Karate Card Templates
Free printable karate / martial arts card templates with belt rank in the spotlight. Works for karate, taekwondo, judo, jiu-jitsu (BJJ), MMA, kung fu — any belt-rank discipline. Position field handles belt color ("Brown Belt", "1st Dan", "Black Belt — 2nd Degree") and specialty (Kata / Kumite / Sparring / Forms / Demo Team). 2.5″ × 3.5″ trading-card size.
Karate runs on the belt. White, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, black — and once you hit black, the dans (1st Dan, 2nd Dan, 3rd Dan, all the way up). The card puts the belt color and rank front and center. Use them for dojo promotions (the moment a student tests up a belt is the moment to print a card), tournament wins (kata or kumite division placements), demo team rosters, and end-of-year sensei-recognition gifts.
Position field handles the belt rank plus discipline — "Brown Belt — Kata", "1st Dan — Kumite", "Black Belt 3rd Degree — Demo Team". Team field works for the dojo, the school, the federation, or the style ("Shotokan", "Tang Soo Do", "Gracie Barra", "Krav Maga"). The PDF runs locally; no upload, no account.
When the dojo prints a card
Belt rank in martial arts is the moment that defines the year for most students. Cards mark those moments more permanently than the actual belt does. A short list of when dojos print:
- Belt promotion test pass. The most common card moment. Photo of the student post-test with the new belt tied on, rank in the position field. One Enlarged 3.5×5 framed for the parents' wall.
- First black belt (Shodan / 1st Dan). The biggest moment in a karateka's life. Most dojos print a special Enlarged card with "1st Dan — [Style]" and the test date. Frame and present at the black-belt ceremony.
- Tournament podium finish. Kata, kumite, weapons, demo. AAU, NASKA, USANKF, USA Karate, IBJJF — every podium placement gets a card. Position field carries the division and place.
- Demo team membership. Demo teams (the dojo's traveling performance team) get their own Team 9-up sheet at the start of each performance season.
- Sensei recognition / instructor of the year. One Enlarged for the sensei or the senior instructor at the year-end party. Class signs the back.
- Move-up to black-belt class. Some dojos run separate classes for advanced students. The card marks the moment a student joins the advanced class.
- Studio anniversary / longevity. 5 years, 10 years, 15 years at the dojo — print the card and frame it for the studio wall. Long-term students are rare and worth recognizing.