10th Kyu White Belt 9th Kyu White Belt 8th Kyu yellow Belt 7th Kyu orange Belt 6th Kyu Green Belt 5th Kyu purple Belt 4th Kyu purple Belt 3rd Kyu Brown Belt 2nd Kyu Brown Belt 1st Kyu Brown Belt 1st dan (shodan) 2nd dan 3rd dan 4th dan 5th dan 6th dan 7th dan 8th dan 9th dan 10th dan - when you pass away into the next life.
When i learnt Shotokan (which is the style that i am most highly ranked in) the grading was; white yellow orange green blue red brown purple black 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th I am currently a 4th dan.
Hi Nanook How delightful to see someone sticking to the old Wado belt system. I presume you have black stripes to show the different levels at green and brown? This is the system used when I first started training. I've adopted the same idea in my club now. We used to use the same colours as most Shotokan groups but I never warmed to the array of bright colours. So now I do: Kyu Colour 9 Orange 8 Orange (1 black stripe) 7 Orange (2 black stripe) 6 Green 5 Green (1 black stripe) 4 Green (2 black stripes) 3 Brown 2 Brown(1 black stripe) 1 Brown(2 black stripes) Mike
i do shotokan in a class where they teach adults so the belt levels are different than it is for kids. ours go like this. White >>>> me (yeah im a noob) Yellow Orange Green Blue Brown Black 1st Dan 2nd Dan 3rd Dan 4th Dan 5th Dan 6th Dan
Belt Rank Progression (Shotokan) White Yellow Blue Green Purple Brown 3rd Brown 2nd Brown 1st Black 1st thru 10th (My present Rank is Godan 5th Black) Note: all kyu obis' in our school have a black stripe in the middle to remind the students to train with a Black Belt attitude.
Ours is very simple... Blue (5th kyu) Yellow (4th) Green (3th Brown (2nd) Brown (1st) Black (1st Dan - now called Sempai) 3rd Dan (Sensei) 5th Dan (Shihan) Grading fees go up each time but that's more to do with he fact that the sparring requirements go up with them so you spend more time grading and take up more time of the examiner.
White 2nd White (Red stripe) Yellow <--- My ranking Orange Green Blue Purple Brown 1 Brown 2 Brown 3 Black 1st Dan - ? Grandmaster
Isshinryu Karate at my dojo: 10th Kyu White Belt 9th Kyu White Belt 8th Kyu Yellow Belt 7th Kyu Orange Belt 6th Kyu Blue Belt 5th Kyu Green Belt 4th Kyu Purple Belt 3rd Kyu Brown Belt 2nd Kyu Brown Belt 1st Kyu Brown Belt 1st dan (shodan) Black Belt <---- Where I am. 2nd dan Black 2 stripes 3rd dan Black 3 stripes 4th dan Black 4 stripes 5th dan Black 5 Stripes 6th dan Pass Masters test you get Red and White 7th dan More Red than White 8th dan Even More Red 9th dan Almost Completely Red 10th dan - Full Red
Fabiano's Karate uses the following ranking system: White Belt Purple Belt (Children) 10th KYU - Yellow White Stripe 9th KYU - Yellow Solid 8th KYU - Orange White Stripe 7th KYU - Orange Solid 6th KYU - Green White Stripe 5th KYU - Green Solid 4th KYU - Blue While Stripe 3rd KYU - Blue Solid 2nd KYU - Brown White Stripe 1st KYU - Brown Solid As I read around, most places seem to charge for testing. This is something we do not believe in and all of our testing is done when the student chooses, and is done for free. The only cost is for the Black Belt (which pays for the belt to be embroidered ONLY, not to actually test).
Beginner = White belt 10th kyu = White belt yellow tip 9th kyu = White belt orange tip 8th kyu = Yellow belt 7th kyu = Yellow belt orange tip 6th kyu = Orange belt 5th kyu = Green belt 4th kyu = Blue belt 3rd kyu = Brown belt 2nd kyu = Brown belt black tip 1st kyu = Brown belt 2 black tips Dont ask me why its set like that i have not asked sensei
White Yellow Orange Blue Green Purple Red Brown Black (1st > 10th degree) * Each from White to Brown has a probationary level between the full belt. This is shown with a white stripe through the middle of the belt. * Black has 3 probationary levels, Black-White, Black-Green and Black-Red. When you go for your Full Black belt grading, you would be wearing the Black-Red belt. * The first 3 stripes on a black belt are Yellow (Gold), after that they are White. I am currently Black belt, first degree. peace
white yellow orange green blue purple brown brown brown black black black black black red and white checkered thing. my goju ryu class had some funky belts but that is my current system
This is what it says on my school's website and it's translated from French if some of it doens't seem to make sense. Also, at least to go from from white to orange you need at least 3 months and 35hrs of training. I could have my 35hrs in another 6 weeks if I went to every available class but that wouldn't give me 3 months. "Kyokushin karate has a belt system similar to other own karate schools. The colors vary according to the federations, but according to the scheme adopted in Japan they appear in the following order: 11th kyu - white; 10th KYU - red or orange; 9th KYU - red or orange with a bar; 8th KYU - Blue; 7th KYU - Blue with a bar; 6th KYU - Yellow 5th KYU - yellow with a bar; 4th KYU - Green; 3rd KYU - Green with a bar; 2nd KYU - Brown; 1st KYU - Brown; 1 st dan - black with the name and surname of the person who succeeds his rank sent by the Honbu dojo (headquarters) in Japan; Once the student has reached the 1 st Kyu, which is the highest rank beginners, it can present the 1st dan. To reach the black belt 1 dan, shodan or he must master the kihon (basics), the ido geiko (basic movements), the goshinjitsu (self-defense), and the sanbon ippon kumite (fighting), the kata and their bunkai (understanding of the movements), the Tameshiwari (breaking of bricks and wood) and defeat the final kumite (combat). Examinations in Kyokushin are very difficult and from 8 th Kyu, each grade has the fighting increased in number gradually grade. The pretender to the rank must face during the fighting opponents in higher grade (or the same level in case of lack) and take the fight convincingly. The fighting in competitions are conducted as in competition - a commitment and strength to the maximum. Kyokushin allows obtaining a dan 1, after about 5 years of practice."
Haha, nice to see this thread again, i also read my post where i was just a little white belt when i last posted in this!
Just for the record, not ALL Wing Chun schools use such a confusing system. It is nice, however, to have a clear list of the exact requirements.
In my first association it was: Blue Belt (for Beginners) - 10th KYU Red Belt - 9th KYU Orange Belt - 8th KYU Yellow Belt - 7th KYU Green Belt - 6th KYU Purple Belt - 5th KYU Purple with White Stripe - 4th KYU Brown Belt - 3rd KYU Brown with White stripe - 2nd KYU Brown with Red stripe - 1st KYU Black Belt Intermediate (this is a new grade that they introduced recently - after I left), not sure if this is for everyone or just for kids Shodan - Black Belt - 1st Dan Nidan - Black Belt - 2nd Dan Sandan - Black Belt - 3rd Dan Etc... Not sure on the belt order of the association that I'm joining next week. Won't list the other ones
we keep it simple. =D White Blue Yellow Green Brown Black. Takes at least 6 months to get to blue. i'm at blue =P
Rather basic (traditional) at our school of karate: 9th - 7th kyu: white belt; 6th - 4th kyu: green belt; 3rd - 1st kyu: brown belt; yudansha: black belt. (No stripes on the different belts.)
I'm told that we use a traditional style of belts, but I'm just barely approaching my 9th kyu, so I'm no expert or anything. Anywho, I study Okinawan Shorin-ryu karate, and my specific branches belt style goes thusly (Stripes are horizonal, and sewn on to the end of the belt opposite of the manufacturer's logo): One starts with a white belt. The next rank, you get a green stripe. After you rank up to 3 stripes, you get a green belt. This is replicated with 3 brown stipes, brown belt, three black stripes, Shodan. I might be a little off for the brown belt though, as I don't think there's enough kyu's for 3 black stripes. Forgive me, hahah. Anywho, in terms of black belts, it's essentially the same looking belt up until 7th Dan, at which point you would get a belt that alternates red and white segments. Next time I'm in the dojo, I'll look into it more closely. I'm mostly just focusing on Katas, not belts, lol.
