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Section FourGENERAL KARATE INFORMATIONThere are nine student levels, also called kyu grades. These kyu grades are signified by thecolors of the belt, and these belt colors have meaning within our karate system. There are also9 advanced grades, called dan grades. These grades signify the student's proficiency in the art.It is the purpose of the colored belts to indicate not the length of time in the art, but to describethe level of training.White belt -- The color purityYellow belt -- The dawning of a new dayOrange belt -- The beginning of consciousnessBlue belt -- The color of a new and open mind (blue sky)Green belt -- The color of fresh and growing thingsPurple belt -- The color of mild confusionBrown belt -- The color of the earth (Solid and Unyielding)Black belt -- The color of void (Empty of all pretensions)Each student should strive not for the belt, but for the knowledge that the belt represents. Inthe earlier times, the intensity of one's training was represented by the dirt on one's white belt.The longer and the more intensely the student trained, the darker his belt became until thewhite belt, which was the beginning, became the black belt of successful accomplishment. In1960 when I began the belt colors were simple white, brown, black. It shold be noted that blackbelts of great rank and age had belts so worn that the threads were turning white. Shogo KunibaSoke, when I first met him had a black belt so old and worn it was held together by a couple ofthreads and had only a few black spots on it.BELT RANKING SYSTEM WITH TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS9th Kyu White belt8th Kyu Yellow belt7th Kyu Orange belt6th Kyu Blue belt5th Kyu Green belt4th Kyu Purple belt3rd Kyu Brown belt 3 B/S*2nd Kyu Brown belt 2 B/S*1st Kyu Brown belt 1 B/S*3 months to3 months to3 months to4 months to4 months to4 months to6 months to6 months to12 months to1st Dan Black belt Shodan 24 months to
2nd Dan Black belt Nidan 36 months to3rd Dan Black belt Sandan 36 months to4th Dan Black belt Yondan 36 months to5th Dan Black belt Godan 36 months to6th Dan Black belt Rokudan 48 months to7th Dan Black belt Nanadan 48 months to8th Dan Black belt Hacheedan* (B/S Black Stripe)Note: Yellow, orange, and blue belts may be replaced by white belts with three, two, orone stripes respectively. A purple belt may be replaced by a green belt with one stripe.All stripes are to be black in color.Note: Dan rank belts will have association name on one side and personal name on theother side. The association name may be combined with style name. The associationrecognizes that many black belts proudly wear black belts previously issued by otherorganizations and honor this by permitting the wearing of these belts rather than theassociation belt.Note: Outstanding students may bypass one grade up to and including 4th kyu.other time in grade must be achieved at each grade level prior to testing.All
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Page 3 and 4: Section OneFamily History1. Chatan
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Page 7 and 8: Section ThreeMOTOBU-HA SHITO-RYUMas
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Page 19 and 20: Section NineTESTING REQUIREMENTSKOS
Page 21 and 22: WHITE BELT (9TH KYU) TO YELLOW BELT
Page 23 and 24: ORANGE BELT (7TH KYU) TO BLUE BELT
Page 25 and 26: GREEN BELT (5TH KYU) TO PURPLEBELT
Page 27 and 28: BROWN BELT (3RD KYU) TO BROWN BELT
Page 29 and 30: BROWN BELT (1ST KYU) TO BLACK BELT
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Page 37 and 38: Section ThirteenTHE BUILDING BLOCKS
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