Mon Grade Books – Now in Paperback
I’ve been sitting on this news for a little while, and I’m glad I can finally share it.
The British Judo Mon Grade Syllabus books are going into print.
All six of them — Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue and Brown Belt — in paperback, for the first time they will be available for clubs to buy at a reduced pre-print rate.
A bit of background
These books have been around in digital form for a while now. I developed them in partnership with British Judo, and they cover the full Mon Grade requirements from 1st through to 18th Mon. The idea was simple: give kids something they follow. Something that showed them exactly what they needed to learn, in a way that made sense to them.
The digital versions have been popular. But coaches kept asking me the same thing — is there a physical copy?
Now there is.
Why paperback matters
There’s something about a book that a screen can’t quite replicate. Kids can hold it. Take it home. Flick through it on the sofa. Show their parents what they’re working on.
Coaches have told me they use other Koka Kids books as grading rewards, as welcome packs for new members, and as a way to keep junior judoka engaged between sessions. A physical book does all of that in a way digital doesn’t.
One print run, this May
Stock your Club with Mon Grade Syllabus Books: I’m doing one print run this year, on May 10th. That’s it for this year. So if your club wants copies, this is the window.
Orders open on April 20th. Before then, you can register your club’s interest to get early access and make sure you don’t miss out.
👉 Register here: https://subscribepage.io/PrintRunMay2026
If you have any questions, just drop me an email — nicola@kokakids.co.uk. I handle everything personally.
— Nik
