The Leeds Karate Academy encourages its members to progress as far as they want to, and as a result has a high number of black belts at many different levels. Currently there are 89 KUGB awarded Dan Grades (Shotokan karate black belts) who train regularly at Leeds Karate Academy clubs.
| Grade | Name | Date Passed Grading |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Dan | Nick Heald | April 2008 |
| 5th Dan | Matt Price | April 2005 |
| 3rd Dan | Harry Finlay | April 2006 |
| 3rd Dan | Richard Zealand | April 2008 |
| 3rd Dan | Juliet Finlay | April 2009 |
| 3rd Dan | Ashley Scott | April 2009 |
| 3rd Dan | Daryn Hobden | October 2009 |
| 3rd Dan | Dave Clemmit | April 2010 |
| 3rd Dan | Zoe Starr | April 2010 |
| 3rd Dan | David Wright | October 2010 |
| 3rd Dan | Heidi Probst | October 2010 |
| 3rd Dan | Brian Lister | October 2010 |
| 2nd Dan | Martin Tucker | February 2004 |
| 2nd Dan | Jamie Bending | February 2004 |
| 2nd Dan | Nick Smith | June 2004 |
| 2nd Dan | Natasha Balyckyi | August 2004 |
| 2nd Dan | Jordon Probst | December 2004 |
| 2nd Dan | Ryan Tucker | Sept 2005 |
| 2nd Dan | Melissa Finlay | Sept 2005 |
| 2nd Dan | Jayne Brown | April 2006 |
| 2nd Dan | Joe Finlay | June 2006 |
| 2nd Dan | Andrew Lister | April 2007 |
| 2nd Dan | Nick Midgley | October 2007 |
| 2nd Dan | Joe Hart | June 2008 |
| 2nd Dan | Nathan Kenny | Aug 2008 |
| 2nd Dan | Stephen Brown | May 2009 |
| 2nd Dan | James Brown | May 2009 |
| 2nd Dan | Peter Banks | Sept 2009 |
| 2nd Dan | Holly Dickinson | Sept 2009 |
| 2nd Dan | James Hill | Feb 2010 |
| 2nd Dan | Tony Mills | Feb 2010 |
| 2nd Dan | Tom Little | May 2010 |
| 2nd Dan | Richard Payne | May 2010 |
| 2nd Dan | Hayden Steele | Feb 2011 |
| 2nd Dan | Oliver Deane | May 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Liz Simpson | Dec 1978 |
| 1st Dan | Tony Farrell | September 2004 |
| 1st Dan | Margaret Bending | September 2004 |
| 1st Dan | David Bottomley | February 2005 |
| 1st Dan | Alex Farrell | April 2005 |
| 1st Dan | Andrea Bowden | Nov 2005 |
| 1st Dan | Richard Upton | Feb 2006 |
| 1st Dan | Miles Wilson | Feb 2006 |
| 1st Dan | Claire Lister | June 2006 |
| 1st Dan | Sophie Pennington | June 2006 |
| 1st Dan | Dave Fishkin | October 2006 |
| 1st Dan | Ashley Mallinson | October 2006 |
| 1st Dan | Rachel Martin | February 2007 |
| 1st Dan | Deborah Pearce | February 2007 |
| 1st Dan | Mark Hardy | June 2007 |
| 1st Dan | Josephine Fishkin | August 2007 |
| 1st Dan | Daniel Martin | April 2008 |
| 1st Dan | Ronan Cain | June 2008 |
| 1st Dan | Vic Collier | Sept 2008 |
| 1st Dan | Lyndsay McEwan | Sept 2008 |
| 1st Dan | Abi Chapman | Sept 2008 |
| 1st Dan | Alistair Anderson | Oct 2008 |
| 1st Dan | Steve Brown | Feb 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Tom Mitchell | Feb 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Richard Fewkes | Feb 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Iain Mackintosh | Mar 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Callam Mackintosh | Mar 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Lizzie Andrews | Aug 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Jed Dickinson | Sept 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Ellie Hardman | Sept 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Alex Glancy | Sep 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Andrew Cryer | Nov 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Arlene Middler | Nov 2009 |
| 1st Dan | Andy Deane | Feb 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Tony Mitchell | Feb 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Pat Cryer | Feb 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Kate Lister | Feb 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Michael Ambler | Apr 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Edward Reeves | Jul 2010 |
| 1st Dan | William Reeves | Jul 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Jamie Horwell | Sept 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Callam Payne | Sept 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Emelye O’Brien | Sept 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Adam Banks | Oct 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Connor Payne | Dec 2010 |
| 1st Dan | Nik Erodotou | Feb 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Sam Mitchell | Feb 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Nathan Wilson | Feb 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Kevin Bates | May 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Vilma Vaskeviciene | May 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Sarah Booth | May 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Daniel Tremble | May 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Laura Mackintosh | May 2011 |
| 1st Dan | Jamie Booth | Sept 2011 |
