Sometimes we are asked how student exams are scheduled. Our philosophy is that students take an exam after a specified period of time. For example, a white belt will take the first stripe exam after 24-30 group lessons, which is the equivalent to 12 weeks of training. The number of classes increases as you progress through the higher belts.
One comment we sometimes hear is “I’m not ready to take the exam”. Consider for a minute how the exams are scheduled in school. The math teacher doesn’t give the exam when each student becomes ready. He would say ”the exam will be given a week from Friday. Ready or not every student will take that exam on that given day.” This is also how our exams are scheduled.
The information we receive by watching the exams helps us to know which students are in need of the most attention. When a student does well, or not as good, we take that information back to the instructing staff. Upcoming lesson plans are written accordingly.
Finally, as you spend more time in the classroom, you come to realize that Machado Jiu-Jitsu Academy instructors are some of the best instructors that you will ever work with. They are 100% on your side and are only concerned with your individual progress. As you build trust in these outstanding martial arts educators you realize that they work very hard to position you for victory.
The key to getting you Black Belt is in the stripe system. Every 12 weeks you take an exam on the material you covered that quarter.(1st-4th Stripes) and at the end of the semester you will take a final that covers all material covered that semester during your Blue Belt exam. So remember, the Black Belt Formula is : Attendance=Improving Skill=Stripes=New Belts=Black Belt!
This is a school and examinations are a part of any quality school. In order to gain any real confidence in your technique, you must work it and then demonstrate it under circumstances outside the comfort zone o the classroom. Nearly all of the confidence thresholds achieved by our upper ranks came as a result of test preparation and performance. It is a challenge that has to be met head on.
