Karate Grading System

Level		Prerequisite Guideline
K1	White belt	n/a
K2	Yellow belt	Minimum 20 classes practice at K1 level.
K3	Orange belt	Minimum 20 classes practice at K2 level.
K4	Blue belt	Minimum 20 classes practice at K3 level.
K5	Red belt	Minimum 20 classes practice at K4 Level
(9 KYU)	Purple belt Equivalent to 9 KYU in Regular Program	Minimum 20 classes practice at K5 level with Instructor recommendation


	REGULAR GOJU-RYU KARATE


	MUDANSHA - NON BLACK BELT LEVEL

Level		Prerequisite Guideline
10 KYU	White belt	n/a
9 KYU	Purple belt without stripe	Minimum 2 months practice at 10 KYU with 80% attendance, or 30 classes within 6 months at 10 KYU
8 KYU	Purple belt with one green stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 9 KYU with 80% attendance, or 30 classes within 6 months at 9 KYU
7 KYU	Purple belt with two green stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 8 KYU with 80% attendance.
6 KYU	Green belt without stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 7 KYU with 80% attendance.
5 KYU	Green belt with one brown stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 6 KYU with 80% attendance with instructor recommendation.
4 KYU	Green belt with two brown stripes	Minimum 3 months practice at 5 KYU with 80% attendance with instructor recommendation.
3 KYU	Brown belt without stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 4 KYU with 90% attendance with Chief Instructor recommendation.
2 KYU	Brown belt with one black stripe	Minimum 3 months practice at 3 KYU with 90% attendance with Chief Instructor recommendation.
1 KYU	Brown belt with two black stripes	Minimum 3 months practice at 2 KYU with 90% attendance with Chief Instructor recommendation.


	YUDANSHA - BLACK BELT LEVEL

Level		Prerequisite Guideline
SHODAN	1st Dan (First degree Interim)	Minimum 6 months practice at 1 KYU with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
NIDAN	2nd Dan (Second degree Interim)	Minimum 2 years practice at SHODAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
SANDAN	3rd Dan (Third degree Interim)	Min. age of 20 and 3 years practice at NIDAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
YONDAN	4th Dan (Fourth degree Interim)	Min. age of 25 and 4 years practice at SANDAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
GODAN	5th Dan (Fifth degree Interim)	Min. age of 30 and 5 years practice at YONDAN with 90% attendance and Chief Instructor recommendation.
ROKU DAN	6th Dan (Sixth degree Interim)	Minimum 6 years practice at GODAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
SICHI DAN	7th Dan (Seventh degree Interim)	Minimum 7 years practice at ROKU DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
HACHI DAN	8th Dan (Eighth degree Interim)	Minimum 8 years practice at SICHI DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
KYU DAN	9th Dan (Ninth degree Interim)	Minimum 9 years practice at HACHI DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.
JU DAN	10th Dan (Tenth degree Interim)	Minimum 10 years practice at JU DAN with Chief Master (Kancho) recommendation.


	** The above charts show only the guideline which might change depending on the progress and average standard of students.

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2012
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Nikkie Yu
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