Custom rank plaque and trophy design
A martial arts school has its own crest, its own belt order and its own words for each rank. Dojo Award Studio designs plaques, belt displays and trophies around those details, starting from a collection piece or from a drawing the instructor already has in mind.
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Can a rank plaque be designed around our school's belt system?
Yes. Dojo Award Studio can change the shape, size, material, artwork and every engraved line of a rank plaque or trophy. Schools usually keep one layout for all promotions and vary the belt color accent, the rank and the student. Say which details must stay fixed, and the written quote and proof describe the version to be made.
How does a school adapt a plaque to its own ranks?
Consider a taekwondo school that promotes students through ten color-belt grades before black belt. The owner likes the Belt Rank Plaque but wants three things changed. The arch should carry the school name in English with the Korean name beneath it. A colored band should match the belt the student has just earned. And the date line should give the grading date, not only the month. We keep the arching outline, add the band as one changeable element and set the two-language heading once for every plaque. Students reaching first dan receive the Belt Display & Rank Plaque instead, with a holder sized to the school's folded belt, so the black belt hangs beside the engraved rank.
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Belt Rank Plaque
Use the exact rank terminology your school awards. A promotion plaque records an achievement; if you want to display a physical belt as well, specify its folded dimensions and request a holder in the design.
The details to personalize: student, discipline, rank, school, date. The product page lets you enter them and carry the design into your quote request.
What does the design process ask of the instructor?
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Say what the piece records
Tell us if the piece marks a promotion, a tournament result or thanks to a teacher. A promotion plaque needs a rank and a date. A competition trophy needs a category and a placement. That choice decides which lines the layout must hold.
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Send the crest and belt measurements
Attach the school crest and any characters as artwork files. If a belt will be displayed, fold it the way you want it shown and measure the width, length and thickness of the folded bundle. The holder is drawn to those figures.
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Review the drawing with a real student
We send a dimensioned drawing that uses your longest student name and your longest rank title. Hold a printout against the wall space or shelf where the piece will live. Shape, wording and size changes are agreed in writing before production begins.
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Questions about custom rank plaque and trophy design
Can a rank plaque be designed around our school's belt system?
Yes. Dojo Award Studio can change the shape, size, material, artwork and every engraved line of a rank plaque or trophy. Schools usually keep one layout for all promotions and vary the belt color accent, the rank and the student. Say which details must stay fixed, and the written quote and proof describe the version to be made.
Can the plaque hold the actual belt?
Yes, if you ask for a holder in the design. The Belt Display & Rank Plaque is built for this. Send the folded dimensions of the belt, and say if the display holds one milestone belt or a row of earlier belts. Belt widths and thicknesses differ between suppliers, so measure the student's own belt instead of assuming a standard size.
Can Japanese, Korean or Chinese characters appear in the design?
Yes, when you supply them as artwork or typed text and someone who reads the language checks the proof. We reproduce the characters you send; we do not translate rank names or school mottos. Brush-style calligraphy is treated as a drawing, so send the largest scan you have and tell us who wrote it.
Does a new shape or a belt holder change the quote?
Yes. The estimate on a product page covers the design as shown there. A new outline, a custom holder, a redrawn crest or a second-language heading is added design work. Dojo Award Studio lists each of these as its own line in the written quote, so the school can decide which changes are worth keeping.