Different obi colors.

[Zaine]

White 10th

Blue 9th

Blue one stripe 8th

Blue two stripes 7th

Green 6th

Green with one stripe 5th

Green with two stripes 4th

Brown 3rd

Brown with one stripe 2nd

Brown with two stripes 1st

Black till 1-5 dan is black

Black 6-8 dan is red and white

Black 9-10 dan is red

[Jay]

shorin ryu we are also very similar to you although i do like a grading which we have to have when we get to black

[patusai]

8 kyu system

White Mukyu to 7th kyu

Green 6th kyu - 4th kyu

Brown 3rd kyu - 1st kyu

Black 1 - 4

Black red 4 cm tip 5th

Black red stripe down center 6th

Red White patched 7th

Red/black patched 8th

9th dan -- not sure anymore but I think it was red

10- red

SPECIAL NOTE: 9th and 10th are HONORARY and only awared after death

[saishu]

In Saishu Ryu we use a kind of interesting belt structure.

For junior ranks (people 50 and under)

KuKyu - White

HachiKyu - White with 1 black stripe

SichiKyu - White with 2 black stripes

RokuKyu - Green

GoKyu - Green with 1 black stripe

YonKyu - Green with 2 black stripes

SanKyu - Brown

NiKyu - Brown with 1 black stripe

IkKyu - Brown with 2 black stripes

Shodan through Judan - Black

There are optional belts for 6 - 8 dans which is a red/white panel belt. And optional belts for 9 - 10 dans is a red belt.

For people over 50 there is no white or green belt, and they start you off as a blue belt.

So 50+ is

KuKyu - Blue

HachiKyu - Blue with 1 stripe

SichiKyu - Blue with 2 stripes

RokuKyu - Blue with 3 stripes

GoKyu - Blue with 4 stripes

YonKyu - Blue with 5 stripes

SanKyu - Brown

NiKyu - Brown with 1 black stripe

IkKyu - Brown with 2 black stripes

Then same black belt colors.

Tomo

[unknownstyle]

we dont paya dime for test and stuff at my school either, our teacher takes a offering once a month and that keeps stuff rolling