Inside the toolkit
See it in practice
Riverside Karate Club is a synthetic demonstration. Its grades and requirements are an example club configuration.
A practical approach
Make it part of the way your club works
Reflect the karate you teach
Configure the club's own grade order and syllabus. Use the appropriate kata and technical requirements for your style and organisation, and make terminology understandable to the staff who will use it.
Connect regular training to progression
Organise junior and adult classes, record attendance and maintain assessments. Students at the same belt may need different coaching, so use individual training plans for the work each person needs.
Prepare the grading as a teaching decision
Review the student's evidence against the club requirements, then decide who to invite. Record the outcome so staff and the student's linked family have an accurate starting point afterwards.
Worked example
A karate club's connected week
This example separates the administrative record from the instructor's judgement.
| Club task | Connected record | Teaching decision |
|---|---|---|
| Junior karate class | Session register and attendance history | Who needs help with the week's basics? |
| Kata practice | Syllabus requirement and student assessment | Is the sequence understood and performed appropriately? |
| Kyu grading preparation | Time in grade, attendance and recent assessment | Is this student ready to be invited? |
| After the grading | Recorded outcome and next requirements | What should the student work on next? |
Keep the context
Use your organisation's requirements
Karate styles and organisations do not all use the same kata, belt order or grading rules. Review any starting syllabus and adapt it to the way your club teaches before using it for progression.
The benefit of a connected record is the ability to explain a student's next step. It should support the instructor's teaching, rather than turn a belt decision into a lesson-count calculation.
Before you start
Questions club owners ask
Must we use the example club's kyu structure?
No. Riverside is a demonstration. Configure the syllabus and progression your own club and organisation use.
Can junior and adult classes be organised separately?
Yes. Set up the classes and assign the appropriate students, with each student's attendance and progression kept against their own record.
Can students see what to work on between classes?
Linked students can access assigned training plans and the student-facing progress information available to them.
Try it with your own club
Less time on administration.
More time to teach.
Create your club free today and explore the workflow. Compare plans as your club grows.