu
Lily Veitch – 16th Kyu
Jessica Sams – 15th Kyu
Zach Fenwick – 14th Kyu
Madilyn Dawson – 14th Kyu
Rafael Bethapudi – 13th Kyu
Jared Tague – 12th Kyu
Gabriel Beresford – 12th Kyu
Kuba Kedziora – 12th Kyu
Alfie Patterson – 12th Kyu
Reuben Calvert – 11th Kyu
Krisraj Bethapudi – 11th Kyu
Tyler Yarrow – 11th Kyu
Matthew Findley – 11th Kyu
Declen Scott – 11th Kyu
Luke Rowntree – 9th Kyu
Andre Bethapudi – 8th Kyu
Jack Ogden – 8th Kyu

15th September 2018

Connor Biggs – 18th Kyu
Riley Biggs – 18th Kyu
Isabelle Rowntree – 18th Kyu
Matthew Dixon – 18th Kyu
Harry Bethapudi – 18th Kyu
Eliza Halton – 18th Kyu
Eva Hardwick – 17th Kyu
Oscar Close – 17th Kyu
Sonny Close – 17th Kyu
Wong Man Fung – 17th Kyu
Harry French – 17th Kyu
Jessica Sams – 16th Kyu
Amelia Cort – 15th Kyu
Emma French – 15th Kyu
Zach Fenwick – 15th Kyu
Jackson Barber – 15th Kyu
Madilyn Dawson – 15th Kyu
Gabriel Beresford – 14th Kyu
Rafael Bethapudi – 14th Kyu
Ria Bethapudi – 13th Kyu
Elizabeth Hall – 13th Kyu
Kuba Kedziora – 13th Kyu
Alfie Patterson – 13th Kyu
Reuben Calvert – 12th Kyu
Krisraj Bethapudi – 12th Kyu
Tyler Yarrow – 12th Kyu
Matthew Findley – 12th Kyu
Declen Scott – 12th Kyu
Luke Rowntree – 10th Kyu
Jack Ogden – 9th Kyu
Andre Bethapudi – 9th Kyu
Callum Bell – 9th Kyu

18th August 2018

Dominik Zawadski – 17th Kyu
Lily Veitch – 17th Kyu
Zachary Beresford – 6th Kyu

14th July 2018

Chelsea Sinpia – 18th Kyu
Eva Hardwick – 18th Kyu
Harry French – 18th Kyu
Emma French – 18th Kyu
Amelia Cort – 18th Kyu
Jessica Sams – 17th Kyu
Jared Tague – 13th Kyu
Andre Bethapudi – 10th Kyu

16th June 2018

Kyla Riddell – 18th Kyu
Oscar Close – 18th Kyu
Sonny Close – 18th Kyu
Olivia Tomlinson – 18th Kyu
Noah El Agan – 16th Kyu
Madilyn Dawson – 16th Kyu
Jackson Barber – 16th Kyu
Nathan Eilbeck – 16th Kyu
Gabriel Beresford – 15th Kyu
Alex Young – 14th Kyu
Ria Bethapudi – 14th Kyu
Aurelia Data – 14th Kyu
Elizabeth Hall – 14th Kyu
Kuba Kedziora – 14th Kyu
Alfie Patterson – 14th Kyu
Krisraj Bethapudi – 13th Kyu
Matthew Gillies – 13th Kyu
Matthew Findley – 13th Kyu
Declen Scott – 13th Kyu
Damon Deagle-Simpson – 12th Kyu
Luke Rowntree – 12th Kyu
Callum Bell – 10th Kyu
Jack Ogden – 10th Kyu

12th May 2018

Lily Veitch – 18th Kyu
Charlotte Finnemore – 18th Kyu
Roan Powell – 18th Kyu
Zach Fenwick – 17th Kyu
Rafael Bethapudi – 15th Kyu
Tyler Yarrow – 14th Kyu
Zach Beresford – 9th Kyu

25th March 2018

Noah El Agan – 17th Kyu
Jamie Osbaldestin – 16th Kyu
Nathan Eilbeck – 16th Kyu
Alfie Dixon – 16th Kyu
Lewis Hunter – 15th Kyu
Ria Bethapudi – 15th Kyu
Alfie Patterson – 15th Kyu
Aurelia Data – 15th Kyu
Elizabeth Hall – 15th Kyu
Lucy Brown – 15th Kyu
Amber Patterson – 15th Kyu
Jared Tague – 14th Kyu
Juliet Sanders – 14th Kyu
Krisraj Bethapudi – 14th Kyu
Matthew Gillies – 14th Kyu
Matthew Findley – 14th Kyu
Declen Scott – 14th Kyu
Luke Rowntree – 13th Kyu
Reuben Calvert – 13th Kyu
Andre Bethapudi – 11th Kyu
Callum Bell – 11th Kyu
Jack Ogden – 11th Kyu
Daniel Bell – 8th Kyu
James Jones – 5th Kyu
Aiden Hedley – 5th Kyu

24th February 2018

Jessica Sams – 18th Kyu
Kuba Kedziora – 15th Kyu
Damon Deagle-Simpson – 13th Kyu

27th January 2018

Tyler Yarrow – 15th Kyu
Harry Nelson – 15th Kyu
Alex Young – 15th Kyu