Junior grades are divided into 18 Mons with 1st Mon being the lowest. The Mons are divided into groups of 3 with a change in belt colour every 3rd Mon. The Mons are indicated by the number of “tabs” on the belt. A Player who has not yet received their BJA license will wear a plain white belt.
The BJA Junior Mon grade syllabus can be downloaded by clicking Mon-Grade-Syllabus-January-2025.
Novice | Red Belt | ![]() |
1st Mon | Red Belt with 1 tab | ![]() |
2nd Mon | Red Belt with 2 tabs | ![]() |
3rd Mon | Red Belt with 3 tabs | ![]() |
4th Mon | Yellow Belt with 1 tab | ![]() |
5th Mon | Yellow Belt with 2 tabs | ![]() |
6th Mon | Yellow Belt with 3 tabs | ![]() |
7th Mon | Orange Belt with 1 tab | ![]() |
8th Mon | Orange Belt with 2 tabs | ![]() |
9th Mon | Orange Belt with 3 tabs | ![]() |
10th Mon | Green Belt with 1 tab | ![]() |
11th Mon | Green Belt with 2 tabs | ![]() |
12th Mon | Green Belt with 3 tabs | ![]() |
13th Mon | Blue Belt with 1 tab | ![]() |
14th Mon | Blue Belt with 2 tabs | ![]() |
15th Mon | Blue Belt with 3 tabs | ![]() |
16th Mon | Brown Belt with 1 tab | ![]() |
17th Mon | Brown Belt with 2 tabs | ![]() |
18th Mon | Brown Belt with 3 tabs | ![]() |