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All Players
Grading work is taught throughout the year and a record is kept of each players progress towards their next grade. In order for the grading theory to not overwhelm players we teach on average about 20 mins of theory, new techniques most weeks. Players below 9th Mon are graded by qualified coaches from Peebles Judo Club by continuous assessment. For players 9th Mon and above we hold a technical grading event which is run in conjunction with Judo Scotland, the sport's national
federation. Senseis from other clubs assist in this task and overall they are managed by a Judo Scotland Senior Examiner. On the day these grading events are run as practical sessions where no player is expected to do anything they haven't practiced. To be graded it is a requirement to have a current Judo Scotland licence, there
are no exceptions. As each new
technical grade
is achieved children under sixteen recieve a certificate, Mon badge and
if appropriate a
new coloured belt. Players over sixteen use the Adult Kyu Grading
system and recieve a certificate and a new belt if appropriate. Club
membership fees include two gradings per year, one in Spring and one in
Autumn.
Junior Gradings for ages 8-16 years
From 1st September 2010 a new technical grading system exists for all Mon grades (children) which no longer requires them to gain points at competitions to be promoted.
The technical mon system includes 18 mons (steps) progressing from red belt through to brown belt. There are 3 steps per colour as follows:
- Mons 1,2,3 Red,
- Mons 4,5,6 Yellow
- Mons 7,8,9 Orange
- Mons 10,11,12 Green
- Mons 13,14,15 Blue
- Mons 16,17,18 Brown
On reaching 18th Mon and 16 years the young judo student currently has the choice
of two 'streams' - the technical stream or the competitive stream. The
competitive stream requires 10 wins at National Gradings run by Judo Scotland or at point scoring events to gain black belt and
there is the identical technical theory component as well. The technical stream has only the theory component required, including demonstration throws, kata and marked randori but no competitive wins required. Note that
a Judoka has to be a minimum age of sixteen to be promoted to black
belt.
Note that the new theory for 9th Mon and above includes elements of kata and this will be practiced in the club,
for more info see our kata page here .
This
final system employed is under review and a decision on this will be
made by judo Scotland in Sept 2012. In addition to club judo and technical gradings there are
competitions where Judokas can hone their skills by competing against children of their own
ability, size, age and sex if they want to. See our competitive Judo page here for more information.
The Current Mon Grade Syllabus is below
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MonGradesyllabus2010.pdf [385.62K]
