The Leeds Karate Academy regularly undertakes grading examinations which are nationally and internationally recognised (through the Karate Union of Great Britain and World Shotokan Karate Association).
The club's kyu gradings are taken by senior instructors appointed by the KUGB Technical Commitee at periods of 3 months.
At the last grading on March 7th under Sensei Garry Harford 7th Dan, 76 people graded. Due to the numbers, we will only show on here those from 6th Kyu upwards that passed and are LKA Dojo members.
| 1st Kyu | Callam Payne | Adam Banks | David Lister |
| Chris Nunn | Deborah Reed | Jemma Reed |
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| 2nd Kyu | Vilma Vaskeviciene | Ben Reed | Connor McCallister-Payne |
| Tyler Mansfield | |||
| 3rd Kyu | Simon Williams | Helen Williams | Charlie Swift |
| Olivia Erodotou | Nicola Williams | Jessica Biagioni | |
| James Williams | |||
| 4th Kyu | Catha McCallister-Payne | Sarah Hargreaves | Mark Lawrenson |
| Steve Ward | Elizabeth Castelow | Ellie Kempley | |
| Abraham Thomas | Jamie Booth | Lewis Hargreaves | |
| 5th Kyu | Toby Russell | Sam Tiffany | Madeleine Hobden |
| Maisie Archer | Jeevan Mulamoottil | Danny Booth | |
| James Thomas | Remo Biagioni | ||
| 6th Kyu | Euan Edwards | Cara Biagioni | Amy Jones |
| Zoe Lee | Matthew Guest | Chavy Mtawali | |
| Amy Collins | Julie Jones | Dawn Hannula | |
| Joe Bulmer | Kathryn Newbould | Mark Smith & Graeme Cain |
Congratulations to everyone who passed!
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LKA Hombu Dojo, Bagley Lane, Farsley, Leeds |
| Sensei Garry Harford, 7th Dan |