Our Rank Progression for adult students:
White belt – Shodan
Note: Students, with no previous training, begin training as a white belt.
Advancement time varies depending on the ability of each student
and also the frequency of their training.
White Belt
Yellow Belt
Blue Belt - 1
Blue Belt - 2
Purple Belt - 1
Purple Belt - 2
Brown Belt - 1
Brown Belt - 2
Brown Belt - 3
Black Belt - Shodan - 1st Degree
Weapons training:
Weapons training generally begins at 7th Kyu for adult students.
We provide training in Bo, Sai and Nunchaku, as determined by our Sensei.
Black Tiger Shotokan welcomed its first students in December, 2006. We
have had many students visit and train with us over these past five years.
Considering all the Dojos in the Central Florida market, we always feel very
fortunate to be chosen as the school of choice by those who have come to visit
and train with us while visiting in Orlando and more so by those who have
stayed. Karate-do is long journey. We enjoy having good friends on that
journey with us.
We pride ourselves in that we teach and follow a traditional syllabus in our
training. We monitor student's performance in class and expect that they
will take home what has been learned in the dojo and continue their practice
there.
If you have ever thought about training and have concerns or fears of being
the "new student' at the school...don't let that keep you away. Regardless of
how young or old you may be, you will feel at home here. Prospective students
in their 'mid-life' often feel that their time has passed for learning a martial
art. That is absolutely not so. You may not be able to execute a difficult
technique at first, but given time and training you will see how simple it is
once you have been shown gradually how to do it, one step at a time. After all,
there is no rush, is there?

Black Tiger Shotokan
Upcoming Grading Exams
Please check our link at Shotokan Tiger Academy for all exam
results and future grading exam dates.