| Grade |
Belt |
Belt Description |
Minimum Recommended Time Spent In Grade |
Grading Requirements |
| 10th Kyu |
 |
White belt |
3 months |
n/a |
| 9th Kyu |
 |
White belt with one 1" green tag |
3 months |
Punching, Blocking & Kicking. Basic Knowledge of Sanchin Kata |
| 8th Kyu |
 |
White belt with two 1" green tags |
3 months |
Punching, Blocking Kicking, Sanchin Kata & basic Knowledge Hojo Undo |
| 7th Kyu |
 |
White belt with three 1" green tags |
3 months |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata & basic knowledge of Kumite 1 |
| 6th Kyu |
 |
White belt with 6" green tag |
3 months |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Kumite 1 & basic knowledge of Kanshiwa Kata |
| 5th Kyu |
 |
Green belt |
6 months |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Kumite 1, Kanshiwa Kata & basic Knowledge of Kanshiwa Bankai |
| 4th Kyu |
 |
Green belt with one 2" brown tag |
6 months |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Kanshiwa Kata, Kanshiwa Bankai & Basic Knowledge of Kyu Kumite |
| 3rd Kyu |
 |
Brown belt with one 1" black tag |
1 year |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Kyu Kumite & basic knowledge of Kanshu Kata |
| 2nd Kyu |
 |
Brown belt with two 1" black tags |
1 year |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Kanshu & basic knowledge of Seichin Kata |
| 1st Kyu |
 |
Brown belt with three 1" black tags |
1 year |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Kanshu Kata, Seichin Kata & basic knowledge of Seisan Kata |
| 1st Dan |
 |
Black belt |
2 years |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Seisan Kata, Seisan Bankai, Dan Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions |
| 2nd Dan |
|
Black belt |
3 years |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Seiryu Kata, Seisan Bankai, Dan Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions |
| 3rd Dan |
|
Black belt |
4 years |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Konchin Kata, Seisan Bankai, Dan Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions |
| 4th Dan |
|
Black belt |
5 years |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Sanseiryu Kata, Seisan Bankai, Dan Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions |
| 5th Dan |
|
Black belt |
6 years |
As recommended by the Board |
| 6th Dan |
|
Black belt |
7 years |
As recommended by the Board |
| 7th Dan |
|
Black belt |
8 years |
As recommended by the Board |
| 8th Dan |
|
Black belt |
9 years |
As recommended by the Board |
| 9th Dan |
|
Black belt |
9 years |
As recommended by the Board |
| 10th Dan |
|
Black belt |
n/a |
As recommended by the Board |
