On the morning of 28 December 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Karatedo Federation organised the 2025 National Karate Black-Belt Grading Examination at CLB VHTT Tây Thạnh. Preliminary results show that 224 karate practitioners met the requirements; their cases will be submitted to the Vietnam Sports Administration for review and a recognition decision.

The examination’s assessment work received the direct participation of examiner Lê Tiến Nguyện, head coach of the national Kata team, and examiner Phạm Hồng Hà, head coach of the national youth Karate team. These are the key details concerning the organisation, assessment process and subsequent handling of the examination results.

224 karate practitioners meet requirements in preliminary results

The figure of 224 is the preliminary result recorded following the examination. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Karatedo Federation, the karate practitioners who met the requirements will be reported to the Vietnam Sports Administration for review and a recognition decision.

Accordingly, meeting the requirements at the examination provides the basis for the subsequent reporting process, while recognition will take place after the competent authority has reviewed the cases and issued its decision. The available information does not specify the number of participants, publish results for individual practitioners or state the specific dan grades involved.

• Time: Morning of 28 December 2025.
• Venue: CLB VHTT Tây Thạnh.
• Preliminary result: 224 karate practitioners met the requirements.
• Next step: Submission to the Vietnam Sports Administration for review and a recognition decision.

Two examiners directly involved in assessment

The assessment work involved the direct participation of the two examiners named in the examination information. Examiner Lê Tiến Nguyện is currently head coach of the national Kata team, while examiner Phạm Hồng Hà is head coach of the national youth Karate team.

Specifying the roles of the two examiners identifies those directly responsible for the assessment work at the event. The information provided does not state scores, individual technical assessments by either examiner or results for individual karate practitioners; this article therefore records only the official information on the assessment panel and the overall preliminary results.

A focused atmosphere at the venue

Images from the examination show a large number of karate practitioners in white uniforms seated in several rows on the floor of the sports hall. The venue reflected the participants’ concentration on the day of the examination at CLB VHTT Tây Thạnh.

The backdrop in the administrative area bore the name of the National Karate Black-Belt Grading Examination, along with the date of 28 December 2025 and the name of the Ho Chi Minh City Karatedo Federation. The images are used solely to record the context of the examination; the article does not identify individuals based on the images.

Awaiting the recognition decision

After the preliminary results have been consolidated, the 224 cases that met the requirements will be submitted to the Vietnam Sports Administration for review and a recognition decision. This is a necessary step in distinguishing preliminary examination results from official recognition.

The Ho Chi Minh City Karatedo Federation congratulates the karate practitioners who achieved positive results in the examination and acknowledges the serious spirit shown at this national-level Karate black-belt grading examination held in Ho Chi Minh City.