2026 Black Belt Graduation Ceremony
Congratulations on all the hard work, persistence and determination you have demonstrated over these past years!
Complimentary with this year’s Black Belt Testing Fee, please join us for three days of training at UechiCon - a fantastic training with instructors from across the country!
This year’s Uechiryu Butokukai Black Belt Graduation Ceremony will be hosted at the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton, in Manchester, NH. on Sunday, September 13th.
10:00am - Book signing with Uechi Masters and Butokukai Senseis
11:00am - Graduation dress rehearsal and group photo.
12:00 pm through 3:00pm - Last day of UechiCon 2026!
3:30pm - the doors for the graduation ceremony will be opened, it will begin at 4pm and last for about an hour.
FOR PARENTS AND SPOUSES
The doors for the graduation will open to the general public will be open around 3:30pm. We ask that all graduates keep their gi on. At the conclusion of the graduation, all the graduates will receive their belts and we’ll line up for a series of photos!
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2026 Graduation Apparel
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2026 Graduation Yearbook
The Graduation Yearbook , presented in both Digital and Hardcover, is complimentary with your graduation. It will include headshots of all graduates and teachers, historic and current events, and interesting and commemorative information.
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Graduate Candid Photos
We need candid karate and/or non-karate-related pictures of you for our yearbook and for a video presentation, which will be shown during the Graduation.
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Livestream
Click this button to see a livestream on Youtube of the graduation ceremony.
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Maps of the Graduation and UechiCon
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Graduation Guests
Click here for special details for Guests of the 2026 Black Belt Graduation Ceremony
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Instructor Certification
The certification at the Annual Uechi Convention (UechiCon) is just one more way that we recognize the time and effort for those who help others in their journey towards black belt excellence.
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Past Graduation yearbooks
