BKJ1216 Posted April 2, 2003 Posted April 2, 2003 My dojo that is shudokan goes white white w/strp yellow gold blue purple green brown shodan-ho shodan and above then there are other like nidan and ikki kyu in which I have no clue in which order they go. btw karate-ka you do shudokan? It would be nice if there were another member here that did, may be able to get some thoughts on it. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
WolverineGuy Posted April 2, 2003 Posted April 2, 2003 In my style, Kalkinodo, it goes White Yellow Orange Green Purple Blue Red Black Takes about two to three years to hit black...closer to three. Wolverine1st Dan - Kalkinodo"Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a q-tip""There is no spoon."
SaiFightsMS Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 1st or ichii kyu is the highest kyu grade that comes before the dan or black belt grades. Kyu grades start with higher numbers and count down. Dan grades start low and count up. The ho, shodan-ho, ranks are usually junior black belts.
BigGuy Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 I think the colors have pretty much been established. I see that some have more and some have less but it seems that the basics are always there in some form: White yellow/gold orange green blue brown black Why do they start light and get darker? BigGuy
Kyle-san Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 Why do they start light and get darker? Some styles use the explaination that it signifies the dirtying (darkening) of a white belt that comes with experience and training.
SaiFightsMS Posted April 5, 2003 Posted April 5, 2003 Here are links to some other discussions about belts that have taken place here. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1716&highlight=belt+colors http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=325&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Here is a link to a site with some information on the history of belt colors. http://www.24fightingchickens.com/shotokan/101/19_belts.html
GhOsCeLL Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 In my Karate, Tiger Schulmann's Karate, which is a combination of Karate, Aikido, and Jujitsu, the belt system is: White Blue Yellow Green Red Brown Black "Osu!"
blitzcraig Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 At my Karate school it goes as follows.... White-1 or 2 stripes depending on how fast you progress. Yellow Orange Green Blue Purple 4th brown 3rd brown 2nd brown brown red-40 teaching hours or something like that black-and so on So money and time play a big part in belt progression as well #1"The road to tae kwan leep is an endless road leading into the herizon, you must fully understand its ways". #2"but i wanna wax the walls with people now" #1"come ed gruberman, your first lesson is here.....boot to the head" #2"ouch, you kicked me in the head", #1"you learn quickly ed gruberman"
karate_woman Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 Our club Karate/kobudo: White, Yellow, (Tan - kids), Orange (Red - kids) Green, (purple - kids) Blue, Brown, Black Kitsune Ryu JuJitsu White Belt - 2 yellow stripes Yellow Belt - 2 orange stripes Orange - 2 green stripes Green - 2 Blue Stripes Blue - 2 Brown Stripes Brown Black The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
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