Rank and Grade
Belt color
Time in Grade
Time in Training
Minimum Age
10-kyu Nyumonsha
White
All Beginners
N/A
9-Kyu Mudansha
White with one black tip
N/A
2 months
8-Kyu Mudansha
Yellow
3 months
3 months
5 yrs.
7-Kyu Mudansha
Yellow with one black tip
3 months (Adult)
3 months
6-Kyu Mudansha
Green
3 months
6 months
5-Kyu Mudansha
Green with one black tip
6 months
6 months
4-Kyu Mudansha
Purple
6 months
12 months
3-Kyu Mudansha
Purple with one black tip
6 months
18 months
2-Kyu Mudansha
Brown
6 months
24 months
1-Kyu Mudansha
Brown with one black Tip
6 months
30 months
Sho-Dan
Yudansha
Black
6 months
3 years
16 years old
Ni-Dan
Yudansha
Black
2 years
5 years
18 years old
San-Dan
Sensei
Black
2 years
7 years
20 years old
Yon-Dan
Sensei
Black
3 years
10 years
24 years old
Go-Dan
Renshi
Black
4 years
14 years
30 years old
Roku-Dan Renshi
Black
6 years
20 years
36 years old
Nana-Dan Kyoshi
Black 7 years
27 years
43 years old
Hachi-Dan Kyoshi
Black
8 years
35 years
51 years old
Ku-Dan Hanshi
Red
9 years
44 years
60 years old
Ju-Dan Hanshi
Red
55 years
70 years old
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1-Kyu Mudansha | Brown with one black Tip |
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Go-Dan Renshi
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| 36 years old
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Nana-Dan Kyoshi | Black | 7 years
| 27 years
| 43 years old
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