Belt tests are not mandatory. Still, it is usually worthwhile for a student to test, even if they do not feel prepared to pass. Testing fees are nominal, and receiving feedback from the panel is often an invaluable opportunity to learn from their experience and diverse perspectives. Plus, the test is a great workout!
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Testing Procedure
In the weeks and days preceding the test, candidates should try to pair up with a testing partner (ideally one testing for the same rank, and appropriate to their size and weight), and begin practicing with them (many techniques, such as throws, joint locks, and sparring, require a partner). If no appropriate pairing suggests itself (e.g., because there is an odd number of candidates testing for a certain rank), candidates should work with multiple partners.
On the day of the test, candidates should try to be well-rested and well-fed, especially with carbohydrates (but not too recently-fed!). This is more of an issue on higher-rank tests, which focus increasingly on physical conditioning.
About 30 minutes before the test is scheduled to start (usually sometime in the evening), candidates arrive and begin setting up the mats and warming up. Friends, significant others, etc. are welcome to observe; they are typically seated off the mat, beside the panel.
Members of the panel arrive. A few minutes before the test, everyone lines up and bows in; candidates then may continue to warm up.
At the scheduled start time, candidates are called to line up front-and-center, directly facing the panel, and bow in again. In descending rank order, candidates announce their name and rank, the rank they are testing for, and any injuries that the panel (and other candidates) should know about. For example, candidates might announce: "Malcolm Reynolds, 10th kub, testing for 9th kub, sprained wrist", or "River Tam, 7th kub, testing for 5th kub, no injuries".
The test begins. The panel will call out various techniques for the candidates to demonstrate. As the test proceeds, candidates should keep in mind the following rules of conduct:
Safety is the first priority! Take care of your partner and fellow candidates. If you injure someone such that he or she cannot finish the test, you both fail.
No talking unless (1) you need to ask a question, (2) the examiners ask you a question, or (3) you need to direct your testing partner in some way.
Raise your hand before asking a question.
Always address the examiners formally: "Sir" or "Ma'am".
If you do not know a technique you have been asked to demonstrate, raise your hand and say so. Don't just try to fake it.
Do not turn your back to the panel. When walking directly away from the panel, walk backwards. To the extent possible, face the panel when doing a technique.
Do not watch other candidates. Face the front when not doing a technique.
When given procedural directions by the panel (e.g.,"spread out across the mat", "find a partner", "do passes of X across the mat"), execute them with vigor! Run, don't walk, back across the mat after finishing all of your Xs.
When watching a test (e.g., because you are testing for one of the lower ranks whose part of the test has already concluded, and the panel has dismissed you), do not lean against the walls. Sit cross-legged or kneel. Ask permission before leaving the room.
The test ends. The panel directs all of the candidates to line up front-and-center, as at the beginning of the test, and bow out. The candidates leave the mat while the panel deliberates.
The panel determines each candidate's new rank. Most typically, this the rank they announced they were testing for: i.e., the lowest rank of the next belt color (e.g., for green belt, 7th kub). However, if the candidate's performance was especially good, it is not uncommon for the panel to "bump" the candidate up higher, usually to the higher rank of the next belt color (e.g., for green belt, 6th kub). Conversely, if the panel feels that the candidate is not ready to advance an entire belt color, they may decide on a "half-promotion", e.g. 7th kub to 6th kub, or they may decide not to promote the candidate at all. (Note: this does sometimes happen in real life; promotion is not guaranteed. Candidates should not be discouraged if they do not pass a test; advancing one full belt color per semester, while possible, is a very exacting task, and failing a particular test likely just means that the candidate needs more time on the mat to practice.)
The panel recalls the candidates. Everyone lines up, as if to bow out. The head of the school, or senior ranking examiner, presents the promotions in increasing rank order. As each promoted candidate is called, he or she steps forward and turns around to face the other candidates, and the examiner announces the promotion. The candidate then turns to face the examiner, and shakes hands with each person in the entire line, in descending rank order, until reaching the position in line corresponding to their new rank.
Everyone bows out, packs up the mats, and heads out for a celebratory dinner at Uno's Pizzeria! Candidates are highly encouraged to approach examiners at some point during the festivities and ask for comments.
