belt test
Martial arts evaluation
A belt test is an examination in martial arts where students demonstrate skills to qualify for promotion to the next rank, indicated by a colored belt.
The term comes from disciplines like karate, taekwondo, and judo, where belt color signifies experience level: She's been practicing extra hours for her belt test next week.
Also called a rank test or grading.
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- promotionRank increase or publicity
martial arts school · examination · skill demonstration · dojo · training partner · rank · stripe · sparring · sparring match · forms · kata · instructor · ceremony · nervous · uniform · gi · kick · punch
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- combat sports eventstournament, championship, match, bout, fight