RANK

ORDER

COLOR BELT

KATA REQUIRED*

TITLE

TENURE

AGE

Mukyu

No Rank

White Belt

Jukyu

10^th Kyu

White w/one black stripe

Kihon Shodan, and Kihon Nidan and Kihon Sandan

Kyukyu

9^th Kyu

Yellow Belt

Pinan Nidan

Hachikyu

8^th Kyu

Orange Belt

Pinan Shodan

Chikin Bo

Shichikyu

7^th Kyu

Purple Belt

Naihanchi Shodan

Rokkyu

6^th Kyu

Green Belt

Pinan  Sandan

Kumibo Sho

Gokyu

5^th Kyu

Green w/one black stripe

Naihanchi Nidan

Yonkyu

4^th Kyu

Green w/two black stripes

Pinan Yondan

Kumibo Ni

Sankyu

3^rd Kyu

Brown Belt

Naihanchi Sandan

Hakutsuru So

Nikyu

2^nd Kyu

Brown w/one black stripe

Pinan Godan

Hakutsuru Ton

Ikkyu

1^st Kyu

Brown w/two black stripes

Matsumura Rohai

Shodan

1^st Dan

Black Belt

Passai

2 years as a Kyu

16 +

Nidan

2^nd Dan

Black Belt

Chinto

1 year as a Shodan

Sandan

3^rd Dan

Black Belt

Gojushiho

3 years as Nidan

Yondan

4^th Dan

Black Belt

Kusanku

Renshi

3 years as Sandan

Godan

5^th Dan

Black Belt

Ken Kin

4 years as Yondan

Rokudan

6^th Dan

Black Belt

Matsumura Hakutsuru

Kyoshi

5 years as Godan

35 +

Nanadan

7^th Dan

Red & White Belt

Kumemura Hakutsuru

Shihan

6 years as Rokudan

40 +

Hachidan

8^th Dan

Red & White Belt

Hanshi

7 years as Nanadan

47 +

Kyudan

9^th Dan

Red Belt

8 years as Hachidan

56 +

Judan

10^th Dan

Red Belt

9 years as Kyudan

65 +

*Read across for each rank.  Knowledge of Kata is cumulative for each Rank.  Each Rank must know all Kata up to and including those listed.