|
RANK |
ORDER |
COLOR BELT |
KATA REQUIRED* |
TITLE |
TENURE |
AGE |
|
Mukyu |
No Rank |
White Belt
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jukyu |
10th Kyu |
White w/one black stripe |
Kihon Shodan, and Kihon
Nidan and Kihon Sandan |
|
|
|
|
Kyukyu |
9th Kyu |
Yellow Belt |
Pinan Nidan |
|
|
|
|
Hachikyu |
8th Kyu |
Orange Belt |
Pinan Shodan
Chikin Bo |
|
|
|
|
Shichikyu |
7th Kyu |
Purple Belt |
Naihanchi Shodan |
|
|
|
|
Rokkyu |
6th Kyu |
Green Belt |
Pinan Sandan
Kumibo Sho
|
|
|
|
|
Gokyu |
5th Kyu |
Green w/one black stripe |
Naihanchi Nidan |
|
|
|
|
Yonkyu |
4th Kyu |
Green w/two black stripes |
Pinan Yondan
Kumibo Ni |
|
|
|
|
Sankyu |
3rd Kyu |
Brown Belt |
Naihanchi Sandan
Hakutsuru So |
|
|
|
|
Nikyu |
2nd Kyu |
Brown w/one black stripe |
Pinan Godan
Hakutsuru Ton |
|
|
|
|
Ikkyu |
1st Kyu |
Brown w/two black stripes |
Matsumura
Rohai |
|
|
|
|
Shodan |
1st Dan |
Black Belt |
Passai |
|
2 years as a Kyu |
16 + |
|
Nidan |
2nd Dan |
Black Belt |
Chinto |
|
1 year as a Shodan |
|
|
Sandan |
3rd Dan |
Black Belt |
Gojushiho |
|
3 years as Nidan |
|
|
Yondan |
4th Dan |
Black Belt |
Kusanku |
Renshi |
3 years as Sandan |
|
|
Godan |
5th Dan |
Black Belt |
Ken Kin |
|
4 years as Yondan |
|
|
Rokudan |
6th Dan |
Black Belt |
Matsumura
Hakutsuru |
Kyoshi |
5 years as Godan |
35 + |
|
Nanadan |
7th Dan |
Red & White Belt |
Kumemura Hakutsuru |
Shihan |
6 years as Rokudan |
40 + |
|
Hachidan |
8th Dan |
Red & White Belt |
|
Hanshi |
7 years as Nanadan |
47 + |
|
Kyudan |
9th Dan |
Red Belt |
|
|
8 years as Hachidan |
56 + |
|
Judan |
10th 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. |