JKDkid2 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 In my old Shotokan school the belts were white, yellow, blue, purple, brown, and black But in the new schhoool im in there are all these different color belts can anyone tell my there belt order in shotokan karate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feels Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I thought that most Shotokan schools kept the white, brown, black belt system. Who is the largest Shotokan-affliated organization and what do they use? Kyokushin Karate of Los Angeles @ http://www.kyokushinla.com"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking about yourself less." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24fightingchickens Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 The belt colors vary from school to school and association to association. There is no such thing as a "Shotokan Belt System."Typically belts get darker as you move up the ranks.White-green-brown-black is pretty basic.Some schools throw a blue or purple belt after the green.Some schools throw in an additional yellow belt after white.Some throw in an orange belt after the yellow.Whatever the system, it doesnt really matter or mean anything except to you and your own sense of accomplishment. Try not to think about it and enjoy yourself. There are so many other great battles to pick that you can fight with karate organizations - this one is not worth it - though it is philosophically entertaining to discuss possible motivation for having so many pretty belts. 24FightingChickenshttp://www.24fightingchickens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivikala Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Another thing to consider is that whether the school/org uses more or less colors in their belt scheme is what is the numerical rank which a beginner starts. Do they start at 10th kyu, 9th, 7th? or what? This could affect the "color spectrum". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24fightingchickens Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Another thing to consider is that whether the school/org uses more or less colors in their belt scheme is what is the numerical rank which a beginner starts. Do they start at 10th kyu, 9th, 7th? or what? This could affect the "color spectrum". The thing that seems to affect the color spectrum the most is whether or not the instructor makes a profit from sales of belts. LOL! 24FightingChickenshttp://www.24fightingchickens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 It really depends on your association I have seen several differant for each of the major groups.More so than that it is up the sensei at any given school he may change or add or combine color belts as he or she see's fit. The realy question in Kyu grades most shotokan schools I have been arround do 8 kyu grades before black. I have saw 10 and 12. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jion Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Every place I have trained at goes something like this:noobie9th kyu - white (some require grading for white)8th kyu - yellow7th kyu - orange6th kyu - green5th kyu - blue4th kyu - blue (I wore a purple belt and got funny looks)3rd kyu - brown2nd kyu - brown1st kyu - brown1st dan - black2nd dan - should be black but must wear something more like grey and smelly> 3rd dan - probably whitish with black spots Life is not measure in how many breaths you take, but many moments take your breath away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnpnshr411 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 MY school is White-Yellow-Green-purple-brown-black im G A Y and i love you i W A N K over you EVERY DAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmeckiff Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 For the IJKA it's:WhiteWhiteYellowGreenPurplePurpleBrownBrownBrownBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKDkid2 Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 The association i'm in is JSKA KarateDo and all the belts they have are: white, yellow,organge,blue,green,brown,purple, black anyone similar colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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