Mascot students are aged between 4 years and 10 Years of age. This rank was designed to enable the Junior students to regularly be rewarded for theirgood behaviour and build their self esteem through discipline and their own personalachievements. This includes learning to teach the younger and older studentsMascots are graded by Ichinin every 10th Lesson to begin with or until Ichinin believes they are ready to grade. They then receive a colour grading certificate and matching Coloured belt. There are a total of 15 grades, including 2 Kata's, before they can achieve a Mascot Instructors belt (half red Half Black ) and then they must grade to the same level as a junior blue belt white Stripe student and teach unassisted.Ichinin does not believe in grading any student under the age of 10years to therank of Black Belt. Mascot Instructors receive all the respect that a Junior or Seniorblack belt receives. Id CardsAll students, with the exception of those awarded Assistant status, wear photo identification enabling all instructors and parents to be able to identify them easily.