white 4 kihon katas yellow 4 kihon katas, pinan nidan orange 4 kihon katas, pinan shodan green 4 kihon katas, pinan sandan blue 4 kihon katas, pinan yondan red 4 kihon katas, naihamichi shodan brown 4 kihon katas, naihamichi nidan brown with stripe (senpai) 4 kihon katas, naihamichi sandan black evaluation of all you've learned 1st dan 1 year and so on.... not too sure on the spelling of naihamichi, it took me 4 years to get to senpai, and i am awaiting my ranking for black 1st dan.
white yellow orange green purple blue red brown black Each belt has a ciriculem (sp) sheet, with about 30-45 things on it (orange has 35 for example) you can get up to two things marked /week is you attend 2 or more classes and each grading is a cumulative effort ie when I go for my green belt next week I'll be doing the white-yellow-orange belt tests again and then the extra things for the green belt.
at my school, it goes as follows: 10th kyu white belt 9th kyu white belt yellow stripe 8th kyu yellow belt 7th kyu yellow belt green stripe 6th kyu green belt 5th kyu green belt blue stripe 4th kyu blue belt 3rd kyu brown belt w/ 1 black stripe 2nd kyu brown belt w/ 2 black stripes 1st kyu brown belt w/ 3 black stripes black belt ranks: black belt and the number of red stripes signifies the degree of black belt 1st dan 1 red stripe <--- i am here 2nd dan 2 red stripes 3rd dan 3 red stripes 4th dan 4 red stripes 5th dan 5 red stripes 6th dan 6 red stripes 7th dan red/white belt (checkered pattern) 8th dan red/white belt (same belt as 7th dan) 9th dan solid red belt 10th dan solid red belt (same as 9th dan's belt) in my style, most schools have different kyu rank setup, but have the same dan rank setup. yet, in my style (generally with the older organizations), some 6th dans wear the same red/white belt as the 7th and 8th dans. this is because when those 6th dans were promoted, they were allowed to wear the red/white belt at the time. yet when that changed over the years, many 6th dans promoted before this change retained their red/white belts. many of these 6th dans do have a black belt with 6 stripes though, and they wear it to events sponsored by groups that follow the new setup out of respect for that group's setup.
I am not sure what style of karate i used to learn but it was karate as i went to another club and saw them doing similar forms. my instructor made the grading system go like this: White, green 1 stripe, green 2 stripe, green 3 stripe, blue 1 stripe, blue 2 stripe, blue 3 stripe, purple 1 stripe, purple 2 stripe, purple 3 stripe, purple 4 stripe, brown 1 stripe, brown 2 stripe, brown 3 stripe, brown 4 stripe, black, black 1 stripe, black 2 stripe. I got to purple 3 stripe on the kiddies system and was regraded at blue 2 stripe on the junior/adult level. the other style had something like white, yellow, yellow and a stripe or somthjing like that :S my instructor has a club in pietermaritzburg, kwazulu-natal, south africa, where i used to live the classes were good i enjoyed weapons and the training which was like going through hell. Now i am studying kung fu and what we study has no grading system.
in my dojo (doin wado-ryu), we have: 10th Kyu: White belt 9th Kyu: Stripe belt (white with a yellow line running through the middle) 8th Kyu: Yellow belt 7th Kyu: Orange belt 6th Kyu: Green belt 5th Kyu: Blue belt 4th Kyu: Purple belt 3rd Kyu: Brown belt <-- my current position 2nd Kyu: Brown belt 1st Kyu: Brown belt 1st Dan: Black belt . . 10th Dan: Black belt Till purple belt, when grading, you have to show the syllabus, kata and kumites for that belt
white - kihon kata yellow - heian shodan orange - heian nidan green - heian sandan purple - heian yondan purple and white - heian godan brown - tekki, ananku brown - tekki, ananku, bassai dai brown - ananku, bassai dai shodan black - ananku, bassai dai, wanshu
Since the PKA sanction both Kickboxing and Karate, our grades are the following... (White) Red Yellow Orange Green Blue Purple <-- Me Brown Black Dans But my grade is in Kickboxing. Our Nationals involve both Karate (semi points) and Kickboxing (l-con).
White Orange Purple Blue Green Brown Black The white through brown belts start solid then get up to 3 stripes per belt
my belts in my school go: white yellow orange green purple blue red 2nd red (red with black stripe) t<< thats me brown 2nd brown(brown with black stripe) 1st dan
Chikarakai Karate-Do 10th Kyu - White Belt 9th Kyu - Red Belt 8th Kyu - Purple Belt 7th Kyu - Blue Belt 6th Kyu - Orange Belt 5th Kyu - Yellow Belt 4th Kyu - 1st Green Belt 3rd Kyu - 2nd Green Belt 2nd Kyu - 1st Brown Belt 1st Kyu - 2nd Brown Belt 1st Dan 2nd Dan 3rd Dan etc etc
My clubs goes: White Orange Red Yellow Green Purple Purple and white stripe Brown (I’m here) Brown and white stripe Brown and two white stripes Black Then the normal black belt system
Our belt ranking system Among the various Keichu schools, there is some slight variation in the belt ranking system. Our dojo's belt ranks: White Yellow Orange Green Purple Brown - Sankyu Brown - Nikyu Brown - Ikkyu Black (up to 10 degrees, theoretically) Four stripes each are also earned for white, yellow, orange, green, and purple belts. We have a set written curriculum (it also varies somewhat among schools) and belt testings are cumulative. Stripe tests are for the specific stripe material only. Once the student has earned four stripes and received instructor approval, he can test for his next belt. We also have a junior yellow belt for younger students. This used to be a blue belt, but that led to confusion since, in many of the styles in our tournament organization, blue belts are intermediate. Also, some of the older Keichu schools have a blue belt instead of a yellow belt. So, in our school, junior yellow is now a yellow belt with a white stripe in it. We are also considering a junior orange belt for younger students. These junior belts are sort of like "halfway" belts with somewhat easier testing requirements. After junior yellow, the student then works toward the regular yellow belt. Recently we've gone through a major re-analysis of our belt requirements and have shifted things around to make them, IMO, more logical and more in keeping with how the system is taught. For example, rather than teaching over 16 stances to our newbie white belts, we only teach the stances they will actually be using as white belts. It's made things much less frustrating and confusing.
White Red Yellow Orange Green Blue Brown Brown (1 black stripe) Brown (2 " " ) - Myself 1st Dan 2nd Dan etc etc 10th Dan
10th kyu - White 9th - Orange 8th - Red 7th - Yellow 6th - Green 5th - Purple 4th - Purple with white stripe 3rd - Brown (i'm here) 2nd - Brown with one white stripe 1st - Brown with 2 white stripes then 1st dan onwards is just a black belt i think. I do goju ryu
Shotokan Karate Style White Yellow Orange Red (Currently here until Oct. 29th *fingers crossed) Green Purple Blue Brown 1st Brown 2nd Brown 3rd Black...
At my dojo it goes: White Yellow Orange ( my belt ) Blue ( hopefully my belt after tommorow ) green purple brown black
In the club I goto the belts are: White Yellow Orange Green Blue Purple Brown 1/2/3 Black In Chito-Ryu the Belts were: White / Yellow / Orange / Green / Blue / Brown / Black In Shotokan the belts were White / Yellow / Orange / Green / Blue / Brown 1,2,3 / Black In Tae Kwon Do they were White / Yellow / Yellow - Green stripe / Green / Green - Blue stripe / Blue / Blue - Red stripe / Red / Red - Black stripe / Black
