Black Belt Testing
Black Belt - Testing:
7 years to 15 - JR Black Belt
16 and older 1st Degree Black Belt
(Students going for JR Black Belt must be 7 years of age and older)

Your class location Sensei must approve and sign your brown belt rank book to be eligible to test.

At that time you request a Black Belt Testing Packet from your Sensei.

Testing packet registration form must be sent in by date shown on the form.

If the registration form is not received by the due date you will test at the next posted testing date.

Testing Dates:

  • Fall Testing - Saturday November 5th 2011
Testing Location:
Naperville Saturday Class Location
9:00am to 12:00noon
Cowlishaw School 1212 Sanctuary


  • Winter testing -Saturday February 18th 2012
Testing Location:
Naperville Saturday Class Location
9:00am to 12:00noon
Cowlishaw School 1212 Sanctuary


  • Summer Testing -Wednesday August 22nd 2012
Eola Community Center
5:30pm to 8:00pm
555 South Eola, Road


  • Fall testing - Saturday November 3rd 2012
Testing Location:
Naperville Saturday Class Location
9:00am to 12:00noon
Cowlishaw School 1212 Sanctuary

Testing Times:
  • 8:30am - Show up time
  • 9:00am to 11:30am

Junior Black Belts 16 years and under:
Brown belts going to 1st degree black belt must know 2 Katas
Junior Black Belts earning their 1st degree need to know 3 Katas
and are willing to learn a 4th Kata

Adults 17 and older:
Brown belts going to 1st degree black belt must know 5 Katas
Black Belts earning their 1st degree need to know 5 Katas
and are willing to learn a 6th Kata

The Karate Club Programs
Testing Supervisors are:
  • Sensei Bob Griffith
  • Sensei Ken McLaughlin
  • Sensei Pat Graf
  • Sensei Pat Craddock

The Kids Karate Club Programs INC.

Cowlishaw School
1212 Sanctuary Ln
Naperville, IL 60540