Rank 1 = Cu Sith = Sash
Rank 2 = Warrior = 1 Diagonal Bar
Rank 3 = Sentinel = 2 Diagonal Bar
Rank 4 = Enforcer = 3 Diagonal Bar
Rank 5 = Veteran = 4 Diagonal Bar

1. Cu Sith- You are considered a warrior in our ranks. You must own A blue sword, a shield, basic garb(approved by a council member, nothing modern other than acceptable shoes). You must have attended 10 practices in the past year. You must win 3 one on one fights vs either a higher ranked warrior or a council member, if no higher ranked are available. You must successfully win one fight vs each of the following styles using your preferred style, single blue, sword/board, florentine, red/polearm, missleweapon(jav/arrow). You will be awarded your Cu Sith sash after achieving this goal.

2. Warrior- To achieve Warrior Status you must achieve the following.
You must own at least 1 piece of armor, helmet, bracers, breastplate, greaves, etc... You must have attended one national event of Belegarth or Dagorhir. You must win a fight using your preferred style vs at least 2 other cu sith of equal or higher rank. there is no limit to how many times you may try this. You must defeat a council member or higher ranked fighter in 2 back to back fights using any style.

3. Sentinel - You must achieve the following:
You must have attended two national events of Belegarth or Dagorhir.
You must own feast gear for events, a mug, a plate a bowl and silverware.
You must show you skill at working with a team, you and one other of the second Rank(or substitute approved by council) must defeat 4 other cu sith of rank3 or higher or council in preferred style combat three times.
You must show your skill with a non preferred style and win 2 fights back to back vs a person chosen by the council member present to witness.

4. Enforcer - You must have attended three national events of Belegarth or Dagorhir. You must own a suit of armor that covers at least 3 portions of your body, torso/head/rightarm/leftarm/rightleg/leftleg are the acceptable sections. You must recruit at least 1 person into the sport since joining the cu sith. You must show your teamwork, winning twice in a row on a 2 on 4 battle. You must show your endurance on a barrel trial, 60 fights divided amonst the cu sith present, you must win at least 20 of them.

5. Veteran- You are a blademaster amongst the Cu Sith.
You must have attended five national events of Belegarth or Dagorhir.
You must have completely period garb and armor.
You must recruit at least 2 people into the sport since joining the cu sith.
You must defeat a current Blademaster in one on one combat 3 times in a row. you may test as many times as you'd like
You must win a 1 on 3 fight twice in a row vs 3 ppl chosen by the council present. these fights must be done at a national event not a practice. You must win a 2 on 5 fight once 5 chosen by council present at a national event.
You must fight a total of 60 fights vs the cu sith present and win HALF of them, at a national event.