10th Kyu White to 9th Kyu Yellow Belt 1-4 Months Promotional Fee: $30.00
9th Kyu Yellow to 8th Kyu Yellow Belt B/S A stripe is awarded when you know everything for the next belt. Promotional Fee: None
8th Kyu Yellow Belt B/S to 7th Kyu Blue Belt 2-4 Months Promotional Fee: $35.00
7th Kyu Blue Belt to 6th Kyu Blue Belt B/S A stripe is awarded when you know everything for the next belt. Promotional Fee: None
6th Kyu Blue Belt B/S to 5th Kyu Green Belt 3-5 Months Promotional Fee: $40.00
5th Kyu Green Belt to 4th Kyu Green Belt B/S A stripe is awarded when you know everything for the next belt. Promotional Fee: None
4th Kyu Green Belt B/S to 3rd Kyu Brown Belt 4-10 Months Promotional Fee: $45.00
3rd Kyu Brown Belt to 2nd Kyu Blackbelt W/S A stripe is awarded when you know everything for the next belt. Promotional Fee: None
2nd Kyu Blackbelt W/S to 1st Kyu Blackbelt R/S A stripe is awarded when you know everything for the next belt. Promotional Fee: None
1st Kyu Blackbelt R/S to 1st Dan Blackbelt (Master of the Basics) 6-12 Months Promotional Fee: $150.00
1st Dan Blackbelt to 2nd Dan Blackbelt (Sensei Status) 2 years Promotional Fee: $200.00
2nd Dan Blackbelt (Sensei Status) to 3rd Dan Blackbelt 2 years Promotional Fee: $200.00
3rd Dan Blackbelt to 4th Dan Blackbelt 2 years Promotional Fee: $200.00
4th Dan Blackbelt to 5th Dan Blackbelt (Master of the Art) 3 years Promotional Fee: $200.00
5th Dan Blackbelt to 6th Dan Blackbelt 5 years Promotional Fee: None
6th Dan Blackbelt to 7th Dan Blackbelt 5 years Promotional Fee: None
7th Dan Blackbelt to 8th Dan Blackbelt 5 years Promotional Fee: None
8th Dan Blackbelt to 9th Dan Blackbelt Awarded to Senior Master when Grandmaster of the Art dies
9th Dan Blackbelt to 10th Dan Blackbelt Grandmaster, Founder/Keeper of the Art
Note: You go down in Kyu's (classes) and up in Degrees (dans). No promotional fees for stripe belts. No re-test fees
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