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The ranking system is broken down into two portions, the Kyu ranks, which are the colored ranks, and the Dan ranks, which are the
black belt ranks.
The Kyu ranks count down to black, and the Dan ranks count up after attaining a black belt. | |
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Kyu Ranks |
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 White Belt (8)
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 Orange Belt (7)
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 Purple Belt (6)
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 Blue Belt (5)
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 Green Belt (4)
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 Third Degree Brown Belt (3)
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 Second Degree Brown Belt (2)
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 First Degree Brown Belt (1)
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Dan Ranks |
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 First and Second Degree Black Belt (1 &2) |
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Tashi: Expert | |
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 Third and Fourth Degree Black Belt (3 & 4) |
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Renshi: Teacher of Teachers | |
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 Fifth and Sixth Degree Black Belt (5 & 6) |
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Kyoshi: Assistant to Hanshi |
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 Seventh and Eight Degree Black Belt (7 & 8) |
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Hanshi: Grandmaster | |
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 Ninth and Tenth Degree Black Belt (9 & 10) |
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Headmaster | |
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 Headmaster |