Our Belt System - Georgia Kenpo
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Our Belt System
The Belt System of our Kenpo Ju Jutsu
All belts -
RANK AND BELT COLORS
No Rank
White Belt
Hachikyu
8th Kyu
Yellow Belt
Shichikyu
7th Kyu
Orange Belt
Rokkyu
6th Kyu
Purple Belt
Gokyu
5th Kyu
Blue Belt
Yonkyu
4th Kyu
Green Belt
Sankyu
3rd Kyu
3rd Brown Belt
1 -
or
Brown Belt without stripe
Nikyu
2nd Kyu
2nd Brown Belt
2 -
or
Brown Belt without stripes
Ikkyu
1st Kyu
1st Brown Belt
3 -
or
Brown Belt without stripes
Shodan
1st Dan
1st Black Belt
1 -
or
Black Belt without stripe
Nidan
2nd Dan
2nd Black Belt
2 -
or
Black Belt without stripes
Sandan
3rd Dan
3rd Black Belt
3 -
or
Black Belt without stripes
Yodan
4th Dan
4th Black Belt
Black and Red Panel Belt
or
Black Belt without stripes
Godan
5th Dan
1st Master Ranking
5th Black Belt
Red and Black Panel Belt
or
Black Belt without stripes
Rokudan
6th Dan
2nd Master Ranking
6th Black Belt
Red and White Panel Belt
or
Black Belt without stripes
Shichidan
7th Dan
3rd Master Ranking
7th Black Belt
Red and White Panel Belt
or
Black Belt without stripes
Hachidan
8th Dan
Senior Master Ranking
8th Black Belt
Red Belt with Black Border
or
Black Belt without stripes
Kudan
9th Dan
1st Grandmaster Ranking
9th Black Belt
Red Belt
or
Black Belt without stripes
Judan
10th Dan
Senior Grandmaster Ranking
10th Black Belt
Red Belt with Gold Border
Red Belt
or Black Belt without stripes
The Placement of all stripes on the belt will be such that the first stripe will be 1" from the end of the belt with a 1/2" space between each stripe.
The Kanji for Kenpo JuJutsu can also be placed on one end of the Brown Belts.
The Kanji for Kenpo JuJutsu can also be placed on one end of the belt and the Kanji for Tiger Dragon Spirit placed on the other end of the belt for levels above Shodan with a hash mark for the Degree of Black up to Sandan.
NOTE: All stripes on the belts may be omitted -
Note: A Red Belt with a black stripe running the length of the belt, can also be used as an Instructor's Belt for under Black Belt Instructors.
THE DIPLOMA IS YOUR ACTUAL RANK
Anyone can buy a belt. You must earn your diploma.