How does the academy promote a student to the next level?
Some academies ‘automatically’ promote students when the student has not really ‘earned’ the next rank in order to collect more and more exam fees. There are martial art franchises out there that will ‘guarantee’ you a black belt in one year. Beware of these. We promote a student when they have truly earned the next rank, through a combination of several factors: ability to perform techniques correctly, class or event performance, good attitude, length of training.
