How much for a black belt?
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0 u.s. dollars. :asian:
Pale Rider
Green Belt
If the main question is how much does the school sell the Black Belts, I don't know of any. If the question is how much can a person buy them from a Martial Arts supply store (A.W.M.A. for example) that varies from store to store.
Myself the tests for Chodan runs $200. This includes the midnight blue trimmed uniform, the 11x14 Certificate, ID card, and name/rank placed on website.
Myself the tests for Chodan runs $200. This includes the midnight blue trimmed uniform, the 11x14 Certificate, ID card, and name/rank placed on website.
A lot of blood, sweat and tears...the money was the least important. TW
BruceCalkins
Blue Belt
We do not charge for Kyu ranks test. The student just pays the cost of the belt @ $3.00 each. The Test is free. As for the black Belt
Each Black Belt ranks is a little different. There is a Yodansha Board that sets in Including Black Belts from several different Schools in my area. So there is a Charge for the Base Test of $75.00
Shodan Is just a simlple Black Belt and ranges from $5.00 - $50.00
The Rest of the ranks from 2nd up have different belts and the need for Kanji on the belt with the students name/rank and the system.
This is for 2nd 4th 6th 8th & 10th. They get Gold Stripes added for the other ranks. and there is just the Yodansha Fee for these test.
Each Black Belt ranks is a little different. There is a Yodansha Board that sets in Including Black Belts from several different Schools in my area. So there is a Charge for the Base Test of $75.00
Shodan Is just a simlple Black Belt and ranges from $5.00 - $50.00
The Rest of the ranks from 2nd up have different belts and the need for Kanji on the belt with the students name/rank and the system.
This is for 2nd 4th 6th 8th & 10th. They get Gold Stripes added for the other ranks. and there is just the Yodansha Fee for these test.
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Satori
Guest
One school I went to charged about $500 for the shodan test. I couldn't afford it, so I wasn't allowed to get shodan there. Hmm...martial ability = financial ability?
Bad school.
May you achieve
Satori
Bad school.
May you achieve
Satori
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rainbows
Guest
It's 135 euro for the 1st dan test in my association. My club is a college club, and the college paid for 2 of us to do our black belt tests this year. 
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goshawk
Guest
The grading itself is the same cost as any other private lesson. As for the physical belt, our school charges $10 for the regular ones, and $30 for a BB with the Kenpo kanji on it.
still learning
Senior Master
Hello, It is amazing what everyone does and charges for the Black belt testing.
In our school all lower ranks pay a $25.00 testing fee. You can test over and over if you fail and pay only one time for each rank.
All Black belt testing is FREE. No charge to test. All students must be recommended by their Instructor and is tested in front of the Professor and his Chief Instrutors. (approx 4-5 hours long). The Black belt test is given only twice a year and you may test over and over. In the last couple of years the physcial part is getting harder and tougher.
In our school all lower ranks pay a $25.00 testing fee. You can test over and over if you fail and pay only one time for each rank.
All Black belt testing is FREE. No charge to test. All students must be recommended by their Instructor and is tested in front of the Professor and his Chief Instrutors. (approx 4-5 hours long). The Black belt test is given only twice a year and you may test over and over. In the last couple of years the physcial part is getting harder and tougher.
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jkdhit
Guest
black belts cost anywhere from about $3 to $22 from what i've seen
i went to a few diff tkd schools and one of them charged $130 for a black belt test but i didn't like that school too much because he never failed anyone who did horrible
the school i currently go to is $120 for the black belt test which is held twice a year. other rankings only have to pay $40 for their tests. however.. people who have financial issues can have the fee waived or cut down a lot. everyone at my school knows this but no one i know has ever used it except when it comes to tuition. the thing i like most is that the money isn't being squandered away, i speak to my instructors freely between classes and they admit that they dont have much money and that they all live in apartments with room mates except for the head instructor who owns his own house.
no one can really complain about the tuition or testing fees which is quite fare because i know the location where the schools are, are pretty pricey. also, a lot of money is spent for students + instructors birthday parties which are held on saturdays, there's always free drinks, food, ice cream, and cake. also, every year there's an annual bbq where everyone can bring their friends and family for free, there's all you can eat food, drinks, snacks, and desserts.. so can't really complain
i went to a few diff tkd schools and one of them charged $130 for a black belt test but i didn't like that school too much because he never failed anyone who did horrible
the school i currently go to is $120 for the black belt test which is held twice a year. other rankings only have to pay $40 for their tests. however.. people who have financial issues can have the fee waived or cut down a lot. everyone at my school knows this but no one i know has ever used it except when it comes to tuition. the thing i like most is that the money isn't being squandered away, i speak to my instructors freely between classes and they admit that they dont have much money and that they all live in apartments with room mates except for the head instructor who owns his own house.
no one can really complain about the tuition or testing fees which is quite fare because i know the location where the schools are, are pretty pricey. also, a lot of money is spent for students + instructors birthday parties which are held on saturdays, there's always free drinks, food, ice cream, and cake. also, every year there's an annual bbq where everyone can bring their friends and family for free, there's all you can eat food, drinks, snacks, and desserts.. so can't really complain
MartialFighter
White Belt
I really hate to admit this, but I paid $450 for my testing. Quite frankly I dont have a paying this amount. I have a problem when everyone who tested passed, when, obviously they dont deserve it.
