Belt Ranks
ENGLISH | JAPANESE | SENIOR BELTS | JUNIOR BELTS | |||||||
6th Class | Rokyu | White | White | |||||||
5th Class | Gokyu | White | Yellow | |||||||
4th Class | Yonkyu | White | Orange | |||||||
3rd Class | Sankyu | Brown | Green | |||||||
2nd Class | Nikyu | Brown | Blue | |||||||
1st Class | Ikkyu | Brown | Purple | |||||||
1st Degree | Shodan | Black | ||||||||
2nd Degree | Nidan | Black | ||||||||
3rd Degree | Sandan | Black | ||||||||
4th Degree | Yodan | Black | ||||||||
5th Degree | Godan | Black | ||||||||
6th Degree | Rokudan | Black or Red & White |
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7th Degree | Shichidan | Black or Red & White |
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8th Degree | Hachidan | Black or Red & White |
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9th Degree | Kudan | Black or Red | ||||||||
10th Degree | Judan | Black or Red |