Merit Badge System

 

First Badge		Black Belt Club
Monthly Badges:	Badge:	Achievement:	Standards:
May		Belt Tied Correctly
June		Blocking Set
July		Flying Side Kick	Over Waist High Target
August		Stance Set
September		Recite the Student Creed
October		Split Club	Ankles and knot of belt on a line
November		Learning Set
December		Forward Roll	Heels over Head
January		Nunchuck Form
February		Kick Set
March		Traditional Strike Set
April		Sparring Set
May		Attention Stance	1 Minute - no moving
Badges you can earn anytime:
		100 Classes
		200 Classes
		300 Classes
		Perfect Attendance	2 Classes per week for 12 months in a row - no missing and no make ups
		Exceptional Attendance	2 Classes per week for 24 months in a row - no missing and no make ups
		Outstanding Uniform	3 Red Chevrons 10 Merit Badges Perfectly Clean all the time Full Length Pants - no high waters - ever.
		Refer a Friend	1 for every friend you refer to SMA who enrolls on our Basic Program
Chevrons:
		Completion of 1 year of training	If you miss more than 1 month, the clock resets to zero
		Completion of 2nd year of training	If you miss more than 1 month, the clock resets to zero
		Completion of 3rd year of training	If you miss more than 1 month, the clock resets to zero
		Completion of 5th year of training	If you miss more than 1 month, the clock resets to zero
		Completion of 7th year of training	If you miss more than 1 month, the clock resets to zero
		Completion of 10th year of training	If you miss more than 1 month, the clock resets to zero
Rules:
All patches MUST be sewn on - NO IRON ON
BBC Patch goes on first - Left sleeve, even with the seam and centered on the crease
Previously earned merit badges / Chevrons must be on before the next one may be earned
Merit Badges go on the right sleeve and must be in line with the seam and the crease
Chevrons go on the left sleeve directly under the BBC patch, centered on the crease - Point up