When your club holds a belt exam, Paak handles the paperwork: a
"Grading" session, a printable exam sheet with your club's own
criteria, and — from Paak One — one click that updates every successful
candidate's grade and writes each member's history.
Create the exam session
- In Sessions, create a new session and pick the "Grading" type (offered for karate, judo and the other martial arts).
- Invite the candidates like any other session: the attendance list becomes the candidate list.
- Open the session on exam day: the "Grading" button leads to the exam screen.
The exam sheet
- Ready-to-fill columns — name, member number, target grade, exam number, then the criteria scored by hand during the exam.
- Your criteria, your scale — replace the suggested criteria (Concentration, Technique, Kata, Kumite, Condition, out of 10) with your club's own, at any maximum score (/10, /20, /100…), and save them as your club template.
- One-click print — the sheet prints blank, to be filled at the edge of the tatami. This part is available on every plan, including the free one.
Exam mode (live scoring) — Paak One
- Score on a tablet instead of paper — open exam mode from the grading screen: one mark field per criterion per candidate, totals add up by themselves (half-points accepted).
- The scale is locked — opening exam mode freezes the criteria for this session: they cannot change mid-exam. The club template stays editable for future gradings.
- Marks join the history — on save, the per-criterion marks and the total are kept with each grading.
- Exam mode is included from Paak One, like the automatic belt update — the printable paper sheet stays available on every plan.
Record the results
- Each candidate is pre-filled to the next grade after their current belt — you only adjust the exceptions: double promotion, not passed.
- Enter the examiner, tick or untick "Passed", add a note if needed.
- Click "Save results": every successful candidate's belt updates at once — no opening 25 profiles one by one. This automatic update is included from Paak One.
Grade history
- Every grading joins the member's record: previous grade, grade obtained, date, examiner, exam number.
- A candidate who did not pass keeps the trace of the attempt — like a real grade booklet.
- Already-recorded history stays visible on every plan.
FAQ
Who can record a grading?
Club administrators and coaches (Staff role), from the exam session.
What if a candidate skips a grade?
Just pick a different grade in the list: the menu shows your discipline's whole progression, from the first grade to 10th dan.
Is the exam sheet a paid feature?
No. The "Grading" session and the printable sheet are available on every plan. Exam mode (live scoring) and the automatic grade update (with the history writing) are included from Paak One.
Last updated: August 22, 2026 ID :
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