The Ultimate in Martial Arts

**Hardball** · 01-20-2009, 12:03 PM

Hey for all you Black Belts out there. How much were your testing fees for Black Belt and what year did you test? Thanks.

Blue Wave Gym · 01-21-2009, 03:37 PM

$200 in 1998

**Hardball** · 01-21-2009, 03:48 PM

Mine was $100.00 in 2004.

Tant01 · 01-21-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hardball

Hey for all you Black Belts out there. How much were your testing fees for Black Belt and what year did you test? Thanks.

LOL You know I hold no formal rank but I "wanna be"...

I can buy a black belt down town for 6.95....

**Hardball** · 01-21-2009, 04:36 PM

Sorry Tant,

I'm just trying to get a feel for testing fees. One of my coworkers is testing soon for Black Belt in TKD and his fees are $500.00. I've heard of people paying 2k for TKD Black Belt test.

Tant01 · 01-21-2009, 04:46 PM

No problem HB... I about died when one of my friends told me his kid's PEE WEE black belt (TKD) was 250.00 . That really blows me away. (Around 2001?)

I think the VALUE is in the knowledge... Not the belt or the fee or the ORGANIZATION. I can understand a registration costing a few bucks but having your name on a list actually requires a record keeper and some "official" certification.

Really the commercialization makes it worthless in my view.

**Hardball** · 01-21-2009, 05:27 PM

It will be interesting to hear what some other people paid.

Tant01 · 01-21-2009, 06:15 PM

I'd rather read about the blood and sweat and dedication. ...

As you wish my friend.

What does a belt "cost" these days? Did you have a set fee in mind? How much does it cost YOU to certify a DAN GRADE in your style?

Thanks again HB.

**Britt** · 01-21-2009, 06:37 PM

$25, just the cost of the belt plus monogramming. I think my instructor generally charges around $75 - $100 for black belt testing now, but I could be wrong.

John Hackleman doesn't officially charge anything for black belt testing in his Pit Hawaiian Kempo, but there's a catch: black belt tests are in Hawaii, and you and the other testees pitch in to pay his way. Wish I could pull that off!

**Hardball** · 01-21-2009, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tant01

What does a belt "cost" these days? Did you have a set fee in mind? How much does it cost YOU to certify a DAN GRADE in your style?
Thanks again HB.

We're not McDojo!!! LOL It's usually just a nominal fee which includes the cost of a Handcrafted authentic belt from Japan. The belt comes embroidered with your name on it and the words jujitsu written in japanese. I paid 100 total plus normal tuition.

**Britt** · 01-21-2009, 06:54 PM

These $500 and $2k black belt fees, are they in "closed system" styles where you need to travel to Kalamazoo to the art's headquarters to get the chief head honcho to sign off on your black belt?

**Hardball** · 01-21-2009, 07:18 PM

Coincidently the one's I am referring to are both Tae Kwon Do. Strip Mall Dojangs. Also known as McDojang. LOL

mellow · 01-21-2009, 08:10 PM

TKD and other Korean styles seem to be notorius for exborbitant testing fees. That's one of the reasons I never went passed 1st Dan in Hapkido.

cakegirl · 01-24-2009, 11:04 AM

My karate black belt was free - that is, the testing, belt (embroidered with a bunch of kanji and my name in English), certificate, etc were free. But it was done while on a camp, and the camp cost about $120 Australian.

Voltage · 01-27-2009, 05:50 AM

1st Dan Hapkido was $100 in 2006.

That's an embroided belt with my name, and testing by the schools grandmaster, who came to us.

01-20-2009, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hardball Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,791 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	Black Belt Survey Hey for all you Black Belts out there. How much were your testing fees for Black Belt and what year did you test? Thanks. __________________ The Way of the Warrior is Practice. Daily practice, accumulate practice minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. {Book of 5 Rings} Calendar year 2009 Crunch Challenge. 39,800/73,000 Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000

01-21-2009, 03:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Blue Wave Gym Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 965 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	$200 in 1998 __________________ Tiens, voila du boudin, voila du boudin, voila du boudin Pour les Alsaciens, les Suisses, et les Lorrains Pour les Belges, il n'y en a plus, pour les Belges, il n'y en a plus Ce sont des tireurs au cul. Tireurs au cul

01-21-2009, 03:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hardball Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,791 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	Mine was $100.00 in 2004. __________________ The Way of the Warrior is Practice. Daily practice, accumulate practice minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. {Book of 5 Rings} Calendar year 2009 Crunch Challenge. 39,800/73,000 Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000

01-21-2009, 04:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hardball Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,791 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	Sorry Tant, I'm just trying to get a feel for testing fees. One of my coworkers is testing soon for Black Belt in TKD and his fees are $500.00. I've heard of people paying 2k for TKD Black Belt test. __________________ The Way of the Warrior is Practice. Daily practice, accumulate practice minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. {Book of 5 Rings} Calendar year 2009 Crunch Challenge. 39,800/73,000 Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000

01-21-2009, 04:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tant01 Humble Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Ca. USA Posts: 5,935 Groans: 0 Groaned at 15 Times in 10 Posts	No problem HB... I about died when one of my friends told me his kid's PEE WEE black belt (TKD) was 250.00 . That really blows me away. (Around 2001?) I think the VALUE is in the knowledge... Not the belt or the fee or the ORGANIZATION. I can understand a registration costing a few bucks but having your name on a list actually requires a record keeper and some "official" certification. Really the commercialization makes it worthless in my view. __________________ "In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur." James Paterson

01-21-2009, 05:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hardball Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,791 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	It will be interesting to hear what some other people paid. __________________ The Way of the Warrior is Practice. Daily practice, accumulate practice minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. {Book of 5 Rings} Calendar year 2009 Crunch Challenge. 39,800/73,000 Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000

01-21-2009, 06:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tant01 Humble Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Ca. USA Posts: 5,935 Groans: 0 Groaned at 15 Times in 10 Posts	I'd rather read about the blood and sweat and dedication. ... As you wish my friend. What does a belt "cost" these days? Did you have a set fee in mind? How much does it cost YOU to certify a DAN GRADE in your style? Thanks again HB. __________________ "In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur." James Paterson

01-21-2009, 06:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Britt Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 601 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	$25, just the cost of the belt plus monogramming. I think my instructor generally charges around $75 - $100 for black belt testing now, but I could be wrong. John Hackleman doesn't officially charge anything for black belt testing in his Pit Hawaiian Kempo, but there's a catch: black belt tests are in Hawaii, and you and the other testees pitch in to pay his way. Wish I could pull that off!

01-21-2009, 06:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Britt Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 601 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	These $500 and $2k black belt fees, are they in "closed system" styles where you need to travel to Kalamazoo to the art's headquarters to get the chief head honcho to sign off on your black belt?

01-21-2009, 07:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hardball Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,791 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	Coincidently the one's I am referring to are both Tae Kwon Do. Strip Mall Dojangs. Also known as McDojang. LOL __________________ The Way of the Warrior is Practice. Daily practice, accumulate practice minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day. {Book of 5 Rings} Calendar year 2009 Crunch Challenge. 39,800/73,000 Calendar Year 2008 Final Crunches 54,000 Last edited by Hardball; 01-21-2009 at 07:33 PM.

01-21-2009, 08:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
mellow Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 201 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	TKD and other Korean styles seem to be notorius for exborbitant testing fees. That's one of the reasons I never went passed 1st Dan in Hapkido.

01-24-2009, 11:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
cakegirl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: under a pebble Posts: 881 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	My karate black belt was free - that is, the testing, belt (embroidered with a bunch of kanji and my name in English), certificate, etc were free. But it was done while on a camp, and the camp cost about $120 Australian. __________________

01-27-2009, 05:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
Voltage Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 15 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	1st Dan Hapkido was $100 in 2006. That's an embroided belt with my name, and testing by the schools grandmaster, who came to us.

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