Build your belt ladder and curriculum
Set up your belts, what it takes to move up from each one, and what students learn at each belt.
Updated November 1, 2026
!Build your belt ladder and curriculum
Everything about progression is in Admin › Settings › School setup: your disciplines (the styles you teach), Belts and progression, and Curriculum.
Your belt ladder
- Open Belts and progression. Each discipline has its own ladder, listed from first belt to most senior.
- Click New belt to add one. Give it a name and a color, or a two-tone, camouflage or stripe look.
- Click Add requirement for what a student needs before moving on from this belt: minimum classes, minimum time at the belt, instructor ratings, or an age limit.
- Click Save changes. To change the order, click Reorder and use the arrows.
Your curriculum
A belt's curriculum is what students learn while at that belt. Open Curriculum to add items under each belt and sort them into categories (stances, kicks, forms and so on).
- Tick Required before moving on from this belt for items a student must finish before they can move on. Optional items are still tracked; they just don't hold anyone back.
- Items on Any belt are never required.
- Attach videos and handouts to an item so families can practise at home.
Starting fresh?
Open Admin › Settings › Advanced › Starter content for a ready-made ladder and curriculum for your style. You see exactly what it adds before anything changes, and you can rename or turn off anything afterwards.
Your ladder drives class eligibility and who shows up as Ready to test. Once it's set up, see "Run a belt test and promote students".