GRADES & BELTS
GRADES |
BELT |
JAPANESE |
10th Kyu |
White Belt |
Jukyu |
9th Kyu |
Red |
Kukyu |
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
Hachikyu |
7th Kyu |
Orange |
Shichikyu |
6th Kyu |
Green |
Rokkyu |
5th Kyu |
Purple |
Gokyu |
4th Kyu |
Purple |
Yonkyu |
3rd Kyu |
Brown |
Sankyu |
2nd Kyu |
Brown |
Nikyu |
1st Kyu |
Brown |
Ikkyu |
1st Dan |
Black |
Shodan |
2nd Dan |
Black |
Nidan |
3rd Dan |
Black |
Sandan |
4th Dan |
Black |
Yondan |
5th Dan |
Black |
Godan |
6th Dan |
Black |
Rokudan |
7th Dan |
Black |
Shichidan |
8th Dan |
Black |
Hachidan |
9th Dan |
Black |
Kudan |
10th Dan |
Black |
Judan |
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Tashi |
3rd – 4th Dans |
Expert |
Renshi |
5th – 6th Dans |
Polished Expert |
Shihan |
6th Dan or above |
Master Teacher/Doctor |
Kyoshi |
7th – 8th Dans |
Expert Instructor/Teacher Grade |
Hanshi |
8th – 10th Dans |
Master |
