Zanshin Dan Grading and Open Ai Ki Class – 2020

Zanshin Dan Grading is on Sunday 1st November, 2020 at 11am at the PCYC in Erindale. Prior to the Dan Grading, an open Ai Ki Session will be held.

Sunday, 1st November, 2020

10 AM Ai Ki Training Session
11 AM Dan Grading
1:30 PM Finish approximately

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators are limit to guests of the grading applicants, and uke students who have registered with Soshi.

Ai Ki OPEN CLASS

Once a year we open our Ai Ki class to all senior students.  This is a class you don’t normally get to attend until you are a brown belt, and is a wonderful opportunity to experience the training that our Black belts do.

Soshi and Renshi’s will be running various activities in groups to give you an all round experience of the type of training we do.  You will get to try arm locks, rolling, blending and weapons training!

The cost is $15 and runs for 1 hour before the Dan Grading.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, places are limited to those who have registered.

Age Guidelines for Zanshin Grades

Zanshin Martial Arts has 15 junior grades and 10 senior grades, followed by black belt (Dan) grades. We have structured it this way to help you get the most out of your training.

We also have a recommended age guide for grades, to help students receive appropriate training for their physical and mental development. Most age limits are a guide, you can be older or younger for all but a few of the grades. Our aim is to help you enrich your training and not rush through.

Junior White and Red Belts

At this grade, students should aim to grade around 3 times a year. Don’t feel like you need to grade every single grading. It’s important to take the time to learn your techniques properly. Lesson requirements are the minimum required to grade, feel free to do more.

Junior White belts are required to be 5 years old to grade. Students can train at 4 years old, but they will be unable to grade.

The following age guidelines are recommended for White and Red belt grades:
White 1: 5 Years 4 Months
White 2: 5 Years 8 Months
Red: 6 Years
Red 1: 6 Years 4 Months
Red 2: 6 years 8 Months

Junior Purple, Orange and Yellow Han Belts

At this grade, students have extra lesson requirements and an increasingly complicated curriculum. We recommend students grade every 6 months on these grades to take the time to properly learn the techniques.

Yellow Han 2 will not be able to grade to senior class until they are at least 11 years old. Any junior student older than 12 should consider moving up to the Senior class. You can ask your instructor about the process. Students older than 13 must attend Senior grading.

The following age guidelines are recommended for higher Junior grades:
Purple: 7 Years
Purple 1: 7 Years 6 Months
Purple 2: 8 Years
Orange: 8 Years 6 Months
Orange 1: 9 Years
Orange 2: 9 years 6 Months
Yellow Han: 10 Years
Yellow Han 1: 10 Years 6 Months
Yellow Han 2: 11 years

Senior Grades

Young senior students between 11 and 13 years of age should be looking at the following guidelines for gradings:

Yellow Belt – 12 years old
Green Belt – 13 years old
Blue Belt – 14 years old

This is a guideline; there are two grades on each belt. Younger students should be aiming to grade every 6 months instead of every 3 months.

Age limits apply for Brown (15 Years) and Black Belt (16 Years) grades due to the intensity of the training, you will not be able to apply for those grades without meeting the age requirements.