Completed event · 16 August 2026

August Belt Grading 2026

Event statusCompleted

Official Darkan Academy August Belt Grading poster showing the 16 August 2026 date, Star Academy venue, examiner and instructors

Student progression · Ayyapanthangal

A grading completed with discipline and purpose.

Darkan students completed their August belt grading at Star Academy, Main Branch, Ayyapanthangal. The event gave students an opportunity to demonstrate their technique, focus and steady development through traditional Goju-Ryu Karate-Do.

Date: 16 August 2026
Chief examiner: M. Vijaya Kumar
Instructors: Sensei Kannan B and Sensei Kowsalya B
Venue: Star Academy, Main Branch, Ayyapanthangal

Event gallery

Moments from the grading.

Darkan karate students and instructors holding certificates after completing the August 2026 belt grading at Star Academy Ayyapanthangal

Students and instructors after grading

Event film

August grading highlights.

Watch moments from the completed belt grading at Star Academy.

Karate practitioners from across India displaying completion certificates after the August 2026 TOGKF Gasshuku in Hyderabad

Training togetherHyderabad · Telangana · India

Traditional Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Federation India artwork featuring instructors who joined the national Gasshuku

One federation · shared standards

Darkan instructors Kowsalya, M. Vijaya Kumar and Kannan with Gasshuku completion certificates in Hyderabad

Completion and continued study

Darkan and fellow TOGKF instructors in karate uniforms at the August 2026 Hyderabad Gasshuku

Instructors at the Hyderabad camp

Training record

Gradings and tournament participation

16 August 2026Completed

Student progression

August Belt Grading

Darkan students completed their August belt grading under Chief Examiner M. Vijaya Kumar, supported by Sensei Kannan B and Sensei Kowsalya B.

8–9 August 2026Completed

Student progression

Hyderabad Gasshuku

Darkan instructors participated in the two-day Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Federation Gasshuku in Hyderabad, training alongside practitioners from across India.

12 July 2026Completed

Competition

National Tournament

Darkan students represented their dojos at the Chennai Karate Kobudo Championship and returned with medals, certificates and competition experience.

21 December 2025Completed

Student progression

Belt Grading

Students completed their year-end belt grading on 21 December 2025.

29 June 2025Completed

Student progression

Belt Grading

Students completed their belt grading on 29 June 2025.