USKA Female Division December Grading

We are pleased to announce our next scheduled USKA Female Division grading examination at the USKA Fight Factory will be on Sunday 14th December 2025 from 12pm after our morning Intermediate class.

***GRADING CHECK LIST***

* Morning class 10-11am is recommended and 11am-12pm class is compulsory for ALL students who are Grading

* You must hold an in date USKA membership and have handed in your ICO licence book when registering in order for it to be signed and for your Grade to be verified should you be successful.

* You must wear your full uniform and wear your current belt if applicable.

* Any student Grading for Orange Belt and above must see their instructor to discuss if they are ready.

* You must be familiar and competent at performing all your grading techniques. Yellow belt candidates and above should also ensure to bring their sparring equipment on the day.

***Important Grading Payment Information***
* ICO Licence books must be handed in, grading credits checked and payments made in person through your GoCardless account at USKA Fight Factory Gym Reception on Sunday 7th December between 10am-12pm, There will be no cash payments for this grading and no exceptions made for late payments.
If you are unable to register on 7th December please contact us before that date to arrange an alternative registration time.
**Please Note that all monies paid are non-refundable. Failure to show up will result in loss of fee**

*** GRADING FEE'S AND GRADING CRITERIA FOR EACH GRADE IS AS FOLLOWS ***

1 Credit - Fighters Session
1 Credit - Beginners Session
2 Credits - Intermediate Session
3 Credits - Advanced Session
4 Credits - 1-2-1 Session with an instructor * ( *Excluding Red and White Belt Grades which will earn 1 Credit)

Your Credits will return to zero after every Grade taken.

Red Belt Grade - £25.00 - Students attempting Red Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 10 credits (over a 3 month period)

White Belt Grade - £25.00 - Students attempting White Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 20 credits (over a 3 month period)

Yellow Belt Grade - £30.00 - Students attempting Yellow Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 20 credits (over a 3 months period)

Orange Belt Grade - £30.00 - Students attempting Orange Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 42 credits (Credits Valid for 6 months)

Green Belt Grade - £35.00 - Students attempting Green Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 150 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)

Purple Belt Grade - £35.00 - Students attempting Purple Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 150 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)

Blue Belt Grade - £40.00 - Students attempting Blue Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 225 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)

Jnr Brown Belt Grade - £40.00 - Students attempting Jnr Brown Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 225 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)

Brown Belt Grade - £50.00 - Students attempting Brown Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 600 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)

Jnr Black Belt Grade - £60.00 - Students attempting Jnr Black Belt must earn themselves a minimum of 600 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)

Black Belt 1st Dan - £120.00 - Students attempting Black Belt 1st Dan must earn themselves a minimum of 600 credits (Credits Valid for 1 year)
 

*** CHECK OUR GRADING COMBINATION PRACTICE VIDEO'S THROUGH OUR MEMBERS APP ***
*** AND CHECK YOUR CHILD'S ATTENDANCE THROUGH OUR MEMBERS APP ***

You can check your child's attendance through our Members only App through the Grading tab by clicking on your present grades attendance button. To Access the App...

1. Visit the Members Area of our Website... USKA MEMBERS AREA

2. Login to your account with...

1. The email address that is attached to your GoCardless account as username.

2. The Password we sent you in your welcome email when you joined us.

3. If you cannot remember your Password, click on Forgot password and follow instructions on the screen.

4. Explore the app features.
(Please note, the account holder (payer) does not have to install the app to use it, as it works the same on the web browser)
 

A Parents Guide To Gradings...

A kickboxing belt awarded at USKA is something worth working for! 

At many Martial Arts clubs these days Grades are awarded to keep people coming back with little or no attention to detail in regard to maintaining standards and reaching a bar in terms of proficiency. We find this gives people a false sense of security that in this World could be very dangerous.
Can you imagine your child being awarded their 100 meter swimming badge only for them to jump in a pool and sink like a brick to the bottom thinking they could swim proficiently?

• Don’t rush! - A kickboxing belt is a symbol of proficiency. It is not an attendance award or a prize for participation. Everyone learns at their own pace. A child should enter the grading if they have the ability to perform every requirement without error irrespective of the progress of their peers. The children who leave the right amount of time between their belts always make stronger candidates when moving onto their advanced gradings. Even though we run regular gradings it does not mean that our members have to attend every one. We recommend a do one, miss one approach especially for our youngest of students.
   
• There’s no secret to success- just hard work.’ A child who attends 3 or 4 classes per week is likely to progress quicker than a child who attends weekly. Those children, however, can practice effectively at home with your support. We have attached an USKA Ninja's syllabus with all the techniques your child will need to know from Ninja's Red Belt to Ninja's Blue Belt.
  We have also put together some fantastic home practice practice video's that can be accessed through your members only App by clicking the Videos Tab. 
   
• Talk and listen to their Instructors. Nobody can advise on your child’s eligibility to grade better than the person who teaches them. Sometimes we will recommend that our students hold back from grading to make sure everything is fully in place before they move to the next level. No one wants to see a child struggling because they are being asked to perform things beyond their capabilities.
   

• Thoroughly read what we send out in Emails and on Website posts. Everyone needs to have registered for the grading before the deadline. Please set a reminder for the time they need to grade